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Article: N.H. resort looks the part, from spa to greens ; If you go . . .
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2009
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BRETTON WOODS, N.H. - The smallest part of a recently completed
$50 million renovation at Mount Washington Resort is the biggest
thing people see when walking into the place.
"The Great Hall was basically pretty dark, with dark tones, heavy
wool carpeting, that sort of thing, and we wanted to brighten it
up," says Patrick Corso, president of the resort, which was bought
in 2006 by Celebration Associates and Crosland Inc. "We restored
the hardwood floors and on the carpet runners we created patterns
representing the plant life that only grows on nearby Mount
Washington."
The Great Hall, which would be called a lobby in most places, is
cavernous. But it's the smallest part of the almost ...