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    Where to Stay in Stowe

    Stowe sits below Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak at 4,393 feet, with a village that stays busy year-round. Mountain Road connects the village to the ski resort, lined with inns and restaurants, and the Stowe Recreation Path runs 5.3 miles beside it for walking and cycling. Lodging covers a wide range. Von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort, owned and run by the von Trapp family, sits on 2,600 acres with cross-country ski trails and its own brewery. The Lodge at Spruce Peak is a ski-in/ski-out resort at the mountain base, Topnotch Resort has a 35,000-square-foot spa, and Edson Hill is a 25-room manor inn on the hillside above town.

    von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort

    von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort

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    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.

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    Topnotch Resort

    Topnotch Resort

    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.

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    The Lodge at Spruce Peak

    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.

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    Stowe Motel & Snowdrift

    Stowe Motel & Snowdrift

    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.

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    Green Mountain Inn

    Green Mountain Inn

    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.

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    Edson Hill

    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 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.

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    Why Stay in Stowe

    • •Von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort, owned and run by the von Trapp family, has cross-country ski trails, four restaurants and a brewery on 2,600 acres.
    • •Stowe Mountain Resort covers both Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak, linked by a gondola.
    • •The Stowe Recreation Path runs 5.3 miles of flat, paved path from the village to the resort — good cycling in summer and a winter walk alternative to driving Mountain Road.

    What Makes This Area Interesting

    • •Stowe Mountain Resort: 116 trails across two peaks; Nosedive and National are the signature fall-line runs on Mansfield's face.
    • •Ben & Jerry's Factory: about 20 minutes south in Waterbury; tours and the flavor graveyard.
    • •Mount Mansfield: reached by gondola and by the toll road in summer and fall; the ridge walk to the Chin is a popular alpine hike.

    Frequently Asked

    December through March for skiing, July and August for hiking and summer activities, and mid-September through mid-October for foliage, which is at its peak in early October.

    Von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort is a 96-room lodge on 2,600 acres above town, with cross-country skiing and an Austrian style. The Lodge at Spruce Peak is a ski-in/ski-out resort at the mountain base, with a spa and more resort amenities. The first suits a quiet stay with cross-country skiing, and the second suits downhill skiers.

    Yes. Mountain biking, hiking and the Recreation Path make Stowe a summer destination. The Long Trail crosses the Mansfield ridge, and the gondola runs in summer and fall.