The Getaway - April 2009

Taj Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Location The hotel is on Arlington Street, west of the Boston Common. Highlight Go for morning runs around the Boston Common or along the Charles River and over Longfellow Bridge to Cambridge. Thing to do Take a tour of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, designed by I.M. Pei. Room to book 1409 or any corner suite overlooking Arlington and Newbury streets. Insider tip Each suite comes with a fireplace (and someone to light the fire for you). Rooms 273. GM David Gibbons.  

617-536-5700, tajhotels.com

Chewton Glen

New Milton, Hampshire, U.K.

Location This elegant country house hotel is set in 130 acres of parkland,
a two-hour drive southwest of London. Highlight Explore local villages, where ponies roam wherever they please. Spa The 17-metre indoor pool has classic columns and trompe l’œil painted greenery. Thing to do Relax in the giant indoor vitality pool; there are lots of different water stations to enjoy. Room to book Suite 21, designed by Anita Rosato, is like your own private apartment, with everything from comfortable tweed sofas to a modern take on a traditional half-tester bed. Insider tip Have a Linda Meredith facial; she’s a favourite therapist of Madonna and certain royalty. Rooms 58. GM Andrew Stembridge.  

44-1425-275341, chewtonglen.com

MaMaison Pokrovka Suite Hotel

Moscow, Russia

Location Located on arty-residential Pokrovka Street, the hotel is only a 20-minute drive from the Kremlin. Highlight Wall-size photos outside the elevator doors depict various stages of Russian life. Cuisine Numbers is a highly popular branch of Doucet X.0., one of Moscow’s best-known restaurants. (Try the sweet cod with steamed lettuce.) Spa The 8,600-square-foot Algotherm spa has 14 treatment rooms and an indoor pool big enough for six big strokes. Room to book Suite 207 comes with a life-size black horse lamp by Front for Moooi and a shower large enough for a party. Insider tip Spend time in your suite, complete with a kitchen and a well-stocked library. Rooms 84. GM Fedor Filimonov.  

7-495-229-5797, pokrovka-moscow.com

Editors’ Choice

What made enRoute’s stay.

1. Taking in the view of the Santa Ynez Mountains during the complimentary rooftop yoga session at the Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara.
805-884-0300, canarysantabarbara.com

2. Biting into the surprisingly tender smoked crocodile carpaccio with mango salsa at Quills in the InterContinental Johannesburg Airport Sun.  
27-11-9615400, ichotelsgroup.com

3. Channelling National Velvet while hacking across the Wiltshire Downs on horseback at Lucknam Park in the Cotswolds.  
44-12-2574-2777, lucknampark.co.uk

4. Lying in bed and staring up at the art on the ceiling in the Altstadt Vienna’s Matteo Thun-designed rooms.
43-1-5263-3990, altstadt.at

5. Spending the whole day in a bathrobe at the bucolic Mayflower Inn & Spa’s 20,000-square-foot Spa House in Washington, Connecticut.  
860-868-9466, mayflowerinn.com