"Spread across 300 acres of rolling hills and rambling trails, Vermont’s bucolic Twin Farms evokes a sort of country romance—it’s a sensation befitting a place purchased by Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis for his wife, journalist Dorothy Thompson, as part of his engagement promise to her. With just 20 accommodations, including cottages and rooms in a farmhouse, the resort is at once intimate and charming, but doesn’t skimp on modern perks. The rate is all-inclusive, folding in the hotel’s locally sourced, rightfully acclaimed food—which changes so regularly that chef Nathan Rich won’t even put out a daily menu—and glasses of vino from the property’s 15,000-bottle collection selected by sommelier Keven Ring. (And if you’d prefer to enjoy your meal in your room rather than in one of the dining areas, that can be arranged, too.) But dinner isn’t the only meal that should be special; the hotel offers picnics to-go, too, which you can tuck into after a long wander in the woods. The baskets, of course, change seasonally; during the summer, you might have a Vermont cheese and charcuterie with garden tomato salad, while the winter might yield a hearty beef chili." - CNT Editors, Betsy Blumenthal
