Keep Reading, Video at the end of article A short drive away from New York City, is one of the best hidden gems I have ever come across, The Madison Beach Hotel in Madison, Connecticut. I never even knew of Madison to be a beach town, but it just so happens that it is and it holds the only hotel to be on a beach, in the entire state of Connecticut. This place is everything but ordinary, there is charm and history at every corner. The Madison Beach Hotel is the perfect place for a getaway all year round. The obvious answer would be that the summer, is the best time to visit, but there is something romantic about visiting a beach town in the winter, spring or fall too. The Madison Beach Hotel has been around since the early 1800s which makes it one of the oldest continuously run businesses on the shoreline. In 1982, the hotel was renovated so that each room now has a waterfront view along with its own private balcony, which I think is phenomenal and so important when staying at a h...