2024 NH Meetings & Convention Planner

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Business meetings, conferences and events are shaped by the look and feel of where the event is held. New Hampshire, known for its natural beauty, will provide attendees with an unforgettable experience.

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A ‘rebirth’ in Nashua Rob Parsons breathes new life into Sky

Last summer, the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua was finishing up its final round of renovations — a three-year project that had the venue winning accolades even before completion.

The private 18-hole championship golf course and membership-based club went through a metamorphosis that started with a conversation about the struggles of running a business during COVID.

“I lived next door to the former owner, the Callahan family. Ed Callahan was a great friend of mine,” recalls Rob Parsons, developer and present owner of the Sky Meadow Country Club. “Their father, who primarily developed the club, bought it in 1993, and (the pandemic) was a tough

a fresh piece of clay was really interesting. A lot of it’s been just lucky timing with the rebirth of golf and the outdoors.”

That rebirth was spawned when people started to flock to outdoor activities during the pandemic. As Parsons recalled, “We learned to live outdoors again because we yearned for it. People migrated away from cities, away from the offices and cubicles, and now they want to be doing anything but that.”

Keeping that vision at the forefront of his mind, Parsons moved ahead to add value back into the property by bringing in a team of individuals that could make it happen.

Along with his team — business partner Dana Georges, chief financial officer Alan Burt, head of landscaping Brian Sadoski, director of sales and banquets Lynn McGowan, director of golf Rich Ingraham, director of food and beverage Felix Albano, and many others — Parsons went to work enhancing the new facility’s amenities.

time for everyone because the club needed a lot (of work). At some level, they thought I’d be a good next custodian of the property.”

From there, Parsons developed a vision for the property that has breathed new life into the hillsides of Nashua, with views of the White Mountains in the distance and the Boston skyline to the south. Namely over the past couple of years, Parsons and his team revamped the entire country club space, including the lobby, event venue, restaurant, lounge areas, bar and entertainment zones, a pool, pickleball courts, plus a new 5,500-square-foot barn to house golf carts.

“I wanted to make sure that my passion didn’t blur my vision,” Parsons said. “To get the opportunity to mold it like

‘The best experience’

At the epicenter of the renovations is Prime, an award-winning steakhouse and sushi restaurant.

“I just wanted to give the best experience to the members,” Parsons said.

“The crew that I brought in was two gentlemen from Del Frisco’s (a steakhouse in New York), who basically knew the steak business really well and built me a kitchen that would accommodate a top-notch steakhouse.”

“I’m trying to bring New York to Nashua, rather than having to go to New York from Nashua, without the pretentiousness,” said Albano, who’s also general manager of Prime. “When people walk in here, I have two goals: One is to make them feel welcome coming into a country club that’s private, and the second thing is to never have them go to Boston for a fine-dining experience.”

Prime, in operation since November 2022, has already won three accolades for 2023: a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, a Dir na Awarded Restaurant and an Open Table’s Diners’ Choice Award.

Also in the works is an open-theater sushi area where the sushi chef can interact with patrons. Down on the ground level, Parsons is close to completing another entertainment area that will include an open-theater kitchen featuring hand-tossed brick oven pizzas, as well as a poker/card room, two bowling lanes, three golf simulators, shuffleboard

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The Sky Meadow Country Club is located at 6 Mountain Laurels Drive in Nashua. (Courtesy photo)

Meadow Country Club

tables, plus a 360-degree halo to help golfers perfect their swing.

“I wanted to develop something that could be fun. We wanted to have some comfort food, but at the same time, it’s really an experience that will hopefully bring the yearround membership with (golf and bowling) leagues to keep everyone together,” Parsons said.

The various entertainment areas around the country club are offered with a recreation membership package for those who don’t golf but want to experience the exclusive amenities that come with a private country club.

Parsons gave an example of how one family can have the golfer on the green while their partner and/or kids spend an afternoon in the pool, down at the pickleball courts, or enjoying custom cocktails and high-quality food on the patio.

“It’s a very big family, with a family atmosphere,” Parsons said. “The members are very generous. It makes it so much easier to hire, because it’s a lucrative place to work.”

Part of Sky Meadow’s enhanced capabilities includes an increased venue space that can accommodate events for 300 seated people, or up to a capacity of 800 for reception-style events, with an outdoor patio for ceremonies.

The event space is equipped with audio and visual capabilities for weddings, corporate events, holiday parties, proms, showers, bar/bat mitzvahs and more. With Prime next door, there’s a few dining options for event organizers to choose from for their guests, as well.

Each space at Sky Meadow Country Club is retrofitted with furniture made locally in New England — such as the Prime dining room chairs from Pompanoosuc Mills, made in

Vermont, sold in Nashua — with art adorning the walls from artists here at home. A still life from James Aponovich is prominently displayed in the Prime restaurant, with a placard sharing his name. As Parsons said, “I met (Aponovich) years ago, and I was blown away by him. He’s like a hidden talent here. So, I wanted to have a little homage to him.”

Parsons’ attention to detail is what has made Sky Meadow a key part of the Nashua community, a parcel of land that now caters to Nashua’s outdoor entertainment seekers.

“I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how quickly we got this ship on plane,” Parsons said. “It’s an unbelievably unique property. And when you get here, it’s just beautiful.”

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Rob Parsons, who previously developed the old Nashua court house into the headquarters for Pennichuck Water, redeveloped and now owns the Sky Meadow Country Club on Mountain Laurels Drive in Nashua. (Photo by Kendal J. Bush Photography) The old Grill Room was redeveloped into Prime, an award-winning steakhouse and sushi restaurant. (Courtesy photo)

Tom Day leaves mark on Gunstock

Tom Day’s experience as Gunstock Mountain Resort’s general manager has been a bit out of the norm compared to other bosses. Like others, he had to manage the business through the COVID pandemic, but unlike most others he also had climate change and politics to factor into his decision-making.

As he prepared to retire at the end of the current ski season, Day looked back on his four years at the helm of Gunstock Mountain with pride and self-assurance at how he and his team improved operations at the four-season resort.

By improving the visitor experience to the resort, they also increased profits to Belknap County, which owns the resort and oversees its operations through the Gunstock Mountain Commission.

“When I got here, the senior team was ready to put the pedal to the metal,” said Day.

Day is turning 70. He took over at Gunstock in January 2000. He’d been at Waterville Valley for several years until 2010, working up from lift attendant to director of mountain operations.

After Waterville, he worked outside the ski industry in several executive roles, including chair of the board of Dome Industries and general manager of the Hooksett Welcome Centers.

Upon arriving at Gunstock, his assessment of the resort’s needs wasn’t so much of an overhaul as it was a series of tweaks: improvements to snow-making, improvements on on-time openings, improvements to how equipment rentals are handled.

A lot of what Day imagined to improve the resort were brought on more quickly by the COVID pandemic.

A ‘comfortable experience’

“COVID made us do all the things I wanted to do. COVID forced that to happen — I wanted to limit ticket sales. I wanted to limit discounting. You know, you can sell less tickets and make more money if you’re not giving them away,” said Day.

