Romantic Winter Getaways To Take This February

Winvian Cottages, Morris, Connecticut

In the bucolic Connecticut countryside, just 98 miles north of Manhattan, lies the Winvian Cottages. In the center, the village of Litchfield is a picture book representation of a revolutionary town square and home (well, second home) to the intelligenista of Manhattan. Here, the daughter of Merrill-Lynch's chairman, Heather Smith, restored her family's 113-acre estate into an upscale resort of 18 themed cottages. For $975 a night, a special discount for Valentine's Day, you can enjoy a dressed-down weekend, including a four-course dinner at the artisanal farm-to-table restaurant, access to the Winvian Spa, and champagne, truffles, and a wood-burning fire for your private cottage. An extra attraction is the Wine Cellar, which offers a collection of hand-selected wines from 13 countries and 37 different regions that you can browse through yourself. [Photo via]