ATKINSON NEW HAMPSHIRE RESORT WELCOMES WINTER WITH NEW ENGLAND VACATIONS & OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

(ATKINSON, NH) – Open to the public year-round, the Atkinson Resort & Country Club's 400 acres becomes a New England getaway winter wonderland in colder months! To celebrate this time of year, the New Hampshire Resort is offering three special New Hampshire hotel packages as well as winter sports activities (weather and conditions permitting), available to the public. "Winter is a beautiful time of year in southern New Hampshire," says Christine Lewis Morse, General Manager at the Atkinson Resort & Country Club. "We're pleased to offer these activities as a way for guests to shake off the winter blues, get out and enjoy a New England getaway!"

FIELDSTONE SUITES HOTEL PACKAGES
The perfect place for a cozy getaway, the Fieldstone Suites offer luxury accommodations including 16 spacious rooms with views of the Resort's wooded grounds or its rolling fairways, in-room amenities such as whirlpool tubs, coffee makers, Internet access, and use of the Resort's locker rooms and fitness equipment. Room rates, based on double occupancy, start at $169 and $199 and are subject to an 8% New Hampshire room tax. Please call (603) 362-8700 for rate and reservation information. This winter's packages include:

Winter Wonderland Getaway Package (available December 15th, 2007 – March 31st, 2008)
Enjoy a cozy getaway and fun-filled winter activities! Weather and conditions permitting, this package includes complimentary cross-country ski rentals and free skiing on its miles of groomed trails. Guests can also enjoy snow shoeing and ice skating, but guests must bring their own equipment. This package also includes a $50 gift card for use throughout the Resort.

Valentine's Package (available February 8th – 17th, 2008)
Enjoy a romantic getaway with your sweetheart! This one-night package includes champagne upon arrival with two complimentary champagne glasses, fruit and cheese platter, turn-down service and a $75 gift card for use toward dinner in the Stagecoach Grille. Also inquire about the Fieldstone Suites one- and two-night Romantic Getaway Packages offered year-round, based on room availability.

Maple Sugaring Package (available March 1st – 31st, 2008)
March is the sweetest time of the year in southern New Hampshire! The Maple Sugaring Package features special mid-week and weekend rates, breakfast vouchers and a $50 gift card, as well as boxed lunches, a New Hampshire road map and travel directions to area maple sugaring locations. Guests are encouraged to call sugar houses before visiting since maple sugaring is weather-dependent.

SKI TOURING CENTER & OTHER WINTER ACTIVITIES
Overnight guests as well as day visitors at the Resort can enjoy ice skating, snow shoeing and cross- country skiing on the Resort's groomed trails, conditions permitting. Ski Touring Center passes are $8 on weekends and holidays and $5 on weekdays or after 2:00 p.m. on weekends; under 16 years of age are $4 and under 6 are free. Ski rentals are available in the Willowcreek Pro Shop, but guests must bring their own ice skates and snow shoes. After enjoying the outdoors, guests can warm up with a drink or snack by the fireplace in Merrill's Tavern or the Stagecoach Grille.

If indoor activities are more one's style, guests can brush up on their golf game on the area's most sophisticated indoor virtual golf simulators, enjoy billiards and darts, or watch the big game on one of nine wide-screen plasma TVs in Merrill's Tavern.

WINTER EVENTS DISCOUNT
The Atkinson Resort & Country Club is also offering a special 15% discount off business meetings and special events, including weddings and other family gatherings, booked now for January though April 2008 (discount does not apply to previously booked events and some restrictions may apply). Please contact a Hospitality Sales Manager for more information.

About the Atkinson Resort & Country Club
Open daily to the public, the Atkinson Resort & Country Club is located at 85 Country Club Drive in Atkinson, NH, just minutes off Routes 495 and 93. At the Resort, golfers can experience a challenging 18-hole championship golf course with a pro shop, state-of–the-art practice facility and GPS-guided carts, as well as the area's most sophisticated indoor virtual golf simulators. Dining options include breakfast at the Cartside Café, seasonal Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner at the Stagecoach Grille restaurant and Merrill's Tavern. Luxurious overnight accommodations are available in the Fieldstone Suites, and a unique variety of banquet facilities are available for business meetings, weddings or other social occasions in the Legacy Ballroom & Conference Center. For more information, please call (603) 362-8700.