“We implemented stuff that I would have wanted to do anyways but might have been met with more resistance by the public,” he added.

“Well, all of a sudden, they got used to limited ticket sales, buying tickets online, getting rentals online. I

wanted everything to be online, because then you eliminate all the lines.”

During COVID, pretty much everyone geared up in the parking lot as boot bags weren’t allowed in the lodges. After COVID, boot bags brought to the lodge had to be stored in lockers or with the free bag storage offered by the mountain.

That eliminated clutter in the lodge. He carpeted the big cafeteria upstairs in the main lodge, which eliminated the clatter of ski boots on the hardwood floor, making it less noisy.

“To me, this was an opportunity. The size of this place is just right,” said Day. “We had an opportunity to really change what the experience was. We’re not a big conglomerate. I wanted to be what they weren’t. That was a comfortable experience, clean, well-kept buildings, making sure that you had minimal amount of lines.”

Over the years, overseeing $12 million in improvements to the resort, the user experience and the bottom line were uppermost in Day’s mind.

For instance, he had the tubing park redone — he shortened it and improved the lift to get to the top of the run. While the tube ride was a little shorter, riders got more rides down the hill for their two-hour ticket because of the shorter run and faster lift.

“They were getting their 10 runs in two hours instead of three runs,” he said.

“We were churning and burning, so we’re making more money because we were getting people up there faster, and they were getting their eight or 10 runs and they were happy.”

Other self-funded improvements included a new maintenance shop, ski shop, lodge renovations, improved dining options and paving the main parking lot.

Gunstock Commission politics

With a private business enterprise, the boss answers to a board of directors. Gunstock Mountain Resort is a public entity, owned by Belknap County, so Day answers to a five-member commission appointed by the county’s delegation, which is made up of members of the NH House of Representatives from Belknap County.

In the summer of 2023, Day and his senior team resigned en masse amidst a tussle with certain elements within the oversight commission that wanted to manage short-term and longer-term projects. That resignation put the ski season in doubt, because of the volume of

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Tom Day retired as general manager of Gunstock Mountain Resort. After four years on the job, he looks back with pride at the improvements he and his team have made, improvements that enhanced the visitor experience and made more money for Belknap County. (Photo

work necessary beforehand.

It also came to light that Day made two donations, using Gunstock money, to the reelection campaign of Gov. Chris Sununu, something he had done during his time at Waterville Valley — the difference being that Waterville Valley is not publicly owned.

The attorney general’s office found that Day unintentionally violated state law banning public funds used for electioneering.

Day and his team had the backing of the public and, after a change in the Gunstock Area Commission membership, they returned to their posts. He wasn’t fazed then and he’s not fazed now about the politics that came with the position.

“I’m confident with what I do, and I’m very sure of myself, so I think that helped,” said Day.

“You can’t be intimidated by someone when you know your business and you probably know way better than they do. I’m very enthusiastic and I think that doesn’t hurt when you’re making changes.”

Gunstock’s 10-year plan

There is a 10-year plan to expand the skiable terrain and build a destination hotel on the property. That’ll take some work, according to Day, especially since the county doesn’t own the property proposed for expansion and will likely have to incur some debt to fully build out the plan.

He believes what he believed when he arrived four years ago that continued tweaks will make it better.

“I think what needs to happen here is that we need to keep tuning up what we have before we go somewhere else,” he said, pointing to more snow-making and lift improvements. “What needs to happen is we need to keep tweaking this place and making it that much nicer.”

Day and the team must be doing something right.

The online skiing reservations sell out most Saturdays and Sundays.

For the 2022-23 fiscal year, Gunstock paid the county $351,901.21, the highest return ever. It was $320,000 the prior fiscal year and $220,000 the year before — a total of some $892,000 over a three-year stretch.

By law, the resort turns over 1.75% of its profits to Belknap County. There’s a bill in the Legislature now that seeks to increase that payment to 3%. The fivemember commission opposes the change.

According to the Laconia Daily Citizen account of Commission Chair Doug Lambert’s comments, legislation “should be formed with the intention of fixing a problem or responding to the needs and wishes of the majority of the public being represented. The proposed bill does neither.”

Lambert credits Day with turning Gunstock “into a financially sound operation that has become selfsupporting and able to improve and expand its infrastructure.”

“Tom has led his team in developing innovative ways to create new sources of revenue that augment the flagship ski business to better defend against the ups and downs of a weather-driven industry,” added Lambert.

“His vision for the potential for Gunstock, to be a world-class recreational resort, is evident wherever one looks throughout the property. The energy and enthusiasm that Tom brought in his leadership role is reflected throughout the staff and employees, from top down.”

Day was slated to leave at the end of the ski season, and is on the search committee for his replacement.

This article was published in the February 23, 2024, issue of NH Business Review.the hard lessons we learned early on are still serving us well today.

This article was published in the February 23, 2024, issue of NH Business Review.

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by Paul Briand)

Festival highlights outdoor economy

GRANITEER festival brings together outdoor recreationists, employers and brands for a weekend of fun and education

New Hampshire’s outdoor industry accounts for 3.2% of the state’s overall economy — the nine highest in the U.S. Such statistics only scrape the surface when it comes to how much our state relies on our outdoor recreation for economic prosperity.

The Granite Outdoor Alliance (GOA), officially formed in 2020, has a mission to “advance the outdoor industry forward toward a sustain able and responsible future by focusing on land conservation, eco nomic development, education, and health and wellness.”

As GOA’s director, Tyler Ray focused his efforts on creating an epicenter for outdoor lifestyle brands and businesses to help spur the state’s economy. The result: the GRANITEER festival, being held this year Sept. 14, 2024, that brings together outdoor enthu siasts, employers and others for outdoor recreation education and fun-filled activities.

n Q. What is the Granite Outdoor Alliance?

A. Granite Outdoor Alliance is an outdoor industry association/chamber of commerce for outdoor companies, specifically in New Hampshire. We officially formed in 2020, but, of course, the pandemic really put the outdoors into the national mainstream conversation.

A big part of what Granite Outdoor is, is to fill a gap in the industry. The focus here is on the private sector, both companies as well as nonprofits in the industry. It’s got its tentacles in a lot of other economic segments, so it’s really cross-sector.

We focus on marketing, networking, events, workforce and advocacy. We encourage clean living, sustainable living, sustainable policy.

We live in New Hampshire, the White Mountains, the Seacoast, everything in between. And if we’re not encouraging clean living, sustainable policy, what are we even doing?

Senator Jeanne Shaheen was critical, in 2017, getting the federal regulators to measure and value what this industry even is. And prior to that, it’s very much an outdoor activity. It’s something that you do, and that’s how people perceive the outdoors. And that’s the major obstacle that we’re up against.

Our goal of connecting the outdoors to business is something that really hasn’t been truly done in New Hampshire. And there’s a little bit of a difficulty getting over that fence and to find that tipping point.

But we’re getting closer, and we have a new state director, Janelle Lawton. So, things are happening.

n Q. Tell us about the GRANITEER Festival.

