| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. most have fireplaces, sitting areas and coffeemakers, while some add ipod docks and/or balconies. complimentary amenities include parking, and breakfast served in-room. set in a former schoolhouse dating from 1885, this elegant inn is 6 miles from berkshire botanical garden and 7 miles from the norman rockwell museum. the 9 refined, french-inspired rooms and suites are individually decorated, and feature 13-ft ceilings and unique touches such as 19th-century blackboards and canopy beds. wellness treatments are available by appointment. all offer free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as cafe tables, whirlpool tubs and minifridges
Bradley International Airport 1 hr 5
Berkshire Museum (17 min)
A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Monument Mountain Reservation (13 min)
Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (13 min) Naumkeag (10 min)
Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (13 min)
Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Chesterwood (14 min)
Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (7 min)
Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Herman Melville's Arrowhead (13 min)
The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (7 min)
Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Ski Butternut Tubing Center (21 min)
Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Berkshire Botanical Garden (12 min)
15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. Hancock Shaker Village (25 min)
Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (6 min)
Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Bousquet Mountain (13 min)
750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. October Mountain State Forest (6 min)
Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. | 
