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Budget-Friendly The terrace over the guesthouse since artists
Lodgings portico serves as an began flocking here to
evening social center. Monhegan Island (see
Colonial Gables p50) a century ago. The
Oceanfront Village The Inn at Long Trail 28 rooms are over four
MAP Q3 • 7 Eagle Lane, MAP K5 • 709 Rte 4, floors, have beautiful
Belfast, ME 04915 • 207 Sherburne Pass, Killington, views over the ocean,
338 4000 • May–Oct VT 05751 • 802 775 7181 and are styled in “chic
• www.colonialgables. • www.innatlongtrail. contemporary country” –
com • $ com • $ but then they’ve always
Small cottages dot a Hikers adore this rustic been that way.
hillside sloping down lodge at the intersection of
to a private beach on the Appalachian and Long Sandy Neck Motel
Penobscot Bay. Each of trails in the heart of the MAP G4 • 669 Rte 6A,
the cottages have their Green Mountains. (There’s Sandwich, MA 02537
own kitchens and front a mail drop for through- • 508 362 3992 • Apr–Nov
porches. The property hikers.) Vermont skiers • www.sandyneck.com
also has 13 motel rooms. also flock here. There’s an • $
Irish pub on site (see p112). This charming and well-
Curtis House Inn kept older motel is sited
MAP B5 • 506 Main St S, Kancamagus Swift at the entrance to the
Woodbury, CT 06798 River Inn extensive sand bar of
• 203 263 2101 • www. MAP M4 • 1316 Sandy Neck Beach, near
curtishouseinn.com • $ Kancamagus Hwy, the tidal marshes famous
This mid-18th-century Albany, NH 03818 for birding. No breakfast.
lodging retains its quirky • 603 447 2332 • www.
style without the benefit swiftriverinn.com • $ Breezeway Resort
of a designer makeover, One of the rare lodgings MAP E5 • 70 Winnapaug
even in upscale Woodbury. on the Kancamagus Rd, Misquamicut, RI
Some rooms are small Highway (see p60), this inn 02891 • 401 348 8953
or share baths. offers 10 spacious rooms • May–mid­Oct • www.
with eclectic decor. North breezewayresort.com • $$
Days Inn Conway shopping and Westerly’s Misquamicut
MAP B3 • 372 Main St, White Mountain National Beach (see p52) is a short
Great Barrington, MA Forest trails are nearby. walk from this family-
01230 • 413 528 3150 friendly motel and
• www.daysinn.com • $ The Latchis Hotel apartment complex
This well-maintained & Theatre where every room has
chain motel with spacious MAP K6 • 50 Main St, a refrigerator and some
rooms is right at the Brattleboro, VT 05301 have cooking facilities.
southern edge of town. • 802 254 6300 • www. Guests can also make use
It makes an excellent latchis.com • $ of the outdoor pool and
base for foraging for The Latchis is one of only private beach area.
antiques in nearby South two remaining Art Deco
Egremont and Sheffield. buildings in Vermont. It East Wind Inn
has modest rooms, free MAP Q4 • Mechanic
Herbert Grand Wi-Fi, and a three-screen St, Tenants Harbor, ME
Hotel theater showing art and 04860 • 207 372 6366
MAP N2 • 246 Main St, independent films. • May–Oct • www.east
Kingfield, ME 04947 • 207 windinn.com • $$
265 2000 • www.herbert Monhegan House Wake to lobster boats
grandhotel.com • $ MAP Q4 • Main Rd, Mon­ heading out to haul their
Step back to 1918 at hegan Island, ME 04852 catch at this sprawling
this marvelously old- • 207 594 7983 • late harborfront inn. Rooms
fashioned mountain hotel May–early Oct • www. are furnished with a mix
close to Sugarloaf skiing monheganhouse.com • $ of country furniture and
and golf. The rooms are Almost nothing has local antiques. Some of
small, but all have baths. changed about this island the 26 rooms share baths.
For a key to hotel price categories see p142

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