Stowe away

Our idea of fun is sitting in front of a fire," writes reader Joyce Andrews of Dracut, who wrote in that her favorite destination for a weekend away with her husband, Glenn, is Stowe, Vermont - in winter and summer. A stop at the Spa at Stoweflake (800-253-2232, spaatstoweflake.com, 50-minute massages from $100) is always on the itinerary, especially after a trail ride at Edson Hill Manor (802-253-7371, edsonhillmanor.com, $70 for two). Andrews likes Ten Acres Lodge (800-327-7357, tenacreslodge.com, from $99) for its wood-burning fireplaces, secret-recipe hot chocolate, and "wonderful duvets." For dinner, "we always hit the Restaurant Swisspot," (802-253-4622, from $20 for two), she says. On the drive home, they stop for cider donuts at Cold Hollow Cider Mill (800-327-7537, coldhollow.com, $2 for 6), open every day in Waterbury Center, Vermont.