other amenities include an outdoor pool and a putting green, along with tennis, shuffleboard and basketball courts. there's a clubhouse with an indoor pool, a hot tub, a sauna and a gym, plus a library. they also have decks with views of the pond. bbqs are also available. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. built around a scenic pond, the bright, airy condos with 1 or 2 bedrooms feature free wifi, tvs with dvd players, and stereos, as well as full kitchens, and living rooms with fireplaces and sofabeds. set on 236 acres of grounds and surrounded by pine trees, this tranquil resort is 4 miles from concerts at tanglewood music center and 7 miles from the norman rockwell museum Bradley International Airport 1 hr 11
Naumkeag (9 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. October Mountain State Forest (10 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Berkshire Botanical Garden (11 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (12 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (8 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (6 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Berkshire Museum (16 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (4 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (11 min) Hancock Shaker Village (24 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. Ski Butternut Tubing Center (20 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Monument Mountain Reservation (12 min) Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding. Bousquet Mountain (12 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. Hancock Shaker Village (22 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Chesterwood (13 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. |