2026
BY Kim Foley MacKinnon | march 2026
How Boston Is Celebrating…
Mark the milestone in the birthplace of the American Revolution with unforgettable experiences and getaways. You only turn 250 once. To celebrate, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the American Revolution…
BY Elyse Major | march 2026
travel local
The plan is to meet at the boathouse. Dressed nicely for dinner, I head to my room to change into jeans, a hoodie, and waterproof shoes. It’s a damp and misty September day, and the golden hour…
BY debbie kane | march/ april 2026
The Lake Estate on Winnisq…
IN AN ERA when luxury hospitality often means minimalist design, The Lake Estate on Winnisquam stands out. The new 114-room resort, situated on 36 acres on Lake Winnisquam in Tilton, fully…
BY Nicole Altavilla | Spring 2026
Lakeside Comfort
Tilton, NH, is a quaint New England town of just over 4,000 residents, located on the Winnipesaukee River, only 90 minutes from Boston. It is considered the gateway to the Lakes Region of the state, and with…
BY Stephanie Rosenbloom | April 2026
For Your Next U.S. Road Trip…
Whether you’re heading west to Yosemite National Park in California or east to the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, these five new and renovated hotels will add a touch of elegance to your next road trip. The…
BY NANCY E. BERRY | APRIL / MAY 2026
ISLAND LIFE ANGUILLA WELCO…
With air travel becoming increasingly complicated in recent months, there’s something especially appealing about skipping the hassle of connecting flights. This past December, I had the…
BY DIANE BAIR AND PAMELA WRIGHT | April/May/June 2026
LAKESIDE LUXURY
Carpenter Mike Tilton needed seven months to install 122 massive beams, each weighing about 600 pounds, in the atrium lobby, restaurant, and library of The Lake Estate on Winnisquam. He spent five weeks just…
BY editors | MAY 2026
the 2026 best of modern lu…
From private jet adventures and posh safari lodges to the world’s hottest new hotels and wellness retreats, our editors have curated the ultimate list for today’s luxury travel around the globe….
BY editors | MAY/JUNE 2026
The Lake Estate on Winnisq…
Though this posh 114-room property was built in 2025, its polished woods and dormered roofline reflect the timeless appeal of an Adirondack-style 19th-century resort. Lakes Region attractions are close at…
2025
BY – | January 2025
2025 states of play
Why do you love the US so much? As someone who has dedicated her career to telling stories about the States, this is a question that I’m often asked — and it’s one with many possible answers. The simplest…
BY AnneLise Sorensen | January 2025
Lexington and Concord, M…
Massachusetts led the way in the forging of a new nation, and now it’s doing the same in advance of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. Before the quill pens scratched…
BY – | january 2025
hot hotels ’25
The year ahead looks exciting with more hotel openings than ever for every kind of traveler. Sarah Miller was on the inside track at ILTM, the industry’s leading travel fair. The end of 2024 and the beginning of the…
BY – | February 2025
Here
Viva la Revolution. Mount your stay (or get in your car) and dash along the route traversed by Paul Revere to Lexington and Concord for this year’s celebrations commemorating the 250th anniversary…
BY Erica Moody | February 2025
Chestertown & Chesapeake…
For couples busy with kids, careers, and all the demands of modern life, a relaxing weekend at Maryland’s Great Oak Manor may be just what they need. The boutique, bedand- breakfast-style hotel on the…
BY Jenny Peters | February 2025
THE INN AT HASTINGS PARK
This year is particularly important, as it marks the 250th anniversary of those fateful days in April 1775, when the British General Thomas Gage sent his troops from Boston to Lexington to arrest the Sons of Liberty…
BY Jenny Peters | March 2025
GO EAST(ERN). FOR A SUBLIme…
Standing on the huge back lawn of Great Oak Manor, looking out at the Chesapeake Bay, it’s easy to imagine the others who used to come to this massive Georgian-style house for an under-the-radar getaway. Per…
BY – | March 2025
Stay Awhile!
