Some visitors may be couples planning a romantic weekend in the mountains (or at the lake, or on the seashore); others may be dads and mothers with young (or very young) children needing proximity to family-friendly attractions like beaches or water parks and/or activities like skiing or whale-watching; and some visitors may be culture-hounds looking for fine-dining options while immersing themselves in art and history.

New Hampshire has world-class hotels and resorts catering to all of these preferences, and our editors have attempted to identify the best of the best hotels and resorts for visitors seeking accommodations in each of the foregoing categories.

Our senior editors are not without biases, however; one lives in the mountains and the other on the Seacoast, so a rustic weekend in the Lakes Region feels like the most appealing getaway to us, and thus, we have placed the Church Landing at Mill Falls resort (pictured above) at the top of our list as our choice as the best hotel in New Hampshire.

That said, for visitors coming to New Hampshire to go deep sea fishing, eat lobsters and lounge on the beach, the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel and Spa in New Castle would probably rank at the top of the list.  Skiers might opt for the Mount Washington Hotel overlooking the Bretton Woods ski resort, and culture-hounds might prefer the Hanover Inn on the Dartmouth College campus offering a variety of cultural activities, including concerts, lectures, and art exhibits (and darned good skiing as a nearby wintertime bonus).

In short, there is a grand hotel here for everybody, and nothing missing except palm trees.