Savoring Country Pleasures at 5 New Getaways
Massachusetts
Huttopia Berkshires
An eco-tourism brand founded in Lyon, France, in 1999, Huttopia creates properties meant to appeal to outdoor adventurers. Its newest U.S. escape, Huttopia Berkshires, which opened this month, is no different. Spread across 123 acres in Hancock, Mass., the resort is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Boston, in an area rife with lakes and hiking and biking trails.
Choose from 45 wood-and-canvas tents available seasonally, and 11 year-round tiny houses (with more accommodations in the works). The Bonaventure tents, for up to two guests, are the camp's basic offering, with queen beds, electricity, a cooler, cookware and shared bath houses. For more room (up to five guests), privacy and amenities, try the Trappeur tents, which have two bedroom areas, a bathroom, mini-fridge, sink, wood stove, terrace, barbecue and fire pit. If you love the outdoors but don't necessarily love sleeping in a tent, the Sierra Tiny Houses accommodate up to five guests and have wood stoves, kitchens, bathrooms and outdoor lounge areas.
Cool off in a swimming pool with mountain views and meet fellow campers at a community fire pit by the main lodge. Stop at the camp's Café-Bistro for pizzas, salads, croissants, crepes, smoothies, wine and local craft beers. Go for a drive and catch a concert at Tanglewood, in Lenox, and visit museums, including the Norman Rockwell Museum, in Stockbridge; Mass MoCA, in North Adams; and the Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown. Prices from $93 a night (for the Bonaventure tents).
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