Nice, well kept vacation rental in Eaton, NH. My wife and I rented Tranquility Lodge with my in-laws and 3 kids. We enjoyed spending early mornings fishing on the pond (we found large chain pickerel, bass, yellow perch & sunnies), campfires each night under a sky filled with brilliant stars and the milky way, breakfasts and dinners prepared in the well appointed kitchen, and relaxing on the back porch or the swing near the lake. A kid friendly rental.
Nearby, we enjoyed swimming in Crystal Lake ("crystal" clear water), hiking up Foss Mt. (great panoramic 360 degree view), kids enjoyed visiting the Alpaca Farm in Eaton, my father in law and I enjoyed sporting clays at Green Mt. Shooting Preserve (boys liked driving the golf carts between stations), biking on local roads (better to get off 153 for biking excursions), driving up the Mt. Washington Auto Road (yikes), picnicking at Bretton Woods and riding the free chairlift for a view and drink at the top, "water sliding" and swimming at Jackson Falls, Hiking to Thompson Brooks Falls at Wildcat Mountain, outlets in North Conway,and exploring all there is to see in the White Mountains.
We've rented many homes, so here's the pros and cons -
PROS: nice home, nice surrounding property, Long Pond is nice, great stars, campfires & s'mores, well appointed kitchen, Crystal Lake pass (swimming here is really nice), off the beaten track enough yet 25 minutes to groceries, outlets, etc.
CONS: no air conditioning (not hot the week we attended or in evenings but my mother-in-law is addicted), no use of laundry facilities for guests (for families with kids, laundry is a daily routine and makes packing easier), Route 153 runs along Long Pond so occasional cars can be seen / heard from the fire pit and lake.
Note: if you rent this home, the owner requests all deposits and payments be sent to a P.O. Box and the actual home address cannot be located on Mapquest or similar.
This put us off a bit when arranging a vacation via the internet. Also, our minor change to the rental agreement re: final payment was 'ignored' (we changed final payment due date to 2 weeks before our arrival as opposed to 2 months) and despite our initialing this clearly (1st page of agreement) and our deposit being cashed we were advised we missed our final payment... This was a "first" for us and for the owner and after a long conversation on the telephone we resolved. House exists and it is a very nice place to vacation! Rent w/ confidence.