The Victorian resort town of St. Michaels on the Eastern shore of Maryland hosts this luxurious manor house resort. Steeped in history, this colonial mansion exudes calm and elegance, the perfect hideaway.

The hotel retains an intimate and exclusive feel with just 78 guest rooms and suites offering various configurations, many with fireplaces and separate living areas. Rooms on the main floor and most on the second floor have French doors that lead onto a deck, patio or veranda.

The design approach at the Inn at Perry Cabin is essentially a contemporary take on a Maryland seaside inn. A mixture of modern and period furniture and fittings serves to retain the unique atmosphere of the old inn, but deliberately presents it in a cleaner, sleeker and more youthful version. Slip covers, parchment and crewel work in taupes, soft blues and ivories find place alongside old leather retro florals and glazed linens, while nickel, limestone and matting are set off against old beams, barge boarding and acres of polished floors.

Fires and lamplight illuminate great upholstered sleigh beds or traditional turned wood New England bedsteads - both stacked high with linen pillows and bolsters and covered in pique counterpanes, cashmere throws or those squashy eiderdowns, long remembered from childhood.

By day the mood is sharply casual and nautical; by night it is softly lit, old-world and decidedly romantic.

Spacious bathrooms are resplendent with Italian marble tile, Frette linens, and a generous supply of Molton Brown amenities. Many offering dual vanities and separate soaking tubs.

Nightly turndown service includes freshly baked homemade cookies.

All rooms feature:

Private bathroom
Air conditioning
Remote controlled color television
Hairdryer
Direct dial telephone
Plush robes
Iron and board
Daily newspaper delivery