 
The Historic Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa
A Family Destination Resort in the heart of New Hampshire's White Mountains
by Pam Plesons
Relaxed Elegance. As I stepped onto the front veranda of the Mountain View Grand Resort it was like stepping back in time. The inviting wicker chairs, big comfortable couches, expansive mountain vistas and warm reception made me feel as if I was being welcomed into a grand home of yesteryear. The Historic Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa, nestled on 400 acres in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, has been known for its character and intimate comfort since 1865. The 145-room Colonial Revival resort recently concluded a massive $20 million dollar restoration and now offers year round activities to delight all family members.
 We visited The Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa this past summer and enjoyed tennis, swimming, horseback riding, and the Tower Spa. The Tower Spa is spread throughout the resort's top floor with spacious treatment rooms providing privacy with panoramic views. The Spa offers a comprehensive menu of services including the first 252-jet Chromatub in the United States. The Japanese-style Ofuro tub in the observation tower has 365 degree panoramic views.
 Summer recreation is highlighted by the Equestrian Center with guided trail rides, hay rides, and romantic carriage rides. The resort's beautifully renovated Mountain View Country Club offers a historic and challenging mountain golf course designed by renowned golf course architect Ralph Martin Barton with impeccable greens and natural terrain features. Full club facilities include a heated, Olympic-size outdoor pool and hot tub, shuffleboard, horseshoes, croquet, badminton, tennis, and volleyball. Other summer resort activities include mountain biking and hiking, plus boating and fishing on nearby Mirror Lake. From Memorial Day through Labor Day there is a wonderful full day Children's Program at the resort's Northern Lights Children's Center. Here the kids enjoyed a day of crafts, games and preparation for a Hawaiian Luau. In addition, each child tie-dyed their own sheet to take home as a souvenir. The results were beautiful!
Winter Recreation originates from the Jumpin' Jack Frost Activity Center, a full-service activity center catering to four seasons of outdoor recreation, and includes cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dogsled rides, ice-skating, sno-tubing, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and skiing at nearby Cannon Mountain and Bretton Woods. During the winter months the Northern Lights Children's Program will put the snow to full use. Children will sno-tube on the tubing hill, put on Northern Lights Ice Capades shows at the skating rink, and enter snow presidents building contests in tribute to the Presidential Range that offers such incredible vistas to the resort. Ice castles, igloos, and winter wooded adventures are all part of the program as well as dog sled mushing clinics and cross-country ski lessons. As a final touch, the kids will decorate specially designed hats and mittens. Each participant will take home their own designs as a souvenir.
The Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa has a full calendar of events planned for the winter of 2003-2004.
Thanksgiving Feast, November 27th- November 30th (choose any two days) Leave the trouble of cooking and dishes behind. Join us at the Mountain View Grand for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, cranberry sauce, candied yams and all the trimmings followed by an assortment of holiday pies and desserts. After dinner you can go on a holiday shopping excursion or sit back and watch the yearly Dallas and Detroit football games. Thanksgiving Package includes:
- Accommodations for two nights
- Hearty New England Breakfast each morning
- Romantic dinner in Juliet's, our fine dining restaurant
- Traditional Thanksgiving dinner complete with all the trimmings
- Discount coupons for local merchants
- Automatic upgrade to Majestic Room if booked 30 days prior to arrival
- Weather permitting, Jumpin' Jack Frost's Activity Center, will open for the season with ice-skating, sno-tubing, sleigh rides, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dogsled rides and more.
Christmas Tree Weekends, November 28th-30th, December 5th-7th, 12th-14 Each weekend will feature two days of fun with an excursion to the Rocks Estate where guests will ride a horse-drawn sleigh into the tree forest to select their own tree. Trees are tagged for cutting, brought back to the barn and professionally bundled onto the car for transporting home. A Saturday night family movie night features traditional holiday movies like "It's A Wonderful Life" or "A Christmas Story" viewed on big screen in the Dodge Parlor.
A True Old-Fashion Christmas, Beginning December 24th (Tuesday) Christmastime at the Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa promises an escape to a winter wonderland teeming with the spirit of the season. This event will present visitors with a true old-fashion style Christmas- the fragrant scent of native balsam will permeate the air as Christmas trees, twinkling with sparkling ornaments, are set up around the resort. Christmas Package includes:
- Accommodations for two nights
- Hearty New England breakfast each morning
- Dinner each evening in Juliet's
- Christmas Eve party complete with Santa Claus
- Christmas Dinner in the elegant Felicia Rose Ballroom
- Events and activities throughout
- Automatic upgrade to Majestic Room if booked 30 days prior to arrival
- Outdoor winter fun at Jumpin' Jack Frost's Activity Center including ice-skating, sno-tubing, sleigh rides, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dogsled rides and more.
Annual New Year's Dinner Dance & Fireworks Display, December 31st, 2003 Celebrate New Year's Eve in Grand Tradition in our spectacular Felicia Rose Ballroom. Enjoy a sumptuous buffet, live band, champagne at midnight and a rockin' fireworks display! Limited tickets available.
Celebrate New Year's Eve in Grand Style, December 31st, 2003 Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa invites guests to ring in 2004 by watching the night sky come ablaze with the colors and sounds of the most amazing fireworks display in New Hampshire. New Year's Eve Gala Celebration Package includes:
- Accommodations for two nights
- Hearty New England breakfast each morning
- Romantic dinner in Juliet's, our fine dining restaurant
- Gala celebration in the elegant Felicia Rose Ballroom (black-tie optional)
- Traditional party favors and dancing to one of New England's best bands
- Champagne toast at midnight
- New Hampshire's Largest Fireworks Display
- Automatic upgrade to Majestic Room if booked 30 days prior to arrival
The Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa is the perfect resort for a family holiday. The resort provides elegance and service without pretense and activities to please everyone.
For more information go to www.mountainviewgrand.com
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