suites add separate living areas and washer/dryers. the 100,000 sq ft spa provides indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs and a gym, as well as holistic treatments. 2 miles from ventfort hall mansion (jacobean-style house and museum) and 6. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. warm, classic rooms offer free wifi, cable tv and ipod docks, as well as minifridges and coffeemaking facilities. 2 miles from berkshire botanical garden. recreational facilities include an indoor track, tennis courts, paddle boarding and free bike rentals. there's a relaxed health-conscious restaurant and a mediterranean cafe. centered around a palatial mansion built in 1897, this upscale, health resort is 1 Bradley International Airport 1 hr 12
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (3 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (8 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Ski Butternut Tubing Center (21 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Naumkeag (10 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (10 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Hancock Shaker Village (21 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. Chesterwood (14 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Berkshire Botanical Garden (12 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. October Mountain State Forest (10 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Berkshire Museum (15 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (8 min) The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (3 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Hancock Shaker Village (21 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Herman Melville's Arrowhead (11 min) The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. Bousquet Mountain (11 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. |