Simply when it looks as if the key lodge conglomerates are gobbling up each cooler small model they’ll discover, independent-minded vacationers can take solace: Cape Cod-based Salt Inns is increasing by itself phrases.
The lodge collective, based mostly in Provincetown, Massachusetts, has a North American presence with properties in Miami (Resort Greystone), Cape Cod (the Salt Home Inn in Provincetown) and initiatives within the works in Minneapolis and Mexico. However the firm’s newest openings in Connecticut and on Nantucket are notable additions to the New England hospitality scene.
The Abner in Litchfield, Connecticut, is a change of the Litchfield County Courthouse to a 20-room luxurious lodge. The renovation entailed turning the previous courtroom into the Courtroom, a restaurant that options repurposed judges’ benches and jury packing containers as banquette seating and reception desks. We dare you to not be impressed to channel your inside Mariska Hargitay and make a Legislation & Order-inspired courtroom monologue after eating right here.
“We went to Litchfield, and it is sort of a Hallmark film set. It’s so stunning,” stated Salt Inns co-founder David Bowd. “Restoring these historic buildings is simply a lot enjoyable.”
The Abner, designed by Salt Inns co-founder Kevin O’Shea, additionally options Verdict, a seasonal rooftop bar. The lofty watering gap is supposed to be a nod to turn-of-the-century formal gardens and options views of the encircling countryside. Visitors can examine into a variety of rooms, from the comfy Cosy (previously a choose’s chamber and now excellent for solo vacationers) to Chamber Suites (previously a choose’s extra spacious chambers that now provide a spacious rest room and a seating space on prime of ordinary facilities like Additional and Palermo Physique bathtub facilities and a minibar stocked with domestically sourced gadgets). Breakfast is included with every keep — a Salt Inns model normal.
However the model is not stopping there. The staff additionally opened The Brant on Nantucket earlier this 12 months, which options 26 rooms and suites throughout a three-building advanced and might really feel just like the offspring of a few of the island’s glitzy resorts and comfortable inns. Visitors can take pleasure in a complimentary breakfast earlier than lounging across the pool with a cocktail or mocktail and a dog-eared copy of the most recent Elin Hilderbrand novel. Lodging vary from studios to multi-bed suites with kitchenettes.
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“It is a five-minute stroll from the ferry terminal however miles away from the crowds,” Bowd stated with a smile.
The continued enlargement provides vacationers extra alternatives to get to know Salt Inns, which is not a part of any main loyalty community however does have a choose presence on the Hyatt-owned Mr. and Mrs. Smith boutique and luxurious lodge reserving platform.
Whereas not one of the Mr and Mrs Smith-participating properties are but on World of Hyatt, an organization spokesperson notes the staff is “working to get The Abner, The Brant and Salt Home onto The World of Hyatt platform now” — a possible win for Hyatt followers trying to earn factors in New England paradise.
Charges at The Abner begin at $250 per evening, whereas these at The Brant begin at $400.
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