The Equinox defines the geographic center and historic heart of Manchester Village, and has been the fancy hotel in town—and in the state—since the 18th century. As you arrive between two-story-tall Doric columns, bellhops uniformed in jodhpurs and knee-high argyle socks take your luggage. Rooms have two-tone cream wallpaper, huge leather chairs, pillow-top beds topped by luxe linens, and, in a...
The Equinox, in the southwest of the state, has been around since 1769, and what was once a hangout for British loyalists still has the flavor of an English hunting lodge. Still, it has seen a lot of changes in its time, and so it goes again: In 2008, the 183-room property shed its somewhat stodgy interior with the help of New York interior designer Geoffrey Bradfield. The $20 million...