Best spring and summer packages and enhancements from Massachusetts inns

Purple lilacs on a desk at Deerfield InnWith warm weather and May flowers comes the spring itch to travel.  We’ve surveyed the innkeepers at Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) for their most popular and well loved packages and enhancements.  Some of the ideas they offered will … Read more

Add-on’s create the perfect memorable DINE getaway at inns in Massachusetts, Part 3 in the series

Lydia Harding Suite at Captain's House Inn

We’re returning to offer ideas for add-ons and enhancements to make your trip to the ten Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) memorable. We started with ideas for inns in Maine and New Hampshire. Last week, we covered fabulous … Read more

Spotlight on The Deerfield Inn, Historic Deerfield, MA

Deerfield Inn, holiday decorThroughout our series, we’ve created profiles of DINE members.  Today we will focus on the Historic Deerfield Inn, located within a living museum offering insight into colonial America.  We’re delighted to have created spotlights on each of the Distinctive Inns Read more

One Tank Romantic Getaways to New England – Part IV – The Berkshires

Over the past month, we’ve been celebrating the lowest summer gas prices in years with a blog series on one-tank romantic getaways to the Distinctive Inns of New England.  Each week we featured a few of the 12 member Read more

Honeymoons & Mini-moons in Massachusetts – It’s all about you. Fourth in the series

bridal couple at Grafton InnToday we’ll continue our series dedicated to combining the perfect honeymoon with Distinctive Inns in Massachusetts.  For those who don’t have time for a full honeymoon, a Massachusetts mini-moon is the perfect answer.  You’ll find four of the 12 Distinctive Read more

Fall in love in DINE country: Part II, a love story from Deerfield Inn

Last week we started a series on the DINE blog about love stories from DINE country.  We told a fun story about how two people found young love at the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina.  With romantic New England Read more

Singles, this one’s for you: DINE celebrates the unattached on Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day packages for singles at Distinctive Inns of New EnglandThey say Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but for the 50-or-more percent of Americans who remain unattached and single on Valentine’s Day it’s a ruthless reminder that they’re on their own to buy chocolates and roses. Distinctive Inns of New Read more

Old Deerfield Christmas Sample Craft Fair

For another great Fall Getaway, how about a trip to Old Deerfield, Massachusetts?  This quaint town has been preserved for all time with many historic homes available for viewing along with a great museum complete with a wonderful museum store.  … Read more

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art

 

For those of you who like modern, contemporary art, here is a museum visit that you should definitely schedule this summer or fall.  Like MOMA, its larger counterpart in New York City, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (“MoCA”) is … Read more

Valentine’s Day in Historic Deerfield, MA Featuring American Heritage Chocolate Celebration

This is a unique way to spend Valentine’s Day weekend in Deerfield, Massachusetts.  The seventh annual American Heritage Chocolate Celebration will be exploring everything chocolate including a sumptuous array of gourmet chocolate desserts, foods, and beverages provided by the Deerfield Read more