Historic Hotels
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The Wauwinet- Nantucket, MA
I love staying at hotels. I frequently plan trips around them, and maintain a long list of properties I would like to visit in the future. Not all hotels live up to my expectations of course, but that disappointment is far outweighed by the sheer joy of staying at a truly extraordinary property. The Wauwinet is that kind of place.
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White Elephant- Nantucket, MA
Nantucket's White Elephant is such an iconic New England hotel, everyone should stay there once. It just exudes vintage charm, and captures the essence of Old Cape Cod. Which may or may not be fiction, but it aligns with my idea of what it was like, back then.
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The Inn at Montchanin Village- Montchanin, DE
Although New Jersey may be widely known as the Garden State, I feel that title should definitely go to Delaware. Yes, Delaware, the small state that most people don't think much about- excluding Joe Biden, of course. Thanks largely to the DuPont family and its vast fortune, Delaware has a ridiculous number of insanely beautiful gardens, and several are located a mere stone's throw from the charming Inn at Montchanin Village.
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Inn at Vaucluse Spring- Stephens City, VA
The Inn at Vaucluse Spring is more of a compound than a hotel, consisting of 7 buildings scattered across an idyllic piece of land, with a crystal clear spring and mountain views. Rest assured, it's a Kennedy's on the Cape compound situation, rather than the Waco variety.
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Auberge Du Vieux-Port- Montreal, QC
Auberge Du Vieux-Port in Montreal is housed in two 19th Century warehouses along the river in Montreal. There apparently are very quaint rooms at the hotel, with original stone walls, but we did not get one. Although we did had a lovely view of the river, our room itself was underwhelming, and left us questioning our hotel decision, despite the cozy common areas and attached bar.