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WASP Hotels: Play Aristocrat At Blantyre

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 16 Blantyre Road [map], Lenox, MA, United States, 01240
November 1, 2007 at 10:39 AM | by ced138 | 0 Comments

Say what you want about WASPs, they flock to hotel with high end service. While Blantyre in Lenox, MA, might look a bit like Arkham Asylum from the outside, inside it ranks number 26 on the 2007 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2007 list of the 100 best hotels in the world. It scored a ranking of 91.8, and hey, one thing you are sure to see on a WASP coffee table is a copy of Conde Nast Traveler.

The resort consists of a main house filled with overstuffed chairs, fresh flowers, a light-filled music room, and rooms for private dining. Owner Ann Fitzpatrick Brown and her mother Jane decorated the central room with New England style art and antiques. Eight guest bedrooms and suites are located on the second floor. Four private cottages litter the grounds. Other amenities tailored to the WASP lifestyle are dotted throughout -- tennis courts, libraries, and fine dining.

One guest said:

Staying at the high end country manor of a long lost relative.

Our only question: Was this guest from Beacon Hill or the Upper East Side. Count on this place having top notch service for sure.

[Photo: Blantyre]

Related Stories:
· 2007 Awards [Conde Nast Traveler]
· Massachusetts Hotel Reviews [HotelChatter]

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20% off for braving the elements in western Massachusetts

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 11 Old Stockbridge Road [map], Lenox, MA, United States, 01240
November 18, 2004 at 5:13 AM | by markj | 0 Comments

Every Tuesday National Geographic forks over their "A" list deals, and according to NG, A is for affordable.  What is this, some sort of Susan Grafton novel?  Anyway, this week does highlight a bargain stay at the Rookwood Inn in Lenox, MA.  Of course, you are going to save a bundle when you stay at any New England inn from now until the end of April.  At the Rookwood, weeknights will cost you $80 a night, and weekends $106.25.

The Inn is in the middle of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.  If you are thinking about braving the cold and heading to New England to enjoy this deal, we suggest you try to journey to New England between now and the end of the year.  The holiday season can offer temps in the 40s and 50s (could be lower), and plenty of holiday activities.