The Pickering House Inn in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was also named the No.

4 hotel in the world, perTravel + Leisure’s2022 World’s Best Awards.

1 inbest New England resort hotels, No.

Exterior view of Pickering House in New Hampshire

Credit: Courtesy of Pickering House

1 inbest continental U.S. resort hotels, and No.

4 inbest hotels in the world.

“We really think it is in fact all in the detail and they all matter.

Pickering House Inn, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

Pickering House Inn, hotel living room, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.Courtesy of Pickering House Inn

In the building next door isPavilion, a well-lauded restaurant from executive chef Jonathan Hudak in another 1800s building.

And to top it all off, there’s the house-made roasted banana ice cream.

The Cookes continue to grow Pickering House Inn, with more experiential offerings in the works.

“If you want to meet new friends and mingle, you’re able to.

If you want to be alone and read a good book, you could do that, too.

[It’s] the best of all worlds.”