Set on car-free Mackinac Island in the straits between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, the hotel is accessible by ferry from St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. Transport once on the island is by bicycle, horse and horse-drawn carriage. The area is also home to Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, which has capitalized on the crop growing in its own backyard by incorporating cherries into its spa treatments. Instead, among the 100 offerings are The Beatles' Musical Adventure, Greek and Roman Ghost Stories, and Rats in Space. Based in Fairfield, Conn., Private Retreats sees itself as a new concept in luxury vacation ownership.
Prices generally are per person double.