This stately, baronial stucco-and-shingle inn sits on a slight rise overlooking Squam Lake, on 15 acres of towering pines and hardwood trees. You can sit on the lawn in one of the Adirondack chairs, gazing out at the lake in one direction or toward the distant White Mountains in the other. Rooms in this house carry out a British country theme, most with wood-burning fireplaces and more than half with double whirlpool tubs. Canopy beds, vintage blanket chests, and tartan fabrics fill the sumptuous bedchambers. In the first-rate restaurant ($$$-$$$$), three-, four-, or five-course prix fixe dinners may include roasted breast and confit of Maine duck on a bed of creamy polenta served with glazed root vegetables and a port wine sauce. Stroll down to the sandy private beach for a dip in the lake, or paddle a canoe for a bit, keeping an eye out for ever-elusive loons or even the occasional bald eagle.
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