A Vermont Getaway at a Country Inn or Bed and Breakfast is authentic New England at its best. These places are usually small with heaps of character.
Most Inns in Vermont serve dinner as well while B&B just serve breakfast. The charm about these places is their atmosphere created by the owners or hosts as they like to be called. You’ll know them on a first name basis as they greet you at check-in and cook your breakfast.
Rooms tend to be individually decorated and furnished and a gathering place with a roaring fire is usually close by. While most have full compliment of amenities these days there are a few proud of the fact they have no phones or television.
From a price point of view people don’t stay in Inns and B&B’s anymore because they’re low cost. The days of a cheap bed for the night have long gone. Operating expenses for an Inn can be high and there are fewer rooms to recover expenses and make a profit. That said you can get a nice clean room including breakfast for $100-$150 per night. You can pay a little less depending on the season, and if it’s during the week – weekend rates and high season will be more expensive.
I’ve listed a few Vermont destinations here along with a sampling of Vermont’s Country Inns and B&B’s in those areas.
Manchester:
Manchester in southern Vermont attracts lovers of the Green Mountain National Forest, antique collectors along its famous Route 7/7a stretch, and is central to some fine examples of Vermont covered bridges. The Inn at Ormsby Hill is an editor’s pick of Yankee Magazine and the Battenkill Inn gets great reviews on Tripadvisor from guests. Both of these are Bed & Breakfast establishments.
Woodstock:
Woodstock is in the central region of the state and an attraction for its beautiful village and green, covered bridge and the Billings Farm and Museum grounds and park. It’s also a wonderful scenic walking region. There are many Inns to choose from in the region including the Maple Leaf Inn at Barnard just north of Woodstock and a Victorian-style bed and breakfast farmhouse; the Kedron Valley Inn in South Woodstock, one of Vermont’s oldest country inns, and the Applebutter Inn in the quiet hamlet of Taftsville and a bed and breakfast favorite with Tripadvisor reviewers.
Stowe:
Despite its winter resort persona more people visit Stowe in the summer than during ski season, but the crowds are less in spring and it makes it one of my favorite getaway places. Stowe is not inexpensive but at the moment you can find plenty of deals as innkeepers look to fill beds. The Honeywood Inn is close to hiking and ski trails on Mountain View Road and offers both an Inn and Lodge accommodation, and if a romantic getaway is in your plans then check out the Stone Hill Inn a tad more expensive option than most but it offers quiet and seclusion with a touch of elegance in everything.
Vermont is often skipped over for getaways but its vast network of Country Inns and Bed and Breakfast places make it an ideal choice for visitors, and I always tell my clients if they’re seeking a quiet and romantic stay then Vermont offers scenic locations and wonderful lodging.
Jed
