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Award-winning Stay - Blantyre Country Estate, a proud member of Relais & Chateaux, is an award-winning luxury resort featuring Café Boulud at Blantyre showcasing Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud's lauded cuisine. Guests will enjoy timeless gilded-age elegance, luxurious guest accommodations, a relaxing spa, as well as activities including tennis, hiking, croquet, and much more. Please note: Blantyre is a non-smoking, adult-only property. Welcoming children 8 years of age and older.

Elegant Atmosphere

A Tudor-style mansion and estate built in 1902, Blantyre is resplendent with modern furnishings with traditional finishes, fireplaces, sumptuous fabrics, and fresh flowers. This elegant destination is set amidst 110 acres of lush lawns and woodlands in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts.

Memorable Getaway

Blantyre is a relaxing retreat with a professional, caring, and friendly staff. A getaway for all seasons, Blantyre offers seasonal Berkshire Activities and transforms through the year to become a fall foliage destination, a summer retreat, and a winter wonderland. Offering memorable events all year long, from Christmas tree lighting to lobster picnics on The Lawn to festive, glittering New Year's Eve parties.

Unforgettable Cuisine

Café Boulud at Blantyre marks the debut of Chef Boulud's cuisine in the Berkshires. His culinary team oversees the resort's dining operation, including the Dom Perignon Salon, in-room dining, and weddings and events. The specialty culinary offerings are enhanced by an award-winning wine cellar boasting nearly 8,000 bottles.

Accommodations

Blantyre offers a variety of extraordinary spaces for your stay. The Manor House features luxurious suites and rooms full of history, character, and comfort. The Carriage House is a short walk from the Manor House and provides a diverse selection of rooms and amenities close to the spa and pool. The Cottages are self-contained residences for those looking for more solitude or family gatherings.

The Manor House

Steeped in a rich, gilded age history, the 1902 Manor House is a welcoming example of Tudor, Jacobean and Scottish influences. Original leaded glass windows, richly burnished woods, and spectacular Murano chandeliers culminate in a luxurious, baronial respite. A fusion of eclectic antique and transitional furnishings, treasured heirlooms, and period art set the stage for grand entertaining throughout the public rooms. Atop the grand staircase, eight gracious guest rooms, many with fireplaces and period details, offer houseguests the opportunity to step back into a gentler time of elegance and romance while pampered with modern conveniences. Each Manor House room boasts a unique character, Matouk linens, Molton Brown Bath Products, distinctive welcome amenities, and modern comforts such as wi-fi and large screen televisions. Please note that due to the estate's historic nature, there is not an elevator between floors.

The Carriage House

Pre-dating the Manor House and originally serving as the property's Carriage House, this unique and charming collection of guest rooms is located adjacent to the Blantyre Spa and a mere 400 yards from the Manor House. The rustic heritage and original details have been refurbished in a neutral palette to reflect the natural surroundings. Each guest room is named after Berkshire's gilded age "cottages" and features a private balcony or garden terrace. Enchanting period artwork, fine fabrics, and an eclectic mixture of contemporary and antique furnishings provide a comfortable yet refined retreat. Carriage House rooms boast a unique character, Matouk linens, Molton Brown Bath Products, distinctive welcome amenities, and modern comforts such as wi-fi and large screen televisions.

The Cottages

Ideal for families and those preferring seclusion within the 110-acre estate, the cottages often reflect whimsical yet refined accommodation. Most with full kitchens and dining areas, all with private terraces and wood-burning fireplaces, guests may enjoy views of the serene countryside, just a stone's throw away from the Manor House. The cottages are expansive yet cozy, with distinctive charm. Each cottage boasts a unique character, Matouk linens, Molton Brown Bath Products, welcome amenities, and modern comforts such as wi-fi and large screen televisions.

Dining - Café Boulud at Blantyre

It is thrilling to announce the permanent residency of Café Boulud at Blantyre. Michelin-starred Chef Daniel Boulud now adds the Berkshires to his portfolio of global dining destinations. The seasonal menu, developed by Chef Daniel and Executive Chef Ethan Koelbel, showcases innovative French classics utilizing the freshest ingredients sourced locally. Dinner is currently offered Wednesday through Sunday.

