Seven Valentines From New Hampshire
CONCORD, NH, February 8, 2007. Escape the bright lights of the big city for a weekend in the county built for two. New Hampshire's cozy firesides and wintry landscapes make a perfectly intoxicating mix for romance; and not just on Valentine's Day. Throughout the winter, but especially in February, the region's innkeepers leave a special light on for romantics of all kinds. For a selection of romantic escapes, go to VisitNH.gov
For a "Valentine Adventure" thank the partnership between The Inn at Jackson and Northern Extremes. Two-hour, three-hour, and full day snowmobile tours explore some of the White Mountains most scenic vistas in the company of experienced guides. Beginners and experienced riders alike love this package; and after snowmobiling, the inn offers an outdoor hot tub and eleven fireplaces. The package starts at $349 for a two-night stay and is available through March 31. Contact 800-289-8600 or www.innatjackson.com
"My Special Valentine" package (February 9-11) at the Candelite Inn in Bradford includes TWO nights' lodging and Valentine breakfast each morning, romantic welcome basket and a sweetheart bouquet of fresh flowers, champagne and chocolates on Friday evening, special Tapas Dinner on Saturday night prepared by Chef Heather Turner. Package starts at $388 per couple, plus tax & gratuity. The Candlelite Inn celebrates romance all February long by adding a "Romantic Evening for Two" elements to the regular rate: for an additional $50 guests receive a sweetheart bouquet of flowers, a romantic CD, silk petals, chocolates and bedtime champagne. Contact 888-812-5571 or www.candleliteinn.com
The Rosewood Inn, also in Bradford, presents the "Be My Valentine" package throughout the month of February, starting at $198 (package is $218 per couple on the February 9-11 weekend). Guests enjoy a chilled bottle of champagne, chocolate truffles, a white teddy bear and a long stemmed red rose. On February 2-4, the inn offers the "Moonlight Snowshoe Weekend" package that includes TWO nights' accommodations, hearty country breakfast each morning, hors d'oeuvres on Friday evening, a fireside supper on Saturday evening and a guided snowshoe tour. Rates start at $129 per night plus $39 per person for snowshoeing. Contact: (800) 938-5273 or www.rosewoodcountryinn.com
"Chocolate Lovers Weekend" is offered throughout February at The Little House in Fitzwilliam, a romantic, private guesthouse for two with dormer windows, a slate roof, a cheery fireplace and wrap around porch. The $345 package includes TWO nights (third night is $115), "Chocolate Lovers' Candlelight Tea" on arrival, gift basket with a tin of Omahene cocoa and chocolate bars from Ghana, and country breakfast one morning, prepared by innkeepers Andrew and Sherri Walters or for total privacy, recipes and ingredients provided in The Little House kitchen. Contact: 603-585-3023 or www.thelittlehousenh.com
The Eagle Mountain House in Jackson offers two-night "Fire & Ice" package, including their gift of a Eagle Mountain House fleece blanket to take home. Guests enjoy the wood-burning lobby fireplace after a day in the White Mountains on the trails, on the ice or dashing through the woods in a horse-drawn sleigh. Package includes TWO nights lodging, three course dinner for two (including Inniskillen Icewine), ice skating, sleigh ride and a winter cocktail tasting for two. Contact www.eaglemtn.com
The Winter Wine Festival (through February 25) at Wentworth By the Sea Hotel & Spa in New Castle includes the "Veuve Clicquot Champagne Grand Vintner's Dinner" on Valentine's Day, February 14. The evening begins with an hors d'oeuvres reception at 6 pm followed by dinner at 7 pm created by the award-winning team of chefs led by the hotel's Executive Chef Daniel Dumont. Their four-course Sweetheart Menu is matched to the Veuve Clicquot Champagne collection, introduced by Master of Wine, Charles Thomas Curtis. The dinner is $124.95 per person plus tax and gratuity. Stay the night by adding accommodations, starting at $149. Contact: 603-422-7322 or www.winterwinefestival.com
Also in Portsmouth, The Music Hall, an American Treasure landmark, presents a single performance by Chiara Civello on February 14 at 8 pm. Enjoy dinner in one of Portsmouth's famed restaurants and bistros, then settle in for an evening with this multi-talented singer/songwriter/pianist who has been hailed as the next Diana Krall. She duets with Tony Bennett and writes with Burt Bacharach and offers a deft blend of pop, bossa and jazz in love songs sung in English, Italian and Portuguese. Contact: 603-436-2400 or www.themusichall.org
For more Romance packages at New Hampshire hotels, inns and B&B's, go to www.VisitNH.gov. A free New Hampshire Visitors' Guide can be obtained on the website, or by calling 1-800-FUN-IN-NH, ext. 100.
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