A. We need something that harnesses the momentum that we’re feeling on a daily basis and spread it to others and let people know by driving awareness and visibility through these events. Sustainability and clean living reflect on the supply side of workforce and volunteerism; things that really sustain the state that just don’t get proper notice.

So, GRANITEER is an opportunity to convene not just the brands and the B2B but also the consumer side.

The outdoor industry is unique because the folks that are in the industry, the brands as individuals, they’re also the consumers. So there’s a little bit of a merge happening, and that’s why we’ve taken a different approach to blur the lines, because you play both sides of the fence.

We did a workforce assessment survey last year. We published it and we really found that outdoor companies in New Hampshire have a very difficult time finding qualified applicants with the hard skills and the soft skills necessary to meet the qualifications of those aspiring brands. Meanwhile, they’re hustling. Owners and smaller companies are being challenged with finding those higher-qualified applicants.

So, how do we come up with a compelling way to do our own take on a job fair type of event? Part of that

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was, well, let’s put a beer in someone’s hand, right? Let’s let people loosen up here, so they see that there’s this whole side of the outdoor industry that is work related, not just for play. That’s how GRANITEER came about.

We’re telling the nonprofits, ‘Hey, you want to get some more volunteers because you need them? Come here and get your volunteers to sign up.’ To the brands: ‘You looking for more higher qualified applicants? Snag them at your tent.’ Get in the conversation.

There’s such an opportunity and a hunger for it, but it’s reflective of the industry at large. And even greater than that, it’s reflective of a way of life. And that in and of itself is what we are pushing, because people need to realize that’s how they live their life. The outdoor economy is made up of economic activity around outdoor pursuits and two-thirds of the state are active and outdoors and are participating based on recent data. And that says something. So let’s harness that.

What’s more, from an economic development policy perspective, what’s more powerful than an organic way of doing it? This is what people do on a daily basis. So let’s empower that and capitalize on it. It’s pretty exciting, actually. It’s what I call being hidden in plain sight.

And it’s for locals and those from away. It’s a balanced approach. GRANITEER reflects that.

(The event is) in Franconia, classic iconic mountain town, big space to open up. We have a big draw with a large musical stage. J These concerts really help

bring people here. We’ll have a whole number of outdoor activities. We’re developing a marketplace with all of our brands and other non-brands. We’re inclusive; we’re bringing everyone in, and people can bring their gear to be repaired, or sell secondhand apparel. It’s an exciting event — the first of its kind.

The other important thing is this fundamental need to see people in person. We got so used to this Zoom town effect, but at some point, there’s this connectivity. You see that with lots of mentors in the outdoor space, or people just going at it on their own, because they think they figured life out on the internet and, next thing you know, they’re stuck on a cliff calling for rescue. There’s a need to have those connections and those relationships, whether it’s networking for business or networking for friendship, that’s what creates vibrant communities.

There’s a lot of growing to do, whether it’s from the low-hanging fruit of stewardship to understanding how to build our workforce and to support our nonprofits. Because there’s such a big part of the outdoor scene here, that’s really what’s created that way of life. That’s why people are coming here.

GRANITEER is just the tip of the iceberg for what we have in store.

This interview was initially featured in an episode of NHBR’s Down to Business podcast, available at nhbr. com/down-to-business.

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Match your events with the right venues for maximum impact

Whether it’s a corporate gathering, charity fundraiser or awards gala, a successful event begins with choosing the venue that offers the best fit for the occasion.

Events are an integral part of the business model for Yankee Publishing’s New Hampshire Group, which packs the calendar every year with award, training and networking gatherings associated with its various brands, including NH Business Review, New Hampshire Magazine, New Hampshire Home and 603 Diversity.

For Operations Director Ren Chase, who oversees events organizing, choosing the appropriate venue is a crucial first step.

Over the past year, the company has hosted events at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, the Bedford Village Inn, Flag Hill Distillery & Winery in Lee and the Venues at the Factory in Manchester, among others.

Chase calls it a tour of the state.

“Basically, what we try to do is vary the locations that we’re using,” said Chase, who joined the company two years ago.

While Yankee Publishing has ongoing relationships with multiple conference spaces, the company is regularly testing new ones, both to refresh long-running events and to build new business relationships. For example, the NH Business Review’s Outstanding Women in Business awards dinner this year was held at the Southern New Hampshire University Banquet Hall, a new venue for the event.

“One location may not necessarily be better than another, but a lot of times it’s nice to not stay with one venue for sake of variety, for seeing what a new space will bring,” Chase said. “It forces you to reconceptualize the event.”

Last year, New Hampshire Magazine’s Best of NH Party, which has been held at various locales over the past two decades, including Northeast Delta Dental Stadium and SNHU Arena in Manchester, moved to Flag Hill Distillery & Winery in Lee, the site once again for this year’s party June 20.

“It gives you something new to promote. Last year we were able to say, ‘Come see it at Flag Hill. It’s our first time. It’s a gorgeous venue. Come check it out,’” Chase said, noting that last year was also the first time since the pandemic that the party returned to a food sampling event rather than a plated meal.

Moving the event to Lee also shifted the event’s geography.

“We did intentionally target the Seacoast a little bit on that because we are a statewide company. Putting it on the Seacoast helps to draw from that market,” Chase said.

“Years ago, before my time, there were events in Nashua. And I wouldn’t be opposed to doing something in the Lakes Region at some point. They’ve got some great venues up there, but it really is about making sure that the people who want to come to your event can come and not have to drive an hour-and-a-half or two hours.”

Among the factors Chase and his team need to consider is whether the venue offers its own catering and

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New Hampshire Magazine chose Flag Hill Distillery & Winery in Lee as the new venue for the 2023 Best of NH Party. The 2024 event will be held there again, on June 20. (Photo by Kendal J. Bush)

audiovisual equipment.

“A lot of times it’s easiest and simplest to go with somebody who has their on-site caterer there and can do the AV and all of that. But I think we proved with the Venues at the Factory (the venue for the recent New Hampshire Home Magazine Design Awards) that you can do it where it’s more of an event space, and we do have to bring in some of the outside vendors. We love the venue and we can go to a little bit of extra, not extra trouble, but extra work, to bring those caterers and the bar and everything like that in.”

Questions Chase says to consider when planning events include: What do you want it to be, and who is it for? Where do you want to draw from? What are you trying to accomplish?

“I think the most important thing to do with any event is to over-plan,” he said. “It’s going in with a realistic set of expectations, knowing that things are going to go wrong. There’s no 100% perfect event, and you need to be able to sort of roll with the punches.”

That means playing “zone defense” when something goes awry.

“The important thing is being able to pivot and not make it look like something’s gone wrong. Just make a decision and get through that moment,” Chase said. “Make sure the guests are happy and move on with it. There’s plenty of time after the event to go back and do a postmortem and make it better for next time.”

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The seven regions of NH

New Hampshire is made up of seven very different regions, each as exciting as the next. The Seacoast, Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee, Lakes Region, Merrimack Valley, Monadnock Region, White Mountains and Great North Woods are filled with natural beauty, cultural events and classic New England living.

It’s one family vacation idea after another, and the only way to truly appreciate it all is to see it for yourself. Use the list below to learn more about each of New Hampshire’s distinct, yet equally unforgettable, regions.

