"If you’ve always thought spending the night in a log cabin sounded romantic but don’t have the skills to light your own wood stove, then this is your spot. Skip the main lodge and go for one of the seven private lakefront cabins, each of them built by hand by local artisans, with giant stone fireplaces to keep things toasty. Plus, there’s plenty to do: go hiking or fishing in the Adirondacks, canoeing on the lake, or skiing at Whiteface, one of the best ski mountains on the East Coast—and only a half-hour drive away. Get there: A five-hour drive up I-87 from New York City; or a five-hour drive from Rochester. Splurge on: An in-room aromatherapy massage for two." - Andrea Whittle