Girls Weekend Away end of March

Three of us planning our annual weekend away. We have decided on North Conway or Jackson NH. Our girls weekend away we like to relax, eat,shop and find a good place for some laughs, drinks at night. We might try tubing for some fun. And we are always game for a spa treatment, but not a priority.

Any suggestions that we can check out? (Lodging, Dining etc)

Girls Weekend Away end of March

For lodging, the North Conway Grand is a bit over-priced in my opinion, but you can%26#39;t beat the fact that you walk out the hotel and you%26#39;re immediately at the Settler%26#39;s Green outlet.

Girls Weekend Away end of March

A couple of dining suggestions:

May Kelly%26#39;s (Irish) Cottage is just north of the business district of downtown North Conway. The owner is from Ireland and offers a variety of Irish fare -- stews, pot pies, chicken and fish prepared in a variety of manners -- plus some killer desserts -- and some good Irish brews on-draft. Not a big place, but a great spot to have a leisurely meal with some good libations.

Flatbread and Co. is located in the Eastern Slope Inn on the north end of downtown. Brick-oven baked flatbreads (similar to pizza but without the yeast) with an emphasis on all-natural toppings. Not the place for your typical ham-and-cheese pizza, but some different offerings (free-range chicken with a pesto sauce for example), the advantage of being able to watch the wood-fired open-faced brick oven visible from anywhere in the dining room, and a good selection of local and regional micro-brews to accompany your meal -- topped off with a hot brownie sundae after they heat the brownie in the brick oven.

Check the chalk-board on the way in for the night%26#39;s special offerings -- one vegetarian and one for those who prefer meat on their flatbreads.

Both of these spots are ';must-do%26#39;s'; for us every time we visit our timeshare in North Conway or just happen to be passing through the area.

The Comfort Inn and Suites in North Conway is a nice spot too. The rooms are beautiful, there is a small indoor pool and a modest continental breakfast included. Hales White Mountain Resort outside North Conway on the West Side Road is pretty too.

Thanks to all your responses. For lodging, I am waiting for a response from the Kearsage Inn. Does anyone know it? Seems like we might be able to walk to shops etc from their location. And close to everything? I did see a few mixed reviews, but was glad to see management response. Love to hear your restaurant tips too!

Red Parka Pub and Wildcat Tavern are a bit more adult and are fun places to get a drink and dinner. Also, Moat Mountain Smokehouse. Wildcat has live music on weekends- you can check out their website.

There is a Thai Restaurant across the street from the Eastern Slope. I have not eaten there but have seen good reviews.

Re: Kersarge Inn....have never stayed there myself...but yes, it would be close to the downtown ';village'; shops of North Conway....however, if you%26#39;re looking for outlet shopping, that%26#39;s going to be a couple of miles down the road....but easy to get to, just ask the locals about the North-South Road, much easier than battling the traffic on Rt 16/302.

Kersarge would also be walking distance to some of the local eateries, although many of them are also spread out along Rt 16/302. But as far as being able to ';walk the village'; Kersarge would fit the bill -- as would Eastern Slope Inn if you haven%26#39;t checked it already -- but caution: it%26#39;s really two operations under one roof.

The ';Eastern Slope Inn'; is an old-style New England Inn - smallish rooms, etc. The ';Suites at Eastern Slope'; refers to timeshare units in more modern buildings located immediately behind the old Inn itself. Although they may be farily well booked with late-March skiers, you might check with them if a somewhat larger room unit for somewhat more money appeals to you -- the Suites units inlude a basic kitchen set-up, a table large enough for six to use comfortably, and a living room section with fireplace. Configurations include ';studio'; -- a queed-sized Murphy bed that folds out of the wall and a queen-sized sleep sofa - ';one bedroom'; -- same as a studio unit plus a connecting bedroom with oversized bed and queen sized sleep sofa, another fireplace, and a jacuzzi tub in the bedroom area -- and ';two bedroom'; -- studio, plus two extra bedrooms. Depending on how much space you need, might or might not be of interest.

Hi,

I have stayed at the Kearsage inn twice and am going back with my wife and friends again beginning of MArch.

It is one of the best places i have ever stayed and in a great location. You can walk to some shops and restuarants. Settlers green is just a couple of kms down the main road.

In march if you stay 3 nights you get the last night free which is a great offer.

Decades restaurant is next door to Kearsage and very good for Martinis.

Hope you decide to stay there and look forward to hearing what you think.

thanks Mike, Yorkshire, england