Luxury hotels, quirky accommodations, and other memorable lodging experiences.
The Groton Inn, Groton MA If you had to be holed up somewhere, you’d be lucky to find yourself at the charming Groton Inn in the small pastoral boarding school burg of Groton MA. A Colonial-style roadside lodging, this brand new iteration stands on the footprint of what had been one …
Where exactly is Resorts World Catskills? And what makes this area of New York State so special? Catskills Appeal From the 1930’s on, hoteliers have capitalized on the beauty of the Catskill Mountains, opening up resorts that drew a mostly middle-class Jewish clientele from New York City (90 miles away). …
WHY GO: The new Row Hotel @ Assembly Row in Somerville MA highlights the growing public interest in repurposed industrial areas. But that’s not all Somerville has going for it. Take a taste of Davis Square, learn the history of Assembly Row, and shop the outlets on this Getaway Mavens …
Most Hotels near Grand Central Terminal in New York City service large groups and crowds. But the following two hotels, The Bernic, and Hotel 48Lex, are smaller, more intimate. And yes, boutique. These are excellent places to stay in the city if taking the Boston to NYC train. The Bernic …
WHY GO: The Getaway Mavens are not gamblers. So, it’s really not like us to go gaga over a Casino where hoards of people stare banefully at bleeping, dinging, flashing slot machines – or at Blackjack and Poker tables – hoping for a payoff. But here’s the thing. Though ostensibly …
Wow! I’ve traveled far and wide and have never, ever, seen anything like Nemacolin. Named after the local Native American chief who blazed the Indian path that became The National Trail – US Route 40 – Nemacolin, just 1 1/2 hours southeast of Pittsburgh, continues to blaze new trails year after year. What …
Your first view of Hudson Valley Rose Bed & Breakfast in Middletown, NY is that of a tree-lined gravel road that seems to go on and on and on. Surrounded by all the lush foliage, you might be tempted to belt out the 1960s hit TV Show theme song, “Green Acres …
Cavas Wine Lodge, a Relais & Chateaux hotel in Mendoza Argentina, sets a new precedent for vineyard-luxe. Even in winter, when leaves and fruit shrivel and brown, this posh outpost nurtures guests with meticulous service, excellent cuisine, and warm, involved owners. Billed as “The first luxury lodge in the foothills …
James NoMad, the flagship of the James Hotel brand, opened in the Flatiron District of NYC (29th and Madison) in August 2017. Originally built in 1904 as the Seville Hotel and then, in 1987, rebranded as the Carlton, the space was gut renovated in 2017. Developers kept its elegant Beaux …
WHY GO: The Chelsea section of Manhattan was hipster Brooklyn before Brooklyn became Brooklyn. Home to the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT: which is to clothing design what the Culinary Institute of America is to cooking), the country’s first successful elevated linear urban park, cool shops, a museum dedicated to …