There’s an old-fashioned elegance to Founders Inn and Spa: its buildings have sprawling Grand Georgian architecture lined with period furnishings, and outside, there are exquisitely maintained colonial gardens. In warmer months, couples exchange vows in the lush gardens; in the winter, the inn hosts wedding events inside, too, and guests come to gather for catered dinners in numerous reception areas.

The inn itself has a state-of-the-art fitness center and wireless Internet access. Rooms, meanwhile, come equipped with flat-screen TVs and mini refrigerators for stockpiling caviar. Feel free to visit the tranquil sanctuary that is Flowering Almond Spa, which offers sacred-stone massages, age-defying facials, and half-day getaway packages.