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usiness 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. Whether the event is held on New Hampshire’s scenic shoreline, alongside a peaceful lake, at a wooded wilderness retreat or in the heart of a bustling city, New Hampshire’s incomparable hospitality will ensure a successful function. From top-tier hotels and conference centers to historic mansions, state parks and even scenic trains that offer full-service dining and unique meeting spaces, New Hampshire is an ideal location for events of all sizes. For more information, please visit www.visitnh.gov/meetings.

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CONTENTS 3 WELCOME 5 AGENDA 10 SO WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT EVENT PLANNING NOW?

No matter what, it’s likely business events have been changed forever.

13 IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL?

So you’re hosting an event later this year, what are key things to keep in mind?

14 THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

In-person events are returning, but technology will be there to enhance the experience

17 THE SEVEN REGIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 STATEWIDE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES LIST 18 Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region

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SOFTWARE ENHANCES EVENT PLANNING Mountain View Grand sees benefits in Cvent platform Peter Davis, sales and service manager at Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in Whitefield, had already been utilizing Cvent Event Diagramming before the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic, he’s been impressed with how the software has enhanced the Mountain View Grand’s ability to plan for socially distanced meetings and provide clients with a visualization of the setup. “It’s a useful tool for planners,” says Davis, noting Cvent Event Diagramming includes customizable features for event planners like assigning seats and keeping track of meals and special dietary needs, or even establishing where the pillars are in the room and setting the tables and chairs so attendees are not blocked from seeing the presentation screens. “You can also generate a realistic 3-D photo of the room or send a link of a 3-D rendering of the customized floor plans created,” which can be helpful for clients and planners, he says. Quickly after the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020, a new feature was added for social distancing. Users can either input the number of feet between tables or chairs or input the number of attendees per square feet and maximum capacity, allowing for customization based on individual state requirements for social distancing. “They have all of the standards available,” says Davis. “You can make selections and it will run a check on your diagram and note anything that’s in red where you need to make adjustments.”

Typically, the Mountain View Grand is a meeting setting for corporate gatherings and industry associations as well as tour groups, social, military, educational, religious and fraternal organizations. When the state placed stricter capacity protocols in place due to Covid-19, the Mountain View Grand shifted to host smaller-scale weddings and corporate meetings. However, with vaccinations taking place, demand ticked up and restrictions are changing, though safety protocols will remain in place. “We’ve had a huge surge in wedding inquiries. Typically (we) get a lot of inquiries, but I know with the pandemic it’s increased demand for weddings because people aren’t traveling as far,” says Davis, adding, “New Hampshire is more friendly for events right now, and the guidelines are a nice mix — we’re still able to have events.” Organizations in New England are also looking to hold meetings and events within the region, as they can travel freely without restrictions. “Even when we get beyond this pandemic, Cvent Event Diagramming is a useful tool for planners,” says Davis.

PAVILION EXPANDS OFFERINGS AT SEACOAST VENUE New building adds nearly 4,000 square feet of space In July 2020, Wentworth By The Sea Country Club completed construction of its new pavilion, containing almost 4,000 square feet of flexible space for small and large business meetings, conferences, charity fundraising dinners and auctions, wedding

events and client appreciation events. “We are pleased to offer an appealing and versatile event space available to the Seacoast business community,” said Robert Diodati, club manager. Wentworth By The Sea Country

Club offers spectacular ocean views, professional service and on-site parking for more than 100 cars. The new building overlooks the 18th fairway of the signature 18-hole championship Scottish links golf course. The property also is home to four outdoor clay tennis courts and four indoor tennis courts For more information, call Nicole Carignan at 603-433-3050 ext. 105.

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MEETING THE PENT-UP DEMAND College’s programs seek to meet expected surge in need for hospitality employees The Seacoast hospitality industry is ready to come roaring back, and Great Bay Community College says it’s ready to help. The college offers an associate degree and short-term certificate options in hotel, restaurant and event management. College officials say they expect to see a surge in interest in the programs as the industry recovers from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 18,000 jobs in New Hampshire restaurants and bars were lost to the pandemic, and another 5,400 lodging-related jobs vanished. But they are coming back, and Great Bay is training the workforce for the post-pandemic world, says Dawn Comito, who chairs the program and is its lead professor. “If anyone is interested in hospitality or event management, now is a great

time to get into it. A lot of people left the industry last year, particularly in management. Those people need to be replaced, and their replacements need to be groomed.” Comito says, with more people being vaccinated and the reopening

of restaurants, bars and events to larger numbers, as well as eased travel restrictions, she sees the months and years ahead as “Roaring ‘20s 2.0.” “There is a huge pent-up demand among consumers, who want to get out and go to a restaurant, have a seat at the bar, attend an event. We’ve all been cooped up for a year, sort of in hibernation. People

are ready to get out and have some fun and connect with one another again,” she said. At the same time, Comito is fielding calls from employers seeking qualified, trained employees to fill positions already open and those that will be open soon. One hotel management company in Portsmouth asked if Comito could recommend candidates for 23 positions, from bartender to lobby attendant to catering coordinator. Those employers say it is nearly impossible to fill openings for chefs, bartenders, dishwashers and other positions, and Jason Bartlett, general manager at Wentworth by the Sea, a Marriott Hotel and Spa in Portsmouth, said wages “across the board are at an all-time high. The industry is competing for talent. That is great for everybody looking to be employed and start a career in hospitality. It’s a great time to get in the industry.” She adds: “Hospitality jobs are coming back, and they are coming back fast.”

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Star Island, one of nine islands in the Isles of Shoals, is seven miles off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.

