Thayers Inn

“Clean and friendly”

Just heading out for the weekend on our motorcycle . We picked Littleton NH because we’d never been. Such a great little village with a bunch of restaurants and stores all within a short walk from Thayers Inn. Very old building but very very clean and welcoming. The girl at the front desk at check… more

Just heading out for the weekend on our motorcycle . We picked Littleton NH because we’d never been. Such a great little village with a bunch of restaurants and stores all within a short walk from Thayers Inn. Very old building but very very clean and welcoming. The girl at the front desk at checkin could not have been nicer. She answered lots of questions, very professional and super knowledgeable. All the employees were friendly . Breakfast was a decent continental style for the price. We were on the 3rd floor. No elevator but it was ok. Dog friendly. We would absolutely stay here again.

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“A hotel steeped in history”

My wife and I - we are from Northern Ireland - first set foot in Littleton in the mid-1990s. A Maine friend wanted to visit the Littleton Coin Company and we were happy to go along for the ride, going on to spend the afternoon looking around the many and varied shops and enjoying lunch at the Topic… more

My wife and I - we are from Northern Ireland - first set foot in Littleton in the mid-1990s. A Maine friend wanted to visit the Littleton Coin Company and we were happy to go along for the ride, going on to spend the afternoon looking around the many and varied shops and enjoying lunch at the Topic of the Town. Some five years later, in 2000, after visiting a relative in hospital in Cornwall, Ontario, we were looking for somewhere to stay the night en route to seacoast Maine. Littleton was the obvious answer - and the hotel we chose was the Thayers Inn. A guided tour of the building, then a mere 157 years old (now 182), included the cupola, atop the fourth floor, which gave us a great view of the town and district. That was the first of our overnight trips - over the 25 years since then we have stayed at the Thayers Inn each Spring and Fall, save for the two years (2020/2022) when we were unable to enter the USA due to Covid-19. We also had to seek alternative accommodation after the hotel was badly damaged by fire in March 2012 and had to close for several months, but it had reopened after the January 2014 flood (caused by a burst pipe on a bitterly cold night) when we returned that Spring. I mention this detail because to us the Thayers Inn is more than just a place to spend the night before moving on. We steep ourselves in its history (did I mention we were there the day an old US flag was found in an unexplored attic area? I was able to date it to the mid-1860s and you can see it for yourselves as one of a number of historic items on display in the hotel). We accept there is no elevator, leisure centre or any of the other facilities to be found in identikit hotels owned by big chains. Yet we know when we watch the Memorial Day parade from the second floor balcony, that speeches have been delivered from that very same balcony (or within the hotel) by many famous people, including Presidents Franklin Pierce, Ulysses S. Grant, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush. Staff members, who quickly become friends, inevitably move on but we find they are always replaced by equally warm and friendly people who go the extra mile to make our stays (around 40 to date) enjoyable. Finally, a word about Littleton itself. The town never stands still, but continues to grow and flourish. While stores will close, usually due to retirement, ill health, etc., they will be replaced by new businesses that very quickly attract customers, both locals and visitors. Much has been done along the River District in recent years, ensuring the town is particularly popular at weekends. Both the hotel and the town are well worth a visit. We know we will be back. Special thanks to Kat, Aimee, Gretel and Harry!

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