 GREAT NORTH WOODS

Halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, the Great North Woods is at once rugged and inviting. This is where travelers over the centuries have come in search of beauty, adventure and inspiration, while enjoying legendary North Woods hospitality.

Here is where you can go take a hike to watch the sunrise before breakfast, go fly fishing after lunch and get dressed up for an elegant dinner at a grand hotel.

Whatever your passion, from fine dining to snowmobiling to camping under the stars, the Great North Woods is a destination in which to indulge it.

 WHITE MOUNTAINS

If one New Hampshire region is synonymous with recreation, it’s the White Mountains. Forty-eight 4,000-foot peaks are found here, along with the highest mountain in the Northeast, 6,288-foot Mt. Washington, but it is the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest that truly shapes the region.

 LAKES REGION

The Lakes Region: The name alone stirs memories of blissful, sunny days spent on the water, the joy of vacations, boat rides and camp, when everything moved at a slow summer simmer, and you connected with people and places that still resonate with you today.

Summer may be the Lakes Region’s best-known season, but wrap the hillsides in spring green, the blazing colors of fall or a thick blanket of snow, and it is every bit as magical. While there are 273 lakes and ponds in the Lakes Region, one lake dominates them all: Lake Winnipesaukee.

 DARTMOUTH-LAKE SUNAPEE

If only one region of New Hampshire could be known as a study in contrasts, it would be the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. Named for Dartmouth — Hanover’s Ivy League college — and Sunapee — the crystal clear lake, State Park and mountain, all of the same name — the region includes quiet country roads and rolling farmland, pristine lakes, a bustling hub of higher education and medicine, and some of today’s favorite family activities and recreation.

 MONADNOCK REGION

For the New England of picture books, you need go no further than the Monadnock Region. Here you’ll find small villages where white clapboard churches and town halls edge manicured town greens.

Rolling fields with neatly planted rows quilt the hillsides, and country roads lined by rock walls invite exploration at a leisurely pace.

 MERRIMACK VALLEY

In New Hampshire, where the capital’s name, Concord, is a synonym for harmony, it’s not surprising to find music and the performing visual arts central to life in the city and the entire Merrimack Valley Region. The state’s three largest cities — Concord, Manchester and Nashua — have an especially rich cultural life, with a variety of offerings year-round.

 SEACOAST

New Hampshire’s seacoast captures the essence of New England’s oceanfront. In just 18 miles of coastline, there are long, sandy beaches, working ports, offshore islands, surf-stung rocks, and popular resort towns and villages that date back nearly 400 years.

Many visitors begin their tours of New Hampshire along the coast, drawn by the sound and scent of the sea, and intrigued by all the region offers.

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DARTMOUTH-LAKE SUNAPEE REGION

Andover Barn & Highland Lake Inn, highlandlakeinn.com

32 Maple Street, Andover, NH 03216, 603-748-9796

Bluebird Sunapee, bluebirdhotels.com/hotels/sunapee 1403 Route 103, Mt. Sunapee, NH 03255, 603-763-2010, 603-763-3314

Colby Sawyer College, colby-sawyer.edu/event-services 541 Main Street, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-3720

Courtyard by Marriott-Hanover/Lebanon, marriott.com 10 Morgan Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, 603-643-5600, 603-643-5669

Dexter’s Inn, Trails & Events, dextersnh.com

258 Stagecoach Road, Sunapee, NH 03782, 603-763-5571

The Dowds’ Country Inn, dowdscountryinn.com 9 Main Street, PO Box 58, Lyme, NH 03768, 603-795-4712

Eastman Community Association, forbestavernevents.com

6 Club House Lane, PO Box 53, Grantham, NH 03753, 603-863-8000

Enfield Shaker Museum, shakermuseum.org

447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748, 603-632-4346

Fireside Inn & Suites, firesideinnwestlebanon.com

25 Airport Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784, 603-298-5900, 603-298-0340

Granite Mountain Ballroom, granitemountainballroom.com

35 Labombard Road, Lebanon, NH 03766, 603-448-3300

Hanover Inn Dartmouth, hanoverinn.com

Two East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH 03755, 603-643-4300, 603-643-4433

Jesse’s Steaks, Seafood & Tavern, jesses.com

7 Blue Sky Drive, PO Box 665, Hanover, NH 03755, 603-643-4111, 603-643-3340

John Hay Estate at The Fells, thefells.org

On Lake Sunapee, 456 Route 103A, PO Box 276, Newbury, NH 03255, 603-763-4789

Lake Sunapee Country Club, lakesunapeecc.com

289 Country Club Lane, PO Box 2460, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-6040, 603-526-0220

Lake Sunapee Cruises (M.V. Sunapee Queen & MT Sunapee II), sunapeecruises.com

Town Dock, Sunapee Harbor, 1 Lake Avenue, PO Box 774, Bradford, NH 03221, 603-938-6465

Mount Sunapee Resort, mountsunapee.com 1398 Route 103, PO Box 2021, Newbury, NH 03255, 603-763-3500

Mountain Edge Suites, mountainedgesuites.com

1380 Route 103, Newbury, NH 03255, 603-763-4600, 603-763-4600

The New London Inn, thenewlondoninn.com

353 Main Street, PO Box 8, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-2791

Rosewood Country Inn, rosewoodcountryinn.com

67 Pleasant View Road, Bradford, NH 03221 800-938-5273, 603-938-5253

LAKES REGION

The Barn at Pickering House, pickeringhousewolfeboro.com

116 South Main Street, PO Box 175, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-6948

Belknap Mill, belknapmill.org

25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-524-8813

Brewster Academy, brewsteracademy.org

80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-7400

Castle in the Clouds, castleintheclouds.org

455 Old Mountain Road, Route 171, Moultonborough, NH 03254, 603-476-5900, 603-476-2512

Cody Outdoor Center, campcody.com

9 Cody Road, Freedom, NH 03836, 603-539-4997, 603-539-5840

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 18
See ad, pg. 19
10 2 200 200
53 2 100 80 60
200 25 600 250 187
124 9 150 150 80 65
19 3 68
20 9 200 200 150
1 160 160 120 120
20 3 125 125 100
126 11 400 400 400 270
4 315
108 15 400 400 250 200
2 30-75 30-75
3 175 175 175 50
3 8-150 50 150 50
2 75 75 75
4 225 125 100225 100
45 2 100 80 35
23 1 50
11 1 60 60
10 1 150 0 150 0
0 2 100220 100220
30 20 400 350 20
1 175 60 100200 60
2 400 225 150 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
The Belknap Mill, in the heart of the Lakes Region, has professional, comfortable, and fully renovated meeting spaces providing the perfect setting for your next business meeting or corporate function. Info@belknapmill.org (603) 524-8813 www.belknapmill.org

See ad, pg. 11

LAKES REGION continued

The Common Man Inn & Spa, thecmaninnplymouth.com

231 Main Street, Plymouth, NH 03264, 603-536-2200, 603-536-7773

Coppertoppe Inn & Retreat Center, coppertoppe.com

8 Range Road, Hebron, NH 03241, 603-744-3636

Funspot, funspotnh.com

579 Endicott Street North, PO Box 5428, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-366-4377, 603-366-2077

Gunstock Mountain Resort, gunstock.com

719 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, NH 03249, 603-293-4341, 603-293-4341

