RoomsSpindle Room
- 340 sq ft
- 1 king
- Sleeps 2
Brick, timber and a window onto the canal.
From$149
/ night
Check datesLowell, Massachusetts
Water, wheel,
work
Two hundred rooms in an 1836 textile mill on the canal. The turbine pit is glassed over in the lobby, water still runs beneath the building, and the gaming hall is the old weave shed.
200 Rooms and lofts1836 Year the mill was built5 Restaurants and bars5.5 Miles of canal
Where you sleep
Somewhere to put your bag down
The smallest room here still has room for two armchairs. That was the brief and we held to it.
All accommodation
Rooms
RoomsWeaver Double
- 390 sq ft
- 2 queens
- Sleeps 4
Two queens under the original mill beams.
From$169
/ night
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RoomsCanal King
- 430 sq ft
- 1 king
- Sleeps 3
Right over the water, with the sluice below.
From$209
/ night
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LoftsWeave Shed Loft
- 780 sq ft
- 1 king + sofa bed
- Sleeps 4
A north-lit loft under a sawtooth roof.
From$369
/ night
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LoftsThe Turbine Suite
- 1300 sq ft
- 2 kings
- Sleeps 5
Above the turbine pit, with a glass floor panel over the water.
From$689
/ night
Check datesWhat there is to do
What there is to do here
Bookable at the desk, by phone, or by asking anyone in uniform who is not obviously carrying something.
Everything here
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The Weave Shed
Gaming
Thirty-four thousand square feet under a sawtooth roof with north light coming in all day. Five hundred machines, 28 tables and a poker room.
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The Canals
Water
Five and a half miles of canal with boats through the season, a lock you can watch operate and a towpath the whole way.
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03 / 04
The Turbine
History
The original turbine pit, glassed over and lit, with water still running through it. A tour at eleven daily explains how the whole valley worked.
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The Dye House
Spa
Eight treatment rooms in the old dye house, a steam room and a plunge pool fed from the canal, filtered rather considerably.
More about The Dye House
200
Rooms and lofts
1836
Year the mill was built
5
Restaurants and bars
5.5
Miles of canal
Eat and drink
Eat here, or we will not be offended
Allergen information is at every pass and every menu is available in large print without anyone making it awkward.
All venues
The Rastimela
New England · $$$
Cod, lamb, root vegetables and a brown bread that arrives before you ask, in the old counting room.
Dinner nightly
Sluice
Cocktails · $$$
Over the water with a glass floor section, a fire, and a list heavy on rum and rye.
4 PM–1 AM
The Bobbin
All day · $$
In the old picker house. Breakfast, chowder, a decent sandwich and a fire in winter.
6:30 AM–10 PM
Canal Coffee
Coffee & bakery · $
Coffee, cruller and a molasses bun that is far better than it sounds.
6 AM–2 PM
Counting House
Private dining · $$$$
Fourteen seats in the old counting room, one menu, and a ledger on the wall from 1874.
By arrangement
Offers
Standing offers, plainly stated
No countdown timers, no “three people are looking at this room”, and no rate that quietly excludes the fee.
Code TOWPATHThe Towpath
Third night free, Sunday to Thursday
Three midweek nights, pay for two, with a canal boat trip for two included.
Terms and bookingCode WINTERWinter Rate
30% off, November to March
The canals freeze, the fires are lit and the mill is at its most itself.
Terms and bookingA Week in a Loft
Seventh night free
Seven nights in a Weave Shed Loft with north light all day and a desk to work at.
Terms and bookingGetting here
250 Canal Street
Lowell, MA 01852
- Free self-parking for every guest
- Forty minutes from the international airport, transfers on request
- (978) 555-0198 — reservations, 7 AM to 9 PM
