Luxury hotels, quirky accommodations, and other memorable lodging experiences.
The Saratoga Springs NY Adelphi Hotel, meticulously reborn after a 5 year renovation, is a brighter, lighter, more splendiferous version of it’s former Victorian self; from lobby to classy, luxurious guest rooms. First built in 1877 as a 100-room hotel, the Adelphi was a town landmark in the early days …
For luxury travelers, there really is only one place to stay in Carroll County MD: Antrim 1844. This baronial country inn is actually the reason most people come to Taneytown MD. Surprisingly, though, it’s virtually unknown outside of the Mid-Atlantic. For me, discovering this place was akin to hiking forever …
WHY GO: Falmouth MA, in the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, encompasses the tiny burg of Woods Hole – a Getaway Maven hot spot – and the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard – another Maven fave. But there are things to see in Falmouth as well, including a recently renovated …
WHY GO: There’s something divine about sunrise in the Mid-Hudson River Valley, over the Hudson River. Even more so from my private balcony at the Buttermilk Falls Inn and Spa. It takes just 1 1/2 hours to get here from New York City by train or car. And then, to …
If you are hell bent on finding some of the best bars in New York City, you won’t have to move around too much. Three are all in one place – a place you won’t even have to leave after you’ve imbibed a bit: the renovated Dream Midtown NYC. Choose …
WHY GO: Known principally for it’s world-class and uber-historic hotel, The Omni Bedford Springs Resort, the town of Bedford PA actually has a few quirky attractions up its sleeve. In addition, the somber Flight 93 Memorial is a 30 minute drive away. Stay in 200-year-old spa luxury, check out some …
By day’s end, the Sebago Lake (ME) chorus reaches its crescendo. Repetitive loon calls, frogs that trill like never-ending car alarms, murmurs of mothers and fathers putting their kids to sleep in nearby cottages all meld into one great Migis Lodge reverie. It’s a symphony that singles, couples, and families …
WHY GO: Ten miles off Mid-Coast Maine, Monhegan Island is known for its artists and lobstermen, who live, symbiotically, on this tiny crust of land just under a square mile in size. Though the population dwindles to 50 year round, when lobstermen continue to pull in those popular Maine crustaceans, …
WHY GO: A tiny town, a big lake, an Ice-Carving Factory, and the largest hand-carved bluestone building in the world, Hawley PA is a magnet for families in the summer who recreate in one of the largest bodies of water in Pennsylvania- Lake Wallenpaupak. Come offseason, though, for greater pleasures. …
Because it is run by the venerable India-based Taj Group (93 hotels in 55 locations across India, and 16 others – including the Boston Taj and Taj Pierre in NYC – worldwide), the Jai Mahal Palace in Jaipur holds bend-over-backwards service sacrosanct. As with other high-end hotel brands – Four Seasons …