Hart’s Turkey Farm, hartsturkeyfarm.com

233 DW Highway, Junction Routes 3 & 104, Meredith, NH 03253, 603-279-6212, 603-279-7146

The Inn on Main, innnewhampshire.com

200 North Main Street, PO Box 1089, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-1335

The Inn on Newfound Lake, newfoundlake.com

1030 Mayhew Turnpike, Bristol, NH 03222, 603-744-9111

Lake Opechee Inn & Spa, opecheeinn.com

62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-524-0111, 603-524-1114

Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club, lwgcnh.com

One Lake Winnipesaukee Drive, New Durham, NH 03855, 603-569-3055

Manor on Golden Pond, manorongoldenpond.com

31 Manor Drive, PO Box T, Holderness, NH 03245, 603-968-3348, 603-968-2116

The Margate Resort, themargate.com

76 Lake Street, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-524-5210

Mill Falls at the Lake, millfalls.com

312 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, NH 03253, 844-745-2931, 603-279-6797

Misty Harbor & Barefoot Beach Resort, mistyharbor.com

118 Weirs Road, Gilford, NH 03249, 603-293-4500, 603-293-0493

Mount Washington Cruises, cruisenh.com

211 Lakeside Avenue, PO Box 5367, Laconia, NH 03247, 603-366-5531

Plymouth State University Welcome Center & Ice Arena, plymouth.edu/arena

17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264, 603-535-2758, 603-535-3369

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, nhnature.org

23 Science Ctr. Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245, 603-968-7194, 603-968-2229

Steele Hill Resorts, steelehillresorts.com

516 Steele Hill Road, Sanbornton, NH 03269, 800-918-6118

The Wolfeboro Inn, wolfeboroinn.com

90 North Main Street, PO Box 1270, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-3016, 603-569-5375

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION

Alpine Grove Banquet Facility, alpinegrove.com

19 South Depot Road, Route 111A, Hollis, NH 03049, 603-882-9051

Artisan Hotel, theartisanhotelattuscanvillage.com

17 Via Toscana, Salem, NH 03079, 603-912-8450

Ash Street Inn, ashstreetinn.com

118 Ash Street, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-668-9908

Atkinson Resort & Country Club, atkinsonresort.com

85 Country Club Drive, Atkinson, NH 03811, 603-362-8700, 603-362-5727

Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, aviationmuseumofnh.org

27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, NH 03053, 603-669-4820

The Artisan Hotel, theartisanhotelattuscanvillage.com

17 Via Toscana, Salem, NH 03079, 603-912-8450

The Barley House, thebarleyhouse.com

132 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-6363

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 20 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
37 5 30-180
3 1 20 18 20 20
2 100300 300 100
4 400 300 450 150
5 100 70 100 75
14 1 250 250
28 2 200 200
34 1 48 48 32 21
3 125 125
25 1 35 35 30 35
141 7 300600 400800 300600 250800
171 16 300 397 240 160
27 1 50
3 500 60-125 500 60-125
1 20 50 150
2 75 75 50 50
119 6 20-325 125 200 100
44 6 150 190 150 90
4 100600 600
5 1 10
16 8 600 600 350
3 80 25-80 25-80 25-80
162 4 300 300
1 40-75 40-75
See ad, pg. 21

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

The Barn at Bull Meadow, bullmeadow.com

63 Bog Road, Concord, NH 03303, 603-301-5121

Bedford Village Inn, bedfordvillageinn.com

2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-472-2001, 603-472-2379

Bektash Shriners Function Center, bektashshriners.org

189 Pembroke Road, PO Box 4086, Concord, NH 03302, 603-225-5372, 603-225-9430

Best Western Concord Inn & Suites, concordbestwestern.com

97 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-4300, 603-228-4301

Birch Wood Vineyards, birchwoodvineyards.com

199 Rockingham Road, Derry, NH 03038, 603-965-4359, 603-965-4349

Candia Woods Golf Links, candiawoods.com

313 South Road, Candia, NH 03034, 603-483-2307, 603-483-0590

Canterbury Shaker Village, shakers.org

288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH 03224, 603-783-9511

Canterbury Woods Country Club, canterburywoodscc.com

15 West Road, Canterbury, NH 03224, 603-783-9400

Capitol Center for the Arts, ccanh.com

44 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-225-1111 ext. 124, 603-224-3408

Castleton Banquet and Conference Center, castletonbcc.com

58 Enterprise Drive, PO Box 957, Windham, NH 03087, 603-898-6300

The Centennial Hotel, thecentennialhotel.com

96 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-227-9000, 603-225-5031

exceptional dining, and Unparalleled golf, stunning mountain views await. Corporate and private events are welcome.

1 Lake W innipesaukee Drive New Durham, NH

www.lwgcnh.com (603) 569-3055

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 21 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
meet engage recharge
1 180 180
64 11 250 200 250 150
3 350 500 350 400
66 1 30 30 20
2 50-225
1 150 150
5 125 100 140 75
2 130 20-130
5 400 1,304 350
2 25-800 800
32 4 85 40 40 25 See ad, pg. 25 See ad, pg. 3

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

Colby Hill Inn, colbyhillinn.com

33 The Oaks, PO Box 779, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-3281, 603-428-9218

Comfort Inn Concord, comfortinnconcord.com

71 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-226-4100, 603-228-2106

Comfort Inn Airport, choicehotels.com

298 Queen City Avenue, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-668-2600, 603-625-2081

Common Man Concord, thecman.com

25 Water Street, 1 Gulf Street (for GPS directions), Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-3463

Copper Door Restaurant, copperdoor.com

15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-488-2677

Copper Door Restaurant, copperdoorrestaurant.com 41 South Broadway, Salem, NH 03079, 603-458-2033

Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone Conference Center, courtyardconcord.com

70 Constitution Avenue, Concord, NH 03301, 603-225-0303, 603-225-8916

Courtyard Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, marriott.com/mhtcy

700 Huse Road, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-641-4900, 603-641-0001

Currier Museum of Art, currier.org

150 Ash Street, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-669-6144 x124, 603-669-7194

The Derryfield, thederryfield.com

625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-623-2880, 603-623-6850

DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, hilton.com/en/hotels/mhtmndt

700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-625-1000, 603-206-4000

DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, hilton.com/en/hotels/ashssdt

