The Weekend Getaway Package

A Weekend Getaway Package in CT with a fun and enlightening twist! It's a quick and easy way to revitalize yourself, and is available on select weekends throughout the spring season (May 5, May 19, June 9).  Arrive on Friday afternoon and depart on Sunday!

In addition to cozy overnight accommodations and excellent dining, you'll also be treated to fun, educational and interesting chat time with experts in a variety of different topics - from vegan cooking to Pilates (see the list of topics below).  We call these casual presentations the Life Discovery Series, and we invite you to find your favorite topic in the list below...

 

 

Package Rates Through May 5th, May 19th and June 9th:

• Full Weekend Getaway - $399 per couple plus tax 

Package includes:

• Overnight accommodations
• Breakfast for two
• Life Discovery presentation (see list of topics below)
• Wine tasting (Friday night) and Afternoon tea (Saturday)
• Movie on big screen with popcorn (themed appropriately when possible)
• 25% off dinner coupon for Morgan's Restaurant
• Late check-out Friday arrivals and Early check-in Saturday arrivals

Arrive Friday night - enjoy wine and cheese with Chef Brandon at 5:00 PM, and be sure to make your Dinner reservation. Following dinner - Movie starts at 9pm, popcorn and soda included.  Saturday morning - arise to a full breakfast in Morgan's Restuarant.  Then - join us for the Life Discovery Series presentation at 11 AM.  

On Saturday - Join us for Afternoon tea at 4:00 PM, and be sure to make your dinner reservation.  The movie of the day begins at 9pm.  Sunday morning - you're enticed by a full breakfast for two in Morgan's Restuarant.

The Weekend Package is priced at $399 per couple plus tax for the full weekend. Gratuities for our wait staff are not included in the package price, so please tip accordingly!

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Life Discovery Series Schedule:

• Join us at 11:00 AM each Saturday morning as we explore these topics.
• Cost is included in Getaway Package.  $20 fee if you'd like to join us and you're not on a package. 

Brandon Scimeca – Cooking Vegan      Saturday February 25TH

Let's talk about Vegan.  It's not just for hippies anymore.  Veganism is mainstream, healthy and delicious. Join us to dive into the facts and myths surrounding this lifestyle.  We'll chat about nutrition and prepare some sample dishes that will make you ask for more.

About Chef Brandon Scimeca: In addition to living the vegan lifestyle, Chef Brandon has diced and sauteed his way around the world, eating and cooking in France, Spain, Italy, New York, Chicago, and Sedona. He settled in the Berkshires region and shook up the local restaurant scene with unique and worldly perspectives on preparing and eating food. Our cuisine is a representation of New American cuisine with explorations in traditional cuisines of the world.  

John Harney, Harney & Sons Fine Teas  – Your Cup of Tea    Saturday March 3RD

Fine tea - it's healthy; it's delicious; it's mysterious to many!  Settle in while we explore the world of fine teas from the comfort of our lounge chairs.  These teas arrive from far-away places, hand selected by members of the Harney family, and blended / flavored to create some of the most celebrated teas anywhere. We'll talk about the difference between black, white, and green tea, and the subtle differences that climate and soil make.  Terminology, favorite tea regions, proper steeping techniques, health benefits and more!

Harney & Sons has been in the business of gourmet tea for over 25 years. We make our teas for the enjoyment of our customers and take pride in meeting and exceeding their expectations from every cup of tea. Our selection is large, and includes many customer favorites including green tea, black tea, and white tea. We also have a selection of tea gifts for all kinds of occasions, including of course, end of year Holiday Gifts.

Claire Oehler & Nancy Mirman – About Quilting      Saturday March 10TH

Sit with us while we talk about the rich history of quilting, with emphasis on traditional quilts and patterns  We'll discuss the reemergence of a solid interest in quilting during the bicentennial in the mid-70s, the development of the art and craft of quilting since then, up to the modern day of art quilts using non-traditional materials.  Also - using patchwork and quilting techniques to make very wearable clothing. Throughout our presentation we will have many quilts to show, lots of show and tell to bring the stories to life.  Pick up a new hobby or just increase your appreciation for the beauty of quilts!

Claire got involved with quilting in 1973 when a group got together to make a quilt to be raffled for an art scholarship for a graduate of Somers High School - and there’s been no looking back! It’s been a long, wonderful creative journey.  Claire has owned her own quilting shop and has run many seminars about quilting.  Nancy has designed clothing patterns for years and brings a great perspective to the fashion side of quilting.

Rachel Hay – “A Pilates Experience”     Saturday March 17TH

Engage in a discussion about Joseph Pilates, his equipment designs, and the six Pilates principles. Try out exercises on all pieces of the equipment with supervision while we talk about alignment and watch each other in order to observe different bodies in motion. Also - a group mat class to learn some of the basic exercises that can be done at home. 

About Rachel:  She started out with a serious dance background leading into the major fitness trends of the 80's and 90's including distance running, yoga, aerobics, weight training and Spinning. She took her first Pilates class, fell in love with the method, and got her first mat certification from IM=X  in 2003. Ms. Hay then became certified by the Pilates Institute of America to teach on all of the equipment in 2005. Since then she's been teaching both group classes and privates full time in her own studio.

Lynn Simpson –  The Body as a Mirror of your Pain and your Health     Saturday March 24TH

The pain, the medications, the lack of resolution, the myriad of doctors, the pain. The pain can be low back, shoulder, headaches/migraines, TMJ, indigestion...  Your body has been talking, but how can you begin to hear its message differently? By treating the cause, not the symptom of pain. Let’s decipher the language of the body and work towards resolving the very subtle and not so subtle tensions it has accumulated. 

