The Manor on Golden Pond, located in Holderness, NH is celebrating the Seventh Annual National Iced Tea Month with a special Getaway Package.  Iced tea was created in America nearly 100 years ago, so perhaps it’s only fitting that ours is the only country where the majority of tea is enjoyed cold. In fact, iced tea was invented because visitors to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair were not interested in drinking hot tea on a hot day … so quick-thinking English tea merchant Richard Blechynden added ice, and the rest is history.  

To celebrate, the Manor is offering an enticing two night, mid-week package to guests from June 3rd to July 2nd.  Just reserve either one of their fireplace rooms, Jacuzzi rooms or Suites.  Arriving guests will enjoy a refreshing glass of iced tea while enjoying the panoramic views of Squam Mountain Range and Squam Lake.  Also, they will treat you to a complimentary candlelight multi-course dinner for two.

by Rebecca, Quantum Hospitality

Have you always wanted to take a painting class, but you were not sure how to go about it?  Windham Hill Inn in West Townsend, Vermont has just made it easy!  They are holding their first watercolor painting class May 31^st and June 1^st.  The Inn is situated upon 160 acres and is located at the end of a winding country road, truly a location to bring out the best in your creativity.  The class will be instructed by Karen Becher, a Vermont artist and teacher for the Vermont Art Council.  Karen has been involved with art for over 40 years and works with watercolors, as well as photography.

The Watercolor Painting Class Getaway Package includes two nights lodging, six hours of watercolor painting class, and dinner for two for one evening.  Package rates start at $654.00.  They will even provide you with a “take home studio” to continue your work with watercolors!  Are you ready to get inspired at Windham Hill Inn?

by Rebecca, Quantum Hospitality

About this time every year, we all agree that we’ve probably had enough winter! But in the pristine Northeast Kingdom of Vermont sits a jewel of a bed & breakfast country inn that makes it easy for you to escape for a few days of fun, romance, and relaxation.

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Guests of the Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) save significantly when they become members of the DINE Innsiders Club. All they need to do to enjoy the Innsider benefits is to pick up a DINE brochure during any stay at a DINE inn and use it to keep track of their visits.

Each time Innsiders stay at four different DINE inns, they receive $100 off their next DINE visit of two nights or more. They can do this up to four times, for a total off of $400. This allows Innsiders to explore new inns while also returning to inns they enjoy particularly well.

All DINE inns offer all the services of the finest bed and breakfasts and luxury inns. Their guests enjoy opulent accommodations and a wide variety of recreational activities. The inns themselves are located in historic buildings set in lovely New England settings.

DINE Innsiders already get their money’s worth in comfort and relaxation, plus the inns offer getaway specials, romantic packages, and other lodging discounts. The Innsiders Club provides a bonus savings to recognize Innsiders’ loyalty to the 10 DINE inns.

The inns are (in Rhode Island) Cliffside Inn, (in Vermont) Windham Hill Inn and Rabbit Hill Inn, (in New Hampshire) Chesterfield Inn, Manor on Golden Pond and Inn at Thorn Hill and Spa, (in Massachusetts) Captain’s House Inn, Gateways Inn and Deerfield Inn, and (in Maine) Camden Maine Stay Inn.

The fine print to the Innsider offer is minimal. Some blackout periods and restrictions may be applied by the individual inns. Only $100 DINE dollars can be redeemed at a time. Innsiders need to present their DINE Innsider Card, which is part of the brochure, and have it stamped when they visit inns. There’s no cash value to this offer, and the card expires two years after its issue date.

Innsiders who already use their Innsiders Club card find it an easy process and rewarding too. That extra hundred dollars can buy a special bottle of wine, an afternoon of spa treatments, or some other treat that will make their time away particularly memorable.

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