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This gorgeous farm hotel is a secluded, serene haven for foodies and nature lovers where guests can immerse themselves in the beauty of the Appalachians by enjoying the venue’s 4,200 acres of land and all the various activities offered. The sprawling lawns, ponds, rustic barns, and babbling creeks, as well as the majestic Smoky Mountains in the distance, create a peaceful, serene atmosphere.
Features: Guests at Blackberry can spend time riding the horses or visiting the stables, go fly fishing in the Hesse Creek, or just take in the gorgeous surroundings sitting in a rocking chair. There are many culinary activities to partake in, such as wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, brewery tours, and gardening. Another luxury of the farm is the beautiful, serene spa at The Wellhouse, which offers various treatments, yoga classes, and a fitness center.
Accommodation: Guests can stay in one of the various chic, private cottages or the cozy rooms within the Main House or Guest House. The cottages differ in size and amenities, but they all include plush, comfortable beds, large porches, stocked mini-fridges, flat-screen TVs, and luxurious bathrooms.
Food: The restaurant, The Barn, offers a true farm-to-table dining experience as a majority of the produce is picked from the property’s garden. The seasonal, farm-to-table menus are served in a gorgeous, rustic setting that includes an 8,000-square-foot wine cellar.
Name: Blackberry Farm
Location: 1471 West Millers Cove Road, Walland, Tennessee 37886 United States
Website: http://www.blackberryfarm.com/
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Historic Tapoco Lodge is rustic mid-range hotel located on 120 acres of land in the Nantahala National Forest, with tree-covered mountains and the rushing Cheoah River providing a scenic backdrop. The all-inclusive plan includes a hearty buffet breakfast and three-course dinner.
Features: Several miles of hiking trails originate on the lodge’s grounds, and the river offers opportunities for fly fishing and kayaking. Coffee, apples, and granola bars are offered in the lobby, and there is a small souvenir shop. The hotel has a theater with a stage and two pool tables.
Accommodation: Tapoco offers there type of room categories: Lodge Rooms, Lodge Suites, and Cabins. Amenities vary by room type and include any combination (or lack) of flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, microwaves, and K-Cup coffeemakers. Some cabins have whirlpool baths, outdoor hot tubs, wooden decks, spacious living rooms, or full kitchens.
Food: The all-inclusive plan includes a hearty buffet breakfast and three-course dinner. There are two restaurants on-site including SlickRock Grill, a casual restaurant with a riverside brick patio that’s popular with motorcyclists coming through the area. There’s also Jasper’s, a restaurant with a country feel and rough-hewn wood furniture.
Name: Historic Tapoco Lodge
Location: 14981 Tapoco Road, Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771, United States
Website: http://tapocolodge.com/
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Travaasa Austin is an upscale spa resort set on the hilltop of a gorgeous nature preserve with forested canyons, about half an hour from downtown Austin. Guests can choose to stay a la carte, or opt for the all-inclusive package, which comes with the addition of all meals and a $175 daily resort credit per person to use towards spa treatments and private classes.
Features: Gorgeous infinity pool, luxurious spa, restaurant serving organic fare, and vast array of activities including a beautiful infinity-edge pool with a wooden deck overlooking the canyons. The luxurious spa has 11 treatment rooms, a hot tub, and sauna. Guests can indulge in a host of various outdoor activities, including a challenge course with rope climbing and a zip line, horseback riding and archery.
Accommodation: There are two types of rooms available at the resort: Canyon View and Nature View. Rooms are tastefully decorated in a rustic, country style. All rooms have flat-screen TVs, coffee- and tea-making facilities, and free Wi-Fi, plus thoughtful touches like free bottled water, organic coffee, and welcome snacks.
Food: Travaasa has a restaurant serving organic, local fare, with many of the ingredients used sourced from the hotel’s own farm. The hotel’s Preserve Kitchen + Bar serves local, organic fare (many of the ingredients sourced from its own working farm) in a lovely, high-ceilinged space or on the beautiful patio.
