Refined relaxation
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/19/05
We were greeted with a warm smile and assisted to our room which had a beautiful view of the rolling front lawn of the estate, the large private fishing lake and the ski mountain, Mt Ascutney. It was very tastfully done and we felt as if we were truly in a friends country estate. We thought the attention to detail was especially fine in our rooms. Sherry and two cordial glasses, CD player with New England themed cd's, plenty of lighting to read by with three way bulbs, all the shampoos, fragrant bath salts and tom's toothpaste you could want and wonderful soft robes! I wish they had down pillows but the bed ws incredibly comfortable and we slept like babies. On top of this the place was SPOTLESSLY clean!!! we couldn't find a spec of dust - thanks to the friendly housekeeping staff!
We loved the not so "common" common areas as there are many places in the house to get-a-way and yet if you wanted to be social the "great hall" provided a place for all the guests to relax and talk. We met several people: one from Illinois, one from Maine and another from Boston. The breakfast was wonderful and the coffee was hot and strong! We loved the beverage service and cookies in the afternoon and the pool looked very enticing although we did not venture in. The location was central two minutes to the very charming Windsor where we purchased a little antique treasure and an easy twenty minute drive to Woodstock, Quechee and Hanover, NH! We especially liked the more then five miles of walking trails with waterfalls and nature directly across the street from the inn. What can we say except, "outstanding" and a bargain at twice the price! We left relaxed and peaceful not really wanting to go back to New York City, a city we love!