Michelin-starred Chef Daniel Boulud

As Chef-Owner of several award-winning restaurants and the Feast & Fêtes catering company. While he hails from outside Lyon, France, in New York, he has truly mastered the dining scene and is today considered one of America's leading culinary authorities. Raised on his family's farm in the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu, the chef remains inspired by the rhythm of the seasons and menus driven by fine ingredients. Since arriving in the US in 1982, Boulud has become renowned for the contemporary appeal to soulful cooking rooted in the French tradition.

Dom Pérignon inspired the Champagne Salon.

The new Dom Pérignon Salon, the only one of its kind sanctioned by the legendary champagne house, is tucked away in a jewel-box-like setting adorned with a vintage Baccarat crystal chandelier, ornate wood-burning fireplace, and antique mirrors. Lounge-style seating for up to 10 guests is offered indoors and on the patio. An inspired menu of canapés, prepared by the Dom Pérignon vintage selections, complements café Boulud's culinary team. The Salon may also be reserved for private dinners and events.

Spa by Blantyre

From the moment you set foot into Spa by Blantyre, your wellness is of the utmost priority. The Berkshires spa getaway is a haven of serenity that invites you to forget the stresses of the day. Set in the footprint of Blantyre's original greenhouses, The Spa is a meditative sanctuary surrounded by the estate gardens. Seasonal and organic ingredients, master therapists, and open hearts converge to guide your personalized journey to relaxation and wellness. So stop time, be present, and explore the luxurious oasis of wellness-focused spaces.

Self-guided experiences: No two paths to wellness are exactly alike. Whether you're about to enjoy a spa service, returning from hiking in the Berkshires, or you've just explored the estate's private grounds, inviting you to take a moment to be. A single treatment or activity cannot define wellness, but it often surprises us in curious and quiet moments, and those moments are awaiting you. Vitality Bar: Nourish your mind and body with a replenishing cup of tea or seasonally infused water. Relaxation Room: Experience the scenic beauty of the Berkshires under a cozy throw as you float back to reality at your own pace. Read, reflect, or be still gazing out at the estate gardens. Each personalized service is enveloped in tranquility, bringing you wellness through the ultimate indulgence in relaxation.

The History, Heritage, & Today

Robert Paterson was introduced to the Lenox, MA area in the late 1890s by his friend John Sloan (of W&J Sloane). Lenox already had many great estates even before Blantyre, prompting the area to be known as "the queen of inland resorts" or, as Cleveland Amory wrote, "the Switzerland of America." Paterson acquired the Lenox estate of 220 acres called "Highlawn" from the Dorr family. He tore down the modest house, keeping the outbuildings.

Hence, the Carriage House Stables and The Retreat at Blantyre date from the late 19th century. Then, he set about building a property on a grand scale, although the initial plans were purported to be drawn on the back of an envelope by the architect Robert Henderson Robertson. For no less than a castle of "feudal architectural features," Robert Paterson's concept was replete with towers, turrets, and gargoyles. The house was modeled after his mother's ancestral home in Blantyre, Scotland. Construction began in 1901, at times employing over 300 people on the grounds and buildings.

The Manor House - Was furnished in English style with all furniture brought in from England. During the summer and fall seasons, the family used the house and frequently entertained, as was the fashion in those days. There were garden parties with musicians imported from New York and grand dinner dances, with each party becoming more and more lavish, befitting the "Gilded Age." When the end of the era came some 15 to 20 years later, it hastened by introducing the income tax, so, too, ended a lifestyle that was never to be repeated. Over the next 60 years, Blantyre went through several transitions, including a particularly destructive period in the 1970s.

In 1980, Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick fell in love with the abandoned Blantyre and organized to purchase it for their daughter, Ann Fitzpatrick Brown, who became the eighth owner. Determined to restore it to its former elegance, Ann reopened Blantyre in 1981, after extensive renovation. Thus, Blantyre achieved the vision of the Fitzpatricks – a beautiful country house recognized as one of the finest hotels in the world, where guests can come and stay and experience the life and service of a bygone era.

Beginning in 2000, Ann and the staff of Blantyre planned and worked toward fully winterizing Blantyre. In May 2005, Blantyre opened its doors for the first time in 25 years as a year-round operation, with The Retreat, Blantyre's cozy and intimate spa.

After Fitzpatrick Brown's passing in 2016, the property was purchased by Linda Law, a veteran real estate investor, who discovered the Berkshires as a student and had Blantyre on her bucket list for more than three decades. Ms. Law decided that the beloved Manor deserved a twenty-first-century upgrade, with a bow to the old and a nod to the new, bringing this Berkshires getaway resort into a new age of Gilded Grandeur.