Where to Stay
RED LION INN
Stockbridge is home to the Red Lion Inn,
which has been welcoming visitors for
more than 200 years. Run by the Fitz-
patrick family since 1968, the Red Lion
features a picture-perfect front porch
overlooking the center of to wn. No trip to
the Berkshires is complete without a stop
here to sip a lemonade, relax in a rocking
chair and watch the world go by. Rooms at
the Red Lion ($210 and up for one with a
private bath; $115 for shared bath) are full
of historic charm.
413-298-5545; redlioninn.com
Top: The Red Lion Inn; the Red Lion’s
double queen room. Bottom: Cranwell
Resort, Spa and Golf Club
CRANWELL RESORT,
SPA AND GOLF CLUB
For a full-service resort stay, it’s hard
to top Cranwell. A grand estate dating
back to America’s Gilded Age, Cranwell
was owned by Henry Ward Beecher
(brother of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author
Harriet Beecher Stowe). Its grounds were
designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the
landscape architect who created New
York’s Central Park.
The buildings at Cranwell house
exceptionally large guest rooms and
suites. Most are connected by glass corridors to the 35,000-square-foot spa.
The championship 18-hole golf course
features GPS-equipped carts for duffers
without a sense of direction. In summer,
standard rooms go for $295 midweek;
$355 on weekends.
800-272-6935; cranwell.com
Take a trip back to the
Berkshires’ ballparks
of yesteryear at
arrivemagazine.com.
