Six Rooms, And They Are Not Alike
Rates are per night for two, breakfast included. Two of the six are separate buildings on the property — say so when you write and we will tell you which is free.
Two-night minimum in foliage season and on winter weekends. Midweek in April and November, ask us about the quiet rate.
Thirty-Two Winters On The Mountain Road
The inn was a dairy farm until 1994, when the barn came down to the frame and went back up as six rooms. We have run it ourselves since 2011 — the fire, the bread, the plowing, the lot.
What has not changed in thirty-two years is the shape of the day. Coffee from six-thirty. Breakfast until ten. The fire lit at four whether or not anyone is sitting by it. Dinner Thursday to Sunday at one long table, because a table for two in a room of six tables is a restaurant, and this is an inn.
- Innkeeperson the property every night of the year
- Twelveacres of meadow, brook and hardwood
- DinnerThursday to Sunday, one seating, one table
- Eightminutes to the lifts, four to Stowe Village
Rooms, Table And Twelve Acres
What Each Season Is Actually Like
People ask when to come. The honest answer is that it depends what you want from it.
Winter — December To March
Eight minutes to the lifts, the fire going, and the mudroom full of gear. Weekends book well ahead; midweek in January is the best value of the year.
Mud Season — April And May
Quiet, cheap and underrated. The brook is loud, the trails are a mess, and you will have the great room to yourself. We close the last week of April.
Summer — June To August
Meadow, swimming holes and the long table outside when it is warm enough. Cooler here at night than you expect — bring a layer.
Foliage — Late September To Mid-October
The busiest three weeks we have, and the reason a lot of people first come. Two-night minimum, and book it in spring if you want a weekend.
What There Is To Do Once You Put The Car Away
The Mountain Road runs from Stowe Village up to the gondola, and the inn sits about halfway along it. The recreation path crosses our lower field, so you can walk into the village for dinner without touching the road.
In winter that is skiing, and in summer it is the swimming holes up the notch, the brewery in Waterbury, and about forty miles of trail you can reach without driving.
- ✓Stowe Mountain lifts — 8 minutes by car
- ✓Stowe Village — 4 minutes, or 25 on the rec path
- ✓Smugglers' Notch — 20 minutes when the road is open
- ✓Burlington airport — 50 minutes
Leaf Season Weekends Go By March
The last three weeks of September and the first two of October are the only dates we regularly turn people away from. If those are your dates, write now and we will hold them while you decide.
The Questions We Get Every Week
How far is the inn from the lifts?
Eight minutes by car to the Stowe Mountain base, and about four in the other direction to Stowe Village. The recreation path crosses our lower field, so in summer you can walk or ride into the village for dinner without going near the road.
Is dinner included, and can we eat here every night?
Dinner is served Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at one seating around one long table, and it is charged separately — around $65 a head. Monday to Wednesday the kitchen is closed and we will happily book you somewhere in the village. Breakfast is included every day.
Do you take children or dogs?
Children are welcome in The Mountain Suite and The Sugarhouse, which are the two spaces with room for them and enough distance from everyone else. We do not take dogs — one of us is allergic, which we mention so you are not surprised at the door.
What is the cancellation policy?
Fourteen days or more before arrival, a full refund. Inside fourteen days it is half, and inside forty-eight hours it is the whole stay, because at six rooms a late cancellation is very hard to refill. Talk to us if something genuinely goes wrong — we use judgment.
Is there a minimum stay?
Two nights on winter weekends and right through foliage season, from late September to mid-October. Midweek and in the shoulder seasons a single night is fine, and April and November are the quietest and cheapest weeks of the year.
When should we come?
Foliage is the postcard and it books by March. Winter midweek is the best value. April and November are very quiet and very cheap, and summer is greener and cooler than most people expect. There is a season-by-season answer further up this page.
Check Dates
Send us when you would like to come and we will write back today with what is free. Nothing is charged until you say yes.