Where to Stay in Vermont's Green Mountains

Stowe · Resort / Lodge

A 96-room lodge on 2,600 acres above Stowe, owned and run by the von Trapp family, whose story inspired the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. The resort has four restaurants, Von Trapp Brewing and cross-country ski trails. It changed its name from Trapp Family Lodge to von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort in 2025.

Owned and run by the von Trapp family. Four restaurants and Von Trapp Brewing on 2,600 acres above Stowe. Cross-country ski trails.

Stowe · Resort

A 90-room resort on 120 acres along Mountain Road, with rooms, suites and one- to three-bedroom resort homes. The 35,000-square-foot spa has a solarium pool and a hot tub, and there are tennis and pickleball courts and direct access to the Stowe Recreation Path. Flannel serves breakfast and The Roost casual meals. Stowe Mountain Resort is a few minutes up the road.

Stowe · Lodge / Resort

A ski-in/ski-out lodge at the base of Spruce Peak at Stowe Mountain Resort, with rooms, suites and penthouses, a spa with a salon and fitness center, and a golf course in summer. Restaurants include Alpine Hall and the Tipsy Trout. The base area is laid out as a small village with shops and the Spruce Peak Arts performing arts center. Stowe village is about 7 miles down Mountain Road.

Stowe · Motel

A motel on 16 acres along the West Branch River on Mountain Road, between Stowe village and Stowe Mountain Resort. Rooms range from standard rooms and efficiencies, some with fireplaces, to apartments and suites. Guests can use the heated pool in season, bikes, a game room and snowshoes, and the Stowe Recreation Path is next to the property.

Stowe · Inn

A Main Street inn in Stowe, operating as a hotel since 1833, with 101 rooms, suites, apartments and townhouses across eight buildings. There is a year-round heated outdoor pool and hot tub, fire pits and afternoon tea. Shops, restaurants and the village green are a short walk, and the Federal-style main building has kept its period details.

Woodstock · Inn / Resort

A 142-room resort on the Woodstock village green, rebuilt by Laurance Rockefeller in 1969. It includes the Woodstock Country Club golf course, a spa with 10 treatment rooms, a Nordic center, an athletic club with tennis, and the adjacent Saskadena Six ski area, formerly Suicide Six. The Red Rooster and Richardson's Tavern are among its restaurants, and Billings Farm & Museum is across the river.

On the Woodstock village green, rebuilt by Laurance Rockefeller in 1969. Golf, a spa and the Saskadena Six ski area on the same property.

Manchester · Resort

A 195-room resort in a white-columned building on Manchester Village's main street, operating as a hotel since 1769. It has a golf course, a spa, a falconry program and a Land Rover off-road driving course. Bromley and Stratton ski areas are nearby, and Hildene, Robert Todd Lincoln's estate, is a short drive.

Manchester · Inn

A 10-room inn at 1842 Main Street in Manchester Center, in a house first built in 1764. Robert Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's son, who owned the neighboring Hildene estate, was a frequent visitor, as was William Howard Taft. Rooms have private baths with jetted tubs and most have fireplaces, a hot country breakfast is served each morning, and the conservatory looks out on the Green Mountains.

Killington · Inn

An inn on Route 4 in Killington, built in 1938 as the Deer Leap Chalet, which it describes as the first lodge in Vermont built for skiers. It sits where the Appalachian Trail and the Long Trail cross the road, and hikers pass through the property. McGrath's Irish Pub is in the basement; the McGrath family has owned the inn since 1977.

Killington · Resort Hotel

A ski-in/ski-out hotel at the base of Killington, which bills itself as the largest ski resort in the East. A bridge connects the hotel to the Snowshed base area from December through March. Lodging ranges from hotel rooms and studios with kitchenettes to 3-bedroom suites with full kitchens. There is a heated outdoor saltwater pool open year-round, two saltwater hot tubs, a fitness center, spa services, a restaurant and a bar.

Warren · Inn

An 11-room Relais & Châteaux inn at 275 Main Street in Warren village, with each room designed around a Vermont theme, such as the Trout Room, the School Room and the Ski Room, plus Edgewater House. The restaurant, 275 Main, serves farm-to-table food, and Tracks is the tavern. The Mad River Glen and Sugarbush ski areas are nearby. Warren's covered bridge is steps away.

Relais & Châteaux. Each of the 11 rooms is individually designed around a Vermont theme. Warren village setting.

