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The Berkshires The B&B based in this lovely pillared, Georgian-style mansion on twelve acres bordering the Massachusetts Turnpike has been enhanced and expanded by owners Alice and Len Schiller. They first upgraded the eight original bedrooms in the mansion, and later added eight luxury rooms in two new buildings in back. Each of the original bedrooms now has a telephone,
CD player and TV/VCR. All but two have kingsize beds. There are fans
over the bed in the Madame Butterfly Room, with original headboards and
oriental accents, and vintage rose wallpaper and two posh chairs in the In back is the Cottage House with four spacious rooms called junior suites. Each has a gas fireplace and TV/VCR. Two add large whirlpool tubs. A giraffe sculpture occupies a corner of the room aptly named Out of Africa, and three black masks grace the wall. An interesting wall hanging of five golf clubs linked horizontally by leather cords is a focal point in the St. Andrews Room, also notable for a high, plump fishnet canopy bed. The largest Provence Room on the end has windows on three sides and is decorated in mauve and white toile florals. Four top-of-the-line rooms occupy a new building called the Barn, complete with open cupola in the common entry. Each spacious, cathedral-ceilinged room has a king bed, corner gas fireplace, double whirlpool, TV/VCR and private deck. They range from one of Shaker simplicity to the richness of the Shakespeare and Wharton rooms. The barn also contains a fitness room for guests. Back in the main house, guests meet over complimentary wine and cheese in an expansive living room and adjacent library. Breakfast by candlelight is served in the elegant dining room at a table set for sixteen, with eight more seats available in a smaller room beyond. The meal might start with juice and a fresh fruit plate, orange-cranberry compote or baked pears. The main course could be baked eggs with havarti and dill, sausage soufflé, portobello mushroom strata, lemon cottage-cheese pancakes or vanilla french toast. Orange-blueberry bread, apple crisp or apricot cheese bread could accompany The Schillers have a culinary background, she having
worked with the (413) 298-3337 or (888) 466-7865. Fax (413) 298-3406. E-mail: innkeeper@stockbridgeinn.com For more information: www.stockbridgeinn.com Sixteen rooms with private baths. Doubles, $165
to $345 June-October, $140 to $245 rest of year. Three-night minimum
summer and holiday weekends.
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