Great Oak Manor. For Eastern-Shore-meets- English-countryside vibes, book one of the 12 stately rooms (or the carriage house!) at this Georgian-style manse on the Chesapeake Bay. It has a colorful past…
BY CHRISTOPHER MUTHER | MARCH 2025
CAN A NEW LUXURY HOTEL G…
When the Forbes Travel Guide releases its annual list of four- and five-star hotels and restaurants, New England always has a strong showing. Multiple properties in Boston and Cape Cod land on the list. V…
BY Laurie Bain Wilson | March 2025
It’s not too early to make…
All over the country, cities and towns are going all out for next year’s semiquincentennial party. Here are our 9 picks for where to go—and how to start celebrating now. Many states and cities…
BY – | MARCH 2025
A new look at old items
The Lake Estate lands high-profile chef; diner in Lincoln gets new name. SOMETIMES NEWS has a way of circling back. Here are a few updates from items that have previously appeared in this colu…
BY Linda Laban | spring 2025
Say you want a revolution…
And so it began: 250 years ago the battles of Lexington and Concord propelled the British colonies in America into a revolutionary war that would sever governmental ties with Great Britain and end with the…
BY Nancy E. Berry | April 2025
Revolutionary Stay. This A…
WHETHER YOU ARE a history buff, foodie, or just love charming country inns, the Inn at Hastings Park should be on your list of must visits this April. Situated just steps from the Lexington Battle Green where…
BY JESSICA VADILLO | may 2025
the t + l 500 best hotels
An extraordinary setting Design that feels both unexpected and of-the-moment Service that goes above and beyond. When a hotel feels truly’ exceptional our readers are slow to forget. In the T +L 500, we present…
BY NATALIE GALE | may 2025
Historic Hideaway
The “shot heard ‘round the world”—a pivotal moment in the American Revolution—was fired just steps from the front door of the Inn at Hastings Park in Lexington, Massachusetts. This April marks its 2…
BY CHRISTOPHER MUTHER | DECEMBER 2025
AT LONG LAST, NONSTOP FLI…
ANGUILLA — “Do you want to catch a fish?” I have been fishing since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, but, sure, I thought. The water taxi driver handed me his fishing pole, and within minutes, I was…
2024
BY Marily Odesser-Torpey | March 2024
27 Driveable weekend geta…
From mountain lodges to beachside resorts, these getaways are all an easy drive away from Philadelphia’s Main Line and western suburbs. In spring, everything’s in bloom—including the impulse to come…
BY ABBY BIELAGUS | February 2024
Suburban Supper
INN AT HASTINGS PARK. Book a table at the Inn at Hastings Park’s Town Meeting bistro and pretend you’re on vacation. With options for breakfast, Sunday champagne brunch, lunch, dinner and high…
BY Suzanne R. Kelleher | May 2024
Summer Like a Rockefeller…
When 20th-century titans of industry wanted to get away from it all, they retreated to their Adirondack Great Camps in the boondocks of Upstate New York. Roughly a century later, the Adirondacks remain…
BY – | JULY 2024
Hotel INN AT HASTINGS PARK
You may come to Lexington for a lesson on the Revolutionary War, but you’ll leave schooled in hospitality after a stay at the Inn at Hastings Park. The Relais & Châteaux property is celebrating 10 years of hosting…
BY Grace A. Capobianco | Fall 2024
DISTINGUISHED OAK
As the new General Manager of Great Oak Manor, located along picturesque Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Calin Taralunga brings a wealth of experience and a refreshing perspective to the historic pro…
BY – | December 2024
The spirit of lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts, is a quintessential New England town brimming with historical significance. Known as the birthplace of American liberty, Lexington played a pivotal role in the American…
BY various writers | September 2024
The Great I-95 Escape
While I-95 may not be as musically inspiring as other highways (looking at you, Route 66), it connects us to so many major cities in such a direct way. We’ve planned for you the ultimate vacation tool using that homey…
BY Rachel NG | OCTOBER 2024
MASSACHUSETTS Long after…
Strolling through Lexington’s historic downtown is like taking a journey through time, where the elegance of 18th and 19th-century architecture is interwoven with the vibrant culture of art galleries and the…
By Jarone Ashkenazi | November 2024
The 27 Most Anticipated Op…
