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Four Weekend Escapes
Get Out of Here!
When nothing will help but seeing the hassles of home (and the kids) in your rearview mirror

1. Vinotherapy Weekend, Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham
Drive From Boston: 90 minutes.
What Awaits: Wine tasting upon arrival, two nights in a plush room, breakfast overlooking the ocean, and a shiraz scrub for two in the inn’s new $25 million spa. (Starting at $875 for two; 800-332-1577, chathambarsinn.com)

2. Winter Rejuvenation, Breakwater Inn & Spa, Kennebunkport, ME
Drive From Boston: 2 hours, 30 minutes.
What Awaits: Two nights’ stay, an romatherapy massage and facial, and a wintry wonderland right outside your doorstep. (Starting at $278 per person; 207-967-5333, thebreakwaterinn.com)

3. Elopement Package, the Chanler, Newport, RI
Drive From Boston: 90 minutes.
What Awaits: Justice of the peace, photographer, tasting menu, champagne, cake, and the chance to avoid that holiday favorite, “Aren’t you married yet?” (Starting at $4,000 for two; 401-847-1300, thechanler.com)

4. Celebrate You, Canyon Ranch, Lenox
Drive From Boston: 2 hours.
What Awaits: Three healthy meals per day, guided hikes or snowshoe treks, a 100,000-square-foot spa, and the bliss of knowing no one. (Starting at $2,040 per person; 413-637-4100, canyonranch.com) —Christie Matheson

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Originally published in Boston magazine, December 2007

 
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