Old Inn on the Green
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Executive chef Peter Platt and his partner, Meredith Kennard, took over as owners of this pleasantly rustic Berkshires inn—formerly a stagecoach relay—in 2005; together they've created one of the finest dining destinations in the area, and arguably the Northeast. Platt, who spent 17 years overseeing the kitchen at nearby Wheatleigh, specializes in innovative American cooking with a heavy French accent. His sublime meals celebrate the season and the region—what could be better than a warm salad of Hudson Valley squab with foie gras flan and huckleberry sauce, or a napoleon made with just-picked peaches and crème fraîche, or even a simple plate of local Berkshire blue cheese served just a few miles from where it was aged? The enchanting dining room is true to the period, with wrought-iron chandeliers, stenciled walls, patinaed Windsor chairs, and tavern tables. After dark, it's lighted entirely by candles (and fires in winter). The inn has 11 spare but comfortable guest rooms—five above the tap and dining rooms, and an additional six (roomier) options in the Thayer House. Scattered through the surrounding Berkshire Hills are wonderful antique stores and friendly ski mountains. In summer, the area plays host to world-class cultural happenings like Tanglewood, Jacob's Pillow, and Bard College's renowned Summerscape dance, music, and theater festival at the stunning Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. <p><strong>Insider Tip:</strong> The inn offers an incredible midweek deal: a three-course prix fixe dinner Wednesdays and Thursdays for only $25.</p> <p><strong>Coziest Room to Book:</strong> Request Room 204, on the second floor of the Thayer House; it has gorgeous Palladian-style windows overlooking the village green and fields beyond, queen bed, working wood-burning fireplace, and a large claw-foot tub.</p>
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From Travel + Leisure , MAR 2008
It's almost impossible to deny the appeal of a classic New England inn, especially in winter......MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , APR 2004
The Gedney Farm Spa, opening next month on the same compound as the Old Inn on the Green, is dime-sized by comparison, but significant for what it reveals about the way established hotels in the area are thinking. Nervously aware that snoozing could mean losing, even OB properties feel they must get into the well-being business if they are to be contenders in the NB....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , JAN 2003
An 18th-century inn, two converted Norman-style barns, and a 1906 mansion dominate this 250-acre property in a tidy village near Great Barrington. The candlelit four-course Saturday dinners are legendary....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2002
Longtime fans of this arcadian 250-acre property in the Berkshires, a working dairy until 1989, have been enjoying a heady second-time-around romance since the opening last year of the stately Gedney Manor annex. The turreted granite house was most recently a boys' school dormitory; great care has been taken to restore the original and elegant residential floor plan. Placed on the second and third floors, for expansive views of the sweeping lawns, wetlands, and first-growth forests, are 12 guest rooms...MORE>>
Last updated March 2008
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