Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa

The approach to the hotel is lovely. That’s about it. Tavern was brightly lit not at all like a tavern. Food took over an hour for dinner. No breakfast menu just a very expensive buffet. Provision store had nothing but candy and pastry. Not a healthy option in sight. Fortunately there is a lovely breakfast place down the road. Golf course was in terrible shape and it’s only 9 holes. At the pool the only good option was pizza. Spa charges $40 more for massages on the weekend. For the price, just not worth it. Just too much overcharging for mediocre service and amenities.

We just returned from a quick one night stay at Mountain View Grand. Our room was spacious and had a beautiful view of the Presidentials. We particularly were pleased that there were two comfortable chairs for reading. We had a nice swim in the lovely pool followed by.gin and tonics as we rocked on the classic front porch. The major disappointment in our experience was the breakfast buffet. The scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes and egg and bacon dish were full of red and green peppers. (We do not eat peppers of any variety) The only cold cereals were sugary children’s cereals. There appeared to be no way to order “plain” eggs so I had a muffin and a cup of coffee; my husband had a croissant and coffee. Wait staff filled our water glasses and asked if everything was good. I responded that I was disappointed that everything was full of peppers and she offered to get me a pastry - not a solution! Had the breakfast not been included in our rate (by booking directly with the hotel) we would have been quite angry. Next time, we’ll head to Grandma’s down the street where we can order from a menu!

We let the staff know we would arrive late and they were ready to meet us, by late I mean midnight. The room was spacious. The hotel has an oldie worldly feel which we enjoyed. We did not eat there so cannot comment on the food. We used the outdoor pool and I had 9 holes of golf. The course was short but fun, the greens frighteningly fast.