Find Your Perfect Bed-and-Breakfast | Berkshires Award-Winners

There are few better places for a classic New England country escape than western Massachusetts, where some of our favorite Berkshires bed-and-breakfasts await. The region is blessed with both natural attractions — mountains for skiing and hiking, rivers and lakes for swimming and boating (even whitewater rafting) — and world-class cultural attractions, too. Here is where you will find the nation’s largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts, Mass MoCA; the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood; and the renowned Jacob’s Pillow dance festival. Below are more than a dozen distinctive places to overnight in the Berkshires, all of which have been named a Yankee Best of New England Editors’ Pick for Massachusetts.

Award-Winning Berkshires Bed-and-Breakfasts

Northern Berkshires B&Bs

The Blackinton Manor | North Adams

Local mill owner Sanford Blackinton spared no expense when he built this Italianate Federal mansion in 1832. Its elegance is undiminished today as a country inn that treats guests to three-course gourmet breakfasts, a wine and cheese reception, and a choice of five refined rooms with lovely window views (including the dog-friendly Carriage Room, with easy outdoor access). Among the other amenities are a pool, gardens, and a cozy living room with fireplace.