NH Fall Foliage Rental | Washington Lake House & Hot Tub
Basecamp for your NH fall foliage trip. Our 4-bedroom Washington lake house sits steps from Highland Lake and minutes to Mount Sunapee. After a day on the trails, soak in the private hot tub or relax by the fire pit. Book direct to skip the fees.
Sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms · 6 beds · 2 baths · Self check-in
Lake Access, Mount Sunapee & Total Relaxation
Guests book for three main reasons: a 3-minute walk to Highland Lake, quick drives to Mount Sunapee and Pats Peak for skiing, and unwinding in the private hot tub under the stars. The perfect year-round New Hampshire basecamp.
Same house, same hosts, lower total.
Booking on major listing sites adds roughly 15% in guest fees that we never see. Book directly with Angela & Kevin and those fees disappear. You get the exact same lake house experience for less.
No service fee
The guest service fee disappears entirely. On a week in October that’s usually a few hundred dollars, for exactly the same house.
Angela answers
Not a support queue. Guests consistently mention how quickly she replies and how flexible she is — easier still when you deal with her directly.
First call on your week
Regulars get their foliage week held before the calendar opens publicly. Ask and we’ll pencil you in for next year.
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Room for 8, no one draws the short straw
Four bedrooms are spread across two floors, giving multiple families or groups plenty of space to share without tripping over each other.
Upstairs features a king bedroom with its own bathroom, plus a second bedroom off the common area. Downstairs offers two additional bedrooms and a second full bathroom.
- Private hot tub
- Wood stove
- Fire pit
- Kayaks & paddleboards
- Beach access
- 97 Mbps wifi
- Full kitchen
- Free parking
The house and the land
More on the house page.
There is no wrong time to visit.
Washington sits high enough for proper winter snow and far enough north for serious autumn foliage. Between summer days on the lake and quiet spring hikes, every season here makes its own argument.
Mud, then green
- The lake thaws and the loons come back
- Quietest and cheapest time of year
- Sugar houses boiling in March
Lake days
- Swimming at the community beach
- Kayaks and paddleboards included
- Long evenings at the fire pit
The big one
- Peak colour usually early October
- Foliage trails at Pillsbury State Park
- Apple picking close by — books early
Hot tub weather
- Mount Sunapee, 11 miles away
- Snowshoeing from the back door
- Steam off the tub, snow on the rail
5.0 stars across 65 stays
A Guest Favourite, and in the top 5% of homes on Airbnb.
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Far enough out to feel like somewhere else.
Washington is a quiet hill town tucked between Keene and Lake Sunapee. It’s genuinely rural—giving you the peace of the woods—yet just a short drive from modern conveniences and an easy Friday night run up from the Boston area.
- Highland Lake community beach 3 min walk
- Pillsbury State Park ~10 min
- Mount Sunapee 11 miles
- Hillsborough (groceries) ~20 min
- Keene ~35 min
- Concord ~45 min
- Manchester–Boston Airport ~1 hr
- Boston ~2 hrs
Drive times are approximate and worse in a storm.
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