For guests who love details of history as chronicled through real estate deals, there's an 80-page history of the property available for bedtime reading. We were satisfied to learn that Bill and Eleonora Rezek became owners in 1991 and opened their bed-and-breakfast with only three rooms in 1994. They now have seven rooms in the former clubhouse, as well as five suites in the main building, the White Barn. The former horse barn was renovated in 2004.
Before he showed us to the Boston Suite in the White Barn, John Hand pointed out the breakfast area in the former horse stalls and the guest refrigerator stocked with cold drinks. He also explained how to use the Flavia drink machine that dispenses individual servings of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, then led us upstairs to what must have once been a hayloft but is now a spacious lounge for playing billiards and table tennis.
The Rezeks have mixed country furniture, antique farm implements, and horsey paraphernalia to achieve a style that's sophisticated yet comfortable. The Boston Suite featured a king-size bed with a handsome tall headboard carved of dark wood. Even with this imposing piece of furniture the room was spacious and bright. Sand-colored walls provided a neutral background without detracting from the rough wood ceiling and sturdy support beams. A low marble-topped dresser held an ice bucket, wine glasses, bottles of water, and a mason jar with three chocolate chip cookies.
Two armchairs were strategically angled at the foot of the bed so that we could watch the television tucked into a corner cabinet above a gas fireplace.
The swimming pool had been covered for the season, but lounge chairs were scattered on the sweep of grassy lawn between the two buildings. We took the cheese plate and glasses of wine (an amenity for guests in the suites) out to the gazebo where we watched a pair of red-tailed hawks hunting small prey in the field.
