Stamford, Connecticut

LOCATED AN HOUR from New York City by train, Stamford is Connecticut's second-largest city and part of the iconic Gold Coast along Long Island Sound. It's a destination that offers a lively culinary and cultural scene and a picturesque waterfront. The city is also a popular filming spot, seen in movies including Confessions of a Shopaholic starring Isla Fisher and Away We Go with John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph.

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But Stamford is also an epicenter of business, with four Fortune 500 companies. Several hotels feature expansive spaces to host meetings and events, such as The Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, with almost 64,000 square feet of event space and a conference room that measures over 10,000 square feet.

Walking is the fastest and most convenient way to get around the concentrated downtown area. It also gives you an authentic sense of place.

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