With the holidays in the rearview, February can get dreary. Bring back the fun by booking a staycation at these local spots offering creative ways to spend the days.
The Chatham Bars Inn looks magical in the snow.
CHATHAM BARS INN
During the summer months, everyone heads to the Cape, but in the winter, the roads heading south out of Boston are relatively quiet. Take advantage of the easy ride and book a weekend at the Chatham Bars Inn (chathambarsinn.com), where the atmosphere is anything but still. Days and nights are chock full of programming and activities that will make anyone forget the weather outside. Foodies can sign up for 90-minute cooking classes with the inn’s talented chefs that end with a family-style dinner. Art lovers can join a paint and sip class or take advantage of the winter art series where works by the finest artists and galleries from Cape Cod and Boston will be on view. Star gazers can take an astronomy class and view the local night sky from a highpowered telescope. You’ll come back to the city energized and in less than two hours.
The Weekapaug Inn at dusk.
WEEKAPAUG INN
Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate. Gather up your closest friends and family members for an exclusive weekend at the Weekapaug Inn (weekapauginn.com). To commemorate their 125th anniversary, the inn is offering the opportunity for guests to reserve all 33 rooms and suites. An in-residence naturalist can curate activities for the entire group like seal spotting on the back terrace, Jeep safaris on the beach and cocktail demonstrations. When evening comes, enjoy star gazing and s’mores around the fire pit.
The Hatchery at Island Creek Oysters
DUXBURY
Flee the city and spend the day in the seaside town of Duxbury. During the weekend of Feb. 16, Saltwater Soul (saltwatersoulsauna.com) will be onsite at Island Creek Oysters (islandcreekoysters.com) to elevate minds, bodies and souls with a wood-fired sauna followed by the time-honored tradition of a cold plunge into the Duxbury Bay. Those who prefer to stay dry can take a free tour of the Hatchery where the baby oysters are spawned and peek inside the inner workings of the caviar packing room. Finish the day with dinner at The Windsor House—the oyster company’s warm, convivial restaurant that showcases the best seafood the region has to offer in creative dishes like swordfish and pork meatballs, monkfish fregola and red snapper “milanaise.”
The Wequasset Resort twinkles
WEQUASSETT RESORT AND GOLF CLUB
Don’t wait for a holiday to treat yourself. Book the Seaside Package at the Wequassett Resort (wequassett.com) and indulge in a pampered, luxurious weekend for you and a guest. The three-night stay at the Round Cove suite includes a Sydney Evan diamond and gold Sea Life charm necklace with a limited edition porcelain jewelry tray, a 50-minute helicopter tour of Cape Cod, a massage in the spa, dinner at Twenty-Eight Atlantic and signature 14k gold cocktails. Start the year off right!
Classic cocktails at The Weston’s French restaurant, The Letf Bank.
THE WESTON
This fall, The Weston (thewestonvt.com) reopened as a luxurious boutique retreat from multi-generational hoteliers with illustrious properties in their portfolio. Re-imagined as a grand country home, the inn boasts five guest rooms and three suites set between two buildings, each individually decorated with English and American antiques, curated fine art and hand-carved poster beds. Thrill seekers can enjoy transportation to and from the nearby ski mountains Okema and Bromley, while chill seekers can unwind in the newly opened spa with signature facials, massages and yoga classes. And when the sun sets, everyone can meet for cocktails and dinner at the on-site French restaurant, The Left Bank, helmed by executive chef Bretton Combs.
Photography by: COURTESY OF THE BRANDS
