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West Shore Café & Inn,
Homewood, CA, USA
This intimate six-room inn is a woodsyelegant waterfront home with flickering
gas fireplaces, and slate-stone bathrooms.
The floor-to-ceiling windows reveal every
glorious ripple of Lake Tahoe and the
peaks beyond. Local activities include
reduced-rate skiing and snowboarding
at Homewood, as well as cross-country
skiing and ice-skating nearby. www.
westshorecafe.com.
Bamburgh Castle,
Northumberland,
UK
Whiteface Lodge,
New York, USA
Off a winding road in the woodlands
of Lake Placid, Whiteface Lodge
offers a luxurious Adirondack
base (cast-iron fireplaces, localtimber panelling, and Tiffanystyle lamps) for skiing or
snowshoeing. The mist
rising off the resort’s
heated outdoor pools
creates a particularly
magical effect. www.
thewhitefacelodge.com.
Experience staying in a bunkhouse
reclaimed from a once-derelict
farm building. Spend your winters
singing, eating and walking in the
unadulterated cold-weather bliss
of the Northumberland coast and
soak in every ounce of beauty of
the surrounding Farne Islands and
Cheviot Hills. You can choose to stay
on site, or in modern wigwams at
nearby Springhill Farm.
www.the-unthanks.com
Jukkasjärvi,
Sweden
If you are looking for a once-ina-lifetime luxury experience, then
Jukkasjärvi’s unique Ice-Art suite
is perfect for you. The suites are
hand-carved by a variety of artists
from around the world. You can
also book the Ice Church at
the Icehotel which opens up
from December to April for
wedding ceremonies.
www.icehotel.com
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