Romantic White Mountains Getaways

Bretton Woods · Resort

A 1902 resort at Bretton Woods — where the 1944 international monetary conference established the post-war financial order and created the IMF. The building, a National Historic Landmark, has a red tile roof and white facade that makes it visible from the valley floor. 200+ rooms, a Donald Ross-designed golf course, the Bretton Woods ski area, and a full-service spa. The Crawford Notch landscape around it is among the most dramatic in the White Mountains. The architecture and the history justify the scale.

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

Hart's Location · Inn

An 1860s granite mansion on a 100-acre estate in Crawford Notch, with every one of the fifteen rooms having a wood-burning fireplace — not a design feature, a structural fact of the original building. Two pet-friendly cottages for those with dogs. The estate has 8,000 feet of Saco River frontage and two natural swimming holes. Four-course dinners are available Wednesday through Sunday; breakfast is included in all stays. The White Mountain National Forest is the backyard.

Fifteen rooms, every one with a wood-burning fireplace. 1860s granite mansion on 100 acres. Two swimming holes on the Saco River. Crawford Notch. Dinner four nights a week.

Jackson · Inn

An 1869 Victorian inn at the center of Jackson Village, with an 18-hole golf course, spa suites, and the 1869 Room — the fine dining restaurant — plus the Alpine bar and lounge. Jackson is one of the more complete small resort villages in New England: the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation maintains one of the largest cross-country networks in the Northeast, Black Mountain is nearby, and the village's covered bridge is one of the most photographed in New Hampshire.

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 and one of the more serious restaurants in the Mount Washington Valley. The restaurant, Forty at Thorn Hill, has a Wine Spectator Award and a menu focused on locally sourced ingredients. The Wine Cellar and Granite Room are private dining spaces within the inn. Jackson itself is the quieter alternative to North Conway — a village with a covered bridge, cross-country ski network, and a ski mountain (Black Mountain) of its own.

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 the property since the 1990s, building a culinary reputation through Max's Restaurant and Pub — 40 seats, open to the public, seasonal menu using local and organic ingredients. Some rooms have fireplaces; all have mountain views.

Glen · Inn

A Swiss-inspired inn at the junction of routes 302 and 16 in Glen — a useful location between North Conway and Crawford Notch. Rooms with in-room fireplaces; on-site spa and wellness amenities. The alpine exterior sets the tone before you check in.

Sugar Hill · Inn

Twenty-eight rooms in the surviving 1880s annex of the original Sunset Hill grand hotel on Sugar Hill — the main hotel accommodated 350 guests before it closed in 1973 and was demolished. The annex was restored and reopened in 2015. Views from the ridge reach both the White Mountains to the east and Vermont's Green Mountains to the west. An on-site golf course and dining on the grounds. The setting is the draw. In 2026 it reopened under Hideaway Inns as Hideaway Inn Franconia Notch, with 32 redesigned rooms.

Conway · B&B

A 1790s colonial house beside a covered bridge over the Swift River with period rooms and gardens.

Jackson · Inn

A riverside inn with an outdoor hot tub, spa services, and cookies that arrive warm in the afternoon.

Franconia · Inn

A cozy country inn near Franconia Notch with a pub, fireplace lounge, and views of the Kinsman Range.

Littleton · Inn

A restored 1833 Federal farmhouse with a chef-driven restaurant and antique-filled rooms on Littleton's main street.

Bretton Woods · Inn

A restored 1896 Victorian inn on the Omni resort grounds — more intimate than the main hotel, equally grand.

Sugar Hill · Inn

A 1789 farmhouse inn on Sugar Hill, with views of the Franconia Range from the dining room and most rooms. The restaurant has earned the Distinguished Restaurants of North America award and the Wine Spectator Award — two anchors that have made this a destination for non-guests as well as overnight visitors. Breakfast is made-to-order, baked in-house. The cottage rooms in addition to the historic main house allow for more private configurations. Sugar Hill sits above Franconia on a ridge that catches light particularly well at sunset.

North Conway · Inn

A 17-room inn built in 1785 by a Revolutionary War veteran granted the land for his service — one of the oldest continuously operating inns in New Hampshire. The views of Mount Washington and the Presidential Range from the property earned a Yankee Magazine Best View from an Inn designation and a Frommer's Top 15 Views in the World from a Hotel citation. The dining room leans into the setting: candlelit, with tableside Caesar salads and flambé desserts.

North Conway · Inn

The summer estate of carpet baron Erastus Bigelow, built in 1872, on 33 private acres one mile north of North Conway. The English manor character visible today — the oak woodwork, lead-glass windows, beamed ceilings, carved oak detailing — comes from an 1895 redesign by Bigelow's daughter Helen Bigelow Merriman. Twenty-six rooms, seven with working wood-burning fireplaces and twelve with Jacuzzi tubs. The Library Martini Lounge, with its fieldstone fireplace and artisan-carved paneling, is the social center.