Touch of Ireland Guest House

We can't say enough about our stay. Everything was excellent.

Unable to get a reservation at the only commercial hotel I knew about in New Haven I decided to explore bed and breakfasts in the area. Touch of Ireland is just minutes away from Yale Divinity School where I had business for two days. Jeannine McCann is a gracious, knowledgeable hostess who provided a warm welcome and cooked an excellent breakfast. My room was clean, with ready access to a bathroom with shower. As the only guest I found the house quiet and restful and got a good night's sleep in the comfortable bed. I have already recommended this to the staff at Yale Divinity School for their guests.

thanks for the wonderful time we had in your house. we felt so very welcome :-) loved the cookies and these great waffles for breakfast! next time we´re around we´ll come over again.

we was for one night at the Touch of Ireland. It is a very nice B&B. we are there for visiting Yale University. Jeannine was very helpfully with the tips for New Haven and Yale. The breakfast in the morning was very tasty. We can comment the Touch of Ireland Guest House in New Haven.

Four of us stayed at Touch of Ireland for two nights. The location is quite convenient for downtown New Haven, so if you are not afraid of walking or taking the bus, there is no need to move the car (a bonus as the driveway is a bit of a challenge). Jeannine was a wonderful host: The breakfasts were delicious (especially the wild blueberry muffins), there was wine and cheese at the end of the day and recommendations, including for restaurants, were excellent. Would definitely stay here again.

We had only one night at the B&B, but we enjoyed our short stay. The room was large and decorated lovely, and the host ware really friendly and helpful, and took good care of us. Thank you very much!

Our hostess, Jeannine was very welcoming, and friendly. The room was very comfortable, clean and pretty. We felt at home.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Wonderful breakfast and exceptionally friendly and welcoming hosts. Great location if you are visiting Yale. Plan to stay here again.

Warm welcoming. Lovely decorated house and an excellent breakfast with some homemade goodies.

Owners are extremely personable, great cooks, and wonderful hosts. Their home is an idyllic, Irish abode, full of warmth-- and just a short walk from the Yale campus and many other New Haven treasures.

Excellent breakfast, extraordinary hosts. Would stay there again! Rooms nicely appointed. Highly recommend.

Felt like being home, no doubt I would repeat the experience when possible.

Clean rooms, comfortable beds, relaxing surroundings, delicious food and accommodating hosts. What more can you ask for?

My wife and I have very strange and very different food allergies that make breakfast a particularly difficult meal to care for. After booking our room, we received a call almost immediately from Touch of Ireland asking about how they could provide for us. The rooms are cozy, quaint, and altogether delightful. If I had one complaint it would be the constant slight low rumble of street noise when the windows were open, but there is almost no place in New Haven where you can avoid this during the summer. I would definitely go here again and recommend it to my friends.

Very nice, accommodations with extra touches like a basket of toilitries in the bathroom if needed (e.g. toothbrushes and toothpaste), plenty of shelf and drawer space, comfortable bed, excellent and generous breakfast.

Our hosts were very accommodating to our schedule! Touch of Ireland is small but comfortable and very welcoming, in a location that served us very well.

We had a delightful stay at the Touch of Ireland Guest House in New Haven. The breakfast is wonderfully delicious, the hospitality extended by Jeannine feels like the kindness of a welcoming family. We would definitely stay there again.

The best part of an experience being far away from home is to feel like you fit with where you're staying, and when you say good bye, there's actually someone there who cares! Cares enough to take my sleeping daughter to the train station later while I dashed off to catch a plane home. From the cozy comfy twin beds upstairs, lots of blankets and bottled water, wifi treat, to the gourmet breakfasts (oh yes, the cranberry scones), lots of space to park our car, finding where to buy another suitcase in Hamden - well these are all the things that readers love to find out. The intangible and more delightful parts: gracious hosts with great manners with a lot of life and professional wisdom, folks who work hard at making your stay worthwhile. Thanks so much Jeannine and Michael!

Touch of Ireland Guest House was the perfect setting for my recent visit to New Haven. The hosts were warm ,welcoming and informative, but not at all overbearing, which is sometimes the case. The location was great, and the breakfast was yummy. My only wish is that the curb connecting Whitney Avenue to the TOI driveway was a little smoother, and this may be a city issue, not something the owners can address Everytime I drove in and out of the driveway in my low-slung Prius, I heard the bottom of the car scrape the curb.

