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Stowe, VT—Come for the skiing, stay for the meetings. Or is it the other way around? Either will be true when Stowe Mountain Lodge opens in the fall of 2007. This 139-room luxury lodge, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, and currently being developed at the beautiful base of Stowe Mountain's  famed Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak, aims to bring state of the art meeting space and services found to a New England resort setting.

"As we develop our amenities and services for leisure guests of Stowe Mountain Lodge, we are planning for every stay to be a truly 'bespoke experience'," said Jim Horsman, vice president and managing director. "It only makes sense for us to extend that creativity and customization to our corporate and social events as well."

When opened next year, the venue will offer 12,100 square feet of meeting space, meeting/event and other concierges, a luxurious spa and wellness center 24-hour in-room dining, highly-customized services and personalized in-room amenities, and an exclusive 18-hole mountain golf course created by the legendary Bob Cupp.

In addition, Stowe Mountain Lodge will provide personal trainers to lead executive stretching sessions at the beginning of a morning meeting, and Red Bull smoothies at 3:00pm as an alternative to the afternoon coffee break. To reinforce Stowe's reputation as a place to relax and rejuvenate, the lodge will clear out conference room furniture, cover the floor with pillows and offer maple-infused hand and foot massages, to turn meetings into a tranquil and soothing experience for each guest.

All of Stowe Mountain Lodge's meeting room names were inspired by Vermont trees, and designed to encourage creative and strategic thinking with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, plasma screens, wireless high-speed internet, ergonomic furniture and natural lighting.

High-profile corporate meetings will benefit from four multi-function meeting rooms—Oak (Boardroom), Alder, Sugar Maple and Mountain Birch - each room measuring 650 square feet. The largest function space, the 5,400 square foot Tamarack Ballroom, offers spectacular mountain vistas and great flexibility with five breakout sections. For those looking to take advantage of the lodge's unique Vermont surroundings, an outdoor terrace with fire-pit will provide the ultimate setting for an upscale campfire cookout, allowing nature to play a part in creating a memorable experience.

Stowe Mountain Lodge is one of more than 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts.