Venues & Event Spaces near Ivoryton, CT

“Great spot outside essex ct..perfect for dinner train or regular train experience. 2 minute drive. clean..unique yet beautiful house.food was great . breakfast. what a great historic town to visit..no fast food or crap tourist bars...wonderful museum.”

“Great spot on the shore in Westbrook - must be a member/with a member to gain access - great restaurant with both indoor and outdoor dining - great live music on the weekends during summer months!”

“We are full-time wedding photographers who did not have the pleasure of working at the Fox Hopyard Golf Club until the summer of 2024. It dawned on us that we once dined at the private club as we drove on to the property for the wedding day, and we instantly knew we were in for a great wedding. The course and clubhouse, restaurant and bridal suite - it’s all extraordinary and welcoming, as was the staff once again. They had a lock on all the day’s events, kept providing our couple with all they needed, and went out of their way to make sure we had a fantastic meal as well. Melanie was superb in her communications, keeping the itinerary on target with us, and in caring about all the little details that matter so much on a wedding day. It was a bit rainy, but we avoided that as best we could and sneaked in some shots outside when possible on the beautiful course.

We had known our bride and groom for over a year, spoken with them often, and done their complimentary engagement photos, and this good relationship with such couples means they will tell you all the good and the bad of the venue on the day, anything that is wrong or frustrating them, and so on. They had nothing but great things to say about how the wedding went at Fox Hopyard and all the staff as well. They even made sure to get the floating candles in the glasses up right at the perfect moment before guests came in prior to the reception. We would be absolutely thrilled to book more weddings here and hope to be back ASAP! While this is written from the perspective of a small business owner, this is an unbiased and unsponsored review, and we appreciated the sensational first visit with hopefully many more to come.

Scott Kruitbosch @scottkruitbosch
Noella Barone @photosbynoella”

“Staff was very nice and accommodating. Food was delicious. Plenty of spaces for quiet moments. Was there for a retreat and enjoyed my stay. Would recommend for a retreat or for a quiet relaxing getaway.”

“Our recent visit to the Waters Edge on June 14th and 15th was extremely disappointing. We requested an upper level room and was told it was not available. We had to except a room on the first floor. The room was directly across from the pool with dozens of screaming children we had come for a quiet peaceful getaway and complained to the manager we were given another room next to the pool and the beach bar which was even noisier. Guests moved their lounge chairs closer to our terrace and there was a constant stream of guests waking by and looking into our bedroom and living room. We had to keep the door closed and the curtains drawn. So much for enjoying the promised peaceful view of the Long Island Sound.
In the evening we sat outside for a short time thinking it might be quieter. Not so screaming teenagers ran past our unit and jumping over the railings leading to our room. I again called the manager and asked for security. The manager came down and the noise stopped for a short time and then continued. The manager never contacted me to apologize or ask if everything was alright.
Our experience continued the next day at the spa where I had an 11;00 appointment. I waited until 11:30 and then was told that the person who was to do my pedicure was not coming in until 12:00 and was booked for the rest of the day.
On a positive note the service at the various restaurants was excellent.
In spite of making the manager aware of our situation there was never an apology given or compensation offered.”