IMPROPER BOSTONIAN -- Fired Up! Get Stoked About These Cozy New England Getaways: New Hampshire’s Pickering House Inn, steps away from downtown Wolfeboro and Lake Winnipesaukee, combines historic charm with modern luxury. Since opening in July, the luxury inn beckons with 10 airy guest rooms in the 1813 homestead and its mid-1800s addition. Five of the rooms boast a gas fireplace or gas stove, with additional fireplaces in the common library and living room for warming chats with other guests.