Whether you're looking for a cozy getaway or a festive party, New Year's Eve is a wonderful time for a vacation in New England. Here's your guide to New Year's Eve packages in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and neighboring New York State.
See also: First Night Celebrations in New England
Dance the night away to the sounds of the Moonlighters, one of Cape Cod's best dance bands, under the stars in the ballroom at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis, Massachusetts. New Year's packages are priced at $189 per person double occupancy and include accommodations for one night, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, a dessert buffet and a midnight champagne toast.
At the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, you'll celebrate the new year's arrival with a three-course dinner, a dessert buffet, two tickets to the Dave Maxwell show and dancing in the Regatta Bar, plus overnight accommodations.
Woodbound Inn in Rindge, New Hampshire, offers an affordable New Year's Eve getaway package that includes overnight accommodations, hors d'oeuvres, a dinner buffet and dance party in the ballroom, a dessert buffet, a champagne toast at midnight, a New Year's Day brunch and late checkout--all from $379 per couple. Bring another couple along, and book a two-bedroom cabin for $699.
The Inns at Mills Falls in Meredith, New Hampshire, host a gala New Year's Eve celebration--there will even be a fireworks display over Lake Winnipesaukee. Rates start at $578 for two for packages that include lodging for two nights, champagne and strawberries, horse and wagon rides, a grand buffet, dancing to a live band in the ballroom, a New Year's Day brunch and late checkout.
At Hartness House Inn and the Governor's Room Restaurant in Springfield, Vermont, the Gala New Year's Weekend in Vermont Bed and Breakfast Package includes a welcome wine reception, two nights' lodging for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, two breakfasts for two, a Gala New Year's Eve candlelight dinner for two, dancing to live music and a champagne toast with party favors at midnight.
Spend a cozy New Year's Eve at Bear Mountain Inn in Waterford, Maine, where the New Year's package for two includes lodging for one, two or three nights; a four-course candlelight dinner; a New Year's Eve dance party with champagne, snacks and favors; and a "sleep inn" gourmet breakfast on New Year's Day.
The Inn at Mystic in Mystic, Connecticut, offers a New Year's Eve package that includes lodging for two nights, a full buffet breakfast each morning, a welcome basket with champagne and dinner and dancing on New Year's Eve at the inn's Flood Tide Restaurant.
Enjoy a luxurious getaway at Castle Hill Inn & Resort in Newport, Rhode Island, with a one-night New Year's Eve package that includes afternoon tea, a five-course dinner, live jazz, dancing, a midnight champagne toast and a gourmet breakfast.
New Year's Eve falls on a Thursday in 2009, and Water's Edge Resort in Westbrook, Connecticut, entices you to spend the night with a package that includes dinner, a dance party, a room and brunch on New Year's Day.
The Beach House and Grissini Italian Bistro in Kennebunkport, Maine, are teaming to offer revelers a memorable start to 2010. Packages priced from $337.10 per couple include lodging for two nights, continental breakfasts, afternoon tea and cookies daily, evening cheese and crackers with port or brandy and two tickets to the New Year's Eve Tuscan Market Open House at Grissini.