CAUTION AND ‘FLEXIBILITY’ Star Island’s shares reopening plans for summer 2021 Like so many others, after being closed in the summer of 2020, the nonprofit Star Island Corp. will be reopening in the summer of 2021, “The health and safety of everyone who comes to Star Island is our top priority,” says Star Island CEO Joe Watts. By limiting the number of visitors and conference attendees, instituting new safety protocols, strongly encouraging vaccinations and taking a proactive approach to reducing risks, we plan to welcome people to the Isles of Shoals once

again.” Registration for the 2021 season is now open. According to Watts, new safety measures “will reduce risk while still enabling visitors to connect with one another and the island in a meaningful way. These new protocols include limiting the number of people on the island and restructuring activities from programming to dining.” Watts says conference leaders are re-envisioning workshops, lectures, youth programs, performances and other activities to meet appropriate spacing and other precautions, including a requirement that all overnight visitors provide a negative Covid-19 test result prior to arrival. In fact, says Watts, “overnight guests are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated if possible. In addition, all guests will be required

to wear a mask and practice social distancing.” He also says that, to allow for increased cleaning and disinfection, “there will be a gap night in between all stays.” In addition, day visitors who travel by boat to visit the historic site will be allowed to explore the island, but will have to stay within spaces designated for their use and will need to follow a number of health and safety protocols. Nevertheless, says Watts, should there be a dramatic change in circumstances, the organization will respond accordingly. “Flexibility is key. We have also amended our cancellation policy so that conference guests can get a full refund up to the day before their conference start date.”

WHERE EVENT PROS CAN NETWORK New Hampshire Event Professionals group seeks members New Hampshire Event Professionals is putting out the call for members to join the recently formed organization. Membership in the networking group, which holds nine meetings a year, is open to any event professional in New Hampshire. It also presents networking and educational opportunities throughout the year. The meetings have been held virtually, but offi-

cials say they are planning two outdoor in-person events this summer. Anyone who works in the events industry in New Hampshire is invited to join, including event planners and representatives from vendors and suppliers, venues and production companies. For more information, visit nheventprofessionals. com or email info@nheventprofessionals.com.

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‘You can’t assume anything anymore. There’s so much to plan,’ says Kate Malloy of Malloy Events, shown here with her husband Chris.

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any of us hoped, when we were in the midst of tearing apart our spring and summer events last year — trying to metamorphize get-togethers that once hinged on food, drink and warm handshakes into virtual programs that were engaging, useful and modestly entertaining — that the pandemic would have receded enough by the end of 2020 to allow the resumption of in-person events. On Aug. 4, 2020, I attended with optimism a traditional luncheon presentation hosted by the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire at Manchester Country Club, and hoped it was a brave forerunner that meant we were near a turning point. Instead, that turned out to be the last in-person event the BIA has hosted to date. And here in June 2021, those of us who engineer events as part of our business are still scratching our heads, taking surveys and making guesses about when exactly the time will be right for events, as we knew them, to return. Based on conversations I’ve had with some event pros over the last few weeks, that time may be never. But that may not be a bad thing. 10

Events are evolving, permanently, and the upshot could be higher-quality, healthier experiences, bettertargeted travel and more egalitarian access to important programs. Near term, as New Hampshire moves from “Stay at Home 2.0” to a set of “Universal Best Practices for New Hampshire Employers and Employees,” the question is: What do events look like in the summer, fall and winter of 2021? Will in-person conferences, company meetings, trade shows and the like resume, and what will they be like? This question is complicated and perhaps given broader latitude and cause for optimism by the CDC’s surprise May 14 announcement, just as we were going to press, saying fully vaccinated adults no longer needed to wear masks or social distance in most situations.

Recommendations, not regulations Draft documents released by New Hampshire’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force in April included specific recommendations for different industries. Performing arts venues, for example, had a time frame around less and less distant distance required between

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parties, working toward full venue capacity in mid-June. But in the end, Gov. Chris Sununu said this kind of granular guidance for individual industries wasn’t necessary. After May 7, there would be no seating capacity restrictions on indoor or outdoor venues. And the “Best Practices” document contains recommendations, not regulations. As a result, event planners’ constraints are related to what venues, potential attendees and their own staffs, feel safe with. Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the state Department of Business and Economic Affairs and member of the Re-Opening Task Force, describes the new Best Practices as, “severely reducing or eliminating sector-specific guidance documents that have been put into effect,” and predicts that going forward, he expects limitations to continue to ease. “I do not see us getting any additional limitation beyond where we are right now. If anything, it’s going to get less limiting, because of the vaccination success we’ve seen, and the expectation that that’s going to make it a safer environment for everyone.” As for his own take on it, Caswell told me — without hesitation — when I asked if he’d go to a sit-down dinner event this summer, “yes, sure.” Still, event planners and venues remain conservative. Kate Malloy, of Malloy Events in Rochester, says she’s recommending clients who are planning events in the fall work as though the restrictions will be just as they are today. “You can’t assume anything anymore,” she says. “There’s so much to plan.” It will be easier to expand an event planned with too many precautions than the other way around. And she thinks some things you’ll see at events this year are unlikely to change even as time goes on. “There will always be masks at events, sanitization stations at events. … The stigma is gone. We’ve learned as a society, if I don’t feel good, I don’t want to get you

sick, I put a mask on to go to the grocery store.” Similarly, Shawn Monahan, director of sales and marketing at DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, says that, for business meetings, his venue is sticking with the six-foot spacing of chairs for theater-style setup for the time being. “We’re still trying to stick to 50% capacity, except for weddings and social events,” he says. Large indoor events are happening in the state now, and event venues are feeling the scheduling pressure of events like weddings being moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts, where constraints are tighter. “We have a decent amount of events in June,” Malloy says. “Some in person, some virtual, some hybrid. Same with July.” By August she says, the trend is heavily inperson but still reduced in scale. “In August, we have two conferences that are trying … but they are smaller than normal size.” By September, Malloy says, her company is planning an outdoor event for 700 people. Monahan says 1,000-attendee-plus trade shows are also being held, but with a scheduling timetable that requires ticketed entry to the halls, with tickets being meted out in 90-minute intervals. This allows for highvolume events without sacrificing social distancing.

