In O’Scents of Madison

We often brag about the company we keep here at our location in Madison, Connecticut. Being surrounded by so many great people and great businesses here on the Connecicut Shoreline make work feel like anything but work.

We are especially pleased today to go on and on about our business relationship with fellow Madison Chamber Member and good friend Dyan Salemi. Dyan is founder and owner of In O’Scents of Madison which specializes in bath products that are handmade with the finest ingredients she can get her hands on. From soaps and bath salts to scented sachets and custom gift baskets In O’Scents of Madison delivers products you cannot find anywhere. Nowhere else will you find specialty products like these that include the attention and love that goes into each and every product Dyan makes right out of her own home. Like a true Bostonian Dyan has the gift of gab and when she stops by the inn to make a special delivery for me or a guest she’ll take the time to entertain us with stories of her past like her Italian grandmother’s advice for spraying your pillow case with linen water scented with pure lavender or the benefits of the pure shea butter she uses in her soaps. Her generosity to her friends, customers and our community rightly earned her the Madison Chamber’s New Member of the Year award in 2012.

We are proud to say that the Scranton Seahorse Inn provides all of our guests with handmade soaps by In O’Scents of Madison and we even have our very own signature scent. Both my new and regular guests love the seashell shaped soap so much that some are buying it from me.

Look around Dyan’s website at In O’Scents of Madison and give her a call when you see something you like. Remember, she’ll customize a gift basket, a party favor and even help create your own signature scent.

Once again, it’s great to be In Good Company!

Ladies Night in Madison

As if you needed another great reason to come to Madison! Enjoy the comany of good friends, good wine and good bargains! Click the picture to the left for details.

Be sure to stop in here at the Scranton Seahorse Inn for some spiked mulled cider and to purchase your gift certificates at 25% off .

There will a pop up boutique in the great room of the Scranton Seahorse inn featuring hand made soaps, bath salts and custom gift baskets from In O’Scents of Madison.

Stay the night (or two!) in one of our beautiful guest rooms after a fun night for just $99.

Christmas Open House – Santa too!

Join us Sunday December 2nd from 1pm – 4pm as we kick off the holiday season – inn style! Enjoy a leisurely ride on a hourse drawn carriage through the beautiful town of Madison. Enjoy our special Paws and Claus parade and then hop on the carriage to the Scranton Seahorse Inn and The Tidewater Inn for a special open house and tour.

Please bring a non perishable food item for The Madison Food Pantry.

Scranton Seahorse Inn is #1 Comfiest Bed & Breakfast on the Shoreline

Wow – this great news came our way last week. We are happy to have this distinction on the Connecticut Shoreline and will continue to work our hardest to provide vacationers and business travelers with the best and most comfortable accomodations possible.

Mention this posting when making your reservation in November and get a comfy 10% discount off your room rate.

Madison Fashion Affair & Big Discounts at The Scranton Seahorse Inn

Looking for a good reason to spend the night in Madison? There’s a great event planned in town that will knock your designer socks off. For just $120 you’ll get a comfy room including a gourmet breakfast at the Scranton Seahorse Inn AND two tickets to the Fashion Affair. We’re are also one of many terrific restaurants providing food for the event which is a short two minute walk from our front door. Book soon because this event sold out last year!

Details below posted from the Madison Chamber

Step into Style at the Madison Chamber’s Fashion Affair! The Madison Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with its fashion members to present the second annual Madison Fashion Affair on Thursday, March 29 from 4:30-7pm at the Madison Art Cinemas. Last year’s event was a resounding, sold-out success, raising $5,000 for the Chamber’s scholarship fund.

Emceed by WTNH-8′s Sonia Baghdady, this high style event will benefit the Chamber’s Scholarship program. We’ll kick off the evening at 4:30pm with a wine and hors d’oeuvres as guests peruse the silent auction. Attendees will then be guided into the theater to catch a glimpse of Spring fashions as models display clothes and accessories available at local Madison retailers and Chamber members. After mingling with models and friends, guests will then leave with a goodie bag containing a spring-colored pashmina wrap as well as exclusive coupons and and certificates for use at select merchants around town.

Many thanks to our Major Sponsor: Spirits of Madison, and our Event Sponsors: Ciao Bella, Essex Savings Bank, Jolie Boutique, Khaki and Black, Wanda & Ed Pellegrino of Coldwell Banker, Sonas Med Spa, Spotlite Cleaners and Bette Zollshan of Wm. Pitt Sotheby’s

Saint Patrick’s Day Special

Saint Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday meant to commemorate and celebrate the patron saint of Ireland and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. On a day that seems like everyone is Irish we celebrate St. Patrick’s by church services, wearing green, or sharing a beer (or two!) with good friends.

