The previous few years have taught us all the thrill of getting out in nature and households are rediscovering the thrill of tenting, or in my case, glamping (aka glamorous tenting.) After I found the Huttopia White Mountains resort, it sounded proper up my alley.
I’ve stayed in glamping domes in New Brunswick, luxurious canvas tents in Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and even Morocco. We’ve got tried cabin tenting in Connecticut and even stayed in an airstream trailer in Massachusetts. So, yeah, I do know a factor or two about glamping in New England and I used to be actually curious to see how Huttopia White Mountains would stack up.
What’s Huttopia?
Earlier than I get into our full Huttopia White Mountains assessment, let me give a little bit background. Huttopia is a family-owned firm primarily based in France. It was began with a need to make nature snug and accessible for households. The inspiration for the model got here from the tents of the Canadian Trappers.
In the present day, Huttopia operates resorts in Europe, China, Canada, and the US. Thus far, there are 4 places within the U.S., Huttopia White Mountains of New Hampshire close to North Conway, Southern Maine, the Adirondacks, and Paradise Springs, California.
Huttopia is designed to be household pleasant, however can be an incredible choice for {couples} or associates which might be searching for a low-key getaway. On the White Mountains New Hampshire location, there are 4 sorts of lodging.
- The Trapper Tent (which is what we picked), can sleep as much as five-people in a canvas and wooden, ready-to-camp tent full with a toilet, bathe, small kitchen and electrical energy.
- The Canadienne may sleep as much as 5, however doesn’t embody a toilet.
- The wood Chalet is the cream of the crop — sleeping as much as six in a fully-equipped cabin that gives a toilet, kitchen (with a dishwasher), and even a wooden range.
- The Bonaventure is a quite simple tent for 2 with out a lavatory.
As with many resort-like campgrounds, Huttopia additionally affords a full complement of actions and facilities together with a heated pool, lake entry, paddle board and canoe leases, a playground, a sport room, a camp store, and even a retro-style Airstream trailer meals truck serving up crepes and pizzas. So when you have the chance to get into nature, there’s additionally a lot to do and a way of neighborhood throughout the “campground.”
Huttopia White Mountains Overview
Please observe that we paid full worth for our keep at Huttopia. Whether or not we pay our means or we’re hosted, our sincere opinions are all the time our personal.
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Huttopia White Mountains Location
Huttopia White Mountains is situated in Albany, New Hampshire, simply 10-minutes south of North Conway and two-and-a-half hours north of Boston. The situation is simply off of Route 16, so it is vitally handy for attending to most of the White Mountains points of interest and solely minutes south of the doorway to the Kancamagus Freeway. The one draw back is you could additionally hear highway noise all via the night time, since this can be a predominant thoroughfare to the White Mountains.
On property, there are about 100 totally different campsites, tents, or chalets to select from. The property additionally borders Lona Lake, and the Trapper Tents going through the lake are prime places. In the event you e-book your keep at Huttopia far sufficient prematurely, you possibly can choose your location and select from choices like brook view, lake view, or secluded websites.
Since we booked only a month prematurely for our keep in late September, we didn’t have many choices left however chosen a Trapper tent with a brook view and we had been assigned web site #33. This location was very conveniently situated close to the parking zone and only a two-minute stroll to the reception tent and different facilities just like the basketball and volleyball courts.
On this location you bought a little bit noise and visitors from the parking zone #4, however since most individuals are again on web site by darkish, it isn’t an excessive amount of of an issue. Simply remember that on this location, you gained’t be looking right into a dense woods. Additionally, late within the season, particularly with a summer time drought, the brook was almost dried up. The excellent news is that meant no mosquitoes.
The tents are organized such that regardless that you aren’t removed from different tents, you aren’t wanting straight at anybody. It’s possible you’ll hear them (hopefully they’ll respect the ten pm quiet time), nevertheless it doesn’t really feel like you’re on prime of one another. We really beloved sitting on the entrance porch or across the campfire and watching the chipmunks skitter round.
Contained in the Trapper Tent
The Trapper Tent is a 425 sq. foot wooden and canvas tent on a wood platform, with house to sleep as much as 5. There’s a wood entrance porch with two camp chairs and a two-burner, propane camp range. Stroll within the entrance door (which locks utilizing a padlock), and step into the kitchen and dwelling space of the tent.
On the proper, you may have a small kitchen arrange with a shallow sink, a small fridge, a dish drainer, and cabinets that maintain plates, bowls, mugs, glasses, pots, pans, and utensils. There is sufficient to make easy meals with fundamentals like a colander, reducing board, grater, frying pan, pot, and a big bowl.
On the left, you can find a desk with 5 folding chairs and a transportable hanging rack with hangers for coats and clothes. Huttopia additionally offers a locker for storing meals and perishables to maintain the animals away.
Straight forward is the toilet. It’s tiny with an itty-bitty pedestal sink, a bathroom that tall individuals want to take a seat sidewise on so their knees don’t bump in opposition to the wall, and a slim bathe stall the dimensions of a telephone sales space. However it’s a non-public lavatory, which is a big plus for us! (Be aware: in case you are searching for a beautiful tent lavatory, try Terramor in Maine — however you gained’t discover the identical kitchen arrange.)
On both aspect of the toilet you may have the “bedrooms.” These are like a tent inside a tent, every having flaps that fold down for privateness. The “predominant” bed room has a queen mattress on a wood platform and sufficient house to shuffle by on one aspect. The opposite bed room has a full mattress on the underside and a twin bunk mattress on prime with barely extra space to squeeze by.