‘Taking the temperature of customers’ Generally, event scale has more to do with the venue than state restrictions, and venues are taking a wide range of approaches, says Karyn Wornick, owner of That! Event Company. “It’s all over the place right now, and I have a feeling it’s going to be this way for a while,” she says. Because of the variability in what venues will allow, and a continuing sense of fear, many people are planning smaller weddings and seeking smaller venues with outdoor options, she says. This was underscored by Caswell. “A lot of this is going to end up being businesses taking the tem-

‘It’s all over the place right now, and I have a feeling it’s going to be this way for a while,” says Karyn Wornick, right, of That! Event Company. She’s shown here at the 2019 NH Business Review BOB Awards with Mclean Communications’ event marketing manager, Emily Samatis. MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

Event planners remain conservative even as restrictions are eliminated perature of their customers,” he said. “Where is that line where people will be comfortable?” Wornick is also seeing corporate events going forward but on a smaller scale and in hybrid fashion. She recently coordinated an event at a White Mountains resort, for example, to which the company brought in 20 of its executives to meet in person and streamed the event to the rest of the participants virtually. Outside of New Hampshire, the terrain remains varied. While some Bay State event planners are looking from Massachusetts to the Granite State because of looser restrictions, large events are already booming in states like Florida. “I have friends in Palm Beach, and they’re holding events without masks … except for the older people,” Wornick says. (A web search shows many traditional multi-day resort-based conferences confirmed in Florida this summer, though the ones I checked indicated masks would be required in public spaces and conference rooms.)

As for us at McLean Communications — which includes NH Business Review, New Hampshire Magazine, New Hampshire Home and Bride — we kept our events entirely virtual through May 2021. Some were simple, webinar-driven, conference-content type events, and some were larger, high-concept, high-production pieces for which our partners at Edify built us what amounted to a full production studio in our 150 Dow Street offices in Manchester. We pushed our signature Best of New Hampshire event from June 2021 to August 2021 and reworked it from a thousand-person-plus, shoulder-to-shoulder, food-sampling event to an elegant, tented, limitedattendance celebration of art and culture at Canterbury Shaker Village. We plan to return to hosting cocktail receptions in September and larger in-person, indoor events later in the fall and winter. And we’re keeping our fingers crossed. I take some comfort in Caswell’s optimism as he looks ahead, even to the near term. “My hope is that we’re all planning for a record-breaking season this coming summer. All of it. We’re creating as safe an environment as we can, with as few business restrictions as we can, to make up what was a horrendous business environment last year.” n Ernesto Burden is vice president and publisher of Lab Ad.pdf 1 5/6/21 3:57 PM McLeanStudio Communications, including NH Business Review.

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In-person or virtual? There is a lot to consider

o you’re hosting an event this summer or fall, what are key things to keep in mind? Your options for size and format are going to vary venue by venue. You’ll need to work with each one directly to get the details. It’s not just about the venue rules. Understand the comfort level of your attendees. And understand the comfort level of your own staff. Venues are booking up. Events have been pushed back, and the fall will get crowded fast. According to Malloy, “Don’t be afraid of Wednesday nights.” Monahan says the level of inquiries for fall events at the Doubletree has already picked up to pre-pandemic levels. In addition to venues, vendors such as event planners, AV and video production companies, tent, rentals, etc., will also be booking up. Don’t wait. Virtual isn’t going away, and your event is likely to have some virtual component. Plan and budget accordingly. Speaking of virtual events … Kate Malloy suspects that for some events, virtual is here to stay. While socially driven events will return to a live format, certain content-driven events will remain hybrid or entirely virtual. She distinguishes, however, between a traditional event with a minimal streaming or video component and a genuine hybrid event. In the first scenario, it’s simple enough to add a camera and stream content presentations to a remote audience while the live event is going on. Or record the presentations and make them available later on. This can help make the content accessible to a much larger group of people, without the expense of travel. In the second, truly hybrid scenario, the goal is to make the experience for remote viewers as immersive

and complete as possible, just as you would if the event were virtual only, which can involve multiple camera setups and other technology challenges. It’s essentially like producing a full-blown virtual event and a full-blown live event, Malloy says. Eric Frank, co-owner of Edify Multimedia (a frequent technology partner of McLean Communications), says, “Businesses have to figure out if they want one-way or two-way communication.” Edify has been doing virtual events for 25 years, Frank says, and the technology has changed radically over that time. He says his company is still booking hybrid events into November. “The hybrid meeting is here to stay, because people are really hesitant to jump back into unnecessary travel,” he notes. But he and Malloy both emphasize that doing virtual or hybrid shouldn’t be an afterthought, and that it comes at a cost. “You need to anticipate keeping a portion of the budget you’ve used for virtual in the live event next year,” she says, citing costs like production fees and fundraising software. “Do you want people to bid in the room and at home?” In some ways, the question event planners have always asked at the outset of a new venture has become even more critical when deciding whether an event should be live, virtual or somewhere in between. “What’s your ‘why’ of your event?” is a question Malloy asks more and more in helping guide clients through critical decisions about structure and format. — ERNESTO BURDEN

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XR, or extended reality, is one technology that has emerged as a possible tool for use in putting on in-person events.

