Canaan Village Apartment

These were great guests. They took care of the apartment and adapted to unusual weather in New Hamshire. Due to unusual ceercumstances I got to know them a bit. I respect them enough to take their constructive suggestions very seriously. I am glad to know about the couch. I have had several guests tell me they were very glad there was no TV. Most, who wanted TV have watched TV on there computers or pads. Only one person has complained about no TV and that was because he wanted his football games on Sundays and didn't do devices and hadn't noticed the no TV warning. Several guest indicated that no TV convinced them to rent. However, I am convinced and I will mount an extra TV I have, and find a good place in the apartment for it.

This place has many, many attributes and renter appreciated things going for it. If the items mentioned by this reviewer are important to you then this is probably not the place for you. This is the first negative review (not 4 or 5 stars) we have had after many years of renting (we are new to HomeAway, this is our first guest from HomeAway). One item is inaccurate however which we would like to correct. There are no blow-up mattresses in the place. All beds are regular (traditional) queen sized mattresses. We do readily admit we were not able to repair the one loose screen before my trip and assumed that it was not needed right away because the air-conditioning was expected to be needed for the entire stay; we are sorry (we apologize to the guest) if they wanted to turn off the AC and preferred the August heat with screens in open windows. The screen has been repaired. The dryer vent is in keeping with the clean and modern feel of the apartment (1895 building with all new interior). It is of course a conservation thing as most of the year in this climate the heat from the dryer vent adds to the heat of the room; this is more comfortable and saves resources. We have had mixed input on the location of the third bed. Because we have lots of room we have choices. Originally the bed was as recommended by this reviewer and we moved it by request of several other guests. If you stay here let me know which way you think would be best. Or if you are going to stay here and can anticipate which configuration you might prefer please let me know before you arrive; we can reconfigure it for your preferences quite easily. We mostly get families who would like to have everyone sleeping on the same level, but we are happy to adapt to your needs. The walkway is the original carriage way for putting a carriage in a Victorian aged dwelling at night. We have been converting the carriage way renovating and improving the walkway for safety in snowy and icy winter weather; we have a year round perspective on such things. We are always improving the interior and exterior look and feel of the place with safety in mind and we have a long way to go in such a large place. However, our intentions are to fully re-landscape the walkway and garden while repainting the back of the house. Many guests prefer to use the alternative access through the top of the garden and then across the bridge where a few cascading day lilies and other flowers are still present until September.