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Where to Stay in Whitefield
Whitefield is a small town at the northwestern edge of the White Mountains. Most visitors come for The Mountain View Grand, a Victorian hotel that opened in 1865 on high ground facing the Presidential Range and Mount Washington. The town itself is quiet, with a general store, a post office and the Mount Washington Regional Airport, used mostly by small planes. The Mountain View Grand has the Tower Spa, a golf course and a dining room that uses local ingredients, and its rates run below those of the Omni Mount Washington, about 25 minutes away in Bretton Woods.
Why Stay in Whitefield
- •The Mountain View Grand faces the Presidential Range, with Mount Washington in view on clear days.
- •The hotel has its own golf course, with the Presidential Range as the backdrop.
- •Rates typically run below the Omni Mount Washington's, about 25 minutes away in Bretton Woods.
- •The Northern Presidentials (Madison, Adams, Jefferson) are accessible via Randolph, 20 minutes east on Route 2.
What Makes This Area Interesting
- •The Presidential Range: the view east from the hotel's porch and lawns.
- •Jefferson: about 10 minutes east on Route 116, home to Santa's Village and on the way to the Randolph Mountain Club's trails.
- •Bretton Woods: about 25 minutes southeast via Route 3 and Route 302, with the Omni Mount Washington Resort and a ski area that bills itself as New Hampshire's largest.
- •Littleton: about 15 minutes southwest on Route 116, with a walkable Main Street, independent shops and restaurants.
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Frequently Asked
Summer and fall are the main seasons at the Mountain View Grand: summer for golf, fall for foliage, which usually peaks here in late September to early October.
About 2.75 hours, up I-93 to Littleton and then Route 116 north. From New York City, about 5.5 hours.
There is no ski area in Whitefield. Bretton Woods, which bills itself as New Hampshire's largest ski area, is about 25 minutes southeast, and Cannon Mountain about 30 minutes south. Whitefield works as a quieter base for either.