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n March 17, 2020, as lockdowns took place around the country and the world, over 10 million viewers around the globe were united by a spunky band of Boston natives. Broadcasting their bold anthems from a studio space in Derry, NH, the Dropkick Murphys concert at Studio Lab provided a glimpse into what would become a lifesaving pivot for the event technology industry. As the months followed, leaders in the event production field across the country grappled with receiving nine to 10 phone calls per day, canceling their live events. The move to produce high-quality livestreaming became a way to not only remain afloat but to grow. This pivot to a livestreaming platform while learning to accommodate a wide range of events in smaller spaces and without live audiences, was also a time of 14

unexpected opportunities. Events United, a New Hampshire-based, full-service events production company, found itself being able to cater to a new variety of clients as it hosted everything from the gubernatorial inauguration of Chris Sununu, to a Girls Inc. fundraiser, to partnering with Ember Events to host productions for Titleist and Bauer.

In-person experience However, over a year later, Tim Messina of Events United isn’t so sure that livestreaming is here to stay. The virtual trend seems to be ending, he says, as attendance to such events has been in a steady decline — so much so that the same Dropkick Murphys’ St. Patrick’s Day concert in 2021 (not hosted by Studio Lab) saw a viewership of only 1 million.

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In looking to the future, Messina believes that though there is a push for hybrid events, that’s not the direction where the industry is headed. “I think we’re going to go back to an in-person experience and really focus on that experience,” he says. “The difference now is that during Covid, new technology has been developed that will allow those experiences to be deeper.” Perhaps one of the greatest technological advancements to come from a year of focusing on virtual events has been the use of XR, or extended reality, technology. “A lot of people were able to spend time working on this technology,” says Messina, “and a lot of us have perfected what we do, especially video skills and lighting to make the experiences even better moving forward.” XR technology is a form of a mixed reality environment that operates on four levels: virtual reality (which encompasses all immersive experiences), mixed reality (an overlay of synthetic content that is anchored to and interacts with objects in the world), augmented reality (the overlay of content on the real world), and reality itself (you, the person, interacting). To better help me understand the technology, Messina describes this scenario: “Imagine we’re filming you — you are the reality that is there. On the wall behind you is a mixed reality and virtual reality in one. You have a scene that is fully three-dimensional, and

when the camera moves, its perspective will change in that scene as if it would be in the real world, which then convinces you that the space behind you is real. The augmented reality part of this is that we can put objects in front of you and you can react to them. If you are holding a cellphone, we can place a graph or a chart as though it’s in front of you, coming up from your phone.” Mostly, the technology is used for film, but, Messina explains, “on the event side, it opens up some doors for it to be used live in the future.” However, he says, there are still challenges to overcome. In live events, using XR technology becomes complicated, as it is dependent on a singular perspective, and is limiting when you are creating an immersive event for 10,000 people at the SNHU Arena. XR is just one of the changes and challenges for the industry that companies are embracing as the way forward after a long pandemic of pivots, but it is an exciting one. “One of the things I’ve learned the most this year is to embrace change,” says Messina. “When you have to change to stay alive, don’t just do it to stay alive but because you can be better because of it. Take the risks that go along with that, and at the end of the day, you’ll be in a better spot than you were, because you were able to change.” n

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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

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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.

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

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If one New Hampshire region is synonymous with recreation, it’s the White Mountains. Fortyeight 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.

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.

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 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 within you today. Summer may be the Lakes Region’s bestknown 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.

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 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.

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 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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See ad, Colby Sawyer College, colby-sawyer.edu/event-services pg. 19 541 Main Street, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-3720

GROUP SIZE

DARTMOUTH-LAKE SUNAPEE REGION

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

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NUMBER OF ROOMS

Meetings & Conference Facilities

100

200

Fireside Inn & Suites, firesideinnwestlebanon.com 25 Airport Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784, 603-298-5900, 603-298-0340

126

250

20-40

48400

20240

Hanover Inn Dartmouth, hanoverinn.com Two East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH 03755, 603-643-4300, 603-643-4433

108

480

415

300

240

Andover Barn & Highland Lake Inn, highlandlakeinn.com 32 Maple Street, Andover, NH 03216, 603-735-6426

200

70-100

70100

150

Lake Sunapee Cruises — M/V Kearsarge — M/V Mt. Sunapee II, sunapeecruises.com Town Dock — Sunapee Harbor, 1 Lake Avenue, Bradford, NH 03221, 603-938-6465, 603-938-5671

Lui Lui of West Lebanon, luilui.com Powerhouse Mall Plaza, 8 Glen Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784, 603-298-7070, 603-298-8209

40-100 40-100 50

Mount Sunapee Resort, mountsunapee.com 1398 Route 103, PO Box 2021, Newbury, NH 03255, 603-763-3500, 603-763-5989

250

Jesse’s Steaks, Seafood & Tavern, jesses.com Route 120, 224 Lebanon Street, PO Box 665, Hanover, NH 03755, 603-643-4111, 603-643-3340 Lake Sunapee Country Club, lakesunapeecc.com 289 Country Club Road, PO Box 2460, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-6040, 603-526-0220

120

250

300

120

250

Mountain Edge Resort & Spa at Sunapee, mountainedgeresort.com 1380 Route 103, Newbury, NH 03255, 603-763-4600, 603-763-6097

100

The New London Inn, thenewlondoninn.com 353 Main Street, PO Box 8, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-2791, 603-526-2749

Rosewood Country Inn, rosewoodcountryinn.com 67 Pleasant View Road, Bradford, NH 03221 800-938-5273, 603-938-5253

Sunapee Lake Lodge, sunapeelakelodge.com 1403 Route 103, Mt. Sunapee, NH 03255, 603-763-2010, 603-763-3314