2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-886-1200, 603-595-4199

EVEN Hotel Manchester Airport, ihg.com

55 John E. Devine Drive, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-782-7911

The Event Center at Courtyard by Marriott Nashua, eventcenternashua.com

2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-579-6040

The Event Center at Hampshire Hills/The Hampshire Dome, hampshirehills.com

50 Emerson Road, PO Box 404, Milford, NH 03055, 603-673-7123, 603-673-0797

Faraday Function Center, faradayfunction.com

48 Airport Road, Concord, NH 03301, 603-696-5480

Fratello’s Events in the Millyard, eventsinthemillyard.com

155 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-641-6776, 603-629-9465

Hampton Inn Manchester/Bedford, hilton.com/en/hotels/mhtbfhx

8 Hawthorne Drive, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-623-2040, 603-623-2041

Hampton Inn Concord/Bow, hilton.com/en/hotels/ccdnhhx

515 South Street, Bow, NH 03304, 603-224-5322, 603-224-4282

Hampton Inn Nashua, hilton.com/en/hotels/ashnhhx

407 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-883-5333, 603-883-5334

Holiday Inn Concord Downtown, ihg.com/holidayinn/concordnh

172 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-9534, 603-224-8266

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Manchester Airport, ihg.com

1298 South Porter Street, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-669-6800, 603-647-3197

Holiday Inn Manchester Airport, holidayinn.com/manchesternh 2280 Brown Avenue, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-641-6466, 603-641-5655

Holiday Inn Salem, holidayinn.com/salemnh

1 Keewaydin Drive, Salem, NH 03079, 603-893-5511, 603-894-6728

Homewood Suites by Hilton Gateway Hills Nashua, hilton.com/en/hotels/ashnahw 15 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-546-7470, 603-897-0080

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 22 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
14 2 50-120 120
100 2 33 33 0 22
95 1 42 28
3 15-56 15-3056
2 20-30 20-30
2 20-30 20-30
90 9 600 600 450 400
139 3 94 94 40 36
4 180210 30 150
1 200 200 200 160
248 16 1200 1200 1000 650
230 18 500 440 320 275
112 1 75 75 50 30
239 12 500 540 320 250
8 2,650 2,650 1,325 300
3 250 250
3 150 150
92 1 10
143 2 40 50 40 40
102 1 50 50 40 20
122 5 220 400 220 200
108 1 12
91 1 50 50 40 32
109 1 50 50 40 24
105 1 16 16 16 16 See ad, pg. 27 See ad, pg. 14 See ad, pg. 30

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

The Hotel Concord, hotelconcordnh.com

11 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-504-3500

Kimball-Jenkins Estate, kimballjenkins.com

266 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-225-3932, 603-225-9288

LaBelle Winery, labellewinerynh.com

345 Route 101, Amherst, NH 03031, 603-672-9898, 603-554-1853

LaBelle Winery, labellewinery.com

14 Route 111, Derry, NH 03038, 603-672-9898, 603-554-1853

League of NH Craftsmen Headquarters, nhcrafts.org

49 South Main Street, Suite 100, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-3375

Londonderry Country Club, londonderrycountryclub.com

56 Kimball Road, Londonderry, NH 03053, 603-432-9789

Manchester Community College, mccnh.edu/wdc/renting-our-facilities

1066 Front Street, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-206-8163, 603-668-5354

Manchester Country Club, manchestercountryclub.com

180 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-624-4096

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, starhop.com

2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH 03301, 603-271-7827 x104

Millyard Museum, manchesterhistoric.org

200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-622-7531

New England College, nec.edu

98 Bridge Street, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-2489

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38 2 100 100 100 30
7 70-100 70-100
3 60-240 250 240
3 280 280 280 60
2 50 15
2 65-150 150
4 500 120 500 30
3 260 260 260 180
3 600 75 300 120
2 100 100 60 40
15 250 250 200 32 See ad, pg. 31
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MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

New England Executive Center, newenglandexec.com

264 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-644-4554, 603-628-2227

New Hampshire Audubon Center, nhaudubon.org

84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-9909, 603-226-0902

New Hampshire Fisher Cats, nhfishercats.com

1 Line Drive, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-641-2005, 603-641-2055

Pats Peak Banquet Center, patspeak.com

686 Flanders Road, PO Box 2448, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-3245, 603-428-7821

Puritan Conference Ctr. & Function Facility, puritanbackroom.com

245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-666-9893, 603-669-3199

Red River Theatres, redrivertheatres.org

11 South Main Street, Suite L1-1, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-4697

Saint Anselm College, anselm.edu

100 Saint Anselm Drive, PO Box 1800, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-222-4280

Searles Castle at Windham, atthecastle.com

23 Searles Road, Windham, NH 03087, 603-898-6597, 603-893-4608

SEE Science Center, see-sciencecenter.org

200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-669-0400

Sheraton Nashua, marriott.com/en-us/hotels/mhtsi-sheraton-nashua

11 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-888-9970, 603-888-4112

Sky Meadow Country Club, skymeadow.com

6 Mountain Laurels Drive, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-888-9000, 603-888-2166

SNHU Arena/SMG, snhuarena.com

555 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-644-5000, 603-644-1575

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, forestsociety.org

54 Portsmouth Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-9945, 603-228-0423

Southern New Hampshire University, snhuconferences.com

2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106, 603-645-9612, 603-645-9712

Stonebridge Country Club, golfstonebridgecc.com

161 Gorham Pond Road, Goffstown, NH 03045, 603-497-8633, 603-497-4612

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, law.unh.edu

2 White Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-1541

Walnut Hill, walnuthillnh.com

81 Chester Road, NH Route 102, Raymond, NH 03077, 603-321-2290

MONADNOCK REGION

Best Western Plus Keene Hotel, bestwestern.com 401 Winchester Street, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-3038, 603-357-4776

Chesterfield Inn, chesterfieldinn.com

20 Cross Road, West Chesterfield, NH 03466, 603-256-3211, 603-256-6131

Crotched Mountain Resort, crotchedmtn.com

740 2nd NH Turnpike N, Francestown, NH 03043, 603-588-3668

Fairfield Inn & Suites Keene Downtown, marriott.com/en-us/hotels/mhtkn

30 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-7070, 603-357-7075

Franklin Pierce University, franklinpierce.edu/about/conferences-events/index.html

40 University Drive, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-899-4195

Hidden Hills/Four Star Catering, weddingsathiddenhills.com

18 Lisa Drive, PO Box 369, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-899-5001, 603-899-2037

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 24 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
5 8-25 8-25
4 100 125 100 70
14 6,500 6,500 3,000 200
2 150200 150200
6 200 250 200 150
3 156 25-156
13 2,000 575 450 12-167
4 2 250 70 50 50
2 30-50
337 20 999 999 514 400
4 250 150 250
5 10,000 10,000
2 48 48 20 48
400 70 1,200 1,000 750 200
2 50-90 50-90
17 155 155 127 155
28 2 80 80
128 4 300 350 250 220
15 1 55 40-55
13 2 30
40 1 10 10 10 10
5 800 815 350 72
3 300 300
See ad, pg. 13 See ad, pg. 2

MONADNOCK REGION

Inn at East Hill Farm, east-hill-farm.com

460 Monadnock Street, Troy, NH 03465, 800-242-6495, 603-242-7709

Keene Country Club, keenecountryclub.com

755 West HIll Road, Keene, NH 03431, 603-352-0135, 603-355-6681

Woodbound Inn, woodbound.com

247 Woodbound Road, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-532-8341, 603-532-4029

SEACOAST REGION

3S Artspace, 3sarts.org

319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-766-3300

Anchorage Inn & Suites, anchorageinns.com

417 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-8111, 603-431-4443

Ashworth by the Sea Hotel, ashworthhotel.com

295 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH 03842, 603-926-6762, 603-926-2002

The Atlantic Grill, theatlanticgrill.com

5 Pioneer Road, Rye, NH 03870, 603-433-3000, 603-373-6051

Best Western Hampshire Inn & Suites, bestwestern.com

20 Spur Road, Seabrook, NH 03874, 603-474-5700, 603-474-2886

Best Western Plus Portsmouth Hotel & Suites, bwportsmouth.com

580 US Highway 1 Bypass, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-436-7600

Best Western Plus, The Inn at Hampton, theinnofhampton.com

815 Lafayette Road, Route 1, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-926-6771, 603-929-2160

Carey Cottage, goodworkseacoast.org/work-and-meeting-space

400 Little Harbor Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801

A fully heated and air conditioned, post & beam barn on a secluded 34-acre estate less than 10-minutes from downtown Concord with space for up to 180 guests.

