Why Go
Get away for a weekend of relaxing treatments at the spa, championship golf in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter at Cranwell Resort in the Berkshires. Located on 380 acres, the resort has a tennis center, an indoor pool and a Cross Country Ski Touring Center.
Measuring 35,000 square feet in size, the Spa at Cranwell is the largest resort spa in the Northeast. If you are vacationing at Cranwell Resort in the winter, book one of the 58 rooms which are linked to the spa complex by heated glass corridors.
The resort spa has 16 treatment rooms, fitness center, a 60-foot indoor pool and 20 foot high glass windows with views of the Berkshire Mountains.
In addition to its beautiful 18-hole golf course (greens fees from $94 on summer weekends), the resort is also home to the Golf Digest School at Cranwell. The golf school offers a great selection of practice facilities, including target greens, practice bunkers, putting areas, driving fairways, chipping/pitching stations and three practice holes.
In the winter, Cranwell Resort offers 6 miles of scenic cross country skiing and snowshoeing trails. The Ski Center offers Rossignol Ski Touring rental equipment and Tubbs Snowshoes.
Plan this Vacation
Cranwell Resort is located 150 miles from New York City and 135 miles from Boston, which makes it a great weekend getaway from both cities.
Weekend rates start at $225 per room in the winter; from $325 in the summer. If you can get away during the week, rates are much lower, starting at $165 in the winter; from $265 in the summer. For reservations, call the resort at 800-272-6935, or book online.
Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, 800-272-6935, 413-637-1364, www.cranwell.com
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Written By the Travel Editors at VacationIdea.com, Last Update: Dec 01, 2004