What’s Up With the Logan Inn in New Hope PA? The last time I stepped foot in the Logan Inn was in the 1980’s, on a New Hope PA Ghost Tour. By that point, this Main Street hotel had been operating as an Inn for over 250 years, first receiving …
Hotel Du Pont Review Built in 1913 for the business elite, the Hotel Du Pont was, and still is, a lofty, imposing place. With craftsmanship that garnered international attention, this 12-story Italian-Renaissance edifice was designed to impress. The Hotel Du Pont made it on the Getaway Mavens Best Romantic Hotels …
WHY GO: Most people come to Wilmington DE to be immersed in all things Du Pont. But there’s resurgent interest in its Black History, as well. Delaware, and Greater Wilmington in particular, was an important conduit for Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad. So, in addition to DuPont attractions including …
Great Oak Manor, a genteel Georgian-style brick mansion on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Kent County, is filled to the brim with antiques and elegant appointments. Now a luxury inn, back in the day, as a private estate, it wasn’t always so refined. Great Oak Manor is so romantic, …
WHY GO: You won’t believe who washed ashore and stayed in Kent County MD on the Upper Chesapeake Bay. The towns of Chestertown, Betterton, and Rock Hall indeed embrace a group of quirky and exceptional personalities. And a getaway here will introduce you to each and every one. There was …
WHY GO: Saratoga Springs NY is the country’s very first spa town. Health seekers have been coming here to seek personal wellness by “taking the cure” since the mid 1800’s. Thoroughbred horse racing soon followed. The Saratoga race course, mentioned in Carly Simon’s song, You’re So Vain, is so distinctive, …
WHY GO: Montgomery County MD is fast becoming a draw for tourists, with a top-tier indoor-outdoor private art museum that is absolutely free to enter, a famous still-swinging Dance Palace, a former amusement park turned Arts Center, a medical museum displaying the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s …
It’s time to start investigating places to propose in New Jersey. Your relationship has gone past the dalliance phase and well into commitment. The idea of asking her/him to marry you has been simmering in your mind for a while. But you don’t want just any old beach or bougie …
Beaches, hiking trails, ski resorts, and covered bridges make for great marriage proposal sites, sure. But there are other quirkier romantic New Hampshire spots in which to pop the big question. And, of course, the Getaway Mavens know how to find them. Although there are plenty others, we recommend the …
My husband and I have fond memories of a Poconos romantic getaway on our first anniversary. We lived in a New York City studio apartment at the time, so it was a short trip. But we were so grateful to ditch the city for nature trails and a spacious hotel …