• Bridgeport, in eastern Connecticut, is well known for being the former winter home of P.T. Barnum's circus. Bridgeport has a Barnum Museum and the Barnum Festival is held for 30 days each spring. Bridgeport also has the Beardsley Zoo, the Discovery Museum and the Arena at Harbor Yard, which is the home of the AHL Sound Tigers and Fairfield University's basketball teams. A few restaurants in Bridgeport allow dogs on patios and several dog-friendly hotels are within seven miles of Bridgeport, with most of them right off the Connecticut Turnpike.
  
  

Holiday Inn Bridgeport

• The Holiday Inn Bridgeport, the only hotel in town, allows dogs of any size with a deposit and a nightly fee. The dog must be leashed and under your control outside of your room. The hotel features the Park City Grill, which offers a New York-style deli buffet on weekdays. Children under 13 eat for free at the Grill. The hotel also has an indoor pool, fitness center, business center, private limousine service, safety deposit box, ATM, florist, valet laundry and dry cleaning services, guest laundry facilities and free parking. Each of the 209 rooms includes air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and cable television. Rooms with fully equipped kitchens are also available. The hotel is within walking distance of the Arena at Harbor Yard.
  
  Holiday Inn Bridgeport
  1070 Main St.
  Bridgeport, CT 06604
  203-334-1234
  holidayinn.com
  
  

Best Western Black Rock Inn

• The Best Western Black Rock Inn allows dogs up to 15 pounds with a nightly fee. You must keep your dog leashed and under your control outside the room. Leashed dogs are allowed on the beaches of Fairfield during the offseason, which is October through March. The hotel provides refrigerators, air conditioning, free wired and wireless Internet access and cable television with in-room movies in all 60 rooms. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour business center, free continental breakfast, safe deposit box and free parking with spaces for RVs and trucks. Children under 13 years old stay free with a paying adult. The Black Rock Oyster Bar and Pepe's Pizzeria are within walking distance. The hotel is about two miles from Bridgeport.
  
  Best Western Black Rock Inn
  100 Kings Highway Cutoff
  Fairfield, CT 06824
  203-659-2200
  bestwestern.com
  
  

Red Roof Inn Milford

• The Red Roof Inn Milford allows one dog to stay for free but it cannot be left unattended in the room. You must also have the dog on a leash and under your control when you're out of your room. The Silver Sands State Park in Milford allows dogs on leashes everywhere but the beaches, and Eisenhower Park in Milford has a dog run. At the Red Roof Inn, children under 18 stay free with a paying adult. Each of the 109 rooms has Wi-Fi access and expanded cable television. The hotel also has snack centers, guest laundry facilities and free parking. The Harborside restaurant and the 99 Restaurant are both about a mile away. The hotel is about six miles from Bridgeport.
  
  Red Roof Inn Milford
  10 Rowe Ave.
  Milford, CT 06460
  203-877-6060
  redroof.com
  
  

Residence Inn Shelton Fairfield County

• The Residence Inn Shelton Fairfield County allows up to three dogs of any size with a one-time fee. The dog must be leashed and under your control outside of your room. The hotel offers an outdoor pool, hot tub, free breakfast buffet, grocery shopping service, valet dry cleaning service, guest laundry facilities, fax and copy services, safe deposit boxes and free parking. All 96 rooms come with fully equipped kitchens, air conditioning, free wired and wireless Internet access and premium cable television. Rooms with fireplaces are also available. The Metro Bar & Grille is about a half-mile away. The hotel is about seven miles from Bridgeport and the Arnold Palmer/Oronoque Country Club.
  
  Residence Inn Shelton Fairfield County
  1001 Bridgeport Ave.
  Shelton, CT 06484
  203-926-9000
  marriott.com