Romantic White Mountains Getaways

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.