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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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Ladew Topiary Gardens- Monkton, MD
Ladew Topiary Gardens are absolutely enchanting- a real life Alice in Wonderland experience. Consisting of a series of seemingly endless gardens, it feels almost dreamlike to wander the grounds here.
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Stratford Hall- Stratford, VA
Admittedly, Georgian mansions can be a bit too austere for me- a bit too much all brick business. However, that is not that case at Stratford Hall, which is both symmetrical and stylish, although a bit problematic with scale.
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Belle Grove- Middletown, VA
Built in 1794 from limestone quarried on the property, Belle Grove is one of the best preserved examples of Federal Style architecture in the United States. The manor incorporates several design features personally suggested by Thomas Jefferson, including the Palladian concepts of symmetry, proportion, balance, and use of columns.
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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.
