Get your Drink/Eat On

There are two bars in Lenox.

Rumpy's Tavern: Dark, old movies on the TV, littered with magic eight balls and tchotchkes, live music/karaoke/open mics, open the very latest in town (a whopping 1:30 a.m.!). Located at 16 Church St. in Lenox center.

The Old Heratige Tavern: Sports on TVs, one pool table, inexpensive fare. Located at 12 Housatonic St in Lenox center.

There are more than two restaurants in Lenox.

The Church St. Cafe: Regional American cooking. Seasonal and local menus.

Nudel: Nudel is a creative American pasta bar which takes it’s inspiration from the bounty provided by the local farms and producers of Berkshire County.

Prime Italian Steakhouse and Bar: The name says it all.

Fin Sushi and Sake Bar

Betty's Pizza Shack: Pizza, baja-style burritos, salads, and cold beer.

To get to Lenox center from The Hampton Inn and The Yankee Inn, follow these directions:

Head EAST on Route 20 for 2 miles
Turn right at Main St./ 7A South (you will see a sign for Historic Lenox) drive for 1 mile

turn Left at Housatonic St.
You are in Lenox Center. Explore!

Directions

Hello all! Please use these directions to get to the Dream Away. If you have a GPS, print the applicable directions and take them along with you. Road names have changed, bridges have been built, and the computers don't seem to know about it yet!

From NYC and points south:
Take Taconic Parkway NORTH to 90 EAST, which becomes the Mass Turnpike.
Take 90 east to exit 2 (Lee).
Follow the "Mass Pike Exit 2 (Lee)" directions below...

From the Hampton Inn and Yankee Inn in Lenox:
Take Route 20 East towards Lee.
In Lee, take a left to STAY on route 20 East.
When you pass the exit for the Mass Pike, follow the directions below...

From Mass Pike Exit 2 (Lee):
Take Route 20 East toward Becket/Springfield. Proceed 4.0 miles
Turn LEFT onto Becket Rd. (opposite LuJohn's Auction Gallery).
Proceed 3.5 Miles (road changes name to Yokum Pond Rd)
At 3.5 miles, make HARD LEFT at YIELD sign onto COUNTY ROAD
Proceed 1.5 miles down County Rd. The Dream Away is on the right.

From Downtown Pittsfield:
Head east on East Street.
Turn Right on Elm Street (one block past Pittsfield High School)
At end of Elm St., turn left onto William St.
at Burgner’s Turkey Farm, turn right onto Washington Mountain Rd.
Take Washington Mountain Rd about 10 miles til it dead rnds into Route 8.
JUST BEFORE you hit Route 8, Turn Right onto County Rd.
Proceed 1.0 mile to fork in road. STAY RIGHT AT FORK.
The Dream Away is 1.5 miles past the fork on the Right


From Williamstown and Points North:
Head south on Route 7 or Route 8 into downtown Pittsfield and follow direstions above
OR
Stay on Route 8 South thru Dalton, Hinsdale, Washington and into Becket.
Continue approx. 2 miles past Becket General Store, then
Turn right onto McNerney Rd.
turn IMMEDIATELY left onto County Rd.
2.5 miles onto County Rd, staying to the right at the fork.
The Dream Away is on the Right

From Northampton and Amherst:

Take Route 66 West out of Northampton until it dead ends into Route 112. Turn LEFT onto Route 112 and take it until it dead ends into Route 20. Turn RIGHT onto Route 20 heading WEST.

Take Route 20 West to the junction of Route 8 North (towards Pittsfield and Dalton).

Turn Right onto Route 8 North and proceed FIVE MILES.

At five miles a road comes in on the left called McNerney Road (Cesco Plumbing and Heating at intersection).

Turn LEFT onto McNerney Road,

then turn IMMEDIATELY left onto County Rd.
2.5 miles onto County Rd, staying to the right at the fork.
The Dream Away is on the Right

Transportation and Directions

There will be a school bus leaving The Hampton Inn for The Dream Away Lodge at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday May 22. It will return to the hotel at the end of the reception (approximately 11:30-midnight). The bus holds 45 and will be first come, first serve (we would like to rent a whole fleet for you guys, but alas...).

But don't fret. If this schedule doesn't work for you, there are cabs that you can catch and shuttles that you can rent. Plus, the powers that be at The Dream Away have laid out VERY explicit directions for those of you who are driving. Please be sure you follow them, and be careful! The road to the Dream Away goes up a mountain. There are some sharp turns. Here's the link to the directions page: DIRECTIONS (this should also be handy for those of you driving in on the day of). Please check these. According to the Dream Away, "Never think your gps is smarter than you - it doesn't know landmarks or shortcuts, and it thinks that Old Washington Mtn Rd is still a road! If you blindly trust that your gps is the smartest one in the room, or if you'd like to test your gps against the real world take these directions as backup."

The address for the Dream Away Lodge is: 1342 County Road, Beckett, MA, 01223

If you driving from Lenox (where the hotels are), follow the Lee directions on the Dream Away site (Jeremy and I will do a drive from the hotel to the venue soon, and post step by step directions). Be sure you follow these directions EXPLICITLY. When they say hard left, they mean HARD LEFT!

Car service and passenger vans: Tobi's Limo - http://tobislimo.com/ 413-637-1224

Cabs: Lenox Taxi - (413) 637-3015

For Those among You Who Need to Fly

There are two international airports that are pretty equidistant to Lenox: Albany, NY, and Hartford, CT. The locals recommend Albany. I am under the impression that the drive is easier.

Click here for directions from the Albany airport to the Hampton Inn in Lenox, MA.

Click here for directions from the Bradley airport in Hartford to the Hampton Inn in Lenox, MA.

Other Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Lenox, MA, in various price ranges:

Econo Lodge
The Village Inn
Days Inn
Howard Johnson
The Garden Gables Inn
Rookwood Inn

Here are some hotels in Lee and Sunderland. These are a bit closer to the Dream Away, but farther from Pittsfield, where there is much to do in the way of restaurants, bars, etc.

Pilgrim Inn
Super 8
Red Lion Inn (this place is charming!)

Reserved Blocks at Two Hotels

These are the two hotels at which we've booked blocks for our guests:

The Hampton Inn: There are two types of rooms here, rooms with one king-sized bed and "studio suites" with one king-sized bed and one queen-sized sofa bed. (If that link doesn't work, go here.)

The Yankee Inn: This hotel is right nearby the Hampton Inn. I think they even share a parking lot. There are three types of rooms here in two different buildings of the hotel: rooms with two double beds in the main building, rooms with two doubles in the south building, and rooms with one queen in the south building.

Both of these hotels have swimming pools! To ensure availability and reduced rate, please book The Hampton Inn by April 21 and book The Yankee Inn by April 6.

Inevitably, the rooms at these hotel will run out before our guests do. But don't fret! Lenox, MA is a vacation destination, so there are tons of hotels at all different price points. I'll cobble together a list and post it here shortly.

We Are Getting Married Sometime

We have set a date. It's been set for a while now. But soon we will be sending these postcards to remind you.

I was all set to order some fancy shmancy save-the-date cards online, but thought better of it when I saw the high price. I designed these in Photoshop using some of our favorite photo booth strips from over the years.

I think they look pretty good. The back of the card looks good, too. But you can wait 'til it comes in the mail to see that.

love,
Sarah (Jeremy says "hi!")