The sheets, blankets, towels, and pillows are all offered however you continue to might need to deliver your individual pillow each for sanitary causes and since these offered are fairly flat. Additionally remember that the mattress is a rubber-covered cot-type mattress. They’re a step above a tenting mat or blow up mattress, however not precisely the cozy mattress you discover in some glamping resorts like Underneath Canvas.
There’s electrical energy within the tent, with one outlet by the kitchen, so I’d suggest bringing a small journey energy strip with USB connections. The lighting is restricted, with a few hanging work lights and a few shiny lights by the toilet. It’s possible you’ll need to deliver a battery-powered lantern or fairy lights, particularly for the bedrooms or outdoors.
If you’re touring in the summertime, chances are you’ll need to deliver alongside a fan. You may depart the window flaps down for a cross breeze however the home windows are lined within the sleeping areas and I think about it might get stuffy and scorching within the warmth of summer time. Fall was actually a superb time to go to, nevertheless it did get fairly chilly within the tent in a single day. To heat up, there’s an overhead warmth lamp that operates on a timer you could set for a most of about 40 minutes. Fortunately there have been further blankets for bundling up.
Be sure to obtain and print my full glamping packing checklist earlier than you go!
Campground Facilities
Outdoors the tent, there was additionally a picnic desk to get pleasure from meals al fresco, in addition to a tenting fireplace pit. It’s possible you’ll need to deliver alongside a picnic tablecloth in case you plan on consuming outdoors. I’d additionally recommend bringing further camp chairs in case you want greater than the 2 offered.
Along with all of the issues to do close by, from climbing Mount Washington to the mountain coaster and actions at Cranmore Mountain Resort, to outlet purchasing in North Conway, there’s a lot to do with out leaving Huttopia.
As I discussed, you possibly can hire canoes and paddle boards to make use of on the lake. Reservations are taken at reception and I’d suggest stopping by early within the day to order your time slot.
There’s additionally a pleasant playground for youthful children, a full basketball court docket, a sand volleyball court docket, and a sandy seashore on the lake. Within the sport room, you can find a foosball desk, ping pong, big Jenga, and a TV/sport console.
WiFi isn’t out there on the tents, however there’s respectable cell protection and WiFi on the reception tent. On the patio between the reception space and heated pool space, you can find the Airstream trailer meals truck. They serve up espresso and an assortment of crepes within the morning. The crepes are scrumptious however they’re additionally freshly made, which suggests you might need a little bit of a wait, particularly on busy weekend mornings.
Within the evenings, they serve salads, pizzas, nachos, and a hummus plate. We ready our dinners on the tent, however TripAdvisor evaluations didn’t give excessive marks to the pizza anyway. On Saturday night throughout our keep, an Irish band performed a two-hour set on the patio, which we loved even from our campfire.
The camp store additionally sells wine and native craft beers, firewood, and primary meals gadgets, together with the makings for s’mores (however deliver your individual sticks!) I’d additionally suggest bringing a fireplace starter as a result of the wooden we purchased (you possibly can’t usher in wooden from out of state) was one way or the other moist even in a drought and it took numerous work to get a fireplace going.
Backside Line
We had a good time at Huttopia White Mountains. My husband, who is totally against tenting, really beloved it. The factor to remember although is that Huttopia may be very UTILITARIAN. I’d name it easy tenting with a toilet. Don’t go anticipating an expensive glamping expertise.
You aren’t going to seek out the superbly adorned tents and enormous loos of Underneath Canvas or luxurious camps. If you’d like one thing extra luxurious, strive the luxurious safari tent or Conestoga wagon on the KOA in Lincoln/Woodstock NH, Terramor, or certainly one of these different locations to go glamping in New England.
All of my different glamping experiences had nicer beds and decor, however Huttopia affords some issues that these tents didn’t — a kitchen to start out! In the event you require luxe lodging, both skip Huttopia or a minimum of go for the Chalet over a tent. In the event you love tenting however don’t need to take care of all of the gear (and like a toilet), you may be very pleased with Huttopia.
Have the proper expectations and you’ll have a good time. We might like to return subsequent summer time and reserve a campsite subsequent to some associates. Anybody need to be part of us?
What to Know Earlier than you Go
- Ebook early! If touring throughout summer time months or vacation weekends, you will want to order your spot months prematurely, particularly if you would like a chief location like a lakefront Trapper Tent.
- Zip up your luggage and retailer them on chairs or the beds to maintain bugs (or presumably mice) out of them.
- If you wish to get pleasure from s’mores by the fireplace pit, deliver alongside your individual sticks, fireplace starter, and fireside matches or an extended lighter. Additionally, you will need some further camp chairs, blankets, and a flashlight or headlamp.
- Don’t neglect the bug spray, particularly in case you are touring in the summertime.
- Fall is an incredible time to go to as a result of it isn’t as scorching however remember that the nights get chilly within the mountains and are available ready.
- You have to strip the beds and produce the rubbish and recycling to the dumpsters earlier than testing. It’s possible you’ll need to deliver a number of further rubbish luggage for recycling and to make each day runs to the trash receptacles to maintain the cabin recent.
- Washing the dishes within the shallow sink is difficult and water tends to splash out. I’d suggest bringing alongside paper towels to make use of for clear up across the cabin.
- Huttopia offers a recent sponge, dish cleaning soap, and a twig cleaner however you might also desire a bar of cleaning soap for the kitchen sink.
- Within the lavatory, you can find a small shampoo, conditioner, and two small bars of cleaning soap — one for the bathe and one for the sink — however in case you are touring with a household or for greater than 1-2 days, it would be best to additionally deliver a few of your individual.
- If you’re a light-weight sleeper, I’d suggest a set of ear plugs to dam out noise from neighbors or the highway.
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