Last year we were contacted by Harry, the hotel manager, inquiring about purchasing some of our knots for each room. They have 31 rooms, of course we said yes! Our nautical navy bowl, navy bottle stopper and large white trivet can be found in each room for your use. Thank you Delamar!
The soft opening was the middle of March and I couldn't wait to get over there to tour the site and take some photos of this beauty situated right on the Mystic River! I believe all the rooms have a view of the water, even the lobby, and the La Plage Restaurant and Oyster Bar. The hotel has a nautical theme full of maritime history with a flair of elegance and style. The grand opening is May 14th.
The north side, where the ballroom is located with a wall of windows overlooking the river. Nice spot for a wedding or special event.
View of the Delamar Mystic from the north, up river.
The Delamar Mystic, part of the Delamar Hotel Group, created by Charles Mallory of Greenwich Ct. His famous entrepreneurial, seafaring relatives from over 200 years ago started a shipbuilding and shipping industry in Mystic that was passed on through the generations. Charles has channeled his love for hospitality combined with his love for the sea and his ancestor's maritime heritage into the Delamar Mystic.
My hospitality experts, Jill and Alicia who gave me the tour, are pictured above. The oil painting behind them is of the Charles Mallory who arrived in Mystic as a young boy in 1816. It and the painting of his son, Charles Henry, in the lobby, were found by chance on online auctions and bought back by the family.
The barrel ceiling in the entryway, created from an archived map, pretty cool.
As you enter the lobby.
I had a love affair with all the light fixtures. In the grand lobby, the two chandeliers of deck prisms are amazing, an idea of Charles and built by a local artist, Gardner Murray. Historically glass prisms were set into the decks of ships to let light in down below. Some boats are still built with them today. Below, the painting of Charles Henry Mallory. He was a huge sailboat racing enthusiast during the 1850's, the heyday of the elite world of competitive yachting.
Another collection of book spines with an image of an old Mystic River map.
The colors of the Delamar, blues and greens, colors of the sea, are used throughout the hotel. Looking through the lobby, the bar is beyond and after that the restaurant.
Look at this porch, it runs the length of the building! Still receiving the finishing touches towards completion. Soon there will be an outdoor patio for dining, an outdoor bar and a dock where you can tie up your yacht or dinghy... dock and dine.
The rooms are so nice and comfortable with all the essentials you might need and big windows overlooking the river.
Mystic Knotwork, nautical flair.
A touch of art deco here and there. Here a coat/hat rack.
Cozy comfort and cultural local experiences are the goals of your hosts.
Some of the rooms have a small deck, this one with a view of the Seaport and the Stonington Crew rowing in the distance.
The carefully curated wallpaper below.
Love the bar with its antique rowing shell, beamed ceiling, wonderful lighting and water view.
Just off the bar is a welcoming dining room complete with fireplace, some corner booths and a fabulous view.
The ballroom with a magnificent wall of windows. So beautiful!
Follow these links for more history of the Mallorys and the Delamar Hotel Group.
Our blog from a few years back on the original Charles Mallory house located a block behind our Cottrell St. workshop in Mystic!
The Seaport has a collection of information on the history of the Mallorys, Mallory Family Collection.
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