09.11 PulseTRAVEL - The Perfect Weekend Getaway to Recover from Summer Vacation!

By Steph Moore

Feel like you need a vacation from summer vacation? Sure, it was great spending time with your boyfriend’s family at the beach, or hanging out with all your cousins at the annual family picnic, or seeing all your old college buddies for a few nights on the town. But fun can be exhausting…so now’s the time ~ before the insanity of the holidays kicks in ~ to treat yourself (and maybe your significant other or your best girlfriend) to some pampering.

For couples looking for a romantic weekend escape (and we all need one from time to time!) or friends (maybe your maid of honor or the friend who helped you after that really hurtful breakup?) who want to leave behind the stresses of everyday life, The Woodstock Inn & Resort is offering two new packages that promise pampering and relaxation along with culinary indulgences. The S.O.S. Spoil Our Selves and Girlfriend Getaway packages include $50 or $100 spa credits per person to use at the new 10,000 square-foot LEED-designed spa. In addition, each package includes complimentary food and beverage to enjoy Woodstock’s delectable signature Vermont cuisine.

Available through 2011, Woodstock’s indulgent packages include:

S.O.S. ~ Spoil Our Selves
One night luxury accommodations (or add additional nights)
$100 spa credit per person
Wine amenity in room upon arrival
Dinner for two in the Red Rooster or Richardson’s Tavern restaurants
Prices start at $549 per night based on double occupancy*

Girlfriend Getaway
One night luxury accommodations (or add additional nights)
$50 spa credit per person
Welcome martini (or drink of choice)
Prices start at $354 per night based on double occupancy*

The Spa, offering a nature-inspired ambiance featuring nourishing treatments and organic products, is set against the resort’s private green and is comprised of 10 treatment rooms, tranquil men’s and women’s lounges, a light-filled Great Room, luxurious Woodstock Suite, spacious lockers and shower areas, and a salon. The expansive Great Room provides guests entrance to a four-season, secluded outdoor courtyard featuring a Scandinavian-style sauna, a fire pit, hot soaking pool, and meditation tree. Each season, a different signature treatment takes center stage among the sizeable array of year-round spa offerings. Mirroring the four seasons of Vermont, each 100-minute treatment (pumpkin spice, deep forest, vanilla maple and berry bliss) draws upon natural outdoor elements to apply restorative ingredients to sooth, rejuvenate, and heal the body.

The Inn provides guests with a number of recreational and dining options to enhance their stay. The Red Rooster, the resort’s award-winning fine dining restaurant emphasizes a menu using fresh, local ingredients sourced from the best purveyors in New England. Richardson’s Tavern offers a cozy old-world atmosphere with a full bar and live music. Resort activities include an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones designed golf course, a 41,000 square foot Racquet & Fitness Club (with indoor and outdoor tennis courts, indoor racquetball courts, a 30-by-60 foot indoor lap pool, a whirlpool, workout equipment and a steam room and sauna). Guests can also enjoy downtown Woodstock filled with antique shops, art galleries, boutiques, restaurants, specialty food markets and more.