Doral Arrowwood, White Plains, NY
Located in Westchester, this is a very charming hotel close to very charming neighborhoods. My favorite is its heated indoor/outdoor pool (in the summer, I understand it is all outdoor! There are lots of amenities offered for children and an excellent daily breakfast offered in their gorgeous dining hall with breathtaking views of the adjacent golf course! Call to get a group rate if going with friends, and remember to request a room closer to the lobby (lots of long hallways here!) with a golf course view if you are as particular as I am about hotel experiences!
Kill a few birds with one stone: Greenwich, CT is the must see neighboring town. Very affluent with beautiful homes. Google "nicest neighborhoods or streets of Greenwich and head there for some house site seeing! Greenwich Avenue is a half mile stretch of high end shops and boutiques. There weren't many restaurants open on New Year's day when we went, nor clothing stores, but we still enjoyed our experience. The Saks Fifth Avenue here pales in comparison to that in NYC. Drive around the neighborhood of Belle Haven (a lot of streets are private so you won't have access unless you have balls to drive through. But there are many streets along the Long Island Sound that are worth seeing) which is a peninsula surrounded by water at the very southern tip of Greenwich Avenue. If there is a neighborhood to see in Greenwich, this is it! Skip the others! The lot sizes are too big to even see the homes! Also, for a sand beach, visit Greenwich Point Park (in Old Greenwich). This may or may not be a private beach so you should give them a call before you go, but I just drove by in the winter and it was beautiful!
Also, for children, Legoland is very close by as is Rye Amusement Park (which is situated on the Long Island Sound...both are on my bucket list of things to do with my kids!) Google both these places for pictures, prices and more information. That's what I'd do before I'd go ; )
For shopping, head to The Galleria Mall at White Plains. Lots of high end department stores and good on a cold day to walk around indoors with children!
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