This was a real 'unique' vacation rental. I would compare it to staying at a budget youth hostel. Just make sure that you understand the following aspects before you book a vacation at this location. Also, I have nothing against the owners - they answered all of our questions promptly when we were confronted by some of the more singular aspects of this situation - just that the following are buried in the fine print that comes in the email after you pay the monies for the stay. Most times, I do not read the fine print in detail, but in this particular case, I would strongly urge you to read the fine print. To summarize, here are the details you would need to be aware of before you book.
1. Before leaving, you would need to make sure that all of the beds are made and the beds are left in the same condition as they were when you arrived.
2. Make sure that you completely wash all of the laundry, dry the laundry, fold it and keep it away in its designated spaces (includes all towels, bedspreads/pillow covers). Usually, one is asked to collect the laundry (especially towels) and put them in the washer and turn the washer on before leaving, but in this particular case, the laundry had to be cleaned, dried and put away before you leave.
3. While I understand that nominal cleanup of the place where one stays is considered normal, you will be asked to completely clean up the place before leaving. I did not think that the owners seem to believe in hiring a cleaning crew - of course, I could be wrong. Usually, one is asked to leave the dishes in the dishwasher and turn the dishwasher on before leaving, but in this particular case, the dishes had to be cleaned, dried and put away before you leave.
4. The house is on 3 levels. If you are a family with small children, then the ground floor bedroom has to be used. One of the "bedrooms" on the ground floor is not really a bedroom - it is a walk-in closet converted into a bedroom. There is no space to walk as the bunk beds take up the entire space in the room. In addition, the basement bedroom is a very dark and gloomy space.
5. You would need to take all of the garbage that you generate, put it in your car, drive out about 4 miles and dispose of all of the garbage at a garbage collection unit. Again, in all of the other vacation rentals I have stayed at, the cleaning crew takes out the garbage (and does the laundry). Maybe this is normal in New Hampshire, but new to us.
Ouch - reached word limit...