Short of flying on a private jet, American Airlines will offer perhaps the most premium way of getting to the Super Bowl.
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The name Hemlock Neversink might conjure a wooded fairyland, and that idea isn’t too far from the truth. The 34-room all-inclusive hotel, opening Oct. 13, is set on 230 tree-filled acres in New York’s Catskills region. Activities include guided bird-watching and pine-needle weaving, but the core purpose of the property is to serve as a wellness retreat. Guests will be offered a survey with questions such as “How structured do you like your days?” and “Would you like to move or rest?” The answers are meant to inform a daily itinerary created by the Hemlock team, which might include animal therapy with an on-site herd of goats or a morning cardio dance class. At the spa, nature-inspired treatments such as the Neversink Ice and Stone Ritual, which involves an herb-infused cold water bath, a hot steam shower and a hot river-stone massage, are available for an added charge. The property’s design draws from the region’s Quaker heritage, with a neutral color palette, ash and walnut furniture and quilt-inspired custom wool rugs by Manhattan’s Crosby Street Studios. The husband-and-wife owners, Sims and Kristen Foster, who were recently nominated for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur for their other Catskills hotels (including the DeBruce and Kenoza Hall), conceived of another inviting dining space for Hemlock Neversink: Bittersweet, which has two fireplaces, will focus on seasonal and locally sourced dishes.
“Lurking seems to be a familial trait,” writes the New York-based British photographer Victoria Hely-Hutchinson in the preface to her new photo book. “I Left My Grandmother’s House” is about the aristocratic Austrian side of her family, who have been idling for centuries around the fringes of European history. (“Heinrich used to have the same hairdresser as Putin,” reads one of the book’s enigmatic disclosures about her relatives.) Inspired by cinéma vérité filmmakers, Hely-Hutchinson has for over a decade been documenting her titled extended family with an unsentimental yet humanistic touch. Unmade beds and lonely sunlit reception halls are interspersed with spontaneous portraits (captured, for instance, mid-hug or amid the commotion of freeing a trapped bird). Hely-Hutchinson’s ease with her subjects infuses the imposing settings with a moody, lived-in warmth. But the ease wasn’t always there; as Hely-Hutchinson sought to connect with more distant branches of her family tree, she says, dinners began to feel like “family blind dates” during which she and her relatives tiptoed around the unspoken question: “How much do we trust each other to tell the intimate stories?” The answer can be found in the book’s evocative quotes, alternately mordant and macabre, many of which come from the
Short of flying on a private jet, American Airlines will offer perhaps the most premium way of getting to the Super Bowl.
Brockencote Hall, Chaddesley Corbett, WorcestershireYou might think you’ve rolled up at a luxury Loire valley chateau when you arrive at this Victorian manor in landscaped parkland. There’s nothing too luxe about the price, though, with B&B from £138. Spend what you save on a nine-course tasting extravaganza in the restaurant, perhaps matching it with a flight of wine. A normal two- or three-course dinner might feature local produce such as Worcestershire duck breast with confit duck hash and artisanal cheeses. There’s plenty to do during the day – fishing, tennis, or a stroll around the 29 hectares. The 21 bedrooms range from contemporary classics to feature suites.Doubles from £138 B&B, nine-course dinner £85, brockencotehall.com
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