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Make YOUR Point!
Relax, Recharge, Revisit The Saybrook Point Inn by RONA MANN
You can even swim in the outdoor pool in January.
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id we get your attention? Good. Because it’s not a gimmick, and we’re not talking about the Bahamas; we’re talking about Old Saybrook, Connecticut and the beautiful, friendly, year ‘round...Saybrook Point Inn. So now you’re wondering exactly how you can swim outdoors in Old Saybrook in the dead of winter. You can, and thoroughly enjoy it if you have a saltwater pool, fully heated to 80 degrees. Heck, you can even throw snowballs while you swim! That pool is but one feature found at one of the greatest getaways in all New England and maybe the greatest one on the Connecticut coast. The Saybrook Point Inn is rich in history as it is situated on the exact spot where the Connecticut River flows into Long Island Sound, home first to Indians who established themselves there and thrived. They were followed by the Dutch who fought the British for land rights and likewise established a permanent colony. What many do not know is that in the early 1700s the Point was the birthplace of Collegiate College, now known as Yale. Fast forward to 1980 when the Tagliatela family bought at auction an unoccupied run down resort formerly known as the Terra Mar. The Tagliatelas had dreams of transforming this once sad, old property into a viable destination that would welcome guests from everywhere to this point where the river meets the sound. That dream was realized in 1989 with the opening of the Saybrook Point Inn. In the last 30 years, The Saybrook Point Inn has grown to be a popular destination, drawing guests not only from all over the nation and the world, but equally beckoning those who
live on the Connecticut shoreline and other parts of the state. It continues to maintain the reputation it earned from the first because it is still owned by the Tagliatela family whose standards for customer service are high and whose employees are loyal and prized by the family. Today’s Saybrook Point Inn embraces
its history, caters to its guests, delivers the finest food, service, and accommodations every season of the year, and never, ever takes their success for granted. In 2011 Fresh Salt opened, a breath of fresh air in coastal Connecticut dining. This award-