2025 is set to become a landmark year for luxury hotels, and we continue our global New Hotel and Resort Openings series in North and South America. Poised to redefine luxury and architectural grandeur and…
BY John Koziol | NOVEMBER 2024
Is a 5-star resort rising on…
DAN DAGESSE got out of the hospitality business a decade ago when he and business partner Dan Hebert brought in Les Otten to redevelop The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel and Wilderness ski area in Dixville…
BY – | December 2024 / January 2025
HOTELS Maryland A SHORE BET
When Werten Bellamy first arrived at Great Oak Manor in the middle of the night, he had his doubts about the fading guesthouse’s prospects. “Honey, nobody’s going to come here,” he told his wife, Kellye Walker…
By – | December 2024
NH’S Most Anticipated New…
Slated to open in 2025, The Lake Estate on Winnisquam will be New Hampshire’s preeminent, 114-room, year-round resort with a 5,000-square-foot spa. Currently under development and slated to open in…
By SOPHIE DICKINSON | December 2024
25 PLACES YOU MUST VISIT IN…
From charming seaside towns to dazzling tropical hideaways, our experts reveal the tourist-free destinations that will tempt you next year. “Overtourism” has been the word of the year, at least in the world of travel…
2023
BY | 2023
STOWE, VERMONT: EDSON HILL
A living slice of vintage Americana, Lake Kora is a movable feast: a timbered lifestyle compound secluded deep in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state, and enjoyed by generations of America’s most influential…BY Helen Himebaugh | APRIL 2023
Lake Kora
Quietly located on 1,000 acres in Upstate New York’s Adirondack Park, Lake Kora is a legendary Great Camp and is a tribute to a bygone era known as The Gilded Age…
BY Brittany Jasnoff | OCTOBER 2023
STOWE, VERMONT
THE CRISP AIR, the vibrant leaves above and underfoot, the pumpkins and flannel and everything maple—there’s nothing like Vermont in the fall. While summer’s devastating floods decimated parts…
BY | November 2023
Edson Hill
Within the heart of the quaint town of Stowe (dubbed “The Ski Capital of the East), Edson Hill (edsonhill.com) offers a well-tailored balance of serenity and sophistication. Housing 22 rooms on 38 acres…
BY | FALL WINTER 2023
Stowe, Vermont
The town of Stowe is busier than ever now that Epic Pass is accepted at the mountain, and many who come for Alpine skiing and snowboarding are finding other ways to avoid the congestion…
BY Kim Foley MacKinnon | September 27, 2023
Vermont in the Fall
A gorgeous and unique place to stay is Edson Hill, a 22-room boutique inn located about 10 minutes from town, although you’d never know it. The somewhat secluded inn, with 38 acres, sits high on a hill…
2022
BY Linda Sheridan | FALL 2022
Green mountain dream
AFTER A HECTIC WORK SCHEDULE putting the finishing touches on DOWNTOWN’s summer issue, I had the opportunity for a brief respite at the distinguished luxury resort Edson Hill in Stowe, Vt. It also…
BY ANNIE STOLTIE | JUNE 2022
Lake Kora
GREAT CAMPS ARE, WELL, GREAT BECAUSE THEY TAKE the Adirondack camp to the next level. They’re multi-structure feats of woodsy architecture, usually on water and in deep woods. They seem to gro…
BY AMY CASSELL | JULY 2022
Great-camp good times
During the Gilded Age of the late 1800s and early 1900s, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and the rest of Manhattan’s elite relocated upstate every summer to host elaborate parties and sporting competitions at…
BY NANCY E. BERRY | SEPTEMBER 2022
New England escapes
Whether you’re looking to unplug from everyday life or simply want to enjoy the autumn foliage, New England’s historic inns beckon with their charm, nostalgia, and beauty. This September, we visit three…
BY Gina Valentino | SEPTEMBER 2022
Edson Hill
Stowe is synonymous with snowcapped slopes, picturesque trails, and a bustling après-ski scene. While the tiny town (population: approx. 600) thrives as temps drop and flakes fall, Vermont’s moniker…
BY – | DECEMBER 2022
The scoop
In need of a cozy getaway by car? Add Edson Hill, a country inn in Stowe, VT, to your list. The bucolic 38-acre property— which was a private estate back in the ’40s—brims with Vermont charm, starting…
BY BENJAMIN LERNER | HOLIDAY 2022
Inn Vermont: Edson Hill
Rolling hills. A picturesque pond. Gorgeous dining rooms. Well-appointed suites. Exquisite, panoramic vistas. From a visual standpoint, Edson Hill possesses all of the trademark components of an…
2021
BY BETSY BLUMENTHAL | FEBRUARY 2021
