Best NH area to stay for four days in Oct.?

Hello,

We are going to be in NH, after VT, for four days in early-mid October. I%26#39;ve driven through NH but haven%26#39;t stayed there. We plan to drive around and see a lot, since the state is small, but rather than moving around i would like to find a nice area to lodge for four nights. I have read and searched a lot about the different regions, but I%26#39;d love to hear from some people who are familiar with different areas as to what they recommend.

Thanks a lot, in advance.

Cathy

Best NH area to stay for four days in Oct.?

I would look into the Loon Mountain/Woodstock area. From there you can cross the Kancamangus Hwy (33-35miles) to Nort Conway and Jackson, or go up to Mt Washington via the same route or up Rt 93 then across to Bretton Woods. You can also head south to Meridith and the Lakes region in maybe 40 miles. The only part of NH that would be hard to get to would be the seacoast or down on the MA border. Try to google either Loon Mountain or Woodstock, nh and I%26#39;ll bet you get lots of info.

Best NH area to stay for four days in Oct.?

Thanks! I saw you were the local expert and hoped you%26#39;d reply. I thought that are looked very nice, I will investigate it now in detail.

By the way where are you coming from? Do not come to NH in foliage season without a reservation. Every year there are stories of people without reservations that spend the night in their cars or in homes of kindly locals that felt sorry for them or driven long ways to So NH for vacancies.

We are coming for foliage season, from Chicago, and we were there last year at that time so we know to make our reservations in advance--we%26#39;re doing so over the next week. We stayed in VT and ME, and just drove through/around NH, so I am looking forward to spending some time there. Are the people friendly? (Aside from you, of course!) We absolutey loved VT but were very disappointed in parts of Maine, terrible, downright rude people and service. We%26#39;re not expecting Mayberry, but it was disheartening.

Thanks again!

Sorry you did not have a good time in Maine when you were last here. Having spent a good portion of my life in Vermont, off and on, I will agree that Vermonters are quiet different than Mainers in regards to how they approach strangers, but most Mainers are quite friendly. I am curious as to what area of Maine you visited??? As a frequent visitor to the beautiful state of New Hampshire (as a matter of fact, I am going to the Whites next weekend), I can honestly say that I have always been treated with great courtesy by anyone I met there. Nice, friendly, people.

Yikes!!! Maine is one of my favorite places. Where in Maine were you? I have stayed in Rangeley, Bar Harbor, Camden, Boothbay Harbor and Portland and the folks there are A+ in friendliness. I%26#39;m sure there are areas where you%26#39;l find some crotchity folks in Maine but you will anywhere.

I agree--crabbiness is everywhere! It was in Bar Harbor where we encountered numerous, rude business owners/workers. We wondered if maybe it was because it was the end of the season, people were just sick of tourists and ready to close up shop for winter. We could not wait to leave the area! In Camden and Freeport, however, everyone was so wonderful and we%26#39;d return there in a heartbeat. I%26#39;ve wanted to see Maine since I was a child and I felt so let down, but in the end, everything was ok. All%26#39;s well that ends well, right?

I just got off the phone with Notchland Inn on Rt 302, so we are set! It sounds like a wonderful area, can%26#39;t wait to see the area and the inn, which looks wonderful.

Please bear in mind that not everyone that is IN Bar Harbor for the summer is a Mainer. Many come from out of state to work, or to run their businesses, and then leave in the fall for whereever they came from. The ones that are rude and obnoxious earn the name ';flatlander'; from Mainers. This is considered a great insult. Everyone else, no matter where they come from, as long as they are civil and courteous, is generally greeted in a friendly, outgoing manner. Give Downeast another try sometime. Meanwhile, enjoy New Hampshire--it%26#39;s a great state, too.

Folks are quick to recommend Conway, Jackson, Bartlett, Lincoln, Woodstock as lodging choices...but be aware that these places will be jammed with fellow leaf-peepers....crowds, traffic, etc.

Also consider some of the smaller villages, where by the very nature of their size, the traffic and congestion will be much less. Probably the most noteworthy of these is Franconia, Bethlehem, and Bretton Woods. If you want hordes of people, long lines to get into the popular dining establishments, traffic congestion, and noise then visit Conway, North Conway, and Woodstock....for a sense of NH calm and quiet....well you decide...

Thanks, RamblinMan.

I definitely plan to visit those towns. We have several days so we should be able to take in quite a bit, and we were in VT last year for leaf peeping so I am prepared to avoid tourist traps.

Have a great day.