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, laid-back Groton Inn in the small pastoral boarding school burg of Groton MA. (No surprise it made it onto the Getaway Mavens Best Romantic Hotels in MA post). A …
WHY GO: Most of the things to do in Somerville MA revolve around three “Squares: Davis Square, Assembly Square (home to Assembly Row), and the up and coming Union Square. The Row Hotel @ Assembly Row in Somerville MA highlights the growing public interest in repurposed industrial areas. But that’s …
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. For dreamy …
Holy Cow! I’ve traveled far and wide, stayed in some of the nicest places on earth, and have never, ever, seen/been to anything like Nemacolin. Named after the local Native American chief who blazed the Indian path that became The National Trail – US Route 40 – Nemacolin (formerly Nemacolin …
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 at bleeping, dinging, flashing slot machines – or at Blackjack and Poker tables – hoping for a payoff. But here’s the thing. Though ostensibly a …
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, a city landmark, and then, in 1987, rebranded as the Carlton, the space was gut renovated in 2017. Developers kept …
The Adelphi Hotel, a luxury hotel in the heart of Saratoga Springs NY, 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 Hotel Saratoga was a town landmark in the …
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 Steamship Authority Ferry to Martha’s Vineyard – another Maven fave. But there are more things to do in Falmouth MA as well, …
WHY GO: There’s something divine about sunrise in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Even more so from a private balcony at the Buttermilk Falls Inn. It takes just 1 1/2 hours to get here from New York City by train or car. And then, to bask in Mid-Hudson Valley luxury and serenity. …