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 25
continued Plan your next event at The Barn at Bull Meadow We host a variety of events including Fundraisers, Holiday Parties, Trade shows, Expos, Conferences, Sales Meetings, Award Ceremonies, Corporate Dinners, Trainings, Seminars & Board Meetings. BullMeadow.com • 603-301-5121
NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
65 3 150 150
7 250 250 175 150
40 3 35-175 80 175 150
2 150300 200300 200
92 1 35 35
107 5 350 350 350 240
4 250 160 120 88
46 1
168 4 300 300 190 150
71 3 500 500
0 4 10-20 45 22 See ad, pg. 16

SEACOAST REGION continued

The Carriage House, carriagehouserye.com

2263 Ocean Boulevard, Rye, NH 03870, 603-964-8251

Courtyard Portsmouth, marriott.com/hotels/travel/psmcy-courtyard-portsmouth

1000 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-436-2121, 603-430-7666

CR’s The Restaurant, crstherestaurant.com

287 Exeter Road, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-929-7972, 603-929-0122

The Envio, theenvio.com/meetings

299 Vaughan Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-427-0152

The Exeter Inn, theexeterinn.com

90 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833, 603-772-5901, 603-778-8757

Flag Hill Distillery & Winery / Flag Hill Catering & Events, flaghill.com

297 North River Road, Lee, NH 03861, 603-659-2949, 603-659-5107

The Governor’s Inn, governorsinn.com

78 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867, 603-332-0107, 603-335-1984

Gundalow Company Piscataqua, gundalow.org

60 Marcy Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-9505

Hampton Inn & Suites Exeter, exetersuites.hamptoninn.com

59 Portsmouth Avenue, Exeter, NH 03833, 603-658-5555, 603-658-5556

Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown, hilton.com/en/hotels/mhtpdgi

100 High Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-1499, 603-431-1477

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Rochester, ihg.com/holidayinnexpress

77 Farmington Road, Route 11, Rochester, NH 03867, 603-994-1175, 603-994-1176

Holiday Inn Express Durham/UNH, ihg.com/holidayinnexpress

2 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, 603-868-1234, 603-590-1315

Holiday Inn Portsmouth, holidayinn.com/portsmouthnh

300 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-8000, 603-431-2065

Homewood Suites by Hilton Portsmouth, portsmouth.homewoodsuites.com

100 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-427-5400, 603-427-5410

The Hotel Portsmouth, thehotelportsmouth.com

40 Court Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-1200

Isles of Shoals Steamship Co., islesofshoals.com

315 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-5500, 603-433-1280

Jimmy’s On Congress, jimmysoncongress.com

135 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 888-603-5299

Kingston 1686 House, thekingston1686house.com

127 Main Street, Kingston, NH 03848, 603-642-3637

Lamie’s Inn & Old Salt Restaurant, lamiesinn.com

490 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-926-0330, 603-929-0019

The Library Restaurant, libraryrestaurant.com

401 State Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-5202, 603-431-4678

Martel Roberge Function Center, mrfunctioncenter.com

551 Foundry Street, Rollinsford, NH 03869, 603-781-2497

MILA by White Apron, milaexeter.com

1 Franklin Street, Exeter, NH 03833, 603-617-3555

The Music Hall, themusichall.org

28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-436-2400

Newick’s Seafood Restaurant, newicks.com

431 Dover Point Road, Dover, NH 03820, 603-742-3205

oHive, ohive.com

155 Fleet Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-766-1900, 603-766-1901

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 26 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
1 50 50
133 2 100 100 80 60
1 40 35-40
11 300 150 300 57
46 7 50 50
2 80-300 300
20 10 200 200
1 46 46
111 1 65 65 56 55
131 2 100 100 72 64
77 1 25 25
70 0
130 7 175 175 100 110
116 1 40 40 32 24
32 4 30 25-30
1 340
10 770 250 500 150
5 70 70
32 4 100 75 110 50
2 20-140 140 20
3 350 350 25
1 120200 120
2 100895 100895
1 125 125
8 20 20 20 20
See ad, pg. 17

Pease Golf Course, peasegolf.com

200 Grafton Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-1331, 603-427-0433

Portsmouth Country Club, portsmouthcc.net

80 Country Club Lane, Greenland, NH 03840, 603-436-9791, 603-433-3236

Portsmouth Gas Light Co., portsmouthgaslight.com

64 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-430-9122

Residence Inn Portsmouth Downtown Waterfront, marriott.com

100 Deer Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-422-9200, 603-422-9201

Rochester Country Club, rochestercc.com

94 Church Street, Rochester, NH 03839, 603-332-1395

Seacoast Science Center, seacoastsciencecenter.org

Route 1A, Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, NH 03870, 603-436-8043

Strawbery Banke Museum, strawberybanke.org/events/site-event-rental.cfm

14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-422-7502

Three Chimneys Inn, threechimneysinn.com

17 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH 03824, 603-868-7800, 603-868-5011

University of NH, Conferences & Catering, unh.edu/conferences-catering

Stillings Hall, 20 Ballard Street, Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-1900

The Victoria Inn Bed & Breakfast and Pavilion, thevictoriainn.com

430 High Street, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-929-1437

Wentworth by the Sea Country Club, wentworthbytheseacc.com

60 Wentworth Road, Rye, NH 03870, 603-433-3050, 603-431-4788

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 27 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY SEACOAST REGION continued Grappone Conference Center grapponeconferencecenter.com Add a subheading subheading Our newest venture: State-of-the- art audio visual project that pushes the boundaries of possibility. 15,000 sq. ft. of Flexible Meeting Space Locally Sourced Food Professional Meeting Planners 70 Constitution Ave. Concord, NH
2 175 66-140
1 175 175
1 25-200 80
128 1 60 60 32 32
2 120 120
3 50-150 100 50-150 70
3 90 90 50 45
23 3 10-200 120 200 100
7 260300 300 180 300
7 3 70 70 24
4 15-250 250 15 See ad, pg. 5 See ad, pg. 19

SEACOAST REGION

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Wentworth by the Sea, opalcollection.com/wentworth 588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, NH 03854, 603-422-7322, 603-422-7329

