Welcome to
Valley Vista Lodge

🔑 Checking In

• Check-in is at 4 PM on the day of your arrival.
• All vehicles in your party should have AWD if there is a risk of inclement or cold weather during your stay. We live on a gorgeous, steep mountain road, and have a steep grade on part of the driveway.
• 👣 Please take your shoes off indoors! There are boot trays underneath the benches flanking the doorway. Please take your shoes off and put them on a tray.
• Please keep your skis/snowboards outside under the overhang on the front porch.

🚪 Checking Out

• Check-out is at 10 AM on the day of your departure.
  • Running late? Please let us know so we can give our cleaning crew a heads up. We can usually offer a 15–20 minute grace period before they absolutely need to start turning over the house.
• No need to strip the beds (except for the crib sheet if used) or start a load; just leave the beds as is, and leave towels on the bathroom or laundry room floor.
• Please take out the trash and ensure you take everything you brought with you (including food!).
  • All trash must be placed in the receptacles in the garage — we don't want you to have an up-close encounter with our neighboring bears!
  • All food and personal items should be removed from the house during check-out.
• See the Departure Checklist for full details.

🤫 Quiet Hours & Policies

• Please observe quiet hours from 9 PM – 7 AM. This mountain escape is in a quiet residential neighborhood. We have wonderful, kind neighbors who are welcoming of conscientious renters, so please honor quiet hours.
• The town of Bartlett has a strict noise ordinance. Any complaints or violations may result in fines and cancellation of the remainder of your reservation without refunds.

🎉 Parties & Smoking

• No parties or events are permitted on the property.
• No smoking (of any substance) is permitted on the property, indoors or outdoors.
• Enjoy an adult beverage while watching the sunset on the deck or next to the hot tub. Please take care not to leave any cans, bottles, or refuse outdoors — throw away all items in trash bags in the garage bins.
• The grill is available at your own risk. Please clean it after use and put the cover back on once cooled.

🐾 Pets & Guests

• We adore cats and dogs alike, but furry creatures are not permitted in the home — we want to ensure that guests who have allergies can continue to enjoy it!
• No guests who haven't been included on the reservation are permitted to visit or stay at the property.

👶 Little Guests

We've got baby gates at the top and bottom of the stairs and a crib in the Mountain Room. Please use these at your and your party's own risk.

⚡ EV Charging

On the right side of the garage, we have a NEMA 14-50 outlet for Level 2 charging. Let us know if you need to borrow a mobile connector — we've got a Tesla cord and a Lectron cord.

💡 Stuff Happens

Shtuff happens — we get it! If anything goes awry during your stay (like a glass breaking during a strenuous game of Charades), please let us know so that we can replace it and ensure that the house is fully stocked for our next visitors.

📍 Directions

160 Mittenwald Strasse, Bartlett, NH 03812

Google Maps is usually reliable at getting you straight to the home; other mapping applications may be slightly off. The home is a few houses up from the "Private Road" sign, and has a reflective "160" house number affixed on a tree.

🅿️ Parking

• Space for 4 vehicles in the driveway, depending on snowfall. Feel free to park one in the garage.
• There is no street parking for any amount of time.
• If snow is expected, please keep the spots on the right side of the driveway & house clear so that our plow driver can push snow.

🔐 Access

There is a keypad lock on the front door and we will send you the code to enter the house shortly before your stay.

🍳 Kitchen

• We provide all the basic utensils you need to cook your own meals: pots, pans, cooking oil, spices — explore and you should find what you need!
• There is a coffee pot and coffee filters if you want to bring/buy your own coffee. We also have some fresh coffee in the jar on the counter.
• Groceries: Grant's Shop N Save is a 5 minute drive away. Hannafords, Walmart, and Shaw's are all within a 15–20 minute drive. These supermarkets also sell beer and wine (we have a corkscrew and bottle opener in the kitchen).
• There is a NH State Liquor & Wine Outlet 5 minutes away at 65 US-302, Glen, NH 03838.
• Vista Bev & Market at the bottom of Hurricane Mountain Rd is great for snacks, beer, and wine.

🗑️ Trash & Recycling

• Recycling → trash bags in the leftmost bin
• Trash → trash bags in any of the other bins
• Please break down and fold any cardboard, and put it next to the bins
• If bins are full, place remaining bags next to the bins
• No need to move bins out — our trash service grabs from the garage

🚿 Shower Valves

Some bathrooms have mechanisms that require you to pull the handle towards you to start the water. Turning the handle changes the temperature, pulling it out turns on the shower, and pushing it back in shuts it off.

🚽 Septic

This house has its own septic tank. Please only flush toilet paper down the toilet. Wipes, feminine products, etc. should be put in the waste baskets.

📺 TV & Streaming

You can log into your streaming account(s) via the 70" Fire TV in the living room. Just remember to log out before you go!

👕 Laundry

• Full-sized washer and dryer available. Please don't overload either machine — stuffing in bulky items can lead to overflow and flooding.
• Laundry detergent is provided on the shelf above the washer.
• Please leave the washer door open after use to prevent mold and mildew.

💡 Patio Lights

When walking out through the back door of the garage, you'll see the lights plugged into an outlet on your left. Press the power button to turn on the lights, and be sure to turn them off when you're done!

📷 Security Cameras

There are no cameras or recording devices inside the home. Outside, there are two cameras: one video doorbell and one floodlight camera above the garage door.

🧼 Prep Before Soaking

• Shower off first! Oils from makeup, sunscreen, lotions, deodorants, etc. wreak havoc on the chemical balance — they cause clouding and degrade the life of the hot tub.
• Swimsuits should be rinsed in plain tap water to remove soap and detergent residue.

🛟 Safety & Rules

• No electric appliances within 10 feet of the hot tub.
• Wet surfaces can be slippery — exercise care entering and exiting.
• No horseplay or roughhousing. Do not splash water out of the tub.
• Temperature should not exceed 102°F. Max usage time at 102°F is 10 minutes.
• Nothing should be placed on or rest against the hot tub cover — it will not support weight.
• No food or drink in the hot tub. We've got a lovely bar right next to it for between-soak refreshments!
• Max capacity: 7 people.
• Don't pee or conduct any "grownup activities" in the tub. Just... be respectful.

🎛️ Operating Instructions

1. To uncover: Undo the clips on the side near the step, fold back the first half, then lift toward lever arms — it should slide easily off to the back side of the tub.
2. Lights: Push the sun symbol. Keep pushing to cycle through colors or turn off.
3. Jets: Push the wind symbol. Keep pushing to cycle through speeds or turn off.
4. Temperature: Use the up and down arrows on the control pad. Never exceed 102°F.
5. When done: Shut off jets and lights, replace the cover (reverse of uncovering), and ensure clips are fastened.

🛏️ Linens

• Place all used towels on the bathroom floor.
• No need to strip the sheets — except the crib if used (strip the sheet and hang it over the side).
• If the twin trundle beds were used, please leave them pulled out so we know they were used.

🍽️ Food & Dishes

• Put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher and start the dishwasher.
• Anything that can't go in the dishwasher should be hand-washed and left to dry on a clean dish towel.
• Dispose of or take away all food you brought, including anything tucked into the cabinets.

🗑️ Trash

Remove all trash and recycling and place in trash bags into the garage bins. Our weekly trash service will refuse the entire pickup if a single item is out of a bag.

🔒 Closing Up

• Ensure the grill is shut off (including propane) and covered.
• Ensure hot tub jets and lights are off, and the cover is securely fastened.
• Ensure all windows and doors, including sliding doors, are locked.