check-in time: 1:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. all rooms in this basic, single-story property have free wifi and cable tv. located just off the massachusetts turnpike, this motel is a 3 minute drive from the berkshire botanical gardens and a 6 minute drive from the norman rockwell museum. facilities include an outdoor pool (in season) and a grilling area. some rooms also come with a small kitchen area. each guest receives a free continental breakfast Bradley International Airport 1 hr 9
Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (17 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (13 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Ski Butternut Tubing Center (19 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. October Mountain State Forest (16 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (11 min) Bousquet Mountain (15 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. Berkshire Museum (18 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Chesterwood (7 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Monument Mountain Reservation (11 min) Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding. Hancock Shaker Village (15 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Berkshire Botanical Garden (3 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. Naumkeag (6 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Hancock Shaker Village (14 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (17 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (12 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. |