Whittemore Center Arena, campusrec.unh.edu/whittemore-center-arena

128 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-1829, 603-862-4801

WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION

Best Western Plymouth Inn White Mountains, bestwestern.com 1513 US Route 3, Campton, NH 03223, 603-536-3520, 603-536-8114

The Buttonwood Inn, buttonwoodinn.com

64 Mt. Surprise Road, PO Box 1817, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-810-0642

Cabot Inn & Suites, cabotinnandsuites.com

200 Portland Street, Lancaster, NH 03584, 603-788-3346, 603-788-2732

Christmas Farm Inn & Spa, christmasfarminn.com

3 Blitzen Way, PO Box 828, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-4313, 603-383-6495

Cranmore Mountain Resort, cranmore.com

239 Skimobile Road, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-5544

Days Inn by Wyndham Lincoln, daysinnnh.com

557 U.S. Route 3, Lincoln, NH 03251, 603-728-1071

Eagle Mountain House and Golf Club, eaglemt.com

179 Carter Notch Road, PO Box 804, Jackson, NH 03846, 855-806-9892

Eastern Slope Inn Resort, easternslopeinn.com

2760 White Mtn. Highway, PO Box 358 North Conway, NH 03860, 833-782-9374

Four Seasons Motor Inn, 4seasonsmotorinn.com

512 Route 3, PO Box 432, Twin Mountain, NH 03595, 603-846-5708

Grand Summit Hotel at Attitash, grandsummitattitash.com

104 Grand Summit Road, PO Box 429, Bartlett, NH 03812, 603-374-6700, 603-374-0800

Green Granite Inn, greengranite.com

1515 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-6901, 603-356-6003

Highland Center Lodge at Crawford Notch, outdoors.org Route 302, Bretton Woods, NH 03575, 603-466-2727

Horse & Hound Inn, horseandhoundnh.com

205 Wells Road, Franconia, NH 03580, 603-823-5501

Indian Head Resort, indianheadresort.com

664 US Route 3, Lincoln, NH 03251, 800-343-8000

The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, innatthornhill.com

40 Thorn Hill Road, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-4242, 603-383-8062

InnSeason Resorts Pollard Brook, innseason.com/pollard-brook-resort

33 Brookline Road, Lincoln, NH 03251, 603-745-9900, 603-745-8233

Jack O’Lantern Resort, jolresort.com

1668 Daniel Webster Highway, PO Box A, Woodstock, NH 03293, 603-745-8121

Joe Dodge Lodge at Pinkham Notch, outdoors.org/lodging

361 Route 16, PO Box 298, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-2727

Mountain Club on Loon Resort & Spa, mtnclub.com

90 Loon Mountain Road, Lincoln, NH 03251, 855-837-2100

Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, mountainviewgrand.com

101 Mountain View Road, Whitefield, NH 03598, 603-837-0035, 603-837-8884

North Conway Grand Hotel, northconwaygrand.com

72 Common Court, PO Box 3189, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-9300, 603-356-6028

Omni Mount Washington Resort, omnihotels.com/mountwashington

310 Mt. Washington Hotel Road, Bretton Woods, NH 03575, 603-278-1000, 603-278-8828

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 28 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
161 12 500 418 320 12
2 6,500 6,500 1,000 150
97 1 175
10 3 20 20 20 20
52 1 150 150
41 4 85 30-120 85 30
87 4 250 200 220 150
74 1 140 140 75
96 2 250 250 250 125
225 1 50 50 40 40
23 1 50
143 9 600 600 10
91 2 65 65 60 50
34 6 120 60 108 125
12 3 50 50 50
98 2 200 200 160 100
25 3 50 50 50 25
133 1 10
17 1 95 95 60
28 6 55 120 10-20
234 2 250 250 120 150
141 14 500 300 348 168
200 13 550 550 400 250
269 9 600 600 400 275 See ad, pg. 30

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Purity Spring Resort, purityspring.com

1251 Eaton Road, Rte. 153, East Madison, NH 03849, 603-367-8896, 603-367-8664

Quality Inn & Suites, choicehotels.com

130 Main Street, Building A, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-3312

Residence Inn by Marriott North Conway, marriott.com

1801 White Mountain Highway, PO Box 10, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-3024

Silver Fox Inn at Waterville Valley Resort, silverfoxinn.com

70 Packards Road, Waterville Valley, NH 03215, 603-236-3699

Snowy Owl Inn, snowyowlinn.com

41 Village Road, PO Box 407, Waterville Valley, NH 03215, 603-236-8383, 603-236-4890

Town & Country Inn and Resort, townandcountryinn.com

US Route 2, PO Box 220, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-3315, 603-466-3316

The Valley Inn, valleyinn.com

17 Tecumseh Road, PO Box 1, Waterville Valley, NH 03215, 603-236-8425, 603-236-8429

Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center, waterville.com

1 Ski Area Road, PO Box 540, Waterville Valley, NH 03215 1-800-468-2553, 603-236-4344

The Wentworth, thewentworth.com

1 Carter Notch Road, PO Box 812, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-9700, 603-383-4265

White Mountain Hotel & Resort, whitemountainhotel.com

87 Fairway Drive, PO Box 1828, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-7100, 603-356-7100

Woodstock Inn Brewery, woodstockinnbrewery.com

135 Main Street, PO Box 118, North Woodstock, NH 03262, 603-745-3951

30 NUMBER OF ROOMS NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. GROUP SIZE THEATER CAPACITY BANQUET CAPACITY CLASSROOM CAPACITY
49 6 300 300 200
88 1 41 41
108 1 30 30 20 30
32 3 10-60 60 60 40
80 3 100
150 3 400 300 400 150
48 4 75 75
384 17 550 550 410 250
61 2 200 30 200 30
80 9 125 125 100 75
40 2 170 250 170 170 MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2024 48 Airport Road, Concord, NH 03301. For more details call 603-696-5480 • www.faradayfunction.com A centrally located, spacious, clean & affordable function center for all your event needs! Featuringa4,000sq.ft.hall, a 2,000sq.ft.room anda conferenceroomfor20! • PARTIES • WEDDINGS
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TRAINING SEMINARS “The Art of Meeting your Highest Expectations” Conference Facilities for up to 250 Team Building | Intimate Retreats Full Service Spa & Health Club | On-Site Dining 90 Loon Mtn Rd | Lincoln NH | 800.229.7829 | mtnclub.com Sales Office ext. 5364 or 5270 | sales@mtnclub.com MEET US IN THE MOUNTAINS See ad, pg. 13

Your Occasion, Our Venue

At Manchester Country Club, we value relationships. That’s why we have a team of event professionals ready to work with you, dedicated to making your event an unforgettable occasion. Whether it’s a group of 2 or 300, we have multiple event spaces to accommodate a range of setups. Each space has audio visual capabilities, making sharing knowledge simple; and includes outdoor amenities, perfect for refreshing breaks.

Leave your stress behind; we have all the details covered.

Bedford, NH – ManchesterCountryClub.com
603.624.4096 UNFORGETTABLE EVENTS ARE FOR EVERYONE; MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED TO HOST YOUR EVENT
Manchester Country Club
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