On the grounds are a swimming pool, walking and hiking trails and the home's original smokehouse. Colonial inn was originally used as a parsonage for the Reverend Rollan Cotton and his wife, Elizabeth Saltonstall. Later, under new owners, an addition to the home operated as Fessenden Tavern from the mid 1700s until the 1800s. The tavern was known as the patriot headquarters during the Revolutionary period. Each of the 47 guest rooms is individually appointed with period furnishings.
Suites offer canopy and four-poster beds, working fireplaces and whirlpool tubs.
Guests are invited to enjoy their meals by the fireside, in the sun room or moon-lit conservatory. The inn is recognized for its outstanding service and innovative cuisine, and it holds a Mobil four-star rating. Mass. The inn, thought to be a hiding place for Tories during the Revolutionary War, has a secret passageway connecting the upstairs and downstairs suites. This manor house has lived through a succession of expansions, the first addition built in 1750. The final effect is wonderful and mysterious.