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Blantyre Frommer's Exceptional

Address
Location Rte. 20, Lenox & Tanglewood
Transportation From Exit 2 on I-90 (Mass. Pike), drive 3 miles on Rte. 20 West
Phone 413/637-3556
Fax 413/637-4282
Web site www.blantyre.com
Room Information 25 units
Prices $450-$550 double; $750-$1,050 suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities Fireplace (some), fridge (some), balcony (some), patio or deck (some)
Other P.O. Box 995

Frommer's Review

Until recently, this sumptuous 1902 Tudor-Norman mansion was open only during the warmer months. Now it cossets its guests year-round in its undeniably luxurious public rooms, dining areas, and bedchambers. A long drive curls up through 100 acres to the main manor, where guests enter a baronial lobby packed with the sorts of imposing antique furniture, a massive fireplace, stuffed animal heads, and a carved and beamed ceiling suitable for the country home of a 19th-century blue blood. Elsewhere, decor is beholden to no uniform decorative style, the rooms by turn heavily masculine and airily feminine, but with fireplaces and chandeliers as common features. In addition to the four cottages, the main house holds eight units and the nearby carriage house 12. Dining -- in several interior spaces as well as in the garden and the glassed-in wing that overlooks it -- is of the highest order, as dictated by the Relais & Châteaux hotel association, of which the inn is an honored member. Coat and tie are required at dinner. If any place is worth these breathtaking tariffs, it's this one.

Facilities:
Restaurant (eclectic); heated outdoor pool; 4 tennis courts; golf nearby; fitness room w/sauna; spa treatments and massage available; 24-hr. room service; same-day dry cleaning

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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