Ever wonder what it’s like to spend a few days inside a holiday snow globe? Nemacolin, the beloved resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania, wants to help you find out.
The resort, one of Travel + Leisure reader’s favorite hotels in the mid-Atlantic, unveiled the magical Hardy’s Holiday Village for the very first time, which it promises to be a “never-before-seen spectacle” that will transform the resort into “a glowing winter wonderland.”
The holiday festivities are already in full swing at the resort. It features everything from live musical performances by elves and quaint holiday shops set up just for the season to an outdoor ice skating rink as icing on this holiday cake. And, as part of the opening, on Nov. 24, guests and the Hardy family, which owns the resort, illuminated more than one million twinkling lights and gave the ultimate holiday gift when doing so — more than $7 million in charitable donations to local and national non-profit organizations.
“Hardy’s Holiday Village is The North Pole brought to Nemacolin and an embodiment of our family’s love for the festive season,” Maggie Hardy, Nemacolin owner and CEO, shared in a statement provided to T+L. “We wanted to share the joy this season brings with our guests and members, as well as the community, by donating to organizations that share our values and support our neighbors. In true Nemacolin spirit, each day is going to be filled with endless surprises and delights. We are bringing in the best artisans from around the world for our guests and members to experience and to check off their gifting lists.”
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As for the resort experience, guests can expect snow-filled walkways leading to the “North Pole” village, which the resort explained, is meant to mimic the famed holiday markets across Europe. And, naturally, Santa has set up a workshop here too, so the kids (and kids at heart) in your travel group can go and ask him to deliver whatever is on their wishlist.
Guests can also complete all of their holiday shopping needs at Hardy’s Holiday Village, which includes shops like Hardy’s House of Ornaments, stocking all your decorating needs, PJ’s Peppermint Emporium, a candy cane shop unlike any other, Magical Maggie’s Mittens and Scarves, which sells exactly what the name describes, and Glitter Factory, where you can find more one-of-a-kind gifts for children.
And, come on, this is a holiday spectacular we’re talking about, so of course there are a ton of sweet treats on offer, too. That includes gingerbread houses, pastries, and Hardy’s Hot Cocoa Hideaway, which offers four types of made-to-order hot chocolate. For adults, there’s also the Egg Nog Pub, where guests can “mingle with Santa’s helpers, where elves eat and party after a day of magic making,” the hotel explained.
Adults can continue the fun at Joseph’s in The Grand Lodge for an Elf Cabaret that the hotel explained is “filled with laughter, dance, and captivating surprises.”
Ready to experience it all? Check out all the happenings and book a stay at nemacolin.com.