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    Where to Stay in Manchester, VT

    Manchester sits below Mount Equinox between the Taconic and Green Mountains, and it is one of southern Vermont's busiest towns. Hildene, the Lincoln family home, the Southern Vermont Arts Center, restaurants and the Orvis flagship store draw visitors in every season, with or without skiing. The Inn at Ormsby Hill, in a house first built in 1764, has 10 rooms with jetted tubs and a conservatory looking out on the Green Mountains; Robert Todd Lincoln and William Howard Taft were frequent visitors. The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa, a hotel since 1769, has 195 rooms, a golf course, a spa, a falconry program and a Land Rover off-road course.

    The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

    The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

    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.

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    The Inn at Ormsby Hill

    The Inn at Ormsby Hill

    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.

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    Why Stay in Manchester, VT

    • •Hildene, Robert Todd Lincoln's 412-acre estate, has the family's home, a working farm and a restored Pullman car.
    • •The Inn at Ormsby Hill, first built in 1764, has 10 rooms with jetted tubs and a hot country breakfast.
    • •The Equinox is one of the few Vermont properties with a full outdoor adventure school on-site — fly fishing, falconry, four-wheel drive courses, and a Land Rover driving school.

    What Makes This Area Interesting

    • •Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home: just south of Manchester Center; 412 acres with tours of the house, gardens and working farm.
    • •Southern Vermont Arts Center: just north of the village; contemporary and historic exhibitions across a 400-acre campus with an outdoor amphitheater.
    • •Orvis: the company's flagship fly-fishing and outdoor store is in Manchester Center.

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    Frequently Asked

    Yes. Hildene, the Arts Center, hiking on Mount Equinox and the restaurants make it work outside ski season, and fall foliage in the surrounding hardwoods is a busy time.

    A 3,848-foot peak behind the town, reached by a toll road, Skyline Drive, or on foot. The Carthusian monks' Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, the order's only monastery in North America, is on its slopes and closed to visitors, and the summit has long views on clear days.

    Both are Vermont villages with good lodging and restaurants. Manchester has more shopping and outdoor activities, while Woodstock is quieter, with a historic village green. They are about an hour and a quarter apart, so a two-day trip can include both.
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