Name: Travaasa Austin
Location: 13500 Farm to Market Road 2769, Austin, Texas 78726, United States
Website: http://travaasa.com/austin/
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Canyon Ranch is a health spa and all-inclusive resort in north Tucson near the Santa Catalina Mountains. The resort focuses on wellness, nutrition, and fitness. Few spa resorts in America offer the range of services and experienced professionals found at Canyon Ranch. A stay here is designed to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle, and no alcohol is served at the resort.
Features: There is an 80,000-square-foot spa complex where dozens of spa treatments are available. Guests can enjoy outdoor activities such as tennis, racquetball, and guided hikes as well. There are also plenty of spaces to relax throughout the manicured property, included heated saline pools, Jacuzzis, and saunas.
Accommodation: Rooms at Canyon Ranch are big and modern with some luxe features. Extra room features include cozy robes, iPod docks, flat-screen TVs, and DVD players. Luxury Suites come with one, two, or three bedrooms and include a master suite, living room, dining area, kitchen, washer/dryer, and patio.
Food: Canyon Ranch has two dining rooms where three healthy, gourmet, low-calorie meals are served daily. Nutritionists offer lectures on the food and information is provided about the variety of health benefits of consuming a nutrient-rich, low-calorie diet.
Name: Canyon Ranch
Location: 8600 East Rockcliff Road, Tucson, Arizona 85750, United States
Website: http://www.canyonranchdestinations.com/tucson/
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Set on 3,000 acres between Phoenix and Tucson, the White Stallion Ranch is an all-inclusive, family-oriented dude ranch with 41 Western-style rooms. With desert, mountains, enormous saguaro cacti, and genuine cowboys, this 50 years old family-run resort looks like a movie set.
Features: The White Stallion Ranch is all about horses and the outdoors, with a wide variety of trail rides, including all-day trips into the canyons. There are also a swimming pool, petting zoo for kids, and a spa with a redwood hot tub and sauna for adults. The game room includes pool, foosball, and air hockey tables; the outdoor sport court is used for volleyball, basketball, and paddle tennis.
Accommodation: Rooms at the White Stallion Ranch are clean and spacious standalone casitas that run the gamut from Standard Single Rooms to Deluxe Suites that sleep five to a four-bedroom Hacienda. Amenities include private patios and Wi-Fi, iPod docks, mini-fridges, and safes.
Food: Meals are served family style in a fun, Western mess hall, and, unlike the Old West, chefs are happy to accommodate special diets. The dining room serves a range of Southwestern-style cuisine and snacks are available throughout the day (all food is included in rates).
Name: White Stallion Ranch
Location: 9251 W Twin Peaks Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85743, United States
Website: http://www.whitestallion.com/
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Stonehurst Manor is a charming mid-range option for those looking for a unique but reasonably priced place to stay. With only 26 rooms, and full-service breakfast and dinner included in the rates, this hotel has a cozy bed-and-breakfast vibe. Stonehurst Manor is just uphill from the main shops and restaurants of North Conway Village.
Features: The Stonehurst has sprawling gardens and a number of hiking and skiing trails on the property. While there isn’t a fitness center on the property, guests will find plenty to do to stay active, both on- and off-site; hiking, golf, and skiing are a few popular activities in the area.
Accommodation: Each room in the main manor has its own unique character. Some have whirlpool tubs, fireplaces, or both, and most have four-poster or canopy beds. The Mountain View Wing is slightly more affordable and each room in this section has a private outdoor entrance and views of the White Mountains.
Food: A full-service breakfast and dinner are included for all guests. A full-service breakfast and dinner are included for all guests. The main dining room, where breakfast and dinner is served, is right off the lobby.