Waitsfield · Inn

An inn on Mill Brook Road in Waitsfield with 18 rooms, each with a private bath, spread across the main barn, a farmhouse with 2 bunk rooms, the Longhouse and the Annex. A hot breakfast is included, and the barn has a pub upstairs and a dining room downstairs. Mad River Glen is 1.7 miles away and Sugarbush's Lincoln Peak 5.5 miles.

Waitsfield · Inn

An inn on Mill Brook Road in Waitsfield with 8 rooms and a separate rental house, built in 1949 as the Ulla Lodge, one of five lodges built for Mad River Glen's first season. The restaurant serves New American food seven nights a week, and the tavern is open daily. Some rooms take pets, and Sugarbush and Mad River Glen are a short drive.

Middlebury · Inn

A 20-room inn in Middlebury, in a 19th-century mansion that belonged to the Swift family, with more rooms in the carriage house and gatehouse. Jessica's, the restaurant, serves breakfast and dinner, and the Blue Bar is beside it. The house keeps much of its original architectural detail, and there is a steam sauna and gardens. The inn offers a package for guests traveling with dogs.

East Burke · Inn / Farm

A 14-room inn on a 440-acre historic farm estate on Darling Hill Road in East Burke, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. The Kingdom Trails mountain bike network starts at the inn's doors, Burke Mountain ski area is 10 minutes away, and Interstate 91 is 4 miles off. A renovated threshing barn is used for yoga, and the inn hosts weddings and is open year-round.

Shelburne · Inn

A 24-room inn in an 1899 manor house built for the Webb family on 1,400 acres of working farmland along Lake Champlain, with the Adirondacks visible across the water. The farm's cheese, maple syrup and vegetables are served in the dining room. The property is a National Historic Landmark. Open seasonally.

1899 Vanderbilt manor on Lake Champlain. The working farm produces what the kitchen serves. Adirondacks visible across the water.

East Burke · Inn

A small inn on Dish Mill Brook in East Burke village, with rooms with private baths, from single kings to family suites for up to 6, plus a three-bedroom farmhouse. The Kingdom Trails mountain bike network starts steps from the door, and there is a bike room, a hot tub and a guest laundry. Burke Mountain is a few minutes away.

Jay · Resort

A four-season resort in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, a few miles from the Canadian border, which advertises the deepest snow in eastern North America. Lodging includes the Tram Haus Lodge, and the resort also has a golf course and the Pump House, an indoor waterpark. The aerial tram runs in summer as well as winter.

Montgomery · Inn

An 11-room inn at 241 Main Street in the center of Montgomery Center, with king, queen, double and bunk rooms. The restaurant serves dinner year-round, several nights a week. The Trout River runs through the village, several covered bridges are within a few miles, and Jay Peak is a short drive north.

Vergennes · Resort

A resort on 700 acres along Lake Champlain, run by the Beach family since 1886 and open from mid-May to mid-October. Lodging is in 74 cottages, many with fireplaces and lake views, and in rooms in several lodges. There is an 18-hole golf course, a 60-slip marina and a 3,200-foot grass airstrip, and the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is on the grounds.

Dorset · Inn

A 16-room inn in the Vermont village of Dorset, where marble quarrying began in 1785 and the sidewalks are marble. The inn has 2 acres of grounds, a pool and a restaurant. Stratton and Bromley ski areas are nearby, and the village has an 18th-century church and no traffic lights.

Grafton · Inn

A 45-room inn on Main Street in Grafton, operating since 1801 and owned by the Windham Foundation, which restored much of the village in the 1960s and 1970s. Rooms include 7 suites and 4 guest houses. The Phelps Barn Pub is open year-round, and the 1801 Tavern seasonally. Past guests include Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Rudyard Kipling.

Burlington · Hotel

A boutique hotel at 41 Cherry Street in downtown Burlington, a short walk from the Lake Champlain waterfront and the Church Street Marketplace. Rooms and public spaces use wool, wood and other materials from Vermont makers. Juniper is the hotel's restaurant and bar, and the waterfront bike path starts a few blocks away.

Stowe · Inn

A 25-room manor inn on 38 acres above Stowe, with cross-country ski trails, a pool, stables and long views of the ski mountain and valley. The main building dates from the 1940s, and the property has been a lodge for most of the years since. It sits on Edson Hill Road, away from the Mountain Road corridor.

Ludlow · Inn

An 11-room inn on Echo Lake in Ludlow, in a building that dates to 1878, open as an inn since 1999 and renovated in 2020. Guests have a private dock and beach and use of the inn's canoes and kayaks. Breakfast is included and there is an English pub; the inn does not serve dinner. Okemo Mountain is less than 5 miles away.

