A resort fee covers the use of the spa and fitness facilities, including indoor/outdoor pools, as well as seasonal cross country skiing and snowshoeing passes. There's a restaurant, cafe, and a tavern, plus a terrace for cocktails. Some add whirlpool tubs, full kitchens and washer/dryers. Check in time: 3:30 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AM. Set on 380 acres, this polished resort is 2. 9 miles from Tanglewood Music Center, summer home of the Boston Symphony. Refined rooms and suites are scattered across 7 buildings and have free Wi Fi, CD players and coffeemakers. Classes, spa treatments, ice skating, tennis and private lessons on the 18 hole golf course are available for a surcharge. Bradley International Airport 1 hr 9
The Mount (Edith Wharton's Home) Author Edith Wharton s turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Berkshire Museum (13 min.) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Hancock Shaker Village (19 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Norman Rockwell Museum (14 min.) Significant collection of the artist s original work & memorabilia on display in his hometown. Bousquet Ski Area (10 min.) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts 2 carpet lifts plus water park during summer. Mass Audubon S Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (9 min) Hiking outdoor recreation and nature Berkshire Botanical Garden (11 min) 15 acres of flower beds ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking plus exhibits & events. Monument Mountain Reservation (13 min) Mountain park with an Indian monument hiking trails skiing hunting picnicking & birding. Naumkeag (10 min.) Visitors can tour this spacious 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Ski Butternut (21 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (5 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Hancock Shaker Village (20 min) Chesterwood (15 min.) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Ventfort Hall Mansion And Gilded Age Museum (3 min.) Restored listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. October Mountain State Forest (34 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail this expansive forest offers camping hiking & a fishing lake. |