Stage Coach Inn www.groton-inn.com Main Street, Groton 1/10th of a mile from LA; (978) 448-5614 ; 17 rooms; Rates: Singles & Doubles, $85, Family suite, $120. Full-service restaurant. Some handmade canopy beds, beautiful view, pine and carpeted floors. Private baths.

Spring Hill Suites www.springhillsuites.com 27 Andrews Parkway, Devens, 5.5 miles from LA; (978) 772-3030; 121 rooms; $109 LA Rate; high-speed Internet; kitchenette in each room; continental breakfast, indoor pool, opened in April 2005. 

Lyttleton Inn www.lyttletoninn.com  423 King Street, Littleton; (978) 486-4715 (800) 344-4715 6.6 Miles from LA; 5 rooms; rates: $89 LA rate includes full country breakfast. All rooms have private bath, phone, TV, refrigerator, free high-speed Internet. Non-smoking inn. Airport service.

Stonehedge Inn www.stonehedgeinn.com  AAA rating: **** 160 Pawtucket Blvd, Tyngsboro 14 miles from LA; (978) 649-4400 (888) 649-2474; 30 luxury suites; Rates: $185-295; Silks, full-service French restaurant. All rooms are suites; balconies, whirlpools, and fireplaces available. Limousine and van service. Nine-hole putting green, tennis, basketball and volleyball court, indoor-outdoor pool, and health spa.

Westford Regency www.westfordregency.com  AAA rating:*** 10 miles from LA; 219 Littleton Road, Westford, Route 495, Exit 32; (978) 692-8200, (800) 543-7801; 193 rooms; Rates: $139 and up; 2 full-service restaurants; room service; Full health club, indoor pool, Jacuzzi, and sun deck. High-speed Internet in each room.

BED & BREAKFAST

Sunset Farm 154 Farmers Row, Groton 5 min. from LA; Cindy Salmon (617) 371-6950; 3 rooms, $115-125. Full breakfast included; cash & personal checks only; no pets; no smoking.

SHORT-TERM FURNISHED HOUSE

Groton Hunt Club Cottage www.grotonhuntclubcottage.com 1 mile from LA; 7 Wood Lane, Groton. The Groton Hunt Club Cottage served as the gathering site for Groton’s riders, horses and hounds before they set off into the fields and woodlands and after they returned.  The Hunt Club, as it was known, features a fully equipped kitchen, two bedrooms (each with a double bed), a modern bathroom, a one car garage and daily maid service.  Rate: $325 per night or $1500 per week.  Please contact Robert Gosselin at The Gosselin Group (978) 448-6383 for information and availability.

Acton-Concord Area:

Colonial Inn www.concordscolonialinn.com AAA rating: *** 15.5 miles from LA; 48 Monument Square, Concord; (978) 369-9200 (800) 370-9200; 57 rooms plus two-bedroom cottage; Rates: $145 and up (winter); $205 and up (fall); rates higher on weekends. Full-service dining room, 2 lounges. Entertainment nightly in lounges: old section has wooden floors and antique furniture; newer section has country-colonial decor. Private baths.

Best Western at Historic Concord www.bestwestern.com AAA rating: ** 740 Elm Street, Concord 14.5 miles from LA; (978) 369-6100 (800) 528-1234; 106 rooms; Rates: $109 and up; includes deluxe continental breakfast; Italian restaurant, Papa Razzi, serving lunch & dinner, adjacent to hotel. Outdoor pool, fitness room with hot tub and workout machines; washer and dryer available.

Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods www.holiday-inn.com AAA rating: ***  242 Adams Place, Boxborough, Route 495, Exit 28; (978) 263-8701, (800) 465-4329 15 miles from LA; 143 rooms; Rates: $141 and up. Full-service restaurant, lounge, room service. Newly renovated, indoor pool, hot tub, exercise room with sauna, basketball court, softball field, and picnic grove.

Hawthorne Inn www.concordmass.com AAA rating: *** 16.5 miles from LA; 462 Lexington Road, Concord (978) 369-5610 ; 7 rooms; Rates: $110-245, includes breakfast. Small country inn, decorated with antiques, quilts in each room, wooden floors, historic zone, beautiful gardens.

BED & BREAKFASTs

Pine Needles www.pineneedlesbb.com 148 Depot Road, Westford 13 min. from LA; Claire and Dave Davis (978) 399-0199; Rate: $100-130; 3 guest rooms all with a private bath, gas fireplace, A/C, and cable TV. A full breakfast is included. Visa, MC, cash and personal checks accepted.

The Samuel Fitch House www.samuelfitchhouse.com 15 min. from LA; 91 Powers Road, Westford Lynne Smithwood (978) 952-6888; 3 rooms, all private baths. Rates: $125 - $175; full country breakfast, including organic fruits and vegetables grown in the gardens. Children can be accommodated in The Carriage House. Major CCs accepted. No smoking or pets permitted. Operated by LA alumni family and willing to offer nightly discounts or 3^rd night free.

Ridge House   533 Lexington Road, Concord 16 miles from LA; Jim & Sally Gilliat, (978) 369-9796; 2 rooms; $95 for one person; $105 for two. Cash and personal checks accepted. Smoking limited to outside areas; owners have cats.

Nashua, New Hampshire Area:

Sheraton Nashua www.starwoodhotels.com AAA rating: *** 13 miles from LA ; Tara Boulevard, Nashua; (603) 888-9970, (800) 843-8272; 336 rooms; Rates: $130 and up; restaurant, lounge, indoor pool, and high-speed Internet.

Fitchburg Area:

Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel www.rplaza.com AAA rating: *** 150 Royal Plaza Drive, Fitchburg 21 miles from LA; (978) 342-7100 (888) 976-9524; 245 rooms; Rate: $99 and up; restaurant, lounge, exercise room, Jacuzzi, sauna, and indoor pool.

Sheraton Four Points Hotel Leominster www.starwoodhotels.com AAA rating: *** 99 Erdman Way, Leominster 16 miles from LA; (978) 534-9000; 187 rooms; Rate: $109 and up; full-service dining room, heated indoor pool, and whirlpool.