100

Belknap Mill, belknapmill.org 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-524-8813

200

Brewster Academy, brewsteracademy.org 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-7400

400

350

Castle in the Clouds, castleintheclouds.org 455 Old Mountain Road, Route 171, Moultonborough, NH 03254, 603-476-5900, 603-476-2512

200

Cody Outdoor Center, campcody.com 9 Cody Road, Freedom, NH 03836, 603-539-4997, 603-539-5840

500

225

150

LAKES REGION

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CLASSROOM CAPACITY

200

220

200

100

Coppertoppe Inn & Retreat Center, coppertoppe.com 8 Range Road, Hebron, NH 03241, 603-744-3636

300

450

300

150

120

125

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 Chey Valley Road, Gilford, NH 03249, 603-293-4341, 603-293-4318

Hart’s Turkey Farm, hartsturkeyfarm.com 233 DW Highway, Junction Routes 3 & 104, Meredith, NH 03253, 603-279-6212, 603-279-7146

GROUP SIZE

THEATER CAPACITY

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

The Common Man Inn & Spa, thecmaninn.com 231 Main Street, Plymouth, NH 03264, 603-536-2200, 603-536-7773

LAKES REGION continued

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, Bridgewater, NH 03222, 603-744-9111, 603-744-3894

185

171

300

240

160

100

See ad, Mill Falls at the Lake, millfalls.com pg. 16 312 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, NH 03253, 800-508-4598, 603-677-8694

Lake Opechee Inn & Spa, opecheeinn.com 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-524-0111, 603-524-1114 See ad, Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club, lwgcnh.com pg. 16 One Lake Winnipesaukee Drive, New Durham, NH 03855, 603-569-3055

225

Manor On Golden Pond, manorongoldenpond.com 31 Manor Drive, PO Box T, Holderness, NH 03245, 603-968-3348, 603-968-2116

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, 603-366-2007

500

65-125 450

Plymouth State University Welcome Center & Ice Arena, plymouth.edu/arena 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264, 603-535-2758, 603-535-3369

150

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, nhnature.org 23 Science Ctr. Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245, 603-968-7194, 603-968-2229

65125

Steele Hill Resorts, steelehillresorts.com 516 Steele Hill Road, Sanbornton, NH 03269, 603-582-2319, 603-581-2395

160

100

200

The Barn at Pickering House, pickeringhousewolfeboro.com 116 South Main Street, PO Box 175, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-6948

150

The Wolfeboro Inn, wolfeboroinn.com 90 North Main Street, PO Box 1270, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-3016, 603-569-5375

140

190

140

Alpine Grove Banquet & BBQ Facility, alpinegrove.com 19 South Depot Road, Route 111A, Hollis, NH 03049, 603-882-9051

standees 1,200

225

850

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

600

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION

Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, aviationmuseumofnh.org 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, NH 03053, 603-669-4820

127

60-100 127

The Barley House, thebarleyhouse.com 132 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-6363, 603-228-6565

130

2-200

125

See ad, Bedford Village Inn, bedfordvillageinn.com pg. 9 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-472-2001, 603-472-2379

350

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

350

500

See ad, Boston Billiard Club and Casino, bostonbilliardclubcasino.com pg. 12

400

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

THEATER CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

GROUP SIZE

Bektash Shriners Function Center, bektashshriners.org 189 Pembroke Road, PO Box 4086, Concord, NH 03302, 603-225-5372, 603-225-9430

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

350

400

55 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, NH 03062, 603-943-5630

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

220

Candia Woods Golf Links, candiawoods.com 313 South Road, Candia, NH 03034, 603-483-2307, 603-483-0590

140

Canterbury Shaker Village, shakers.org 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH 03224, 603-783-9511

125

Canterbury Woods Country Club, canterburywoodscc.com 15 West Road, Canterbury, NH 03224, 603-783-9400

150

422

1304

250

500

15-2560

See ad, Capitol Center for the Arts, ccanh.com pg. 12 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, 603-894-6503 The Centennial Hotel, thecentennialhotel.com 96 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-227-9000, 603-225-5031 Chen Yang Li Restaurant, chenyangli.com 124 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-228-8508, 603-228-8308

140 100

125

100

20150

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Comfort Inn Concord, comfortinnconcord.com 71 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-226-4100, 603-228-2106

100

Comfort Inn Airport, comfortinn.com/hotel-manchester-new_hampshire-NH002 298 Queen City Avenue, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-668-2600, 603-625-2081

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

Colby Hill Inn, colbyhillinn.com 33 The Oaks Street, PO Box 779, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-3281, 603-428-9218

THEATER CAPACITY

GROUP SIZE

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

120

Common Man Concord, thecman.com 25 Water Street, 1 Gulf Street (for GPS directions), Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-3463

1532-64

Copper Door Restaurant, copperdoor.com 15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-488-2677

20-40

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

30-40

Country Tavern Restaurant & Pub, countrytavern.org 452 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-889-5871

15-25

35-75

See ad, Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone Conference Center, courtyardconcord.com pg. 9 70 Constitution Avenue, Concord, NH 03301, 603-225-0303, 603-225-8916

700

500

400

Courtyard Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, marriott.com/mhtcy 700 Huse Road, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-641-4900, 603-641-0001

139

DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, dtnashua.doubletreebyhilton.com 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-886-1200, 603-595-4199

230

600

500

400

275

Currier Museum of Art, currier.org 150 Ash Street, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-669-6144 x124, 603-669-7194

180210

150

200

160

1400

1000

1300

1400

EastPoint Executive Center, nhofficespace.com 99 Pine Hill Road, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-880-3223

6-12

Firefly American Bistro & Bar, fireflynh.com 22 Concord Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-935-9740

