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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
CITY: Lenox
STATE: MA
COUNTRY: USA
POSTCODE: 01240
PHONE 1: 888/492-9466
PHONE 2: 413/637-2532
FAX: 413/637-1432
WEBSITE: www.gatewaysinn.com
Harley Procter, who hitched up with a man called Gamble and made a bundle, had this house built in 1912. Its most impressive feature is the staircase that winds down into the lobby. Designed by McKim, Mead & White, it's a stunner, just the thing for a grand entrance. Equally impressive is the suite named for conductor Arthur Fiedler, with not one but two fireplaces, a big four-poster on the sun porch, and a Jacuzzi. Eight rooms have working fireplaces. Dining here is one of Lenox's greater pleasures. The bar features 55 grappas and 130 single-malt scotches. Also, a terrace has been added for after-concert light meals and desserts. Lunch is offered on summer weekends, with light fare after dinner to midnight. This is a totally nonsmoking property.
Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's New England, 13th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Lenox
, USA
