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Originally Posted by LI_Bri
Thank you. Could you elaborate on the location part of your comment? What problems w/the location have noticed or think might be a concern? I know the property is NOT on the lake, but I also know it's just 1/2 mile from the ski mountain.
Thank you again.
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The Gunstock Inn has one of the best views of the lake around, looking across to the Ossipee Mts. It rest at the location of the "Baraks" that was built around 1936(during the construction of the Belknap Mountains Recreation Area "Gunstock") (also check out this link to early history of the Gunstock Inn -
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=8700 as a first-class accommodations for skiers, and most of the original timbers are still used and visible inside the Inn.
I do know the current owners very well and they are very good and caring people, and they pour everything into this Inn and are loved by many.
One of the main asset of the Inn is their large heated pool which they donate to area schools for their swim teams and for a fee to anyone and also a modest fitness center.
I have managed hotels/motels in the lake region and it is a very seasonable business, my answer to survival was to rent weekly and even monthly on some units and others nightly but not all the eggs in one basket, and I believe this would be a good idea with the Inn.
Another problem with the Inn is the location of the property with Rt.11A, most people traveling in either direction is atleast halfway by the Inn before they notice it and than it is too late, so marketing is got to be a priority.
The onsite restaurant cannot survive without the Inn's business and visa-versa, function rooms need to be booked, weddings, craft shows, car shows all have to happen. Cannot depend solely on "Bike Week" and the Mountain.
Great oppertunity, but expensive undertaking.