“Somewhat tranquil lake is extra important to my life than any huge metropolis on this planet.” – Munia Khan (writer and poet)
Constantly making it to the highest of Cash Journal’s finest locations to dwell within the U.S. every year, and named the “most secure metropolis” by Forbes Journal, Columbia, Maryland is a superbly landscaped instance of a tree-lined suburban utopia with city conveniences.
Near each Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Columbia’s quickly increasing downtown, also called the City Heart, attracts each locals and vacationers to its leisure and occasions, but in addition to buy on the Mall of Columbia, the place there are over 200 locations to buy and eat.
The newly developed Merriweather District in Columbia’s City Heart is rapidly turning into a hub for arts and tradition, with a wide range of distinctive eating choices that embrace Thai, Indian, and a speakeasy with a number of extra eating places and eateries set to open this yr together with a “crossanterie.” In Merriweather District’s Colorburst Park, you’ll be able to go ice-skating at their seasonal outside rink in winter and so they even host outside film nights and dwell music in the summertime.
There’s an appreciation for nature and sustainability right here too. Columbia maintains 3600 acres of open area, 114 miles of trails, and 5 lakes for anybody desirous to benefit from the outdoor. Columbia’s Lakefront District is a well-liked spot for festivals and different outside occasions all year long.
The Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge
The entrance entrance of the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge in Columbia, Maryland.
Now, with the opening of its brand-new luxurious, Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge final yr, Columbia is turning into a sought-after vacation spot. With fashionable lake home vibes and beautiful floor-to-ceiling lake views all through, The Merriweather Lodge is the proper spot for a soothing winter getaway.
Open only a yr, with 212 fashionable rooms and a part of Marriott’s Autograph Assortment (a gaggle of over 180 distinctive unbiased resorts, upscale and luxurious resorts), Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge is a surprising lakeside retreat tucked in seven wooded acres the place you’ll be able to take time to calm down and refresh any time of yr.
And there’s a lot to like right here.
The residing space within the Presidential Suite on the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge
Lovely, serene visitor rooms with luxurious linens (many with lakeside balconies views), a beautiful foyer and bar, a contemporary health heart, a cute little foyer cafe/espresso store, and lake views for days will all make you by no means need to go away.
Visitor room comforts and facilities embrace:
- Luxurious Linens
- C.O. Bigelow Lavender-Peppermint Bathtub Necessities
- 55′ Flat Display Sensible TV
- Mini Fridge
- Keurig
The bed room within the Presidential Suite on the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge
The excellent news is if you wish to deliver your pooch alongside, they’re pet-friendly too.
The nice and cozy and attentive employees makes this lodge really feel like a boutique property, nevertheless it’s the attractive views, luxurious facilities, and scrumptious onsite eating that may make you need to come again time and again.
As you enter The Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge, you’ll immediately get transported right into a Zen-like area that mixes the fantastic thing about lakeside residing with an appreciation for the musical facet of Columbia’s historical past.
The welcoming and spacious foyer at Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge
With a impartial palette with accents of blues and greens and lake-inspired décor in each nook, probably the most putting issues concerning the lodge is its floor-to-ceiling glass home windows that supply larger-than-life lake views from virtually each spot within the lodge. There’s no solution to not really feel relaxed. We particularly loved sipping complimentary scorching chocolate within the cozy foyer every night.
There’s additionally a real appreciation for dwell music right here. Musical performances streamed within the foyer, honor the close by Merriweather Put up Pavilion, which each Billboard Journal and Rolling Stone have acknowledged as top-of-the-line outside amphitheaters within the U.S. For the final 40 years, it’s drawn a few of the largest acts in music, together with Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, and Taylor Swift. And it’s solely a 15-minute stroll from the lodge.
Lake Kittamaqundi
Having fun with espresso and the winter view of Lake Kittamaqundi from our suite’s non-public balcony.
The Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge overooks Columbia’s stunning 27-acre Lake Kittamaqundi. Surrounded by a peaceable 1.4-mile wooded path, it’s excellent for nature lovers and health lovers. A stunning spot to reconnect with nature any time of the yr.
