Winvian - Super Expensive, anyone stay there?
Jan 3, 2007, 11:31 am
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Winvian - Super Expensive, anyone stay there?
I am looking into this new inn in CT called Winvian.
http://www.winvian.com/
Rooms start at $1450 - I wanted to know if anyone has stayed (or will) here and can give a reveiw.
Thank you.
http://www.winvian.com/
Rooms start at $1450 - I wanted to know if anyone has stayed (or will) here and can give a reveiw.
Thank you.
Jan 3, 2007, 4:21 pm
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Just be nice to us locals ... we can't even eat there!!! Remember to avoid mud season ... although it hasn't even snowed here yet.
Really, the area is a nice, peaceful place to vist.
Really, the area is a nice, peaceful place to vist.
Jan 15, 2007, 7:39 pm
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for 2007 >
Winvian - from $1450 (all detached villas)
The Point - from $1250 (villa from $2600)
Twin Farms - from $1100 (villas from $1750)
Blackberry Farm - from $745 (villas from $1340, 1-3BR)
so besides room/villa, the difference really comes down to
- free F&B and activities
- additional costs for other activities, spa, and premium beverages
(note the first 3 are top 4 by rate in the US, after the Mansion in Vegas)
Winvian - from $1450 (all detached villas)
The Point - from $1250 (villa from $2600)
Twin Farms - from $1100 (villas from $1750)
Blackberry Farm - from $745 (villas from $1340, 1-3BR)
so besides room/villa, the difference really comes down to
- free F&B and activities
- additional costs for other activities, spa, and premium beverages
(note the first 3 are top 4 by rate in the US, after the Mansion in Vegas)
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 15, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Jan 16, 2007, 3:26 am
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I am looking into this new inn in CT called Winvian.
http://www.winvian.com/
Rooms start at $1450 - I wanted to know if anyone has stayed (or will) here and can give a reveiw.
Thank you.
http://www.winvian.com/
Rooms start at $1450 - I wanted to know if anyone has stayed (or will) here and can give a reveiw.
Thank you.
Jan 16, 2007, 10:11 am
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for 2007 >
Winvian - from $1450 (all detached villas)
The Point - from $1250 (villa from $2600)
Twin Farms - from $1100 (villas from $1750)
Blackberry Farm - from $745 (villas from $1340, 1-3BR)
so besides room/villa, the difference really comes down to
- free F&B and activities
- additional costs for other activities, spa, and premium beverages
(note the first 3 are top 4 by rate in the US, after the Mansion in Vegas)
Winvian - from $1450 (all detached villas)
The Point - from $1250 (villa from $2600)
Twin Farms - from $1100 (villas from $1750)
Blackberry Farm - from $745 (villas from $1340, 1-3BR)
so besides room/villa, the difference really comes down to
- free F&B and activities
- additional costs for other activities, spa, and premium beverages
(note the first 3 are top 4 by rate in the US, after the Mansion in Vegas)
Jan 16, 2007, 5:10 pm
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Jan 16, 2007, 5:41 pm
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did you look at the winvian site? it takes a very long time for almost all page transitions, without regard to internet speed. its simply the delays caused by how long the transition animations are programmed to take. its ridiculous.
its like having a 90 second intro that you cant skip. ive seen that on probably half a dozen hotel sites, and many more residential sites.
its not about technology, its about incompetent management of IT projects, such as web design. managers who know just enough to tell the designers to implement all sorts of bells and whistles, but not enough to realize that at a certain point they just become a hassle/time waster for consumers.
>>
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/...e/DESIGN29.php
personally, i love FS's site. room lists, rate lists, most have floorplans. ^
its like having a 90 second intro that you cant skip. ive seen that on probably half a dozen hotel sites, and many more residential sites.
its not about technology, its about incompetent management of IT projects, such as web design. managers who know just enough to tell the designers to implement all sorts of bells and whistles, but not enough to realize that at a certain point they just become a hassle/time waster for consumers.
>>
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/...e/DESIGN29.php
personally, i love FS's site. room lists, rate lists, most have floorplans. ^
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Sep 28, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Jan 21, 2007, 7:16 pm
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http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...nnecticut.html
"Relaxing Escape with Outstanding Food"
We stayed in one of the Winvian cottages, Camping, for a weekend in early January 2007, as their first guests. The design of the cottage is stunning; you feel that you are living in the woods. It is comfortable and secluded. There are lots of gadgets in the room; it was not obvious how to operate some of them (ask for instruction manuals). Although camping is one of the smaller cottages, it was enough for us and our dog loved it.
The food was the highlight of our stay - the chef, Chris Eddy, and the food manager, Paolo Middei, took exquisite care of us. Before every dinner, we picked out wines at the cellar. All the meals were terrific.
Liked: stars
Disliked: things that are not working yet
We stayed in one of the Winvian cottages, Camping, for a weekend in early January 2007, as their first guests. The design of the cottage is stunning; you feel that you are living in the woods. It is comfortable and secluded. There are lots of gadgets in the room; it was not obvious how to operate some of them (ask for instruction manuals). Although camping is one of the smaller cottages, it was enough for us and our dog loved it.
The food was the highlight of our stay - the chef, Chris Eddy, and the food manager, Paolo Middei, took exquisite care of us. Before every dinner, we picked out wines at the cellar. All the meals were terrific.
Liked: stars
Disliked: things that are not working yet
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 22, 2007 at 4:07 am
Dec 18, 2007, 8:19 am
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trip report >
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=738229
(from latest Departures >)
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=738229
(from latest Departures >)
But the highlight at Winvian is the 5,000 square foot spa, which has on its menu Eve Lom facials--this is the first US spa to offer them--and various body treatments that use Ren products. Developed by two of Britain's most sought-after skincare firms, the treatments focus on the natural and organic. Ren products, for example, are created without any manmade ingredients. Eve Lom, who adheres to a "less is more" skincare philosophy, uses a minimal amount of product and stresses the importance of moisturizing. One of the six treatment rooms, the Forty Winks Suite, with its circular woodburning fireplace and two treatment tables, is ideal for couples; another room features a state-of-the-art air-jet tub for chromatherapy and hydrothermal massages...
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Dec 18, 2007 at 8:24 am
May 27, 2008, 1:49 pm
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zigzag's posts on winvian in another of your previous threads (which i linked above...) >
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....68&postcount=3
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....43&postcount=5
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....76&postcount=8
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; May 27, 2008 at 2:06 pm
May 27, 2008, 1:58 pm
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1. there is someone on FT that stayed and reported...
2. in your spa thread, you bumped it without commenting on previous suggestions...
zigzag's posts on winvian in another of your previous threads (which i linked above...) >
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....68&postcount=3
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....43&postcount=5
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....76&postcount=8
Thanks for the help. I read zigzag's review and I am not diso....ing it, I just wonder if there are any others. Winvian has been open for a bit now and the reviews are coming in real slow. I guess price is a factor in that!
For that kind of price I really want to know what I am getting into.
Thanks again.