August 18, 2006
Take a Break in the Berkshires
Sandy MacDonald READ TIME: 2 MIN.
You're arty. He/she's sporty. Or vice-versa. Whatever. Together you're a mismatch, headed for leisure-time conflict. But wait! There's one place where you can both get your needs met: the Berkshires.
The cultural offerings are staggering. There's and even the
The museums really are that clich?, world-class: not just the Impressionist-leaning
So you're all set. And your physically inclined companion? That's where the right choice of lodging comes in. At the
There are many terrific restaurants in the region, but again, you won't have to wander far if you don't wish to' target='_blank'> Cranwell's chef, Carl DeLuce, has fashioned a summery menu- calamari tempura with sweet onion-tomato jam, Hawaiian marlin seared in a coriander crust or cool as can be in a mango ceviche- in refreshing apposition to the 1894 Tudor "cottage," Wyndhurst, that is the complex's centerpiece.
The tab for living it up like a robber baron of yesteryear? End-of-summer specials, available through Cranwell's website, start at a prole-friendly $199 a night.
Sandy MacDonald (www.sandymacdonald.com) is a travel writer and theatre critic based in New York, Cambridge, and Nantucket.