Ludlow · Inn

A 9-room inn at 86 Main Street in Ludlow, in a house built in 1890 by William Wallace Stickney, later governor of Vermont. It has been a bed and breakfast since 1977. Every room has a private bath, 6 have gas fireplaces or cast-iron stoves, and 2 have spa tubs. Breakfast is included, and Okemo Mountain is 1.4 miles away.

Newfane · Inn

A 15-room Greek Revival inn at 21 West Street on the Newfane common, across from the 1825 Windham County Courthouse. Most rooms have spa tubs and fireplaces, and the 1832 Tavern & Pub is on site. The grounds include gardens along a creek that are used for weddings. Newfane is about 12 miles north of Brattleboro on Route 30.

Essex Junction · Resort / Spa

A resort in Essex, about 20 minutes from downtown Burlington, that was long the home of the New England Culinary Institute's Essex campus. Cooking classes still run on site, and the restaurants are The Lazy Goat Tavern and Junction, plus a bake shop. There is a full-service spa, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a hot tub, and The Links at Lang Farm golf course is nearby.

Brattleboro · Hotel

A 30-room Art Deco hotel at 50 Main Street in Brattleboro, built in 1938 by the Latchis family, with its original murals and terrazzo floors. The building's 750-seat theater shows new and independent films and live broadcasts, and there is a pub. A nonprofit now owns the hotel and theater, and some rooms take pets.

Brattleboro · Inn

A 6-room B&B in a 1929 French Baronial-style estate at 192 Putney Road in Brattleboro, with 4 rooms in the main house and 2 with private entrances in the carriage house. Rooms have private baths, queen beds and coffee stations, and breakfast is included. The gardens sit beside the West River, with walking trails nearby, and downtown Brattleboro is about half a mile south.

Craftsbury Common · Lodge / Outdoor Center

A nonprofit outdoor center on Lost Nation Road in Craftsbury Common, built around skiing, sculling, running, biathlon and cycling. Lodging ranges from modern hillside cabins and rustic lakeside cabins to dormitory rooms in Cedar Lodge, some with shared baths. The center also runs the Green Racing Project, a team of elite athletes who train there.

East Middlebury · Inn

A 14-room inn in East Middlebury in a building that dates to 1810, minutes from downtown Middlebury. Its exterior appeared as the Stratford Inn in the 1980s TV series Newhart. The inn has a restaurant and a pub. The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail and the Bread Loaf campus are a short drive up Route 125.

Chittenden · Resort

A resort on 700 lakefront acres along Chittenden Reservoir, with lodge rooms, cabins and guest houses. It has a 60-kilometer trail network for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, horseback riding, and a private beach with canoes and paddleboards. The property began as a farm. There is a restaurant and a tavern on site, and Killington is 11 miles away.

Peru · Lodge

A lodge on Route 11 in Peru, next door to Bromley Mountain, taking guests since 1924. There are 6 rooms in the main lodge, with gas fireplaces, and 3 freestanding cabins with kitchenettes. The restaurant serves house-made pasta, The Hut sells wood-fired pizza on weekends in season, and Bootlegger's Tavern serves family-style dinners in winter.

North Hero · Inn

A 23-room inn on 46 acres with half a mile of private shoreline on Lake Champlain in North Hero, with the Adirondacks visible across the water. Rooms are in the lakeside building and the Annex, and an 1880s farmhouse rents by the week. There are two clay tennis courts, a pitch-and-putt green, the Shore Acres Restaurant and the Bravo Zulu Lakeside Bar. It is open April through October, and dogs are welcome.

Norwich · Inn

An inn in Norwich village, a few minutes across the Connecticut River from Dartmouth College and Hanover. Rooms are in three buildings: the Main Inn, Ivy Lodge and Walker House. The inn has a historic dining room serving seasonal food, and Jasper Murdock's Alehouse brews its own beer on site. Hanover's restaurants and the Hopkins Center for the Arts are a short drive.

Montgomery Center · B&B

A B&B with rooms and suites in an 1880s Victorian house at 195 Main Street in Montgomery Center, 7 miles from Jay Peak. Every stay includes a full Vermont breakfast, and dogs are welcome in some suites. The Trout River runs through the village, and Montgomery's covered bridges are a short drive. It suits skiers who would prefer a small inn to the Jay Peak resort.

Landgrove · Inn

A 20-room inn in Landgrove, a small Vermont town with no traffic lights or commercial center, surrounded by farms, forest and the Long Trail. It is reached by dirt road, and cell service is patchy. Bromley and Okemo are both within driving range, and there is a pool and a tennis court for summer.