Keswick Hall & Golf Club

The former private mansion, which dates back to 1912, now serves as a luxurious hotel and country club situated on 600 acres of pristine Virginia land in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With only 48 guest rooms, you'll feel privately pampered as you soak in your claw-foot tub and relax in your newly refreshed space after a day exploring the property's trails or playing a round of golf on the new Pete Dye course.

Common areas are a study in aristocratic excess: Chock-full of overstuffed furniture with fringes and tassels, there are tables stacked with art books and the odd fruit-filled porcelain bowl thrown in for good measure. Rooms – no two are alike – are subtly themed, with four-poster canopy beds, bergère club chairs, and carpets with Aubusson designs.

The 48 guest rooms and suites contain modern amenities like high-speed Internet and flat screen TVs, which exist in harmony with English and American antiques and claw-foot tubs. Some rooms have whirlpool baths and balconies.

Set in a gorgeous restored mansion amid rolling hills, this small hotel blends European grandeur with Southern charm. The guest rooms are decorated with antiques and baths have heated towel racks.

Keswick Hall's restaurant, Fossett's, has its own surprising charms. Its anterooms, festooned with over-the-top swags, open onto an elegant white dining room with enormous arrangements of calla lilies.