Pond independent inns

Set along a quiet road in South Woodstock, this 19th-century inn keeps its Vermont bones — a country property where a pond sits just beyond the door and the day can be organized entirely around meals. There's a restaurant and café on site, so dinner never requires leaving the grounds, and free Wi-Fi keeps the outside world within reach if you want it. Reviewers rate it 4.3 across more than a hundred stays.