The Red Lion Inn--Massachusetts

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I've been meaning to write about the Berkshires for quite some time.  I've been going up there long enough to post on multiple places, some of which are still open (John Andrews) and some that have turned over so many times they've now closed (The Union Grill).

Doesn't matter.  This is not a recap post, but a hotel post.  I'm in quite a quandary here as there were several places I could review as we ate there almost every night.  So I must pull out an old trick a la the Spotted Pig post.  This time though, it will be current self versus older self.   (knuckle crack) Here goes:

Current Self:  What the fuck, $180 for two of us for this crappy food?  Am I at the same place where they filmed Dirty Dancing?  Tomorrow night I'm eating in the motherfucking Grill room.
Older Self:  Oh fuck, they have a wedding tomorrow night, I'm gonna have to eat in the grill room.

Current Self: This place is sooooo fucking quiet, and we're the only young people staying here, and our daughter is the only kid under the age of 20.
Older Self: This place is sooooo fucking quiet, there aren't any young people staying here, and no fucking kids.  Just me, my old wife, and my yappy little lap dog.

Current Self:  This place is so quaint.  It's got antique furniture and quilts, and we're gonna go antiquing so we can find the perfect butcher block!
Older Self:  There are four different places to sit around and get drunk, each of them hopping at a different time of day.  I don't ever have to leave!

Current Self:  The patio is actually kind of nice.  The food is average, as long as you suck down burgers in the restaurant, its enough sustenance for the booze.
Older Self:  I've been drinking booze on this patio for the last twenty five years...

Or something like that.  Truth be told, the Red Lion Inn is worth checking out if you have 1k to spend for the weekend and want to get out of the city.  There is absolutely nothing to do but go spend money on crap you don't need, so be prepared to be sequestered to overpriced food in the main dining room, and pub grub in the old timey grill, but in odd non-impressive way, it was totally worth it.