A reputation which means “assembly place” within the language of the primary regionally settled Indian tribe, Lake Kittamaqundi, is a fairly little lake. Loosen up on one in all its many benches, take a leisurely stroll, or get your day by day run alongside its simple paved path. Whereas the lake actually sees extra visitors in summer time, it’s simply as stunning and serene within the winter.
Lake Kittamaqundi is the most important of Columbia’s 5 deliberate and developed lakes. However though it’s not unique to the realm, it appears and feels prefer it belongs right here. And native wildlife agrees.
Hen lovers will probably be glad to be taught that the lake and its surrounding space at the moment are dwelling to a wide range of hen species, together with water birds like belted kingfishers and nice blue herons. Head to the lake’s pier to identify one of many many species of geese like ring-necked geese, northern shovelers, and hooded mergansers fortunately swimming by.
Tip: Test right here for up-to-date day by day hen sightings at Lake Kittamaqundi!
An amazing place to “canine watch”, the lake is a favourite spot for locals to stroll their canine of all breeds. Welcome to kayakers, you’ll want a allow if you wish to fish.
A panoramic view from the lodge of Lake Kittamaqundi
What’s good is that the path that wraps round Lake Kittamaqundi additionally connects with different paved trails that wind all through Columbia. For extra exploration, veer to the left the place the path forks on the northwest finish of the lake. This path will take you to close by Wilde Lake and is the proper path to take in the event you’re searching for an extended outside trek (2.9. miles whole). See the path right here
Lake Kittamaqundi makes an important picnic spot within the hotter months. There’s a Entire Meals a brief stroll from the south finish of the lake (2 minutes) the place you’ll be able to seize lunch, a snack, or take a espresso to go to benefit from the lakeside. It’s additionally recognized for its stunning sunsets.
Lake Kittamaqundi at sundown.
Eating At The Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge
The lodge is inside strolling distance of the eating places within the Merriweather District and The Mall of Columbia. However you don’t want to go away the lodge property for a scrumptious chunk. The lodge’s onsite restaurant, lāk presents a artistic menu of basic American with Worldwide infusions.
Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge’s model new restaurant, lāk
lāk Restaurant at The Merriweather Lakehouse
Serving breakfast and dinner day by day, lāk (pronounced “lake”) is taken into account a positive eating restaurant. However its heat service, cool fashionable, pop artwork décor and relaxed environment give it sensible informal vibes. And we love that.
Even higher is the meals.
Fried Calamari at lāk.
Every little thing we tried at lāk was contemporary and scrumptious. The highlights from our order the evening we visited was the sunshine and crispy Fried Calamari with pepperoncini and Fra Diavolo sauce and the Hen Piccata, a Parmesan-crusted hen breast with angel hair topped with a delicious Lemon Caper Sauce.
Chef Zach Dollak within the kitchen at lāk.
Raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania close to the Poconos, Chef Zach Dollak not too long ago joined the Merriweather Lakehouse staff because the lodge’s culinary director after working all through the U.S. at premier eating places and luxurious resorts, together with Emeril’s NOLA and The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia. Now he’s placing lāk on the map as a culinary vacation spot to not be missed.
Crab Desserts at lāk
Since there’s no higher place for crab muffins than Maryland, we couldn’t go away with out attempting their two lump crab muffins served over a creamy forest mushroom risotto with lemon garlic aioli. Completely unimaginable. Should you love crab, don’t miss this dish.
Skillet Cowboy Cookie Sundae
Even in the event you’re full from dinner, don’t miss out on their ever-changing made-from-scratch dessert menu. Dessert choices change right here usually. If out there, attempt the Apple Crisp served with caramel ice cream or the Skillet Cowboy Cookie sundae topped with vanilla ice cream and moist walnuts. Each are tremendous scrumptious.
Pastry Chef Brian Holland icing a carrot cake.
