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Bedford Springs Resort

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

The Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania represents a tradition in American vacationing. The first Bedford Springs hotel opened in 1804 and the resort was also home to one of the first golf courses in America. The resort was designated a historic landmark in 1984. The resort was closed for a time but is now hoping to return to its former glory. You can see postcards of the old resort here.

A massive restoration process costing over $100 million is currently in progress and the hotel is set to open in May. The challenge for the resort's restorers is to capture the hotel's bygone grandeur and still include the modern amenities like massive flatscreen TVs, that today's hotel guests require. The 216-room hotel will have a refurbished golf course, restaurants and a spa that takes advantage of the area's natural mineral springs. The hotel will be accepting reservations as of March 1 and rates will start around $250.

[via Altoona Mirror]

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Sunnyledge Boutique Hotel

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Need a place to stay in the Pittsburgh area? The Sunnyledge Boutique Hotel and Tea Room in Shadyside is an intimate Victorian-style hotel. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review tells the story of Avery Abrams and Patricia Romeo who bought the property for $250,000 at auction over 10 years ago and painstakingly brought it back to its former glory. The mansion was built in 1886 and has been restored with an eye toward maintaining its Gilded Age charm and decorated with finds sourced from around the world. The eight-bedroom hotel is also home to a martini bar and a dining room. Suites cost $275 per night and the rooms are appointed with king size beds, cable television, and marble bathroom with Jacuzzi tubs.

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Massive Casino Planned For Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The town known as Christmas City, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania just got a big gift for the holidays. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced the Sands Bethworks Gaming, a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands has been approved for a state gaming license. The company will now begin construction on a massive casino complex that will be located on the site of the former Bethlehem Steel plant. The first phase of the "Sands BethWorks" project will include a 300-room hotel, 3,000 slot machines, multiple dining and entertainment venues, the National Museum of Industrial History and the broadcast home of the local PBS affiliate. The company hopes to open the complex in 2008. The project is expected to bring jobs, tourism and a big boost to the local economy.

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Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, Estate of the Day

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Filed under: Estates

Some times you have just have to step away from the insane real estate markets, from Palm Beach and Aspen and Montecito and find an amazing home that is not in a "hot spot." Case in point, today's massive home in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania. This mansion has has nearly 11,000 square feet of spa that includes five bedrooms, a large kitchen, a home theater and a massive great home. The formal dining room has a huge mural and room for a very large dinner party. There is also a huge poolroom and a tavern area with a large bar and an exercise room. The house sits on over two acres that includes a pool with a waterfall. The home is listed at $3.1 million. After the jump, a bar big enough for the whole neighborhood.

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Own the Real Haunted Mansion

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Filed under: Estates

Disney fans take note: the house that was the inspiration behind the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is up for sale. The Harry Packer Mansion was built in 1874 and is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a town that is known for its appreciation of Victorian architecture. Despite appearances (and the fact that it is currently used to host Murder Mystery Weekends), the current owners assure prospective buyers that the interior "is anything but spooky," with high ceilings, Tiffany stained glass windows, marble fireplaces, period antiques and fabrics. The mansion is about 4,500-sq. ft. and is priced at $1.75 million.

[the disney blog via boing boing]

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Pennsylvania Palace, Estate of the Day

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Filed under: Estates

In the quiet community of North Strabane, Pennsylvania is home to this amazing estate. The 42-acre compound has indoor and outdoor equestrian facilities as well as a 20,000 square-foot main home. The stable has a cathedral style stained wood interior, custom doors, heated walkways and climate-controlled office and care locations and there is also an indoor riding arena. The limestone estate home has six bedrooms, a large great room, home theater, wine cellar and billiard room. Behind the house there is a golf hole, short game practice area and a complex and stone bath house. It is listed at $19 million. After the jump, which is more luxurious, the stable or the home?

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Golf Club Estates at Heritage Creek

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Filed under: Estates

Another golfers' delight community is being built. The interesting thing about this one in Warwick, Pennsylvania is that is a new development of 210 single-family homes overlooking an 18-hole public golf course, a 50-acre park and 2 miles of walking trails. The Golf Club Estates at Heritage Creek is the second phase of the Heritage Creek project, an adjoining age-restricted development of 402 single homes and 115 condominiums. The new homes are 3,477 to 4,300 square feet and are aimed at retiring baby boomers. The four-bedroom homes start in the mid-$600,000s.

[via PhillyBurbs.com]

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Belle Reve, Estate of the Day

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Another in my secret lair series, this home is located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. Belle Reve is over 22,000 square feet and boasts unique architecture designed by a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright. The home has many stunning details including an indoor air conditioned racquetball/basketball court, gym, steam room, sauna, tanning booth, indoor lap pool, outdoor heated pool and hot tub, bocce court, putting green and even an observatory. Other details include a wine cellar, library, media room with a ten-foot retractable screen and the piece de resistance of any true secret lair, a helicopter pad. This amazing property is listed at $3.8 million.

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The Montecristo Club at PNC Park

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Filed under: Cigars

Pittsburgh Pirates fans have a new posh place to relax while attending a game. The Montecristo Club, located on the Pittsburgh Baseball Club Level at PNC Park and offers cocktails, cigars, live jazz and blues performances. The club will host 200 members each night during the Pirates 81-game home schedule. The new club has special ventilation system to eliminate smoke from inside the club and not allow it to enter other areas of the ballpark. The club offers private cigar lockers to the first 100 full-season memberships. Full season memberships cost $4,800.

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