Lake Kora
Why did this hotel catch your attention? Pulling up to the gate of Lake Kora, I was spellbound. I’d just driven five-plus hours from New Jersey up to this former Great Camp in the Adirondacks of New York…
BY Grace A. Capobianco | SUMMER 2021
The last great camp
DEEP IN THE PRISTINE FORESTS of Upstate New York lies Lake Kora, among the last of the legendary Great Camps—rustic compounds created by families such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Astors, and…
BY OTTOCINA RYAN | SEPTEMBER 2021
Happy campers
The pilots are wearing polo shirts and Bermuda shorts so you know you’re going somewhere fun. A smooth hour and 15 minute flight from Manhattan, and our chartered Fly The Whale seaplane splashes…
BY RONA BERG | OCTOBER 2021
A glimpse back in time
Take a walk around Lake Kora and enter an enchanted forest, teeming with small woodland creatures, lush greenery and trilling birdsong. Beams of sunlight shimmer along the surface of the still lake, and the…
BY Stefanie Waldek | November 2021
Holiday Getaways
While some people love hosting holiday celebrations for friends and family, it’s
undeniably a ton of work to prepare for the festivities — especially if you plan on
cooking by yourself. So this year, rather tha…
BY SI SI PENALOZA | ISSUE 4 2021
Paradise found
A living slice of vintage Americana, Lake Kora is a movable feast, a timbered lifestyle compound enjoyed by generations of the nation’s most influential, monied families. A great summer camp experience…
2020
BY – | SPRING 2020
The point
The Point rustles up the spirit of the early 19th century – in service, design and décor. Perhaps one of the more exclusive (no children allowed) FTG Five-Star properties, this Adirondack hideout is a former great…
BY – | APRIL 2020
Go back to camp
Days swimming in lakes. Nights around the bonfire searching out Orion in the sky. Summer camp makes relaxation the destination. Sign up for an exclusive family sleepaway at 1,000-acre Lake Kora, one of…
BY – | SUMMER 2020
LAKE KORA
Bill and Melinda Gates as well as art collector Friedrich Christian “Mick” Flick have all signed the guest books of this historic Great Camp surrounded by 1,000 private acres of forested wilderness…
BY – | SUMMER 2020
Great Escapes
Deep in the rich woodlands on a remote lakeshore, Lake Kora remains one of the intact grand camps still in use today. Slated to open on July 1st until October 15th for the 2020 season for exclusive…
BY Marika Cain & Justin Paul | August 2020
THE ADIRONDACKS
Lake Kora, a historic Great Camp on a 500-acre private lake in upstate New York, is available for exclusive use only. That means groups can live like the Gilded Age…
BY Sandra Ramani | October 26, 2020
Your Own Private Great Camp
Set in the foothills of the Adirondacks on a 5,000-acre private lake, Lake Kora was built in 1898 to serve as a Gilded Age Great Camp retreat for the then Lieutenant Governor of New York (and later, was owned by…
2019
BY HEATHER MUNDT | Spring 2019
Ice, Ice, Baby
After trudging a quarter-mile through a thicket of aspen trees, our crampon-clad feet crunching through untouched swaths of snow, we finally arrived at our destination: an amphitheater of towering rock coated…
BY Peter Terzian | MARCH 2019
The Original Rustic Chic
IN THE YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, Manhattanites of means began fleeing summer in the city for northern New York State, made newly accessible by the recent railroad boom. Some headed for the lakes…
BY JENNA MAHONEY | APRIL 2019
The Adirondacks
Quiet and private. It’s uncommon such adjectives are used to describe stars these days, who are quick to use social media to connect with fans. But those two words embody Oscar-winner Michelle Williams…
BY Marybeth Bond | Fall 2019
THE ULTIMATE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Think Telluride is all about powder skiing and film festivals? Think again! This is the place where Butch Cassidy began his bank-robbing career at the San Miguel Valley…
BY Emily Bond | Travel 2019
THE ULTIMATE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Stay at The Hotel Telluride – a chalet-style boutique hotel that exudes an aura of Rocky Mountain high. Travelers of all sizes and breeds (the hotel is very dog-friendly)…
BY Guy Trebay | DECEMBER 2019
The Call of the North
THERE IS AN open bar every 30 feet here and 6 million acres of the Adirondack Park beckoning outside my door. I am unsure what choice others might make in this situation, but I have uncorked a bottle…
