These Six Luxury Lodgings Offer Exceptional Outdoor Settings Nearby

After months of lock-down you may be understandably eager to luxuriate in a lodging offering creative food with optional room service overlooking great views, fresh-air activities, and access to gorgeous surroundings perfect for solitary walks in the crisp sweater-weather of late fall.

Travel restrictions may be in place, but here’s a sampling of fine properties across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Oregon and Montana with lots of space for social distancing, and loads of outdoor amenities. Each is near outstanding historic sites and natural landscapes.

Weekapaug Inn – Westerly, Rhode Island

While many focus on its coastal summer season, Westerly, Rhode Island offers visitors the juxtaposition of seaside backdrops and changing leaves. With nearly empty beaches surrounded by nature, and long scenic roads (including Route 1A and Route 102), there’s plenty to see and do during the fall season.

Check-in to the Weekapaug Inn, then spend the afternoon outdoors with the on-staff naturalist Mark Bullinger for guided hikes, tide pool walks and prime New England leaf-peeping viewing.

The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences – Richmond, RI

The new Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, which debuted this summer, sits on 3,500 acres of recreation for outdoor enthusiasts, and is a lovely fall destination for domestic travelers, in the heart of southern New England.

The expansive amenity-rich destination estate offers luxury cabin-style overnight accommodations, with an award-winning 18-hole executive golf course, clay and grass tennis courts, 10 fly-fishing ponds, and more than 100 miles of hiking trails.

Chatham Bars Inn – Chatham, Massachusetts

Chatham Bars Inn  on Cape Cod, offers cooking classes using ingredients from the resort’s own eight-acre farm, fly-fishing schools with Orvis endorsed instructors, Wellness for All Seasons retreats and a view of falling leaves by the outdoor fire pit at the cozy South Lounge. 

First opened as a luxury hunting lodge for wealthy Bostonians in 1914, today it is a full-service resort with individually decorated rooms and suites, recreational options, exceptional dining, exclusive spa and an eight-acre farm. Chatham Bars Inn’s 217 quaint accommodations are located in over 30 separate buildings spread throughout the inn’s 25-acre estate. 

Inn at Hastings Park – Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington, Massachusetts offers history, New England charm and festive activities. The Inn at Hastings Park, gives prime access to all of Lexington’s favorite attractions.

Get your seasonal fix with a ride out to the nearby Walden Pond, for the ultimate shots of fall foliage bouncing off the water, or spend the afternoon biking through the 11-mile Minuteman Trail for that Insta-worthy fall capture. 

The Allison Inn & Spa – Newberg, Oregon

A tree-filled 45-minute drive from downtown Portland winds through Oregon’s rolling hills and into the Willamette Valley, to the Allison Inn & Spa.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the hotel is situated among 30 acres of lush surroundings. JORY, The Allison’s signature restaurant, focuses on the bountiful local agriculture, along with an 800+ label award-winning wine list. (And you can always have room-service, if you prefer.)

And for a unique spa experience —even for non-drinkers — try a pinot-inspired botanical and biological therapy produced by wine and grape seed extracts derived from the resort’s own on-property vineyard. 

The Resort at Paws Up – Greenough, Montana

Montana is an out-of-the-box leaf-peeping destination, with acres of unspoiled wilderness and over 30 signature fall adventures in the heart of the Blackfoot Valley at The Resort at Paws Up.

From fly-fishing on the Blackfoot River, horseback riding through the changing Tamarack Trees, e-biking along the mountain trails or hot air ballooning across Montana’s Big Sky, guests will enjoy the 37,000 acres. Glamping season runs until mid-October (dedicated camping butler included). But you can enjoy the comforts and privacy of home in a luxury Wilderness Estate all season long.