30 15

The Derryfield, www.thederryfield.com 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-623-2880, 603-623-6850 See ad, DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, doubletree3.hilton.com/Manchester pg. 21 700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-625-1000, 603-206-4000

248

Fireside Inn & Suites, firesideinnnashua.com 10 St. Laurent Street, Nashua, NH 03064, 603-883-7700

100

Quality Inn Manchester Airport, choicehotels.com/nh054 55 John E. Devine Drive, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-668-6110, 603-668-6116

113

Fratello’s Events in the Millyard, eventsinthemillyard.com 155 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-641-6776, 603-629-9465

200

Fratello’s Italian Grille, fratellos.com 194 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060, 603-889-2022

Fratellos Events in the MIllyard, eventsinthemillyard.com 155 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-641-6776

200

30 180

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

255,500

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Manchester/Bedford, manchesterbedfordsuites. hamptoninn.com 8 Hawthorne Drive, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-623-2040, 603-623-2041

Hampton Inn by Hilton Concord/Bow, hamptoninn3.hilton.com 515 South Street, Bow, NH 03304, 603-224-5322, 603-224-4282

143

Hampton Inn by Hilton Nashua, nashua.hamptoninn.com 407 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-883-5333, 603-883-5334

102

Holiday Inn Concord Downtown, ihg.com/holidayinn/concordnh 172 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-9534, 603-224-8266

122

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6-12

255,500

254,800

252,500

150

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

109

Homewood Suites by Hilton Gateway Hills Nashua, gatewayhillsnashua.homewoodsuites.com 15 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-546-7470, 603-897-0080

105

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

108

BANQUET CAPACITY

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Manchester Airport, hiexpress.com/esmanchester 1298 South Porter Street, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-669-6800, 603-647-3197

THEATER CAPACITY

GROUP SIZE

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

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

230

300

400

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

175

130

175

Lui Lui of Nashua, luilui.com 259 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH 03060, 603-888-2588, 603-888-7297

45-90

Manchester Community College, mccnh.edu/wdc/renting-our-facilities 1066 Front Street, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-206-8163, 603-624-1576

450

100

250

LaBelle Winery, labellewinery.com 14 Route 111, Derry, NH 03038, 603-672-9898, 603-554-1853

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BANQUET CAPACITY

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

300

260

300

180

See ad, McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, starhop.com pg. 23 2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH 03301, 603-271-7827 x104

600

8-75

300

120

75-190 60-100 55-80

30-40

New England College, nec.edu 98 Bridge Street, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-2000

150

New England Executive Center, newenglandexec.com 264 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-644-4554, 603-628-2227

8-25

150

100

New Hampshire Fisher Cats, nhfishercats.com 1 Line Drive, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-641-2005, 603-641-2055

6,000

1,000

200

Pats Peak Banquet Center, patspeak.com 686 Flanders Road, PO Box 2448, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-3245, 603-428-7821

200

Puritan Conference Ctr. & Function Facility, puritanbackroom.com 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-666-9893, 603-669-3199

200

250

200

150

512

500

Millyard Museum, manchesterhistoric.org 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-622-7531

See ad, New Hampshire Audubon Center, nhaudubon.org pg. 23 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-9909, 603-226-0902

GROUP SIZE

THEATER CAPACITY

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS. 4

NUMBER OF ROOMS

See ad, Manchester Country Club, manchestercountryclub.com inside back 180 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-624-4096

MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION continued

100

125

8-25

Radisson Hotel Nashua, radisson.com/nashuanh 11 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-888-9970, 603-888-4112

336

999

Red River Theatres, redrivertheatres.org 11 South Main Street, Suite L1-1, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-4697 ext. 12

156

2,000

575

450

12167

20250

150

25150

Regus, regus.com 1 Tara Boulevard, Suite 200, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-324-7100, 603-324-7101 Saint Anselm College, anselm.edu 100 Saint Anselm Drive, PO Box 1800, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-222-4280

1,500

Searles Castle at Windham, searlescastle.com 23 Searles Road, Windham, NH 03087, 603-898-6597, 603-893-4608 Sky Meadow Country Club, skymeadow.com 6 Mountain Laurels Drive, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-888-9000, 603-888-2166

25150

SNHU Arena/SMG, snhuarena.com 555 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-644-5000, 603-644-1575

10,000

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, forestsociety.org 54 Portsmouth Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-9945, 603-228-0423

See ad, Southern New Hampshire University, snhuconferences.com pg. 27 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 The Event Center at Courtyard by Marriott Nashua, eventcenternashua.com 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-579-6055, 603-886-9489

10,000

239

275

200

150

540

360

250

155

127

155

100

30-50

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, law.unh.edu 2 White Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-513-5127

Walnut Hill, walnuthillnh.com 81 Chester Road, NH Route 102, Raymond, NH 03077, 603-895-2437

100

MONADNOCK REGION

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

128

300

350

250

220

Chesterfield Inn, chesterfieldinn.com 20 Cross Road, West Chesterfield, NH 03466, 603-256-3211, 603-256-6131

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Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride Area, crotchedmtn.com 615 Francestown Road, Bennington, NH 03442, 603-588-3668, 603-588-3667 Franklin Pierce University, franklinpierce.edu/institutes/conference_ctr 40 University Drive, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-899-4000

600

Hidden Hills/Four Star Catering, weddingsathiddenhills.com 18 Lisa Drive, PO Box 369, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-899-5001, 603-899-2037

600

100

300

815

400

300

400

The Inn at East Hill Farm, east-hill-farm.com 460 Monadnock Street, Troy, NH 03465, 603-242-6495, 603-242-7709

