Wheatleigh Berkshires, MA

Refined Florentine palazzo bucolic Berkshires hilltop

Eat: Lavishly decorated with antique mirrors, crystal-dripping candelabra and a marble fireplace, the Dining Room offers chef Jeffrey Thompson’s contemporary take on classic French dishes: sign us up for hot Maine Lobster, organic Pennsylvania turkey and warm pumpkin tart, please. Or maybe cider doughnuts with apple, chestnut and buttermilk ice-cream…


Sleep: Rooms in this late-19th century mansion are from $715. Perched on a grand, green knoll in Massachusetts’ beautiful Berkshire Hills, Wheatleigh blends the ornate grandeur of a 16th-century Florentine palazzo with every modern comfort you’d expect amid lush landscaped grounds.


Be merry: The hotel’s location in the Berkshire hills means that rural diversions such as golf, horse riding, biking, fishing, hot-air ballooning and, in winter, skiing can all be arranged via the Wheatleigh’s concierge. If you feel like toasting the occasion, head to the Library for a full bar service – although you can enjoy a drink anywhere in the hotel.

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Photos: Courtesy of Mr & Mrs Smith