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French Glamping Chain Opens Campground Hybrid In New Hampshire
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The Fayetteville Observer's website.
Huttopia, a 19 year old French company, opened its first glamping resort in Albany, New Hampshire, in the White Mountains in June of last year. The glamping resort has a private beach, heated pool, hiking, canoeing, SUP rentals and more. Huttopia’s concept - which features well-designed, Ikea-like tent kits imported from France - is more of an elegant KOA than a rustic Ritz-Carlton, says Melanie D.G. Kaplan of The Washington Post.
Kaplan describes a trip her and her nephews encountered while visiting the glamping destination: "When my nephews Zach and Griffin, my beagle Hammy, and I visited the White Mountains last August, we arrived to a quiet "glampground" with a heated swimming pool and a shiny Airstream trailer where you could buy homemade pizza. The boys grabbed a basketball while Hammy and I stepped into a large tent that serves as the site’s lodge. French music played, and I glanced around to see a pantry stocked with wine, snacks and camping gear. After I checked in, we pulled wagons - overflowing with our backpacks, food and gear - down a path to our home for the night, a canvas tent with wooden posts, just a few steps from Iona Lake.
Nash Abdrabo, Huttopia’s new CEO for North Americ, was quoted in the article: “We provide a getaway in the heart of nature without the inconvenience of traditional camping.” He told Kaplan that the company will open camps in California and Maine in 2019 and that it plans further expansion across the United States.
The glamping resort accommodates guests from May to October each year. Read the full article published from the Washington Post here.