Pastry Chef Brian Holland, a graduate of the Worldwide Culinary Heart in New York Metropolis who spent greater than a decade on the 4 Seasons in Baltimore, creates tantalizing desserts and pastries for the lodge.
The Rookery Bar & Lounge
The Rookery Bar & Lounge
At evening, unwind on the lodge’s Rookery Bar & Lounge serves up craft cocktails, wine, and beer with tasty bites like Steak & Cheese Egg Rolls, Bavarian Pretzel Sticks, and Cubano sandwiches.
Steak & Cheese Egg Rolls and Bavarian Pretzel Sticks at The Rookery Bar & Lounge.
Stylish and fashionable, with a few of the finest lake views in the home, The Rookery Bar & Lounge opens at 4 pm every evening. You even have the choice to order from lāk’s menu however get served up within the bar.
The Osprey Cafe
For connoisseur espresso served with lake views and comfortable seating in entrance of a fireside, head to the Osprey Cafe, the lodge’s stylish lobby-side cafe.
Together with contemporary brewed Lavazza espresso, espresso, and fancy espresso drinks, you can even seize a fast chunk within the morning in the event you don’t have time for a sit-down breakfast.
A contemporary chocolate croissant and Lavazza espresso at Osprey Cafe.
Don’t overlook to select up one in all their freshly baked pastries, like their buttery chocolate croissants.
The Health Heart
The fitness center right here is so good right here you’ll need to break a sweat.
To get in a superb exercise, the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge has a 24-hour onsite health heart that’s well-equipped with weights, machines, and equipment like BOSU® steadiness trainers, yoga balls, and foam rollers for energetic restoration.
A rowing machine with a lakeside view on the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge health heart.
In addition they have a rowing machine, Peloton® bikes, and high-tech Elevate Life-style treadmills and elliptical machines, that are Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled and have dwell real-world interactive programs that may transport you across the globe. They’re loads of enjoyable! Make an account, and it can save you your exercise knowledge for later.
The Pearl Spa
For spa facilities, remedies, and health lessons like yoga, The Pearl Spa, is a 27,000-square-foot wellness heart solely a brief stroll from the lodge.
Apart from stress-free massages, physique wraps, and reiki, additionally they supply magnificence remedies like facials, manicures, pedicures, and waxing. A novel function of THE Pearl is its expansive water remedy room that features a jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, chilly plunge, rest pool, and vitamin C bathe they name THE Therapeutic Waters.
For a novel expertise, guide a session in The Pearl’s Halotherapy (salt) room which advocates consider helps promote cleansing, reduces irritation and improves respiratory. To quiet your thoughts, THE Nice Abyss – is a deep multi-sensory meditation expertise that mixes vibrations and magnetic remedy with layers of music – to induce deep rest.
The Pearl Spa’s Wellness Passport offers visitors with an inexpensive bundle with a few of their hottest experiences for relieving stress. It contains:
- 1 mind-body motion or meditation class
- 1 factor expertise salt session
- 1 hour in THE therapeutic waters
- A 25-minute session in THE nice abyss (meditation expertise)
It prices $100 per particular person and you may prepay when reserving the lodge with code SPA at checkout.
Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge Location and Parking
Lodge: Merriweather Lakehouse, Autograph Assortment
Web site: https://merriweatherlakehouse.com/
Handle: 10209 Wincopin Circle
Columbia, Maryland, 21044
Tel: +1 410-730-3900
Nearest Cross Avenue: Little Patuxent Parkway
Parking: Parking on the lodge is free and straightforward. Self-park within the storage immediately throughout from the lodge.
Attending to the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge
Close by Airports
Balt/Wash Intl (10.25 miles southeast)
Ronald Reagan Natl (27.25 miles southwest)
Dulles Intl (36 miles southwest)
Close by Sights
The Mall in Columbia
Merriweather Put up Pavilion
THE Pearl Fashionable Spa
Fairway Hills Golf Membership
Historic Ellicott Metropolis
Robinson Nature Heart
Patapsco Valley State Park
Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Misplaced Ark Distilling Firm
Sapwood Cellars Brewery
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