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.
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