Where to Stay in the White Mountains

Bretton Woods · Resort

A 1902 resort at Bretton Woods, where the 1944 international monetary conference created the International Monetary Fund. The building, a National Historic Landmark, has a red tile roof and a white facade visible from the valley floor. It has more than 200 rooms, a Donald Ross-designed golf course, the Bretton Woods ski area and a full-service spa, with Crawford Notch to the south.

Site of the 1944 Bretton Woods monetary conference. National Historic Landmark. The Donald Ross golf course. Bretton Woods ski area.

Pinkham Notch · Lodge

The Appalachian Mountain Club's lodge at Pinkham Notch on Route 16, at 2,032 feet at the eastern base of Mount Washington, 18 miles north of North Conway. It has private rooms and bunk rooms, and meal plans with breakfast, or breakfast and dinner, are optional. The Tuckerman Ravine Trail starts at the lodge. It is open year-round, and dogs are not allowed overnight.

Jackson · Inn

A 61-room inn at the center of Jackson Village, dating to 1869, with an 18-hole golf course, spa suites and cottages with private hot tubs. The 1869 Room is the restaurant, and Alpine is the tavern. The Jackson Ski Touring Foundation's cross-country trail network, Black Mountain and the village covered bridge are all close by.

Twin Mountain · Hut

An Appalachian Mountain Club hut beside Zealand Falls, reached by the Zealand Trail, a 2.8-mile hike from the end of Zealand Road. It is one of the few AMC huts open year-round. In winter the road is closed, adding about 3 miles each way, and the hut runs as self-service, so guests bring their own food. Guests sleep in bunkrooms.

Jackson · Inn

An 1895 inn in Jackson Village attributed to Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, now an adults-only property with a full spa. Its restaurant, Forty at Thorn Hill, focuses on locally sourced ingredients, and the Wine Cellar and Granite Room are private dining spaces. Jackson has a covered bridge, a cross-country ski network and its own ski area, Black Mountain.

Hart's Location · Inn

An 1860s granite mansion on a 100-acre estate in Crawford Notch, where all 15 rooms have wood-burning fireplaces. Two cottages take dogs. The estate has 8,000 feet of Saco River frontage with two natural swimming holes, and it borders the White Mountain National Forest. Breakfast is included, and four-course dinners are served several nights a week.

Fifteen rooms, each with a wood-burning fireplace, in an 1860s granite mansion on 100 acres in Crawford Notch. Two swimming holes on the Saco River.

Whitefield · Resort

An 1865 resort hotel in Whitefield on high ground facing the Presidential Range and Mount Washington. The Tower Spa, a golf course and a dining room using local ingredients are on site. A renovation completed in the 2000s restored the Victorian building. Rates run below the Omni Mount Washington to the south.

Eaton · Inn

A 17-room inn on the slopes of Foss Mountain in Eaton with panoramic views of Mount Washington and the Presidential Range, originally the home of Frank Simonds, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Kevin Flynn and Jennifer Kovach have run it since the 1990s, along with Max's Restaurant and Pub: 40 seats, open to the public, with a seasonal menu using local and organic ingredients. Some rooms have fireplaces; all have mountain views.

Bretton Woods · Lodge

The Appalachian Mountain Club's lodge at the head of Crawford Notch on Route 302, opened in 2003 and designed to resemble the old Crawford House hotel. It has 37 rooms, from private rooms with their own baths to shared-bath rooms for two to six people, plus bunks in the Shapleigh Bunkhouse. Guided hikes and naturalist programs start from the lodge.

North Woodstock · Inn

An inn and brewery at 135 Main Street in North Woodstock, with rooms in eight buildings, from the Main House and Riverside House to the Cascade Lodge. The brewery on site offers tours, and the restaurant and pub serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lincoln and the Kancamagus Highway are a few minutes east.

Jackson · Resort

A 96-room resort on a ridge above Jackson Village, operating since 1879, when the Gale family first opened their farmhouse to twelve summer guests. The building grew around that farmhouse, and its 280-foot wraparound veranda and a 1926 hydroelectric elevator, now on display, are original. A 9-hole golf course sits on the inn's former pastures. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America. Jackson's covered bridge, cross-country ski network and Black Mountain are all close by.

Franconia · Inn

A 29-room country inn on 65 acres in the Easton Valley, taking guests since 1863. The white clapboard building was rebuilt in the 1930s after a fire. It faces Mount Lafayette, Franconia Notch and the Kinsman Range. Summer brings horseback riding on the property and glider rides from the on-site soaring port; winter brings 40 kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails. There is a pub, a dining room, two porches and a library.