I spent an extremely relaxing night at Touch of Ireland Guest House. The bed was very comfortable, bathroom large and clean, breakfast absolutely delicious, and the hosts so gracious and kind. Would definitely recommend it to anyone staying in New Haven.

Beautiful house, very friendly hosts. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. If you are visiting the area for a few days. I really suggest coming here. It feels more welcoming than a hotel room. Its relatively close to Yale. I walked from the house to Yale, but it is a 20min-half hour walk.

Estuvimos en noviembre una noche.La habitacion era espaciosa ,con baño privado, tal cual habiamos visto en las fotos.La casa es muy bonita,acogedora y muy limpia.Te hacen sentir como si estuvieras en tu propia casa.El desayuno fantastico Jeannine es una cocinera estupenda,aun me acuerdo y se me hace la boca agua,ademas invito a desayunar a un amigo nuestro que estaba hospedado en otro hotel. Solo puedo decir que estuvimos charlando con ella muy amenamente,y que nos ayudo en nuestras dudas. Nuestra estancia fue perfecta y supero nuestras espectativas con su cali dez humana. Un 10. Muchas gracias por habernos echo sentir como si estuvieramos en nuestro hogar.

Jeannine fixed an amazingly delicious breakfast and the house was so beautifully decorated for the holidays. Wonderful place to stay and socialize.

This guest house is truly beautiful, and reminded me of my grandmother's house. The decor is homey, yet tasteful and the beds are comfy!

Jeannine was very accommodating and worked with our schedule and plans to meet with our son. We felt very comfortable and welcomed upon arrival. The breakfast was one of the best we've had at a BnB. We will most definitely return.

We had a wonderful stay at Touch of Ireland! The owner was very flexible with check in time and even met us in the parking lot! Fresh baked goods and coffee/tea was always available. Breakfast was SO good! Overall fantastic value. Would stay at again and would recommend to other couples looking for a quaint place in CT.

Instead of the generic conference hotel at the same price, I opted for this B&B. Had wireless internet (without the hotel's extra charge), private bath, perfect mattress, so nothing was missing. Plus I was met with hot tea and a muffin, local info and menus, and had breakfast in candlelight. Fruit, spindrift apple waffle with Irish sausage, and again, no extra hotel restaurant bill. Jeannine was very accommodating. I walked back and forth to the farthest side of campus, about 40 minutes that saved me a visit to the gym, too. Beautiful neighborhood to walk through.

We found a wonderful welcome at the "Touch of Ireland". The breakfast was fantastic and the personal touches just made our stay the best we had experienced in New England.

Excellent accomodations in terms of amenities avalable, privacy. Breakfast very prompt and excellent.

Our hosts were extaordinary, and went out of their way to make us comfortable--including inviting us to join the other guests (and a cold beverage) in a congenial gathering in their lovely garden. They are justly proud of their B&B and it shows!

The hosts were congenial and thoughtful and made us feel welcome. The house is charming and full of the character of another time. Jeannine made interesting and tasty breakfasts. Felt very much like a home.

We had four great days at the Touch of Ireland B&B in New Haven. Conveniently located, well appointed, great breakfasts (and home-baked breads) and gracious service. What could be nicer! A great place to stay when visiting Yale or any other New Haven location.

Gracious, quiet and accommodating (Jeannine even sewed the button on my husband's jacket), great food. Everything you'd want in a B&B.

The innkeepers do whatever they can to make your stay most comfortable. I especially appreciated the great breakfast as well as the fireplace in the evening. If you plan to visit New Haven, make sure you can sign in at the Touch of Ireland Guest House!

We stayed last year for our anniversary and we're returning again. There's no words to describe Jeannine's fantastic gourmet breakfasts or her hospitality. Fairly close to the university and whole lot of other things (shopping & dining!) It really is a home away from home experience.

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Sharon, Without even a name I could tell you were the person who had posted this review. Thank you for the very glowing review. We look forward to seeing you again in March. Stay well.

- Jeannine McCann (innkeeper)