Name: The Stonehurst Manor
Location: 3351 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, White Mountains 03860, United States
Website: http://www.stonehurstmanor.com/
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The Travaasa Hana, Maui overlooking Hana Bay delivers rustic luxury in the middle of Maui’s lush, secluded east coast on acres of uncrowded property. At Travaasa Hana, Maui, you’ll encounter a remote natural setting, faithfulness to the local Hawaiian culture, freedom from modern conveniences.
Features: With two pools, tennis courts, a fitness center, shops, and one of Hawaii’s best spas, Travaasa Hana offers nearly as much as any other Maui mega-resort. The all-inclusive package includes three meals daily and a $125 resort credit per person per day, which can be used toward spa treatments and private classes.
Accommodation: All the units are spacious and every bit as modern and large as the rooms at any top Hawaiian luxury hotel. Units in the single-story cottages range from Junior Suite Bay Cottages to two-bedroom Plantation House and three-bedroom, two-bath Waikoloa Suite.
Food: The resort has only one restaurant but the variety and quality of dishes is likely to keep most guests happy. Ka’Uiki, the hotel’s restaurant, has a genuinely awesome menu that features local produce, locally caught fish, and beef from the Maui Cattle Company. It serves three meals a day.
Name: The Travaasa Hana
Location: 5031 Hana Hwy, PO Box 9, Hana, Hawaii 96713, United States
Website: http://travaasa.com/hana/
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Several miles east of Tucson, the Tanque Verde Ranch has one of the best locations in the West for guests who want to experience the rustic ranch life while enjoying a luxe resort. With the dramatic Rincon Mountains and Saguaro National Park East on one side, and the Coronado National Forest on the other, there’s room to stretch out and explore here
Features: A historic dude ranch offers numerous activities and amenities like Horseback lessons, mountain biking, hiking, waterfalls, Jacuzzi, and striking mountain views, five outdoor tennis courts, catch-and-release fishing excursions. La Sonora Spa offers interesting array of treatments, with ingredients such as wine, chocolate, and coffee beans.
Accommodation: With 70 rooms scattered across its large property, the Tanque Verde Ranch offers privacy and quiet amidst the natural desert surroundings. Suites include private patios and fireplaces; some offer Jacuzzi tubs. There is free Wi-Fi, but no TVs — though the lack of TVs may help enhance guests’ connection to the great outdoors.
Food: Food is served buffet-style and includes American fare with a Southwestern twist. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served up daily in the dining room. Meals are communal and included in the hotel rate. One good thing about the resort is that breakfast, lunch, and dinner served up daily in the dining room.
Name: Tanque Verde Ranch
Location: 14301 East Speedway Road, Tucson, Arizona 85748, United States
Website: http://www.tanqueverderanch.com/
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The mid-range Woodloch Pines is a family-focused resort that sees guests returning year after year, personalizing traditions rooted here since 1958. The all-inclusive rates cover meals and most drinks, though the massive dining room with family-style plates may not be for everyone. Woodloch Pines retains the bucolic private setting it’s always had, though it’s now filled with more families and young children than earlier years.
Features: Lake Teedyuskung at Woodloch Pines Resort provides an ideal setting for many of them, including kayaking, paddle boating, and sailing. Cold weather shifts the program to ice skating and sledding. There are also a large sports center and a golf course and modern fitness center where yoga and Pilates classes are available.
Accommodation: Woodloch’s many room types are spread across multiple buildings and come in a variety of sizes, but most have a similarly dated mix of country decor. All rooms also have mini-fridges and coffeemakers. Some have stocked kitchenettes and balconies with lake views.
Food: All-inclusive dining takes place in a massive dining hall capable of holding the 1,000 or so potential guests. Meals are served family-style on platters for tables to share. Other dining options include the sports bar in the main lodge and The Grille Room over at the Country Club as well as various snack bars, but these amenities aren’t included in the rates.
Name: Woodloch Pines Resort
Location: 731 Welcome Lake Rd., Hawley, Pennsylvania 18428, United States
Website: https://www.woodloch.com/
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