Lincoln · Lodge

A condo-style resort at 36 Lodge Road in Lincoln, beside the Pemigewasset River, with studios, 1-bedroom suites and loft suites, all with private balconies. Stays include a year-round heated indoor pool, a hot tub, a sauna and a fitness center, and a seasonal shuttle runs to Loon Mountain. Clark's Trading Post and the Flume Gorge are nearby.

Sugar Hill · Inn

The surviving 1880s annex of the original Sunset Hill grand hotel on Sugar Hill, which held 350 guests before it closed in 1973 and was torn down. The annex was restored and reopened in 2015, and reopened again in 2026 under Hideaway Inns as Hideaway Inn Franconia Notch, with 32 redesigned rooms. From the ridge, the White Mountains are visible to the east and Vermont's Green Mountains to the west. There is a golf course and dining on the grounds.

Shelburne · Inn

A 160-acre resort in Shelburne on Route 2 in the Androscoggin River valley, with northern White Mountain peaks on three sides. Trails for hiking, mountain biking, ATVs and snowmobiles start on the property, and Jericho Mountain State Park is close by. There is a pool, a hot tub and a restaurant. It is north of the busier North Conway and Lincoln areas.

Hart's Location · Campground / Cabins

A campground with cabins and yurts on 100 acres along the Saco River, on Route 302 in Hart's Location below Crawford Notch. There are 100 campsites, some beside the river, and a general store. Pets are welcome, and trails, biking and river wading are close by. Route 302 continues north through the notch to Bretton Woods.

Glen · B&B

A bed and breakfast at 404 Route 302 in Glen, beside the 1850s Bartlett Covered Bridge over the Saco River. It has 5 guest rooms, including a suite, and breakfast is included. Guests can swim or tube in the river from the property, and there is an outdoor hot tub. North Conway is a short drive.

North Conway · Hotel

An 80-room resort in Hale's Location, North Conway, bordering Echo Lake State Park and the White Mountain National Forest. It has a 9-hole golf course, the Balance Spa, Finnish saunas and an outdoor heated pool and hot tub open year-round, plus a restaurant and tavern. Hiking and biking trails start from the property, and it is family-owned.

East Madison · Resort

A family-run four-season resort on 1,300 acres above Purity Lake in East Madison, operating since 1914, with its own ski area, King Pine. The 100-acre lake has a sandy beach, with waterskiing, kayaking and paddleboarding in summer. In winter, 20 kilometers of groomed snowshoe trails run through the Hoyt Wildlife Sanctuary on the grounds. Lodging includes 23 guest rooms plus condos, cottages and lodge units.

Littleton · Inn

A Greek Revival hotel on Littleton's Main Street, built in 1843 and opened in 1850 as Thayer's White Mountain Hotel, with three-story fluted Doric columns and an octagonal cupola. It calls itself the oldest continuously operated hotel in the White Mountains and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. The 35 rooms range from standard rooms to family suites and units with kitchenettes. Past guests include Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce and P.T. Barnum.

Jackson · Inn

A 20-room inn and a cottage on the Ellis River at the edge of Jackson village. The main house is an 1893 farmhouse built by carpenter Andrew Harriman; it became a 6-room B&B in 1985, and a 13-room north wing was added in 1993. Many rooms have a fireplace, a two-person jetted tub or a balcony facing the river or mountains. A country breakfast is included, and there is an outdoor pool, a sauna and a game room with a pub. John and Mary Kendzierski have owned it since 2014.

North Conway · Lodge

A 20-room bed and breakfast in North Conway with a direct connection to Babe Ruth: his daughter Julia Ruth Stevens co-owned the property with her husband Richard Flanders in the 1940s, and Babe Ruth was a regular visitor, staying in Room 2. That room is still furnished with the original pieces the Babe used and filled with memorabilia from his visits. Cranmore ski area is steps away.

Franconia · Inn

A 12-bedroom lodge on Wells Road in Franconia, bordering the White Mountain National Forest, now rented mainly to groups for retreats and weddings. It began as an 1830s farmhouse and barn; financier William V.C. Ruxton bought the farm in 1945 and built the inn in the style of an English fox-hunting lodge, finishing the lobby and tavern in 1947. There is a lobby with a fireplace and grand piano, a tavern, a library and gardens. The Tucker Brook Trail connects it to Cannon Mountain.

Littleton · Inn

An 1833 Federal farmhouse at 2 West Main Street in Littleton that has reopened after a year of renovations. There are 7 suites, each with a full bathroom, and stays have a two-night minimum. The owners say the restaurant, with a rotating menu by chef Hwasoo, will open to the public on weekends.

