New England is unique in every respect, and while it has such exciting urban centers as Boston, it also has towns with only a few hundred residents. The contrasts are clear and colorful and there is no end to the fun you can have here. It's the perfect place for a weekend getaway, a few night's stay in a B and B inn, be treated like royalty at some of the world's best spas or resorts, stay in a cozy country inn or a big hotel with all the amenities.

The great thing about New England vacations and getaways is the diversity of places to stay, things to do and see, the cornucopia of foods to eat and peace and serenity the region offers. The hotels here are some of the best in the nation and many of them offer spa, exercise and other facilities one wouldn't necessarily find in hotels elsewhere.

But these aren't just places to stay. They are places to stay in New England, where the beaches invite you to sample the shore, the mountains beckon you to climb to their pinnacles, the rivers call you to raft them and the meadows call you to their acres of multicolored wildflowers. Then there's the panoply of delicious seafoods to eat and the extraordinarily good restaurants at which to do so, many of them in the hotels in the region.