Luxury hotels, quirky accommodations, and other memorable lodging experiences.
The new boutique NH Collection Madison Ave, opened in May 2021, is just four short blocks from Grand Central Terminal in New York City. This is NH Collection’s first property in the United States, and, as you can imagine, attracts a good number of both local and international travelers due …
Where are Mifflinburg and Lewisburg in Central PA? And why go? The Susquehanna River Valley is in Central Pennsylvania, comprised of the small, but surprisingly romantic hamlet of Mifflinburg PA – aka “Buggytown” – tiny Penns Creek, and the Bucknell University town of Lewisburg. We also add a jaunt north …
The Langham New York If you’re looking for a romantic, extravagant, indulgent, celebratory overnight in New York City, search no more. The Langham on 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan near the Empire State Building, and three blocks from the New York Library, has all the hallmarks of an exceptional boutique …
In winter, the brook that snakes through the 250 acre Troutbeck property in Amenia NY glistens serenely in the setting sun. Inside the grand stone English-style manor house, it’s cozy and warm. Inside and out, Troutbeck is the optimum safe harbor for pandemic refugees, mostly from New York City, who …
These 11 Upscale B&B’s, Inns, and Hotels in the Northeast US passed the Getaway Mavens test for Covid-safety and luxury. Traveling during Covid doesn’t have to be a whole big odyssey. It can just be a short jaunt to Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, or Virginia, depending on where you live. …
Once a gritty, cargo ship, longshoremen section of the city, the Boston Seaport District has been transformed into Silicon Waterway – a magnet for innovators and incubators, artists and techie brainiacs. ZipCar and General Electric are headquartered here. You can feel the buzz, and it’s not from the jackhammers. Plenty …
Besides its cozy inns, the Northeast USA is well known for its iffy atmospheric conditions. Mark Twain famously quipped, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute.” Chances are if you’re traveling during the cold, freezing months, you’ll experience a blizzard or, in the warmer seasons, …
WHY GO: Formerly a coal mining region, and base for fracking, this 20 mile stretch of US Route 6 in from the recreational town of Hawley to Carbondale PA, and the industrial city of Scranton, features an intimate glass museum, a small Brooklynized ‘burg once so precious it was the …
Now known as Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono PA, people of a certain demographic (Boomers, especially) will recall the earworm of a jingle from its previous life: “All you have to bring is your love of everything…Beautiful Mount Airy Lodge.” In courting newlyweds in the 60’s and 70’s …
I’ve been writing about Inn By The Sea, an environmentally conscious, dog-friendly, 61 room luxury seaside hotel in Cape Elizabeth ME, for years. And each time I visit, it just gets better. My first review, in 2008 read: Grand, but not grandiose, Inn By The Sea keeps both top-notch luxury …