New England has the full range of accommodations, from palatial old mansions and country estates converted to inns, to 1930s'-style "tourist homes" and lakeside cabin communities.

Note that advance reservations are essential in some areas; and payment requirements may differ. More...

Here's the rundown on the major types of accommodation:

Inns

Country inns are New England's glory: country estates, town mansions, restored farmhouses and traditional village taverns, all providing clean, comfortable accommodations and a list of other services. They are often mini-resorts with many services and activities, and room rates in the higher brackets. More...

Bed-and-Breakfast Houses

B&Bs can be simple houses with a spare room, a shared bath, and a simple breakfast, but most are in fact small inns that serve no meals except breakfast. The line between "inns" and "B&Bs" is blurred. More...

Boutique Hotels

Perhaps the fastest-growing portion of the lodging industry, boutique hotels (or city inns) are new or renovated city buildings offering all comforts and services in a more intimate, friendly setting.

Motels

Motels do the bulk of the lodging business, from the inexpensive place at the Interstate highway interchange to the "resort motel" on the beach in Cape Cod. They vary in style and appointments, but all provide clean rooms with one or two double beds, private bath with shower and/or shower-and-tub, air conditioning, cable TV, and telephone. Many also have in-room coffee makers, microwave ovens and small refrigerators. A light breakfast—or at least coffee and rolls—is often included in the room price.

Hostels

Larger cities and some resort destinations have travelers' hostels with simple accommodations at budget prices. Dormitories and shared rooms and bathrooms may be gender-separate or mixed. Some hostels even offer private rooms. More...

City Hotels

The familiar international lodging chains—Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, Westin, etc.—are present in many New England cities, providing all the expected comforts and services at standard five-star rates. Weekend package plans can make these luxury lodgings more reasonably priced.

Resort Hotels

New England's lakes, mountains and seashores were once sprinkled liberally with Victorian-style grand hotels, gracious summer palaces set on vast grounds with every possible facility for their guests. Many have disappeared, the victim of changing times, but several of the grandest (such as the Mount Washington Hotel and The Balsams) have survived and prospered; and some new grand hotels, echoing the old style, are even being built. Room rates are in the higher ranges.

Most cities have at least a few local hotels, not managed by the big chains, with comfortable services at somewhat lower prices.

Camping

Forest campgrounds in state and national parks and forests are relatively simple and inexpensive. Private campgrounds offer many more services, at substantially higher rates. More...

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