Papagallos Restaurant, papagallos.com 9 Monadnock Highway, Keene, NH 03431, 603-352-9400, 603-352-1447

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

400

The Fairfield Inn & Suites Keene Downtown, marriott.com 30 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-7070, 603-357-7075

THEATER CAPACITY

The Inn at Crotched Mountain, innatcrotchedmt.com 534 Mountain Road, Francestown, NH 03043, 603-588-6840

Keene Country Club, keenecountryclub.com 755 West HIll Road, Keene, NH 03431, 603-352-0135, 603-355-6681

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NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

MONADNOCK REGION continued

400

150

250

300

350

150

100

The Monadnock Room at Hilltop Golf Course, hilltopgolf.net 49 High Street, Peterborough, NH 03458, 603-924-7769

175

200

175

200

Woodbound Inn, woodbound.com 247 Woodbound Road, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-532-8341, 603-532-4029

150

160

150

SEACOAST REGION See ad, 3S Artspace, 3sarts.org pg. 27

30-100 200400

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MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

THEATER CAPACITY

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

107

400

250

140

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, 603-436-7600

169

300

190

150

Best Western Plus, The Inn at Hampton, theinnathampton.com 815 Lafayette Road, Route 1, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-926-6771, 603-929-2160

110

110315

184

178

Coastal Video Conference Center, coastaledc.org 4 Meill Industrial Drive, Suite 201, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-929-9244, 603-929-3502

CR’s The Restaurant, crstherestaurant.com 287 Exeter Road, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-929-7972, 603-929-0122

12 40

Flag Hill Distillery & Winery / Flag Hill Catering & Events, flaghill.com 297 North River Road, Lee, NH 03861, 603-659-2949, 603-659-5107

250

The Governor’s Inn, governorsinn.com 78 Wakefield Street Rochester, NH 03867, 603-332-0107, 603-335-1984

175

Gundalow Company Piscataqua, gundalow.org 60 Marcy Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-9505

300

250

Hampton Inn & Suites Exeter, exetersuites.hamptoninn.com 59 Portsmouth Avenue, Exeter, NH 03833, 603-658-5555, 603-658-5556

111

Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown, hgiportsmouth.com 100 High Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-1499, 603-431-1477

131

100

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Rochester, hiexpress.com 77 Farmington Road, Route 11, Rochester, NH 03867, 603-994-1175, 603-994-1176

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

130

175

100

110

Homewood Suites by Hilton Portsmouth, portsmouth.homewoodsuites.com 100 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-427-5400, 603-427-5410

116

275

770

Kingston 1686 House, thekingston1686house.com 127 Main Street, Kingston, NH 03848, 603-642-3637

100

LaBelle Winery, labellewinerynh.com 104 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-319-8035

100

110

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

375

Newick’s Seafood Restaurant, newicks.com 431 Dover Point Road, Dover, NH 03820, 603-742-3205

125

Isles of Shoals Steamship Co., islesofshoals.com 315 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-5500, 603-433-1280 See ad, Jimmy’s On Congress, jimmysoncongress.com inside front 135 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, greg@jimmysoncongress.com

Lamie’s Inn & Old Salt Restaurant, lamiesinn.com 490 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-926-0330, 603-929-0019

oHive, ohive.com 155 Fleet Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-766-1900, 603-766-1901

GROUP SIZE

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

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MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

120 250

650

500

150

50350 125

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

THEATER CAPACITY

GROUP SIZE

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

SEACOAST REGION continued One Liberty Lane, onelibertylane.com One Liberty Road, East Hampton, NH 03842, 603-474-1776, 603-758-1084

Pease Golf Course, peasegolf.com 200 Grafton Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-1331, 603-427-0433

150

Portsmouth Country Club, portsmouthcc.net 80 Country Club Road, Greenland, NH 03840, 603-436-9791, 603-433-3236

150

100

Portsmouth Gas Light Co., portsmouthgaslight.com 64 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-430-9122

25200

Redhook Ale Brewery, redhook.com 1 Redhook Way, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-501-3237, 603-430-6011

180

250

180

150

120

Seacoast Science Center, seacoastsciencecenter.org Route 1A, Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Boulevard. Rye, NH 03870, 603-436-8043, 603-433-2235

200

100

200

100

Strawbery Banke Museum, strawberybanke.org/events/site-event-rental.cfm 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-422-7502

100

Portsmouth Courtyard by Marriott, marriott.com/hotels/travel/psmcy-courtyard-portsmouth 1000 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-436-2121, 603-430-7666

Residence Inn Portsmouth Downtown Waterfront, marriott.com 100 Deer Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-422-9200, 603-422-9201

133

128

Rochester Country Club, rochestercc.com 94 Church Street, Rochester, NH 03839, 603-332-0985 Rudi’s Portsmouth, rudisportsmouth.com 20 High Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-430-7834

100 75

100

150

170

180

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MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

THEATER CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

GROUP SIZE

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

NUMBER OF ROOMS

SEACOAST REGION continued

150

160

See ad, The Atlantic Grill, theatlanticgrill.com pg. 7 5 Pioneer Road, Rye, NH 03870, 603-433-3000, 603-373-6051

250

The Carriage House, carriagehouserye.com 2263 Ocean Boulevard, Rye, NH 03870, 603-964-8251

The Envio, theenvio.com/meetings 299 Vaughan Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-427-0152

16-105

55298

27183

100

The Exeter Inn, theexeterinn.com 90 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833, 603-772-5901, 603-778-8757

4-100

The Hotel Portsmouth, thehotelportsmouth.com 40 Court Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-1200

The Music Hall, themusichall.org 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-766-2202, 603-766-1753

895

The River House Restaurant, riverhouse53bow.com 53 Bow Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-2600