Manual Therapy treats the cause(s) and promotes health through unleashing your body’s potential to function with greater ease, energy, and health.  Manual Therapy is based on a holistic view of the body and its parts. Different gentle techniques assess and treat different tissues or focus on different functional aspects of their make-up to restore the body’s capacity to move, heal itself, and reenergize the body and spirit.

About Lynn Simpson, OTR: Lynn is certified in CranioSacral Therapy, diplomate level and in Zero Balancing.  She's an author, presenter of professional workshops, and has been practicing for 30 years.  More information - office number:  860-653-7771. 

Brandon Scimeca - Texas Hold Em      Saturday April 7TH

Saddle up for one of the most popular card games ever.  Pull up a chair as we help you to understand the rules of the game.  Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.  Learn poker’s hottest new Texas Hold ‘Em.  Brandon Scimeca explains the game, explains the odds. During this session you'll  learn the basic strategy all the way to advanced techniqes (depeding on how far you want to take it!). We will do some discussion, Q and A, and some hands on role playing with cards and chips. 

Why is Brandon so confident in his ability to show you the ropes?  He's won over 50 tournaments in just an 18 month period...

Virginia Slowik – Mind your manners, Fido (OR - A little obedience can make a canine good citizen)    Saturday April 14TH

We'll chase down the basics of dog obedience through various techniques taught by Virginia Slowik, Certified CGC evaluator and knowledgeable Obedience trainer.  During this session we'll chew on a number of obedience-related topics such as sit down and stay, recall and walking with your dog. 

This workshop will help you work with your dog to train basic obedience.  We'll also discuss different types of obedience offered at other events.  Our goals - educate and enlighten to see if you might like to compete, or just have a better behaved dog.  (Obedience and Rally are two types of events with similar training, and we'll compare them)

Finally - let's talk about Canine Good Citizen training.  This includes the basics of it and what you need to do so your dog can be tested and pass the test.  Of course Interlaken is pet friendly, so you are welcome to bring your pet along with you for this weekend, just be sure to request a pet friendly accommodation.
 
About Virginia?  I started showing dogs with my family when I was 5.  We had Bulldogs.  I have shown and finished Bulldogs, Chow Chows, Irish Water Spaniels, Great Danes, daschunds, cocker spaniels, border terriers and more.  I won Best Jr. Handler at Westminster KC in 1975.  I have trained dogs for show ring, obedience, pet therapy and even pet acting.  I run Airedale Rescue for Metro NY.  A passion of mine - I would like to educate people on things they can do to enrich their lives and their dogs lives as well.

Sam Bacco - Intro to Wine   Saturday May 5TH

We'll help take the snobbery out of enjoying wine, and learn the basics in selecting the right (not always the most expensive) wine.  AND - The right food accompaniment.  There’s nothing like having the confidence when you peruse the wine list.   A basic understanding of pairing wine with food will be obtained.  OK - yes - we'll also be tasting a few vintages, so don't miss this one!

Sam is a restaurateur and wine enthusiast with affiliations to the American Institute of Wine & Food and Gruppo Ristoratori Italiano.  He is currently distributes fine wine to the Interlaken and many others in the Tri-State region from Martin Scott Wines, New York City. 

Shirley Breuer - Golf Conditioning - Getting Ready for the Season of your Life   Saturday May 19TH - NEW!

• Has your golf game lost it’s zip?
• Do you notice you’re not as flexible as you used to be and it’s affecting your swing?
• Do you feel as though you’ve lost some distance in your shots? 
• Are you having difficulty maintaining your balance when you swing?
• Are aches and pains changing your swing mechanics?

Come and learn from a Physical Therapist how some simple flexibility, strengthening, and balance exercises can improve your posture, add distance to your drives, take strokes off your game and make you feel like the golfer you know and love! 

Shirley Breuer, MA, RPT, OCS, CSCS, CEAS has been a Physical Therapist for 30 years, a Strength and Conditioning Specialist for 16 years, a golfer for 34 years, utilizes what she teaches and is proud to claim 3 hole in ones!

Teri Meiers - Intro to Digital Scrapbooking    Saturday June 9TH  (Date just added!)

Capture memories with your computer instead of papers and pens! Learn how you can design beautiful hardbound photo books on your own computer and how with a click of a button they can be printed, bound and shipped direct to your front door. No technical experience required.  If you can answer email or play solitaire on your computer…you can do digital scrapbooking.   Enjoy a live demonstration of StoryBook Creator Plus 4.0 Software.

Beyond digital scrapbooking…come and check out Teri’s gallery of custom photo gifts, photo cards and invitations, page prints, wall art, calendars and more. See how easy these projects are to design when you have the right software for your computer.  Need Teri to do your design work…just ask.

About Teri: Successful entrepreneur, leader Creative Memories, three time recipient of her company’s most prestigious legendary leader award and top incentive trip earner who has traveled the world with Creative Memories. Let Teri tell her story and understand the new concepts in digital scrapbooking.

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• Arrive a day early, or stay an extra night for just $159 (room only, plus tax). Offer available midweek from May - October, and any non-holiday from November through April.  Please call to book this special second night offer, not available online.
• Gratuities for our wait staff are not included in the package price, so please tip accordingly!
• Packages are based on overnight accommodations in the Main Building or Woodside.
• If you'd like to partake in the series but not the weekend package, you can certainly do so for $20 per person.

Call us if you'd like to upgrade your guestroom (additional charge applies):

• $75 per night for Main Building King, Sunnyside King or Countryside King accommodations
• $150 per night for Townhouse Suites
• $175 per night for the Townhouse and Woodside Suites with Jacuzzis