Mr. M and I spent New Year's Eve here for a couple of reasons. A. It's 1.8 miles from North Mountain Brewing, and B. I generally patronize properties in the Hilton family. \n\nI want to come back and stay longer because a few days of walking up and down those hills will get my lazy beer-drinking, pizza-eating ass in shape. This place is no joke! Up and down and up and down and most of it seems like UP pretty steep hills, but I liked it. The setting is really beautiful. I think I saw they have 6 pools. We didn't take advantage of any of the pools, whirlpools, or the workout center, but we did enjoy walking all over the grounds the morning of the 1st. \n\nThey will shuttle you around if you need it, but get some exercise!\n\nSpeaking of shuttles, our new buddy, Mike is a rock star. I called the concierge desk on New Year's Eve to inquire about a ride to North Mountain Brewing, thinking we might have to call a cab, and he said he'd take us and pick us up. But just in case he was busy for the return trip, he gave us a card for a car service as well. He was really fun to talk to and I almost wish the drive would have been more than 1.8 miles. And as promised, after we called him, he was there in 10 minutes to take us back. He is an absolute asset to the resort. \n\nI had splurged because not only was it NYE, it was Mr. M's birthday, so reserved one of the signature suites. Oh good Lord....I wish I could stay in rooms like this when I travel instead of Hampton Inns with everything crammed into one room. The Signature suites are almost 1300 square feet, have a large living room, fireplace, dining area, separate bar area, 2 bathrooms, 5 sinks, 2 big TVs, a big bedroom with balcony, a separate seating area between the bed and bathroom, and a really crappy Motel 6-esque shower. That shower was the only negative. It took 15 minutes of wasting water to get hot water, and it's just kinda small and yucky overall. Not what I would expect in a resort. Everything else was great. We didn't get to use the fireplace because it was a No Burn day, but that would have been very cozy if we could have. \n\nThe bed was very comfortable and everything was very clean. We had a nice breakfast at Point in Thyme the next morning. Overall I would definitely come back for a longer stay and do some hiking and explore this part of the city.
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