We've ben wanting to stay at The Graham & Co since before Hurricane Sandy visited last year, and this weekend we finally go up there (and just in time too, they're fully booked now until September!).
The Graham & Co is a great motel in Phoenicia, it was set up a year and a bit ago and it seems they've just been getting busier and busier ever since.
It's a proper motel, with a row of 12 rooms with an office at the end...
It's a proper motel, with a row of 12 rooms with an office at the end...
We arrived and went to sign in at the office where we were given a very friendly welcome and a free beer! We were the last people the check in for the night, so I'm glad they didn't give our room away as it sounded like someone was asking if there were any rooms free...
The rooms are all pretty basic (there aren't any TVs or fridges or coffee machines or anything - they did have a lovely Tivoli Radio though) but they're really beautifully decorated and not having any tellies or anything was SO nice.
The Graham & Co was set up by some designery types, and you can tell every aspect of the place has been thought out so well, from the sign on the wall when you arrive to the rustic woodsy rooms, from the little bar/hang out area right down to the soaps in the bathrooms - it's all so nicely done.
If we could, we'd have stayed there forever - we felt so relaxed and we slept so well, but that might have had something to do with the amazing meal we had...
Abi took me for a very lovely meal at Peekamoose which was about a 10 minute drive down the road further into the mountains. It was like a big but cozy ski lodge, with a log fire outside, big tree trunk chandeliers inside. It was absolutely full, so it was a good job Abi made a reservation - it's funny to think that a restaurant in the middle of nowhere can be so full all night long... but once the food arrived we realised why.
Abi had huge scallops with parsnip crisps and bacon jam! I had a leg of lamb with peas and some minty puree thing... it was all absolutely delicious!
We got back to the Graham & Co to see the bonfire burning away under the stars, and went and had one of the most peaceful night's sleep we've had for ages... silence... all night!
The Graham & Co was set up by some designery types, and you can tell every aspect of the place has been thought out so well, from the sign on the wall when you arrive to the rustic woodsy rooms, from the little bar/hang out area right down to the soaps in the bathrooms - it's all so nicely done.
There was a little area which they called 'the garage' where there was a BYOB bar and some tables to sit at, so if you're staying there a while you can put your beers in the fridge behind the bar and then go and help yourself. There are also free bikes so you can go out and explore the town, there's a pool that's open during the summer and at nights they have bonfires that you can go and sit round. It's all so lovely and so so peaceful and quiet, you're just surrounded by hills covered in beautiful trees...
Abi took me for a very lovely meal at Peekamoose which was about a 10 minute drive down the road further into the mountains. It was like a big but cozy ski lodge, with a log fire outside, big tree trunk chandeliers inside. It was absolutely full, so it was a good job Abi made a reservation - it's funny to think that a restaurant in the middle of nowhere can be so full all night long... but once the food arrived we realised why.
Abi had huge scallops with parsnip crisps and bacon jam! I had a leg of lamb with peas and some minty puree thing... it was all absolutely delicious!
We got back to the Graham & Co to see the bonfire burning away under the stars, and went and had one of the most peaceful night's sleep we've had for ages... silence... all night!
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