Here at the Scranton Seahorse Inn we’ll celebrate with food and drink. Stay with us St. Patrick’s Day weekend (Friday or Saturday)and enjoy some homemade traditional irish fare. Special room rates will include a full dinner with your choices of corned beef and cabbage, beef and Guinness stew, Irish soda bread, and of course a helping Guinness and Irish Whiskey. For dessert we’ll have our house made Guinness Ice Cream. A traditional Irish breakfast will be served in the morning.

Once you are done with dinner there are several Irish pubs here on the shoreline where you can continue to celebrate the day. To help send you on your way we’ll provide you with a special pub crawl map and a card for shoreline taxi.

Room rates are inclusive of dinner and breakfast and start at $225 per night. Please call the inn at 203.245.0550

The Annual Scranton Seahorse Inn Oscar Contest – Win A Free Night at the Inn

It’s time for our annual Oscar Contest! We love the movies so Oscar time is always fun around here. If you like movies (or even if you don’t!) you can participate in our contest to be eligible to win a FREE night at the inn and a DVD of Beginners, one of our favorite movies from this past year, and Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor. It was a great year for movies and we have recently added many of the Oscar nominated films to our DVD library. So if you have yet to see The Help, Moneyball, Bridesmaids, The Warrior, Beginners, Margin Call, The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life, A Better Life, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 now is the time to stay a night or two at the Scranton Seahorse Inn to watch a few. The contest is easy, just follow the link below and enter your name then answer the 10 multiple choice questions about this years Oscar nominees.

Sorry….the contest is closed….Good Luck!

Speaking of the Oscars. There are two great events happening on the shoreline on Sunday night that include live telecasts of the ceremony. The Oscars in Madison is happening just steps from our door and includes a gourmet meal, champagne and cocktails, an exclusive fashion show and the telecast of the Oscars on the big screen at The Madison Art Cinemas.

At the amazing Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Hollywood comes to Old Saybrook! Experience the Oscars live on the big screen in HD. Dedicated to Oscar-winning actor and Connecticut resident Art Carney. Walk the red carpet, enjoy hors d’oeuvre and cash bar, and participate in the Silent Auction and raffle. All proceeds to benefit The Kate.

So whether you want to go out and celebrate the Oscars in high fashion or stay in with a bottle of wine in one of our comfy cozy guest rooms we’re ready for you. All rooms on Sunday are offered at a 20% discount. Call us today at 203.245.0550 and reserve your favorite room.

Dont forget to enter the contest!!! Winner will be announced on Monday morning.

Last Minute Presidents Day Special

Presidents Day is an official holiday commemorating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. What that translates into is a three day weekend which for many is the real celebration. We salute our 1st and 16th presidents by offering a last minute special. All available rooms on Friday 17th through Tuesday 21st are just $100.

Happy Birthday Mr. President.

Scranton Seahorse Inn & The Madison Food Pantry

So many families across our great country are finding themselves in need of the things many of us take for granted on a daily basis. Food, electricity, heat, medical care…

We are blessed to be in the good company of the all volunteer organization Madison Community Services whose motto is “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”. Their mission is dedicated to helping citizens of Madison through the availability of free programs in response to the needs of the local citizens. The services include transportation to medical appointments, financial crisis assistance, holiday food baskets, a supplemental food pantry, children’s summer camp scholarships, and school supply assistance.

We want to do our part. Throughout November and December we will have a bin at the inn collecting non perishable food items from our guests. If you can’t bring them with you, we are steps away from a supermarket! In return for our guests generosity we will deduct $10 from their room charge and donate that directly to the Madison Food Pantry.

It’s great to be in good company.

Madison Cultural Arts Winter Concert

The Connecticut shoreline is a beautiful place to be in winter and when it’s coupled with beautiful holiday music it’s something you don’t want to miss. Madison Cultural Arts proudly presents their 14th annual holiday concert on Saturday, December 17th at 4pm. This holiday music celebration features the Trinity Girls Choir and the Elm City Girls Chior at the First Congregational Church in Madison. The choirs will sing a repertoire that includes music from Hanukkah, traditional Christmas Carols and popular holiday songs. As a bonus, the Constitution Brass Quintet will perform a Renaissance prelude and postlude to the concert.

The Scranton Seahorse Inn is always decked out for the holidays and is offering a special package that includes two adult tickets with your room for Saturday December 17th. Checkin will be available beginning at noon on Saturday and a reception of cider, cheese, and fruit will begin at 2pm. Because this is a sold out event it is advised that you arrive at the church at 3:30 when the doors open.

All inclusive rates are$195 – $225 and include guest room with early check in, welcome reception and full breakfast. Please call the inn at 203.245.0550 to reserve your room for this wonderful holiday event.