Cabins and homes of all sizes make mountain resort stay even more special
Family-owned Sterling Ridge Resort offers a variety of cabins and vacation homes for every type of traveler. Whether you're planning a romantic getaway, family vacation, reunion, or group retreat, you'll find accommodations to fit your needs—from cozy studio cabins and one-bedroom retreats to luxury log cabins and spacious homes. Dog-friendly options are available, so the whole family can join the adventure. Surrounded by Vermont's natural beauty, guests enjoy access to walking trails, a private pond for fishing and paddling, a seasonal outdoor pool, game room, and an on-site spa. With unique lodging, resort amenities, and a peaceful mountain setting, Sterling Ridge offers the perfect blend of comfort, privacy, relaxation, and outdoor recreation.
Hill Farm is a boutique hotel with the soul of a working farm, 70 acres along the Battenkill River, welcoming guests since 1790. Every room reflects intentional, thoughtful details, and a farm-to-table menu at The Restaurant at Hill Farm is built around what's growing just outside. As a Select Registry member and Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge, Hill Farm pairs genuine Vermont hospitality with direct access to the land: river, garden, and countryside are all part of the stay. Every guest gets real attention and real care, down to the smallest detail, so the stay itself feels like the point.
Resort’s on-site spa offers the ultimate in relaxing, reinvigorating, restorative treatments
The Spa at the Woodstock Inn & Resort invites relaxation from the moment you step into the Great Room, a peaceful sanctuary with comfortable seating, natural light, and a seasonal wood-burning fireplace. Enter your intimate therapy room for treatments including restorative massages, seasonal body treatments, soothing facials, reflexology, and Reiki. A variety of additional wellness services include a studio with mindfulness, meditation, and yoga sessions, specialty therapy enhancements like infrared saunas with halotheraphy and oxygen, and a boutique with curated products. After your treatment, relax through the four-season outdoor courtyard, breathe in the Scandinavian cedar sauna or take a dip into restorative whirlpool waters. In the summer, go for a swim in the outdoor pool.
Woodstock Inn & Resort has been voted one of the Top 10 Resorts in New England in the 2026 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.
Bed-and-breakfast inn comfortable, convenient headquarters for exploring Burlington
The Lang House on Main Street, where 19th-century charm meets 21st-century service, is a comfortable, convenient location for families ready to explore Burlington, VT and Northern Vermont area. All 11 guest rooms, including two in the cottage-like Carriage House, have en suite bathrooms, wifi and air conditioning. A sumptuous, nutritious breakfast is served each morning featuring everything from pancakes and waffles to egg dishes and granola. Home-baked goodies are offered every afternoon. The bustling Church Street Marketplace, a pedestrian-only area with fun shops, restaurants and cultural venues, is just three blocks away. Nearby activities include biking, walking and jogging at Waterfront Park, farmers markets and hiking paths. It’s just a short drive to the Shelburne Museum and to Shelburne Farms, with a children’s farmyard.
Close to activities, attractions, this mountain resort is relaxing, affordable, family-friendly
Relaxing, affordable and family-friendly, The Pointe at Castle Hill Resort and Spa will make you feel like you have checked into a home-away-from-home. Suites have bunk beds, washer-dryers, full kitchens, jetted tubs and gas fireplaces. With spacious dining and living rooms, comfort is front and center. And so is fun! Activities nearby include alpine and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowboarding, ice skating, horseback riding, hiking and biking. In the non-snow season, go zip lining or zoom down the slopes on a mountain coaster. There’s mountain biking, kayaking and canoeing. Visit the Vermont Country Store or the interesting shops in the area’s inviting towns and villages. See what farm life was like in the 1890s at the Billings Farm & Museum, visit a cheese factory, or walk through a covered bridge.
Whole house historic home rentals serve as inspirational Vermont retreats for two to eight people
Stay in the beautiful home, carriage house, or stable built for author Rudyard Kipling; a charming cabin once part of a sugar-making operation; or an 1800s farmhouse with apple orchard views. Those are the unique options offered by the Landmark Trust USA, the nonprofit organization that has lovingly preserved these historic Vermont properties, which represent architectural styles from 1849 to 1915. Fully furnished with well-equipped kitchens, bed and bath linens, and wifi, the homes, which sleep from two to eight people, are comfortable, inspirational retreats. One is dog-friendly, and all are close to a variety of outdoor activities, farms, and cultural amenities. Guests can order a basket of breakfast or dessert goodies to enhance their visit.