33 150

124895

Three Chimneys Inn, threechimneysinn.com 17 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH 03824, 603-868-7800, 603-868-5011

140

120

140

100

The Victoria Inn Bed & Breakfast and Pavilion, thevictoriainn.com 430 High Street, Hampton, NH 03842, 603-929-1437

100

150

200

3500

7500

688

1000

300

275

See ad, University of New Hampshire, Conferences & Catering, unh.edu/conferences-catering pg. 3 Stillings Hall, 20 Ballard Street, Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-1900, 603-862-0245

See ad, Wentworth by the Sea Country Club, wentworthbytheseacc.com pg. 29 60 Wentworth Road, Rye, NH 03870, 603-433-3050, 603-431-4788

Wentworth by the Sea Hotel & Spa — Marriott Hotel & Spa, wentworth.com 588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, NH 03854, 603-422-7322, 603-422-7329

161

Whittemore Center Arena, campusrec.unh.edu/whittemore-center-arena 128 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-1379, 603-862-4801

300

376

280

204

6500

1000

150

WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION

Attitash Mountain Village Resort, attitashmtvillage.com 1 River Run Drive, PO Box 358, Bartlett, NH 03812, 603-374-6500, 603-374-5208

400

Days Inn, daysinnnh.com 557 U.S. Route 3, Lincoln, NH 03251, 603-745-8118, 603-238-2410

1000

Best Western - Silver Fox Inn, silverfoxinn.com 70 Packard’s Road, Waterville Valley, NH 03215, 603-236-3699, 603-236-4128

The Buttonwood Inn, buttonwoodinn.com 64 Mt. Surprise Road, PO Box 1817, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-2625, 603-356-3140

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, Black Mountain Road, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-4313, 603-383-6495

80 1401,000

75100

150300

300

150

45-60

Days Inn Campton, daysinncampton.com 1513 US Route 3, Campton, NH 03223, 603-536-3520, 603-536-8114

100

175

Eagle Mountain House and Golf Club, eaglemt.com 179 Carter Notch Road, PO Box 804, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-9111, 603-383-0854

200

275

150

200

Eastern Slope Inn Resort, easternslopeinn.com 2760 White Mtn. Highway, PO Box 359 North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-6321, 603-356-8732

250

Four Seasons Motor Inn, 4seasonsmotorinn.com 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

143

500

150

400

300

Green Granite Inn, greengranite.com 1515 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-6901, 603-356-6003

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

BANQUET CAPACITY

CLASSROOM CAPACITY 125

160

100

120

10-20

234

170

150

Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, mountainviewgrand.com 101 Mountain View Road, Whitefield, NH 03598, 603-837-0035, 603-837-8884

141

300

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300

168

North Conway Grand Hotel, northconwaygrand.com 72 Common Court, PO Box 3189, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-9300, 603-356-6028

200

500

550

425

250

Omni Mount Washington Resort, omnihotels.com/mountwashington 310 Mt. Washington Hotel Road, Bretton Woods, NH 03575, 603-278-1000, 603-278-8828

375

1000

400

275

Purity Spring Resort, purityspring.com 1251 Eaton Road, Rte. 153, East Madison, NH 03849, 603-367-8896, 603-367-8664

300

GROUP SIZE

THEATER CAPACITY

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

108

NUMBER OF ROOMS

WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION continued Highland Center Lodge at Crawford Notch, outdoors.org Route 302, Bretton Woods, NH 03575, 603-278-4453, 603-278-4434

100

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, 603-745-8000, 603-745-8414

200

InnSeason Resorts Pollard Brook, innseason.com 33 Brookline Road, Lincoln, NH 03251, 603-745-9900, 603-745-8233

133

Jack O’Lantern Resort, jackolanternresort.com 1668 Daniel Webster Highway, PO Box A, Woodstock, NH 03293, 603-745-8121, 603-745-8197

Joe Dodge Lodge at Pinkham Notch, outdoors.org/lodging/whitemountains/pinkham 361 Route 16, PO Box 298, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-2725, 603-466-3871

Mountain Club on Loon Resort & Spa, mtnclub.com 90 Loon Mountain Road, Lincoln, NH 03251, 603-745-2244, 603-745-2317

200

300

200

MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

THEATER CAPACITY

BANQUET CAPACITY

CLASSROOM CAPACITY

Royalty Inn, royaltyinn.com 130 Main Street, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-3312

Snowy Owl Inn & Resort, snowyowlinn.com 41 Village Road, PO Box 407, Waterville Valley, NH 03215, 603-236-8383, 603-236-4890

100

Storybook Inn & Suites, storybookinnandsuites.com Glen Junction, Rtes. 16 & US 302, Glen, NH 03838, 603-383-6800, 603-383-4678

The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, innatthornhill.com 40 Thorn Hill Road, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-4242, 603-383-8062

Town & Country Inn and Resort, townandcountryinn.com US Route 2, PO Box 220, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-3315, 603-466-3316

155

300

400

150

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

384

550

250

410

550

The Wentworth, thewentworth.com 1 Carter Notch Road, PO Box 812, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-9700, 603-383-4265

106

White Mountain Hotel & Resort, whitemountainhotel.com 87 Fairway Drive, PO Box 1828, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-7100, 603-356-7100

125

100

Woodstock Inn Brewery, woodstockinnbrewery.com 135 Main Street, PO Box 118, North Woodstock, NH 03262, 603-745-3951

170

250

170

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MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER 2021

GROUP SIZE

Significant • Inspirational • Effective

NUMBER OF MEETING RMS.

108

NUMBER OF ROOMS

Residence Inn by Marriott North Conway, northconwayresidenceinn.com 1801 White Mountain Highway, PO Box 10, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-3024

WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION continued

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