Remote Vermont Retreats & Cabins
Vermont gets remote faster than most northeastern states. The Northeast Kingdom in the north has a vast and largely unpopulated landscape that feels nothing like the ski-resort corridor. Southern Vermont's hill towns thin out quickly past the I-91 exits. The properties that have set themselves up deliberately for remove — rather than simply happening to be rural — tend to be in the zones between the well-known destinations: the hill towns above Woodstock, the Northeast Kingdom, the back roads between the ski areas.
14 Properties
Hyde Away Inn
Waitsfield · Inn
A 16-room country inn on a back road in Waitsfield, with a restaurant, bar, and access to snowshoe and cross-country trails from the property. Sugarbush and Mad River Glen are a short drive. Quiet and rural, without trying to be a destination in itself — a functional, well-priced mountain base.
Inn at Mountain View Farm
East Burke · Inn / Farm
A 14-room inn on a 440-acre farm in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, with Burke Mountain ski area and the Kingdom Trails mountain bike network both accessible from the property. The farm has working animals; the setting is classic NEK — rolling pastures, wide skies, mountains in every direction. One of the better positioned properties for outdoor recreation in northern Vermont.
The Village Inn of East Burke
East Burke · Inn
A small inn in the village of East Burke, directly in the Kingdom Trails mountain bike network hub. Burke Mountain is walkable in winter; Kingdom Trails trails begin feet from the door. The price point is one of the best in Vermont for trail-access lodging. A no-frills base for the outdoor recreation crowd.
Jay Peak Resort
Jay · Resort
A full-service ski resort in Vermont's far north, known for receiving more natural snow than any other resort in the East — the northern location traps lake-effect and northwest-flow storms. The Tram Haus Lodge and other on-mountain lodging options come with direct ski access and access to the Pump House indoor waterpark. The most remote major ski resort in Vermont.
The Inn on Trout River
Montgomery · Inn
A 10-room Victorian inn on the Trout River in Montgomery Center, a small village known for its covered bridges — six within a few miles. Jay Peak is nearby in winter; the Trout River and surrounding Northeast Kingdom landscape make it a summer and fall property as well. One of the more charming and genuinely quiet properties in northern Vermont.
The Grafton Inn
Grafton · Inn
A 45-room inn in Grafton, a village restored almost entirely by the Windham Foundation in the 1960s–70s to preserve its 19th-century character. The inn itself dates to 1801. Grafton is the most deliberately preserved village in Vermont — no billboards, carefully maintained buildings, a creamery producing aged cheddar next door. An unusual Vermont experience.
Edson Hill
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 building has 1940s bones; the property has operated as a lodge almost continuously since then. Quieter and more removed than Mountain Road, with a rural New England manor character.
The Four Columns Inn
Newfane · Inn
A 15-room inn on the Newfane common, across from the 1825 Windham County Courthouse — one of the most photographed buildings in Vermont. Greek Revival architecture, a pool, and a restaurant that's been part of the property since the 1960s. Newfane is a pristine 19th-century village that receives relatively few visitors. One of the quieter and more authentic southern Vermont options.
Craftsbury Outdoor Center
Craftsbury Common · Lodge / Outdoor Center
A cross-country skiing, rowing, running, and mountain biking center in Craftsbury Common in the Northeast Kingdom, with lodge and cottage accommodations. Olympic and national team athletes train here in the summer; in winter it runs one of Vermont's best Nordic ski networks. Not a spa retreat — a working athletic training facility that opens its lodging to general guests. The common itself is among the most beautiful in New England.
Waybury Inn
East Middlebury · Inn
A 14-room inn in East Middlebury with a documented Vermont pedigree — the exterior was used as the Stratford Inn in the 1980s TV series Newhart. The building dates to 1810; the bar has been a local gathering point for generations. The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail and Bread Loaf Writer's Conference grounds are nearby. A classic Vermont country inn.
The Mountain Top Inn & Resort
Chittenden · Resort
A 65-room resort on 700 acres above Chittenden Reservoir, with cross-country and snowshoe trail networks, horseback riding, boating, and long views over the reservoir and surrounding mountains. Killington is nearby in winter. A four-season outdoor resort that prioritizes the natural setting over amenities — the views and the trail network are the product.
West River Lodge
Newfane · Lodge
A nine-room horse farm and lodge on the West River in Newfane, with equestrian facilities, fishing, and direct river access. The lodge has operated as a guest property for decades. Newfane village is nearby. The West River valley is quiet and scenic, with Route 30 connecting it to Brattleboro and the Connecticut River.
Phineas Swann Bed & Breakfast Inn
Montgomery Center · B&B
An eight-room B&B in an 1880s Victorian house in Montgomery Center, near Jay Peak. The covered bridges of Montgomery are a short drive; the Trout River runs through town. An intimate, personal alternative to the resort properties at Jay — the kind of inn that lets you feel like a traveler rather than a ski package.
The Village Inn of Landgrove
Landgrove · Inn
A 20-room inn in Landgrove, a small Vermont town with no traffic lights and no commercial center — just farms, forests, and the Long Trail. Bromley and Okemo ski areas are both within range. A pool and tennis court in summer. One of Vermont's genuinely remote inn options — accessed by dirt road, no cell signal in spots.
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- •The Northeast Kingdom (Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties) is Vermont's least-visited region — the towns are small, the lakes are numerous, and the properties there are not competing for the Stowe or Manchester crowd. For genuine remoteness within a driveable distance of Boston, it's one of the better options in New England.
- •Several remote Vermont properties are built around private ponds or lake frontage — Vermont's lake density is high even outside the Champlain Basin, and lakefront access at a remote property is a specific kind of quiet that's hard to replicate elsewhere.
- •The remoteness of Vermont hill towns is more pronounced in winter, when seasonal closures thin the service infrastructure further. The best remote properties for winter are the ones that are genuinely self-contained: they don't require you to leave for food or entertainment.
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