Mount Washington · Hut

The highest of the Appalachian Mountain Club's huts, at 5,012 feet just below Mount Monroe and about 1.5 miles from the summit of Mount Washington, beside the two alpine Lakes of the Clouds. It sleeps 90 in bunk rooms for 6 to 15 people, and dinner and breakfast are included. The hut is open from early June to mid-September and is reached by a 3-mile climb on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail.

Bretton Woods · Inn

A Victorian inn built in 1896 and restored, with 34 rooms and suites, on the grounds of the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods. It is run as part of the resort, at a smaller scale than the 1902 main hotel across the grounds. The resort's Donald Ross golf course and the Bretton Woods ski area, which the resort also operates, are nearby.

Gorham · Motel

A motel at 324 Main Street in Gorham, which bills itself as affordable and unfussy, with a seasonal pool, a creekside gazebo and grills. ATV and snowmobile trails start across the street, and restaurants and shops are within walking distance. Mount Washington, Jericho Mountain State Park and Story Land are a short drive.

Sugar Hill · Inn

A farmhouse inn on Sugar Hill, built in 1789, with views of the Franconia Range from the dining room and most rooms. Rooms are in the main house and 7 cottage rooms, many with soaking tubs and fireplaces. Breakfast is made to order with in-house baking, the restaurant serves dinner, and massages are offered. Children are not allowed.

Thornton · Resort

A resort in Thornton on the Pemigewasset Valley floor, built around an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. Lake Harold, a private lake on the property, has a beach, paddleboarding and winter ice skating. The WellNest Spa is on site. Lodging ranges from guest rooms to lakeside villas and gambrel homes that sleep up to twelve. Loon Mountain is a short drive.

Bethlehem · Inn

A historic resort in Bethlehem built around a 1914 Donald Ross golf course. The original Maplewood hotel complex opened in 1876, hosted Presidents Grant and Roosevelt, and burned in the 1960s. The surviving 1889 Casino building is now the 20-room Inn at Maplewood, booked mainly for groups (8 rooms minimum) and golf packages. The course is open to individual golfers and day visitors.

Jackson · Inn

An inn and tavern at 94 Main Street in Jackson Village, open for more than 80 years. Rooms have a queen bed, a private bath and a gas fireplace. The post-and-beam Tavern and the Country Dining Room serve comfort food, with garden seating from May to October and live music four to five nights a week. The cross-country network, the covered bridge and Black Mountain are close by.

Beans Grant · Hut

An Appalachian Mountain Club hut at 3,288 feet in Carter Notch, between Carter Dome and Wildcat Mountain, reached by a 3.8-mile hike on the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail. Two bunkhouses sleep up to 40 in rooms for 4 to 6. In summer, dinner and breakfast are served family-style; the rest of the year it runs as a self-service hut. The glacial Carter Ponds are beside the hut.

North Conway · Inn

A 17-room inn on Route 16 at the north end of North Conway, built in 1785 by a Revolutionary War veteran on land granted for his service. It faces Mount Washington and the Presidential Range. The dining room is candlelit, and its menu includes Caesar salads made tableside and flambéed desserts.

Lincoln · Resort

A resort on Route 3 in Lincoln with rooms, cottages, bungalows and houses, beside its own Shadow Lake, where guests can fish and use pedal boats. A heated outdoor pool and hot tub are open year-round, and there is an observation tower. The Profile Room restaurant overlooks the lake, and the Thunderbird Lounge is on site.

Bartlett · Resort

A resort on Route 302 in Bartlett, between North Conway and the Attitash ski area, with suites, rooms and condominiums with full kitchens. There are indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, snowshoe and Nordic trails, an outdoor skating rink and a fire pit. Many units have decks, and North Conway is a short drive east.

North Conway · Inn

The summer estate of carpet manufacturer Erastus Bigelow, built in 1872 on 33 private acres a mile north of North Conway. Its English-manor interiors (oak woodwork, leaded-glass windows, beamed ceilings and carved detailing) date from an 1895 redesign by Bigelow's daughter, Helen Bigelow Merriman. There are 26 rooms, 7 with wood-burning fireplaces and 12 with Jacuzzi tubs. The Library Martini Lounge has a fieldstone fireplace and carved paneling.

Lincoln · Resort

A resort at 90 Loon Mountain Road in Lincoln that describes itself as Loon Mountain's only slopeside lodging, open year-round. It has a full-service spa and wellness center, a farm-to-table restaurant and a pub, and it hosts meetings and weddings. Lincoln's shops and the Kancamagus Highway are a few minutes away.