Colonial suites surrounded by tranquil ponds are a throwback to the days of Ceylon.
More than $1.2 million Chester $1.195 million* 6 Highland Drive Number of bedrooms: 4 Number of full bathrooms: 4 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Weeks on market: 2 months 4-year-old colonial; master suite with fireplace and den, office, conservatory, finished basement with full bath, 3-car garage, 2.28-acre lot; taxes $19,469; listed at $1.225 million.
Founded in 1859, it offers eight colonial-style suites above Darjeeling Town.
has 10 regally decorated colonial-style suites on a side street in Polanco equipped with the works -- kitchen, Jacuzzi bath, VCR, fax machines -- and a good restaurant downstairs.
The flagship Raffles Hotel (built in 1887) is more than a hotel; it's a piece of history, with its palm-filled courtyard, its Long Bar (where the Singapore Sling was invented by a Chinese barman catering to his lady customers) and its 103 colonial-style suites, some named for their former occupants: Somerset Maugham, Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad.
The flagship Raffles Hotel is more than a hotel; it's a piece of history, with its palm-filled courtyard, its Long Bar (where the Singapore Sling was invented by a Chinese barman catering to his lady customers) and its 103 colonial-style suites, some named for their former occupants: Somerset Maugham, Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad.
$900,000 to $1.2 million Randolph $900,000 6 Nottingham Way Number of bedrooms: 5 Number of full bathrooms: 3 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Time on the market: 2 months 7-year-old colonial; au pair suite, family room with fireplace, full finished basement, front and rear staircases, 0.9-acre lot; taxes $11,581; listed at $939,000.
$600,000 to $899,999 Morris $700,000144 Butterworth Drive Number of bedrooms: 4 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Weeks on market: 4 months 40-year-old colonial; new master suite, bedroom and family room fireplaces, two decks, skylight; 135-by-211-ft.
$600,000 to $899,999 Florham Park $800,00077 Parker Court Number of bedrooms: 5 Number of full bathrooms: 3 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Weeks on market: 1 week 40-year-old colonial; au pair suite with private entrance, eat-in kitchen with breakfast bar, fireplace, deck, 2-car attached garage, 0.36-acre lot; taxes $8,055; listed at $749,000 (multiple bids).
$900,000 to $1.2 million Summit $1.055 million22 Oakland Place Number of bedrooms -- 5 Number of full bathrooms -- 3 Number of half bathrooms -- 1 Time on the market -- 15 days 78-year-old colonial; master bedroom suite, office, library, family room, 2-car attached garage, 0.3-acre lot; taxes $13,292; listed at $1.2 million.
