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Litchfield County,
Connecticut Give thanks for the Mayflower Inn From the March 26, 2001 Issue of New York 
When the stress
of Manhattan gets to be too much, the simplest solution is a two-hour
drive to the Mayflower Inn in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Book
a massage the moment you arrive in the fully equipped spa and feel
the tension melt away. The inn is the brainchild of Adriana and Robert
Mnuchin, who tried to re-create an English country manor house --
and they haven't overlooked a thing. The 25 bedrooms are tastefully
furnished with antiques, Frette linens on the four-poster beds, spacious
bathrooms with deep tubs, even a decanter of sherry for a pre-dinner
aperitif. Chef Thomas Moran's menu features local produce in the formal
dining room, with a lighter menu in the cozy tap room next door. For
an after-dinner drink, retire to the paneled library, enjoy the roaring
fire and extensive collection of antique and modern books -- and just
feel at home. There's a cunningly concealed swimming pool, and quiet
walks in the beautiful gardens of this 28-acre estate. Saturday morning,
choose between a four-and-a-half-mile hike or an aerobics class, but
if antiques hunting is more your style, this area is mecca.-- GILLIAN DUFFY |
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