From Colorado Springs to Vienna, here’s where you can indulge in a festive winter break.
Sitting atop a hill in Somerset County, this 66 room-and-suite hotel is about an hour from New York City on 90 private acres of woodland and meadows surrounded by Natirar Park, a county park.
Winter festivities begin at the front desk, where you can drop off a letter to Santa at the North Pole, compliments of the hotel. Or meet him in person on Dec. 20 for Story Time with Santa with cocoa and cookies ($48 for adults; $30 for 10 and under). Speaking of cookies, try decorating your own during a workshop (Dec. 20 and 21, $37.80), or sign up for a workshop on Dec. 23 where you can design a wreath or centerpiece at the property’s farm using evergreens, herbs and dried flowers ($90). Each night at sundown through Dec. 22, stop by Ladd’s Tavern for a Hanukkah menorah lighting and seasonal mocktails.
From now through Jan. 3, adults can enjoy a fireside “holiday boozy tea” with tea-based cocktails and treats, both savory (like smoked duck prosciutto with fig jam) and sweet (such as vanilla bean and gingerbread scones), in the hotel’s Great Room ($120 a person). On Dec. 27, don your coziest sleepwear for PJs and Pancakes, a winter breakfast buffet ($75.60 for adults; $44.10 for 10 and under).
The hotel, a mansion built in 1912 as a private residence, has inviting spaces painted in warm colors where you can curl up with a book. Try the farm-to-table restaurant, Ninety Acres, for dishes like pan-seared salmon and Berkshire pork chops, or sign up for a class at the hotel’s cooking school. Later, work off those holiday treats at the fitness center, or take a break from the hustle and bustle at Spa Pendry. Prices from $675 a night.
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