At this farm inn, love of the land, and belief in sustainability, are shared with guests
At the Liberty Hill Farm & Inn, the top priority is to provide a fulfilling farm experience for every guest. And given the number of guests who return year after year, it’s a job well done. From fabulous home-cooked meals using fresh, local ingredients (sometimes picked by guests) to letting guests learn how to milk a cow, the farm promotes both healthy, sustainable living – and fun. The inn, a pioneer in the agritourism movement, supports the Keep Local Farms initiative and was Vermont’s first Green Agritourism Enterprise. The owners are members of the Cabot Creamery dairy co-op, where sustainability and innovation are key. Sharing the love of the land and farming is central to the inn, where guests can pick berries, hike through wildflower fields, swim, fish – and milk cows.
Award-winning restaurant features gourmet cuisine served in casual but elegant atmosphere
The lovely location, world-class service, the creative menu: Come see why guests rave about their dining experience at The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant. The restaurant features contemporary American cooking in a relaxed yet elegantly upscale atmosphere. The seasonal menus showcase local produce, meats, cheese and other products. You might start with lobster and brie fondue, moving to grilled local filet mignon. In addition to the comfortable main dining room, there is al fresco dining in season on the covered terrace, with views of the gardens and Mt. Equinox. (The restaurant has multiple Wine Spectator awards for its wine list). Ask about the Vermont Epicurean Experience, which includes lodging, dinner, as well as wine and cheese in your room.
Sophisticated dining atmosphere combined with artfully presented gourmet cuisine
A diverse, beautifully crafted menu and sophisticated surroundings combine to provide guests at the Castle Hill Resort and Spa’s restaurant an unforgettable dining experience. The French-influenced American cuisine offered in a prix fixe, three-course seasonal gourmet meal might include steamed Prince Edward Island mussels, New England lobster bisque, beef Wellington or slow-roasted rack of lamb. The restaurant features local, fresh produce, quality meats and freshly made desserts. And the room they are served in is a true wonder, with the opulent glow of candles against wood paneling, the quiet chime of a grandfather clock and understated music in the background. It’s an intimate, elegant atmosphere in which to enjoy a carefully prepared and presented meal. Ask about the resort’s gourmet getaway package.
Fall in the Green Mountains: Harvest Bounty & Fiery Colors
Vermont is a place, but also a state of mind that revels in outdoor beauty, good food, and the preservation of unique small towns and cities. Visitors love Vermont for its colorful fall foliage; ski resorts including Killington, Smugglers' Notch, Ascutney, Stowe, and Mount Snow; mountain vistas; and attractions for families and kids. Although Vermont is an inland state, there are wonderful beaches along Lake Champlain, along with many lakes, streams, and swimming holes.
In the center of this region is Green Mountain National Forest, which welcomes nature lovers all year. Major ski areas here include Killington, Okemo, Sugarbush, and Middlebury. Families can enjoy the outdoors and get hands-on with nature at Billings Farm & Museum and the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Woodstock, VT, the New England Maple Museum in Rutland, VT. The state capitol of Montpelier, VT is fun and full of activity. The Vermont Country Store in Weston, VT is treasure house of nostalgic shopping.
The term Northeast Kingdom was a distinction first mentioned by former Governor George Aiken in the late 1940s to refer to the natural majestic beauty of the area, which follows the northern reaches of the Connecticut River alongside New Hampshire from St. Johnsbury, VT to the Canadian border, then east to the eastern edge of the Green Mountains at Jay Peak. Much of the area is pristine wilderness - great forests and hilly plains that provide the perfect setting for camping or hunting, dotted with glacial lakes including Lake Memphremagog, which stretches from the city of Newport, VT deep into Quebec, Canada.
In the state's northwestern corner you can find the dynamic city of Burlington, VT, right on the shore of lush Lake Champlain and a great place to be for good food, entertainment, a lake excursion or public festival. The nearby state capitol Montpelier, VT is the smallest, and one of the prettiest, in the entire country. The ski areas here are among the most recognized names in the world for winter sports - Stowe and Smugglers' Notch, VT. Families and kids have plenty to do in the area, from a visit to the cows at the Ben & Jerry's factory in Waterbury, VT to a journey into history or science at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT.
A short drive from New York and Boston, Southern Vermont has a great mix of year-round outdoor activities, historic sites, outlet shopping, beautiful village greens, fall foliage, and covered bridges. The area's large ski areas at Stratton, Peru, West Dover and Londonderry, VT offer great family fun in summer as well as winter. Principal towns are Brattleboro, VT - artsy and bohemian; Bennington, VT - home of Norman Rockwell; and Manchester, VT - a historic resort town with great shopping.
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