Historic Inns of Vermont

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.