New Jersey Has Its Own Posh Downton Abbey—and You Can Stay There

The 112-year-old Natirar mansion, a Tudor‑style brick manor house that was once the king of Morocco’s residence, would look right at home in Somerset, England, or the Scottish Highlands. Down its long driveway, surrounded by towering old maple trees and lush parklands, its 1912 carriage house is covered with ivy. Behind it, a garden stretches across 10 acres, with neat rows of cucumber melon and corn to supply the kitchens bustling with cooks.

Yet all this is some 3,500 miles away from the UK—and less than an hour’s drive from Manhattan—in Somerset County, New Jersey. In October, Natirar will raise its flag as a Pendry resort with 46 guest rooms, 21 suites and a sprawling full-service spa that will pamper you like royalty—all for about $600 a night.