Basil’s At the Highlander Inn

Specialties

We are a full-​service hotel and Inn with 86 well-​appointed rooms. Our property dates back to the late 1890’s. We are located just steps from Manchester — Boston Regional Airport. We offer complimentary continental breakfast, free Wi-​Fi, exercise room and business center. Our restaurant and lounge are open for dinner nightly.

History

Established in 1895.

The Highlander Inn began in the late 1890’s as housing for the local mill workers. Emma Coldwell added winter and summer activities to enhance her overnight accommodations, along with meals served to the public. A flood destroyed much of the property in the 1930’s, and it was re-​built to accommodate the new airport. Along with this opening in 1937, came dining and dancing with The Elms Dance Band, and game room downstairs. By the 1960’s, The Elms was established as one of New England’s top resorts. During this period an alpine ski lift and three-​hole golf course were added. The Elms fortunes took an abrupt turn in 1982 when a fire destroyed the main building. Rebuilt and reopened in 1983, The Elms offered only dining. The new Inn opened in June of 1987. Designed to feel more like a country Inn than a standard corporate hotel, The Inn prides itself on giving its guests the feeling of home; while the convenience of its proximity to a metropolitan airport.