United States > Connecticut > Washington
Stately main building and cottages with English country-house interiors, on 58 acres near a nature preserve.
| Score | 82.91 |
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| Stats | 30 rooms; 1 restaurant; 1 bar. No guests under 12. |
| Competitive Edge | The stunning new 20,000-square-foot spa, which offers everything from sugar-and-salt scrubs to canoeing trips. |
| Rooms to Book | No. 24, for its fireplace, king-size canopy bed, and view of the Shakespeare Garden. |
| Don't Miss | Borrowing a bike to explore the adjacent Steep Rock Reserve. |
| Cost | Doubles from $450. | Contact |
118 Woodbury Road (Rte. 47) 860/868-9466 www.mayflowerinn.com |
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| New to the T+L 500 | High-Speed Internet | Gym | Pool | ||||
| Spa | Tennis | Golf | Outdoor Activities | ||||
| Water Activities | Fishing | Kids' Program | |||||
“Mini-Luxe Escape package at the Mayflower Inn & Spa in Washington. What’s Included Three nights in a deluxe room; breakfast, lunch, and dinner for two each day; and two spa treatments—the Blue Heron Insights and the Sweet Surrender—per person....” MORE>>
Travel + Leisure, Feb 2008
“Daily activities range from the rigorous (hikes in nearby Steeprock Reserve, aquatic Pilates) to the introspective (Reiki yoga, specimen-tree lectures). Cocooning watercolor classes and knitting circles, plus conscientious cuisine (carrot-cardamom couscous with Pacific halibut) presented in a celestial-blue loggia, balance all that physical activity....” MORE>>
Travel + Leisure, Jun 2006