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Omni Mount Washington Resort | |
| The Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods NH was the site of the famous Bretton Woods conference (1944). It provides even more luxurious accommodation today as an Omni Resort. | ||
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As the Omni Mount Washington Resort, the landmark hotel and its 1900-acre (769-hectare) estate (map) on the northeast slopes of Mount Washington again welcomes the world, and offers even greater style and comfort. The 200-room grand hotel was the site of the famous Bretton Woods conference of 1944 which established the world monetary system for the postwar period. Graceful old hotels 19th-century of this sort, with their gracious service and accommodations, private golf courses, riding stables, clay tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, live nightly entertainment, playhouses, and the like, are still popular in many countries but rare in the USA, so it is heartening to see this one thriving.
After its recent extensive renovations and modernizations, the resort now boasts an expansive spa and salon, an 18-hole golf course designed by Donald Ross, the longest zip-line tour in New England, and a host of other resort activities such as horseback riding, hiking, fishing, sleigh rides and of course skiing at the nearby Bretton Woods ski slopes. The lobby is immense, with a baronial fireplace, huge pots of fresh flowers, and lots of color and activity. Nearby is a semicircular conservatory with a dome and many small stained-glass windows. The views of the mountains and the grounds are very fine. Omni
Mount Washington Resort —by Tom Brosnahan
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Above, the
grand Omni Mount
Washington Resort in Bretton
Woods NH.
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