Connecticut
Lake Waramaug State Park has 77 campsites, both wooded and open, many of them lakeside. There's a snack bar in the park and a small beach for swimming…
Must-see hotels in New England
Hampton Inn & Suites Berkshires-Lenox
The Berkshires
Top choice among the area’s motels, the Hampton Inn sits in a quiet location 3 miles north of town. The tasteful but traditional rooms are comfortable but…
Midcoast Maine
Exposed-brick walls and in-room Keurig coffeemakers add verve to this boutique property in the heart of downtown. Fireplaces in many rooms add romance, as…
The Berkshires
This wooded campground has 45 sites and four very rustic log cabins in one of the best state parks for mountain biking. The campground is 9 miles…
Martha's Vineyard
This homey colonial inn close to town has helpful innkeepers and a nice variety of rooms, from small to commodious. A couple of rooms can accommodate up…
Midcoast Maine
In downtown Belfast, this very polished, elegant inn has eight luxe suites with exposed brick walls and preppy New England prints. Breakfast is delivered…
White Mountains
Traveling with high-energy kids? Let them loose in the 5000-sq-ft indoor water park, with two slides, at this super-welcoming location of the national…
Southern Vermont
This tidy collection of cabins on the northern fringes of town has units with microwave, fridge and coffeemaker, each decorated in a different country…
Pioneer Valley
Plain but practical, the spacious rooms at this hotel won't win any design awards but offer good value in a central location. Rates include a hot…
Vermont
This 34-acre park, 10 miles north of Woodstock off VT 12, has 39 tent/trailer sites, seven lean-tos, a beach, boat and canoe rentals, and fishing.
Stowe & Smugglers Notch
This 35-acre park, 8 miles northwest of Stowe, is perched up on the mountainside. It has 20 tent sites (mostly walk-in), and 14 lean-tos.
Back Bay
This c 1880 Back Bay brownstone is showing its age, but at least it retains architectural frolics, including a spiral staircase (no elevator), wrought…
Mount Desert Island
In a quiet residential neighborhood a walking distance from downtown, this restored 1895 house and adjacent cottage have 13 homey, un-frilly rooms…
Inland Maine
Waterville isn't endowed with loads of lodgings. This hotel is in a pretty featureless part of town (beside a mall, just off the I-95), but rooms are very…
