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Where to Stay in North Conway
North Conway is the commercial center of the Mount Washington Valley, a long stretch of Route 16 with outlet stores, gear shops, breweries and restaurants. Mount Washington and Wildcat Mountain are within about 30 minutes, and the Conway Scenic Railroad's excursion trains leave from the depot in the village center. Cranmore Mountain sits at the edge of the village, and Cathedral Ledge, a granite cliff in Echo Lake State Park popular with rock climbers, is about 10 minutes away, with a road to the top. Lodging ranges from Cranmore Mountain Lodge, where Babe Ruth stayed in Room 2, to Stonehurst Manor, an 1872 estate on 33 acres, and White Mountain Hotel, with 80 rooms beside Echo Lake State Park.
White Mountain Hotel
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.
Cranmore Mountain Lodge
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.
The 1785 Inn
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.
Stonehurst Manor
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.
Why Stay in North Conway
- •Cranmore Mountain is at the edge of the village, steps from Cranmore Mountain Lodge.
- •A road climbs to the top of Cathedral Ledge, where an overlook faces across the Saco River valley.
- •The Conway Scenic Railroad runs excursions from the village depot, including a longer trip into Crawford Notch.
- •Restaurants, breweries and outfitters line Route 16 through town.
What Makes This Area Interesting
- •Cathedral Ledge and Echo Lake State Park: a granite cliff popular with climbers, a road to the top, and swimming in Echo Lake below.
- •Cranmore Mountain Resort: the valley's home mountain, right at the edge of town, with a long history dating to 1938.
- •Conway Scenic Railroad: excursion trains from the North Conway depot, including a longer run through Crawford Notch.
- •Diana's Baths: a flat walk of about 0.6 miles to a series of cascades and pools on Lucy Brook.
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