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December 2023 by Jilli Cro
We had the most beautiful September wedding here. We were a little worried when we found out that the ownership and wedding planners were changing, but it ended up making things even more magical for us. Everyone was above and beyond in making our big day special and we couldn’t be more grateful!!!
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November 2023 by Katrina Pignone
Top notch experience and worth the drive. What an amazing place. This will now be a Fall tradition.
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October 2023 by Tristan James Chandler
We did not stay but came to pick apples. The orchard changed hands recently. The owner passed a few years ago.What was once a fun place with a huge variety of apples is now more of atourist trap. Due to the May freeze there were no apples. They were shipped in. They now plug weddings big time. Weddings were always important, but now this is pretty much what they do. There are now Glamping cabins by the pond. Visitors can no longer use the restroom by the store. You now have to use the one Porto potty available. Not pleasant! There's a small farm animal pen, that's grown quite a bit. Basically what was once a fun place is now a tourist trap. After many years of the wonderful times, it now time to move on.Such a shame.Walkability: Very easy to navigate the orchards.Food & drinks: They have pies jams etc. In the store. More commercialized now.
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October 2023 by Laura Chapdelaine
Incredibly friendly and helpful farmstead staff! They went out of their way to point out a table/chairs under a grape vine pergola to sit and eat the picnic makings we'd bought inside. You cannot help but feel better about life after visiting this beautiful spot.
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October 2023 by George C.
Beautiful environment. Nice apple selection. Good parking. Nothing bad to say. Been here several times and always have a pleasant time.
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August 2023 by Nathan H.
Worst vacation ever. Bed bugs and mice poop. Please find another place to stay you'll thank me for it.
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August 2023 by James G.
First of all, I typically do not leave reviews. This experience warrants one. My family and some close friends take trips each summer and often stay at an Airbnb. We chose the Rochambeau Lodge due to the size to accommodate the large group we had. The write up for the location and the setting in the New England countryside is what peaked our interest. We've been to New Hampshire several times and love coming back to the mountains.We are not people who complain, however, some things need to be addressed. It was the interaction with one of the hosts which led us to ultimately write this review.There were some issues with the cleanliness of the place. Mouse droppings, bees coming in the kitchen, ragged furniture with clear evidence of rodent activity and some questionable stains on pillows and more. Also, there were limited clean pots and pans. We were willing to let some things slide and address them at the conclusion of our stay. We had absolutely no intention of writing a negative review. Again, some of us drove quite a distance to be there and we were just happy to see each other. During our stay, I had some itching on my neck. I asked my wife if she thought it was poison ivy. It wasn't. Chalked it up to maybe some mosquito bites. Fast forward to mid week and the spots on my neck continued to grow. On our second to last night, my wife, who happens to be a biology professor and entomologist, found something crawling on our sheets. It was a bedbug. While trying to wrap our heads around what we found, we found more crawling on our pillows and sheets. We shared our findings that night with one of our friends and immediately switched rooms. We didn't want to upset anyone else in the house at that point because it was well after midnight.After a night of no sleep, we brought this to the attention of one of the hosts of the property. Here's why I'm writing this. The host stated that "bedbugs are microscopic and you can't see them." Interesting take because we saw them up close and personal and I had the bites on my neck as well. We bagged a couple of bugs and stored them in the freezer as evidence. Our concern was not taken seriously and quite honestly, was very belittling. People want to be treated with respect. This is not how you handle people's concerns. Bringing over new bedsheets is not going to eliminate the problem. Bedbugs don't just go away. We had fourteen people staying in this house. All of us had to leave with concerns of bringing them home. All clothing, bags and luggage had to be thoroughly washed or simply thrown out. The offer was made to stay in another location on the property, but it wouldn't of been big enough to accommodate our group. A partial refund was also issued through Airbnb, but the pain of this experience still stings. Besides, the damage had been done. The other concerns, mouse droppings, etc. he stated that he "wished he knew sooner and that they had a new cleaning service." This turns the blame off of them and puts it onto us, for not notifying them earlier; or on the cleaning service, for not doing an adequate job cleaning. This isn't our problem seeing we spent over two thousand dollars to stay in the lodge which included a $275 cleaning fee. Simply put, the lodge was not ready and not clean. If it isn't ready and there isn't any over site on the cleanliness, then it shouldn't be rented. It is not our job to walk into a rental and make sure it's clean. Not knowing is not an excuse. We do not wish any harm on anyone's livelihood and well being. If you and your family were staying and experienced this, would you be ok with this? We understand that you cannot control that guests brought bed bugs into the home. We get it. We are upset at how our findings were minimized. This lodge has a lot of potential and can be a great place to stay. It needs a lot of TLC and new furnishings. When you are hosting, please know that there are good people who spend hard earned money to stay at a place where you want t
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August 2023 by Julia A.
We recently returned home from a stay at Rochambeau Lodge (property at Alyson's Orchard). This location does not even deserve one star. We endured mouse droppings in the kitchen cupboards, mouse droppings/nest in the sofa, bees entering through the wall, a blood stained pillow caseand BED BUGS! After reporting these concerns & leaving a day early from our vacation, we were offered only a partial refund. The cleaning fee alone was $275 and the property clearly was not clean. It is an abomination that we did not receive a full refund including all fees!
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August 2023 by Chris Sander
One of the nicest orchards I have been too. Staff is very friendly. So much to do there for kids and adults. The tavern was amazing! Try the smash burger.
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July 2023 by Lisa Morales
Tavern for dinner and music on a Friday night was very nice. I received the wrong order but when I finally got mine it was good. Some pieces of pork belly to tough to eat. Cornbread is delicious as is mac and cheese. Super band playing tonight too. Open Wed-Sat in Summer.
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July 2023 by Linda And John B.
Had been there for a light dinner and was happy. Took a friend and we had a couple wine and 2 orderves. Wine had almost doubled. The nachos were so so. There was over a $4.00 charge for using our credit card. WHAT. Our friend had 5 or 6 popcorn shrimp. That was it .6 wine at $ 15. 00 a glass. Tab was $124. Before tip. WOW
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June 2023 by New Hampshire Live Free and Explore
Alyson's is a beautiful place to explore! Whether it's apple picking, visiting the goats, or just soaking in the Connecticut River views into Vermont, you won't be disappointed!
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April 2023 by Jeff B.
New tavern. Getting their systems down. Reservations only. Best views!!!! Great bbq food. Working on system . Great staff. Great owners
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February 2023 by Trevor Bonk (Bonk Media)
I photographed Maranda & Reggie's wedding here. This is one of the most beautiful venues I have photographed at! The ceremony space near the pond has some amazing views and is a perfect background in photos. There's a huge variety of locations and backdrops for photos. I would highly recommend it!
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January 2023 by Deb Hoyt
We have always loved this Orchard until yesterday. We brought a group of students that have disabilities to have a picnic. The owner was driving by us and stopped twice to ask us in a rude manner what we were doing. She told us there wasn't any swimming and we needed to pick up our trash when we left. Both of these comments are reasonable but the rude way they were said was unnecessary to say the least. She lost the business of the six adults that were with these students.
