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Pollywogg Holler Eco-Resort: A peaceful hot spot in the cold Adirondacks

Where: 6242 South Road [map], Belmont, ny, United States, 14813

Sure, Alpen skiing is a blast. Everyone loves tropical getaways. But if your idea of a smashing good winter holiday is a brisk hike through snowy hills followed by a pine-fired Finnish-style family sauna, a gravity-fed spring water shower for two, and a dinner of stuffed portabella mushrooms and wild rice in front of a roaring fire, check this place out.

Pollywogg Holler Eco-Resort, an eclectic collection of rustic buildings in the forests of upstate New York dating from 1986, is open year-round. Guests can enjoy Dinner, Bed and Breakfast for $110 a night, a Supreme Package including sauna and wine tasting for $170 a night, or the Exclusive Package for a cool grand a night: "Get your friends together and be the only ones at Pollywogg Holler - up to 10 people. Includes brick oven dinners, unlimited use of the wood-fired sauna, all available lodging accommodations, and a buffet-style breakfast."

One happpy reviewer has written:

We felt at ease in the Holler. It exists in concert with nature, building upon the natural beauty of the land rather than masking it. The people we met were folks who love and respect the outdoors and simple pleasures - our kind of folk... A sense of peace and kinship permeated the place.

Just be sure to bring your parka...