The only requirement given to the original 15 designing architects was that each cottage must relate to something in Connecticut. Thus, the Helicopter Cottage actually houses a 1947 Coast Guard HH37 Sea King
Pelican helicopter built at nearby
Sikorsky Helicopters, one of the state’s largest employers.
Probably one of the world’s most luxurious helicopter hangers, a gas fireplace, king bed, whirlpool tub and double glass shower add to the entertainment center and wet bar found inside the helicopter. The Helicopter Cottage offers the ideal “mancation” with the chance to sit in the pilot seat for guys who fear B&Bs and for women looking for pampered indulgence.
The centerpiece of the spacious Charter Oak Cottage is a large floor-to-ceiling tree reminiscent of the tree that hid Connecticut’s charter during the revolutionary war. This cottage also houses a blue tile shower and whirlpool room big enough to host a small cocktail party. Yet the Charter Oak Cottage’s living room with its large bar is probably a more appropriate setting for that. Maybe the most dramatic of cottages is the treehouse, true to name, built into the crook of a
massive tree on the property.
As much a part of the adventure is the culinary experience at Winvian. From breakfast through dinner
every morsel that touches your mouth will be an enlivening
experience. Ride off the meals on upright bicycles supplied of course by Winvian, while exploring the property and nearby preserve, and you’ve found the perfect way to explore the adventure of love.
Winvian, Morris, CT,
860-567-9600
Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, MT
From the stately hills of Western Connecticut to the wild and woolly west, Triple Creek Ranch offers a rugged luxury highlighted by towering pines on the side of Trapper Peak, the highest mountain in Western Montana’s Rockies.
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