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WICKED, on 11 May 2012 - 06:58 PM, said:
The State of New Hampshire should have brought the Balsams and make it a Histrocal Property its like the Grand Train Station in Concord they tore down, that to was a beautifull piece of history that will never be replaced as with the balsams guess we have not learned from our past mistakes sad
last thing the state of NH needs is to own a resort that sucks money from the state coffers. The existing facility didn't make money so something had to change.
PolarisCobra, on 14 May 2012 - 08:59 AM, said:
I stayed there for a weekend in October 2010. Had a great weekend. My wife and I talked about it at the end, we felt that the place was 'tired'. Most of the furniture was serviceable, but worn. Same for the bedding in our room, and the fixtures in the bathroom. There was an old style charm to it, but it wasn't really what I would call a 'first class' accommodation.
I wonder what the starting point was for the renovations at the Mt Washington, Mt View Grand, and others was? Maybe the structure at those places was more easily salvageable.
The more remote location of the Balsams means that they have to provide a top notch experience if they want to draw people there, and it may take a bigger investment/upgrade to make that happen. I hope they can pull it off, and reopen as the type of resort that will draw people to it.
I wonder what the starting point was for the renovations at the Mt Washington, Mt View Grand, and others was? Maybe the structure at those places was more easily salvageable.
The more remote location of the Balsams means that they have to provide a top notch experience if they want to draw people there, and it may take a bigger investment/upgrade to make that happen. I hope they can pull it off, and reopen as the type of resort that will draw people to it.
Wentworth by the Sea was about as far gone as you could get, having been en empty shell for almost 20 years rotting away. What that and the Mt Washington had going for it was a far superior location. Balsams is just so far away that for many it doesn't even come into the conversation when discussing vacation plans. I've probably stayed the 6 times in the last 20 years, loved the golf course, food was pretty good but the facilities needed a lot of upgrading but as a skier I'd choose the Mt washington over it 10 times out of 10 given the easier to reach location and better facilites both at the hotel and ski area.