2018
BY – | January 2018
Point of View
CHECK-IN AT THE Point, a grand estate on Saranac Lake in Upstate New York, begins with a glass of champagne. Before I’ve taken a proper sip, my bags (and the car I drove up in) are seamlessly whisked away. It’s…
BY – | Jan/Feb 2018
The Point
THE GREAT CAMPS of the Adirondacks were elegant log cabin mansions and compounds where the most powerful city-dwelling families would retreat for weeks or months for a taste of the simpler life…
BY – | Volume 1 2018
A Room on a Lake
It’s beautiful in summer, It’s beautiful in summer, ~ but we like it best in winter, when Ice-skating and snowshoeing are followed by a proper cocktail hour and, if you’re there over a Wednesday or Saturday night…
BY Erin Rottman | JUNE 2018
CLIMB IN COLORADO
Telluride Via Ferrata, a mountain route with fixed rungs anchored to rock that allow climbers to traverse sheer cliff faces, may not be for the acrophobic or panic prone. “Signing up is the hardest part,” says Joshu…
BY Lisa Lubin | July 2018
Luxe Lake
Live like a robber baron at The Point, an all-inclusive boutique hideaway on the shores of Upper Saranac Lake in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. William Avery Rockefeller built this woodland retreat…
BY – | July 2018
Inn Season
Summer like a Rockefellar at The Point, an all-inclusive, year-round, 11-room Relais & Châteaux resort and former Great Camp of William Avery Rockefeller, nestled in the Adirondacks and situated on a…
BY Daniel Capello | July 2018
ROUGHING IT IN ROMANCE
IMAGINE FALLING to sleep with slowly fading embers of a fire crackling softly into its own slumber at the foot of your bed, the sound of a loon’s tremolo still echoing in your ear. Then picture morning’s call…
BY – | July/August 2018
AH, WILDERNESS!
William Avery Rockefeller III came late to the party that was the Gilded Age of the Adirondack Great Camps, launching Camp Wonundra on Upper Saranac Lake in 1933, an era when hard times had descended…
BY – | July/August 2018
The Boathouse
Like something out of a fairy tale, The Boathouse is set right above The Point’s docked boats, and pine trees encircle the wooden cabin. Unique, Nutcracker-esque furnishings are spread throughout…
BY – | July/August 2018
A Great Escape
For anyone who has lived in New York for even a few years, one of the best things about the city is returning to visit it — which, unfortunately, means one has to leave it often. One of the Big Apple’s…
BY Monique Reidy | Fall 2018
GRANDEUR IN UPSTATE NEW YORK – THE POINT
Southland travel buffs who opt for the ultra-extravagant when it comes to vacations will be thrilled to know that a jaunt across the country leads to a destination escape that…
BY Marika Flatt | Fall Holiday 2018
Get to The Point!
William Avery Rockefeller owned several properties and The Point was one of his vacation camps (they began construction in 1929 and completed it in 1933). You might not be familiar with this term from the…
BY – | September 2018
The Point at Saranac Lake
Ever wonder what it was like to be a Gilded Age Rockefeller? You can find out at The Point Resort at Saranac Lake, the former Adirondack Great Camp of William Avery Rockefeller. Doting staff caters to your…
BY Lisa Pierpoint | September 2018
An Elegant Nature
Put away your phone. You will have no use for it. That is the point of The Point. For once you pass through the knobby wooden entrance gate in the Adirondacks, you’ll be immersed in a paradise of gourmet…
BY Lisa Pierpont | October 2018
AN ELEGANT NATURE – Philadelphia style
Put away your phone. You will have no use for it. That is the point of The Point. For once you pass through the knobby wooden entrance gate in the Adirondacks, you’ll…
BY Elizabeth Hansen | November 2018
Great Escapes
Summers were spent at lakeside homes dubbed “great camps” in the Adirondacks. These compounds often consisted of a main house, guest houses, boat houses, and, of course, servants’ quarters. Some of…
BY EILEEN GRAHAM | Winter 2018
A Climb Above the Rest
Nestled in a box canyon, 8,750 feet high, sits the largest concentration of 13,000- and 14,000-foot peaks of North America—in Telluride, Colorado. Listed as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary…
BY – | Winter 2018/2019
Winter Adventures
Fans of Telluride, Colorado love its world-class skiing and snowboarding. But those looking for a different type of thrill should visit The Hotel Telluride and sign up for the Two Picks and a Prayer package…
