Travel + Leisure’s It List 2026: Belden House & Mews
Belden House & Mews is on Travel + Leisure's 2026 IT List as #1 in The 6 Best New Resorts in the U.S. and in the 100 Best New Year Hotels of the Year.
"In the spring of 2025, the sophisticated town of Litchfield, in Northwest Connecticut, welcomed its first luxury hotel in over 100 years. Chic but not pretentious, Belden House & Mews has blown a refreshing breeze of European style into the tiny enclave about two hours from New York City, that is also packed with hundreds of miles of hiking trails and classic landscapes."
"Belden House respectfully maintains countless of the house’s architectural details, such as fireplaces, chandeliers, sconces, and woodwork, while elevating it with great refinement—think custom wallcoverings, playful fabrics of stripes, and warm velvets—for modern connoisseurs."
"Food prepared by chef Tyler Heckman is inventive and delicious, and sourced from the many nearby farms and orchards, and of course, Connecticut’s own Atlantic waters. The electric green bar is the most jaw-dropping space in the building, and the spa is a tiled masterpiece."
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