Unlike your unencumbered bloggers, not all of Traveler's staff travel with only their lightly packed bags for company. Associate editor Susan O'Keefe recently took a trip with her family, and gave us the following report:
Just back with my three kids from the Tides Inn in historic Irvington, Virginia, a charming town on the Rappahannock River (a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay) in Virginia's Northern Neck, where the setting, pace of life, and activities recall summer vacations of the past. From croquet on a bluff overlooking Carters Creek to the swimming pool complete with a metal shade awning, towel cabana, and plenty of water floats for the kids, the Tides is unpretentious and fully welcomes kids, even misbehaving ones (take my word for it, breakfast one morning turned into a nightmare, and a waiter averted disaster with miniature, palm-size pinball games). And unlike so many resorts that have programs for kids—tidy, nowhere-to-be-seen facilities to store tots for the day—the Tides's Crab Net Kids program is chock-full of activities that actually take in the inn's surroundings and can include crabbing and fishing on the river, golfing and playing tennis.
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