Kimberly may be getting ready for her next New Hampshire escape, and this blog has been discontinued. Thanks for visiting and happy travels!

Let me give you some advice...when a brand spanking new resort invites you to visit their new spa in exchange for some blog exposure you answer, "When can I come?!" And absolutely glad I did! Sunapee New Hampshire's newest Spa resides within one of its newest resorts, the Mountain Edge Resort and Spa. A grand timberframe chiseled into the granite mountainside, with wide white birches littering its front lawn, the Mountain Edge Resort and Spa offers a unique get away for singles, couples and families.

My family visits Vermont quite often and over the past 2 years, we watched the enormous timberframe go up for the Mountain Edge Resort. It's a NH charm in architecture alone. Its golds, rusts, browns and olive greens parallel its surrounding nature, and beckons you to step inside for a peek. The rooms are spacious, seriously clean and offer luxuries such as kitchenettes, high speed internet, fireplaces and jacuzzis.

But wait, I'm losing focus here, I must get to the Spa, my reason for this visit. Sally, the Spa Manager, and Ashley, the Assistant, ushered me in like a queen. Locker rooms, sitting rooms and service rooms were all thoughtfully decorated in warm earth tones, soothing notes pouring out overheard speakers and of course, the terry white robe and slippers transport you to the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. The Dead Sea Mud wrap was recomended...why did I forsee a wrapped towel turban around my head and cucumbers over my eyes? NO such thing though,...Sally painted me with hot mud, wrapped me up in layers and layers, and then gave me a face massage that left me in a trance. After so many minutes, I was peeled away like an onion and into the hot shower I went to wash off the mud. The session ended with a hot moisturizing massage. Need I say more? The best part of all this is perhaps the price. I know typical swedish massages can run between $65-$100, but all you've just read costs only $85! A visit at the resort's Spa is essential! And it is set up perfectly for wedding parties, with the manicures, pedicure room and treatment rooms, I can't think of a better place to go - and ask for Sally...she was meant to do this.

On site is the Tavern offering lite fare - a few apps, few sandwiches, few dinners and basic kids fare. The tavern's atmosphere is still incomplete as the boxes of puzzles, games, and books still line the walls, but when unpacked this is a tavern to be reckoned with. The tables are huge squares of group fun, leather couches flanking the fireplace and large screen TVs, which today were airing the Sox game...major points for that selection. The Resort also hosts a huge Rosewood General Store on its campus that allows for basic shopping needs, gift shopping needs and even scooter rentals.

Before today, all I've really ever done in Sunapee is frequent the League of NH Craftsman fair in August [which by the way runs this August 5-13th, and is an amazing showcase of local artisans works for show and sale AND the Mountain Edge Resort and Spa offers a package deal for visiting this fabulous fair!]. But now I have a new and perhaps better reason for visiting Sunapee...the Mountain Edge Resort and Spa has arrived and it is truly a NH escape.