“A highly-acclaimed small luxury hotel set in a historic inn on Lake Winnipesaukee. Beautifully styled rooms have been designed with luxury in mind. Expect fireplaces, high thread count linen & luxe bathrooms. Breakfasts are homemade and there's a fine dining restaurant attached. Ideal for couples.”

Recommended for

  • Romantic Break

    • Pick a firelit room, enoy the fine dining restaurant, & spend days in the great outdoors — perfect romantic weekend material
  • Foodies

    • Pavilion is a fine dining restaurant that offers creative dishes using the best of New Hampshire and New England's produce
  • Active Holiday

    • During the summer you can boat, fish and swim, while in the winter there's ice fishing and snowmobiling
  • Skiing

    • There are miles of scenic cross country ski trails to be explored during the winter
  • Great walks

    • The Lakes Region’s Ossipee mountain range offers an extensive network of trails
  • Cycling

    • Hop on the nearby 11-mile Cotton Valley Rail Trail
  • Lakeside

    • On the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee
  • Restrictions on children

    • Children over 10 are welcomed
  • Minimum Stay

    • A two-night minimum stay
  • Romantic

  • Restaurant

  • Sailing

  • Quiet

  • Boutique

  • Intimate

  • Luxury

  • Inn

  • Chic

  • Fishing

  • Historic

  • Golf

Facilities

  • Rooms

    10 rooms in this hotel
  • Restrictions on children

    Children over 10 are welcomed
  • Minimum Stay

    A two-night minimum stay
  • Parking

  • Restaurant

  • Library

  • No pets

  • Fireplace

  • Bar

  • Wifi

  • Suites

  • Garden

Activities

  • Skiing

    • There are miles of scenic cross country ski trails to be explored during the winter
  • Great walks

    • The Lakes Region’s Ossipee mountain range offers an extensive network of trails
  • Cycling

    • Hop on the nearby 11-mile Cotton Valley Rail Trail
  • Fishing

  • Sailing

  • Golf

Map & Location

Other reviews

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Originally published by Travel + Leisure

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