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Stepping inside this splendid hotel is like walking through a time machine. Back to the grand old days of luxury accommodations…
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When you “summered” in the mountains and the resort was your seasonal home.
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Elegant, but warm and inviting at the same time.
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Walk through the first floor to the rear of the building….
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Into the rotunda with fabulous views…
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Even when you look up.
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Step outside on the massive panoramic covered porch…
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And you get an idea of how large this resort really is.
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10,000 acres to be exact.
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The porches go on forever, positively begging you to grab a cocktail and relax. Which we did. Because who am I to ignore a begging porch?
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One cocktail down, we made our way back inside, found an elevator…
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And rode it down to the basement where we continued exploring.
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In case you were wondering, our basement does not look like this.
To be continued.
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River's world..... 
Beautiful! But even at $500 for the cheapest room….alas, it’s beyond my means.
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Rooms are pretty, but quite small.
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Yes, please! Especially that rotunda and the porches. The place screams “old money.”
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New money works well too. The cocktails were pricey.
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That fire looked inviting . . . but one must first explore!
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It wasn’t really cold enough to make me want to linger there that day, but it does add a warm touch.
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Oh noice! What a treat to be able to go inside a historic hotel. I’d walk around for hours just exploring.
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That’s what we did. With a few cocktail breaks of course….
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This looks like the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in MI. The same sort of design symmetry and old-world elegance. Very swanky
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It seems to resemble quite a few around the country. Must have been a popular style back in the day.
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I was going to say the same thing as Ally. But I think this hotel might be even nicer than the Grand Hotel.
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I’m not familiar with that one… will have to look it up.
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Now THAT is what I’d call a finished basement…
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Most definitely!
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Dead animaks on the walls, and sofas that have their backs to the beautiful panoramas that cannot be seen if sitting on them. I’ll pass.
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All I can think is, holy crap, that’s a lot of grass to mow!
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No kidding. As soon as you finished, it would be time to start again.
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Lovely, where is it located?
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Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
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