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shh
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Username: Shh
Post Number: 2031
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 10:03 am: |     |
Still looking into our tenth anniversary weekend.
Been going back and forth and I think we decided to do three nights at a Spa.
I found several within a few hours upstate NY that look nice.
Anyone been to:
Emerson Inn & Spa (near Woodstock)
Mirbeau Spa (Fingerlakes Region)
The Copperhood Inn & Spa (near Woodstock)
New Age Health Spa (Catskills)
The first three are preferred because we can actually drink real coffee and wine. New Age is more of a true health spa, no caffeine or alcohol allowed, though they seem to have more fitness classes, and a family member who went there loved it. (She's AA and had a thermos of coffee in her car which she drank for 2 days.)
I guess there's also Canyon Ranch in MA and the Norwich Inn. Any firsthand experience or info is welcomed! |
mwoodwalk
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Username: Mwoodwalk
Post Number: 257
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2005 - 9:35 pm: | |
Have friends who were just at Emerson a couple of weeks ago. They said the rooms were great, food was great, but that there wasn't much to do, esp. if your husband isn't into the whole "spa" aspect. Bottom line, if you're someone who needs "activities" or such in the area, sounds like this is not the place.
I will repeat my earlier suggestion of Mohonk (which, incidentally, is constructing a spa and fitness center---but in the meantime, there massage/spa offerings seem quite good). Good luck choosing, and have fun.
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shh
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Username: Shh
Post Number: 2047
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2005 - 10:08 pm: | |
Thanks Mwoodwalk.
We actually did book the Emerson. My husband is into taking yoga and other classes, (maybe a massage too) and we can hike, bike, etc. They seem to have everything. Between breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner, and enjoying the facilities we'll be pretty busy. Plus, Woodstock is really close if we decide to leave the premises.
One reason I chose Emerson is because it combined everything I was looking for: full spa facilities, luxury, good food and wine, and not too far. My initial reaction was that it was a little too luxurious (at least cost-wise) but I decided we're only going to celebrate our tenth anniversary once, so we might as well live it up.
I'll definitely report back in early May! |
mwoodwalk
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Username: Mwoodwalk
Post Number: 258
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2005 - 10:19 pm: | |
Enjoy your weekend away. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time.
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Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 1262
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 8:27 am: | |
Enjoy it! I had a baby right before our 10th so I am still waiting for that romantic weekend. Maybe for the 20th? |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 1930
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 9:19 am: | |
shh,
I believe Woodstock has some organic sock artisans in residence..Mr. shh may not want to miss it.
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Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 2364
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:34 am: | |
Hank: Have you thought of Gurney's?. It's an inn, a spa, and an oceanfront resort. It's located in a very special place (Montauk, NY), proximal to (but very different from) the spiffy Hamptons, and a great place to really get away from it all. Check it out...
www.gurneys-inn.com
-s.
BTW: |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 2048
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 11:10 am: | |
Does Soda think Hank & I are celebrating our tenth anniversary?
And you're correct Hank, we will be visiting an artist who looms socks with hemp. I'm having a pair custom made for the occasion! |
Hank Zona
Citizen
Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 1932
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 11:18 am: | |
as wonderful as I think shh is, we havent been together long enough to celebrate our tenth, in fact, we've never really been together all that much at all...but thanks for the tip Soda (and shh...you dont have to act horrified about the fact he thought it was "our" tenth).  |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 2365
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 11:36 am: | |
Oops. I meant shh. Please pardon the gaffe, but do check out Gurney's anyhow.
-s.
BTW: The East End's very groovy in the winter. You'll have fun, I promise. |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 2050
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 12:00 pm: | |
Montauk will have to be another time. This one's booked already (for spring, not winter).
Hank, I didn't act horrified, just got a chuckle out of it.
(As I'm sure you did too.) |
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