Stay 2 weekend nights or more at Hampton Terrace and receive a $30 Gift Certificate to our local wine/gourmet food shop. All main house and carriage house rooms are $189, including full breakfast buffet by candlelight. 800-203-0656 www.hamptonterrace.com

"It was the first of December, all covered in snow…". Those words from James Taylor will forever bring me back to your place and the wonderful, warm time spent there. We arrived in Fall (Nov. 30), when I awoke the next morning from a very restful sleep and looked out my balcony window, I knew the beauty James sings about. Quiet, white, home…The Berkshires did seem dream-like on account of that frosting! The entire stay from beginning to end was full of wonderful images enhanced by your family's warmth and hospitality. Ray Abruzzo (Little Carmine) 800-203-0656 www.hamptonterrace.com

Typically, the weekend including, or preceeding New Year's Eve commands our "in-season" rates of $245 to $345/night. BUT NOT THIS YEAR! All Main House and Carriage House Rooms are $189 (two night minimum) and King Suites are $249! 800-203-0656 www.hamptonterrace.com

Award-winning author/screenwriter David Black (Hill Street Blues, Law & Order, 100 Centre Street) raves: During the Shakespeare & Company production of my play An Impossible Life, my wife and I — and the director and cast of the play — not only stayed at the Hampton Terrace Bed and Breakfast but also hung out there, partied there, and had a wonderful time there. Stan and his family were welcoming and made us all feel so much at home, we all left wishing they would adopt us. A splendid place to work, to play, to rest, and to meet friends and colleagues. We'll be back. Frequently.

Hampton Terrace, www.hamptonterrace.com, 800-203-0656

As of today, Christmas decorations are up at Hampton Terrace, and I have to admit, my wife is WAY over the top. Not Santas and lawn ornaments, but very elegant Gilded Age opulence. www.hamptonterrace.com 800-203-0656