Abbey's Lantern Hill Inn

A Boutique Bed & Breakfast

780 Lantern Hill Road
Ledyard, CT 06339

860-572-0483

So very close to Mystic, Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun – yet feels so far away.

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Decorated with traditional damask patterns, this room is pure romance. The 2-person jetted soaking tub in the bedroom makes it perfect for lovers and honeymooners.

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This room evokes Native American color and flavor, with its buckskin-style comforter, handmade rocking chair, hand-woven rugs, and wide-plank pine flooring. Curl-up with a good book in the rocking chair next to the wood-burning fireplace or soak away your cares in the bathroom’s jetted soaking tub surrounded by terra-cotta tile. The large furnished deck is perfect for entertaining if you have friends staying in another room. Secret: Look for the hidden Cowboy & Indian in the room.

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This spa-style room is pure relaxation. A queen-size wicker sleigh bed loaded with sumptuous pillows highlights the bedroom. The large bathroom includes a 2-person jetted soaking tub surrounded by California redwood, Spanish tiles, and tropical plants overlooking a beautiful furnished deck. With its handcrafted privacy lattice, the deck allows you to sunbath & stargaze in total privacy.

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Decorated in the tradition of the New England coast and its seafaring tradition, the Downeast Room boasts oak hardwood flooring, a skylight for stargazing, and a wood-burning fireplace to snuggle-up with a good book or glass of wine. Secret: There’s a real early 1900s storefront sign from nearby New London “The Whaling City.” 

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Two full-size beds make this room great for guests needing separate beds or those with up to four guests. The room has a lovely 2nd floor balcony that overlooks the property ~ a nice way to enjoy each season.

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Separate from the main house, the Cottage is pet-friendly and features a fenced-in courtyard perfect for your four-legged friend. The wide plank floors in the bedroom were recovered from a historic building.

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A simple & cozy garden patio room perfect for one or two travelers seeking standard hotel room amenities. With its wide-plank pine floors and cheery colors, the room is perfect for concert-goers, poker players, and business travelers.

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A Brief History of Connecticut’s Best Kept Secret

In Lantern Hill valley, where streams run that feed into Long Pond, Whitford Brook, and the Mystic River, you’ll find an inn nestled in a field of grass surrounded by perennial gardens and old stone walls on 6 acres. With its cedar shingles, white trim, and straight lines, the inn is a contemporary take on classic New England coastal style. Built in 1987, the inn marries modern comforts with the charm of reclaimed flooring, doors, and lumber from old local homes. Embracing the concept of ‘sustainable building’ before it was in vogue, the inn’s builder Thomas Nicholas was responsible for the restoration of 11 historic homes along Starr Street in downtown New London, which became the city’s first Historic District in 1981.

Tom had been building the Lantern Hill property to sell. The late 1980s building recession set in and left Tom with a stack of unpaid debts and a frustrated wife leaving him. Faced with losing the property and moving into his van, he thought about the nearly finished house he’d built and the prospect of Foxwoods casino about to open a stone’s throw away. The idea of converting the building into an inn came to him as a way to take lemons and make lemonade. What started out of necessity as an effort to keep the property turned into a way to reinvent himself in a new profession in the burgeoning local tourism industry.

With little money but a lot of faith, determination, and hard work, Thomas opened the doors of Abbey’s Lantern Hill Inn in 1992. The inn’s name came from its location next to Lantern Hill and the name of one of Tom’s daughters, Abbey. From the first guest who came through the door, Tom’s outgoing and down-to-earth ways made guests feel immediately at home and relaxed. For over 20 years, Abbey’s Lantern Hill Inn has offered its guests outstanding value, comfort, and privacy. We are committed to providing a 1st class experience for each one of our guests.