Vermont independent inns

A working farm in the hills of West Windsor where a handful of wood cabins sit within earshot of the sheep, each one outfitted with its own kitchen. Guests are sent off with complimentary eggs and produce from the property — the kind of breakfast that requires you to cook it yourself, which is rather the point. At 4.9 stars across 155 reviews, it's the sort of place people return to and then reluctantly tell their friends about.

Set down a country road in Reading, Vermont, Bailey's Mills is the kind of small bed & breakfast where the address itself "Baileys Mills Rd" tells you how long the place has been part of the landscape. Beyond overnight stays, the house opens up for weddings and gatherings, and pets are part of the welcome rather than an exception. Its perfect 5-star rating across a modest handful of guest reviews suggests a hands-on, personal kind of hospitality.

A three-room-review kind of place: East View Farm B&B sits well outside Springfield's center on Massey Road, a farmhouse address in the hills of southeastern Vermont. The handful of guests who have stayed give it a perfect five stars, which tells you more about the welcome than any brochure could. Details are few — this is a small, owner-run bed and breakfast that seems content to be found by those who look.

Built in 1904 as a Vermont governor's mansion, The Hartness House still keeps its most unusual inheritance: an antique telescope and an on-site museum tucked into the house's history. Guests can wander out to nearby hiking trails or retreat to the spa, and the grand rooms double as an event venue for Springfield gatherings. With a 4.5-star average across 184 reviews, it's the kind of place where the architecture is as much the draw as the bed.

Set in an 18th-century house on a quiet stretch of Depot Street in Proctorsville, the Golden Stage Inn keeps things unhurried and country-simple — gardens to wander, a seasonal outdoor pool, and the kind of breakfast-table warmth that earns a 4.9 across more than a hundred reviews. It's a small Vermont B&B in the truest sense, where the building's long history is part of the welcome rather than a marketing line.

A bed and breakfast set on a working farm along Back River Road, a few minutes outside the village of South Royalton, where guests can bed down in the house or opt for a glamping setup under the Vermont sky. Google lists it as both lodging and campground — a fair summary of an operation that straddles farmhouse hospitality and open-air stay. The 26 reviews on record hold a perfect 5-star average, and rooms are booked directly through a single Airbnb listing.

A 19th-century farmhouse on the western edge of Woodstock, Deer Brook Inn keeps its Vermont bones intact — period antiques fill the rooms, and mornings begin with a candlelit breakfast. It's a small, quietly run operation, and the 45 reviewers who've stayed have given it a perfect five stars. WiFi is the one concession to the present century.

Set in a restored 1878 house on Kingdom Road in Ludlow, this small Vermont B&B keeps its period bones while making room for a proper English pub — the kind of place where a nightcap feels like part of the stay. Outside, a garden gives way to the inn's own lake beach and dock, so mornings can start with coffee and water views rather than a drive to find them. Guests are notably devoted, rating it 4.9 across more than 100 reviews.

Set along VT-106 in the green folds of Perkinsville, this rustic-chic bed & breakfast pairs country quiet with serious cooking — a gourmet restaurant and tavern, a wine cellar beneath it all, and cookery classes that give the winter months a purpose. Guests rate it a near-perfect 4.9 across more than 200 reviews, and the inn doubles as a wedding and event venue for those who want the whole place to themselves.

A farmhouse inn set along Route 10 outside the village of Chester, in the green hill country of southern Vermont. It's a small operation — just fourteen Google reviews and a 4.6 average, the sort of place guests find rather than book by brand — and its listing carries both bed-and-breakfast and ski-area associations, hinting at winters spent close to the snow. Expect a rural roadside address and the unfussy rhythms of a working Vermont landscape.

A small bed & breakfast on South Main Street in Rochester, Vermont, the Pumpkin Patch sits right in the middle of a village of a few hundred people in the Green Mountains. With just 16 reviews to its name and a 4.9 rating, it reads as the kind of place where the host knows your coffee order by the second morning. The particulars are few, but the affection in the numbers is hard to miss.

Tucked down Dam Road in tiny Chittenden, Vermont, Fox Creek Inn is the kind of back-roads bed and breakfast you find only because someone told you about it. Guests rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 41 reviews — the sort of consensus that small, owner-run inns earn one breakfast at a time. It keeps its own website and its own name, with no chain affiliation in sight.

A small bed & breakfast set along Route 5 just north of Windsor, Vermont, All Hallows Inn keeps a low profile in a corner of New England better known for covered bridges than crowds. With just a handful of reviews to its name — all of them perfect marks — it reads as the kind of place where the guest book matters more than the marketing.

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.

A small roadside inn on Vermont Route 100 in Pittsfield, a village barely wider than the river it's named for. The inn shares its identity with the Clear River Tavern, so lodging and a place to eat and drink sit under one roof — handy in a stretch of the Green Mountains where the next town is a winding drive away. Guests rate it unusually highly, with a 4.8 average across more than 225 reviews.

Tucked along East River Road in the small Green Mountain town of Lincoln, The Old Hotel is a bed and breakfast whose name nods to a longer life before this one. Guests give it a near-perfect 4.8, though the count is small — the sort of place found by word of mouth rather than billboard. Come for the quiet of rural Vermont and the kind of welcome that only a handful of rooms can offer.

Tucked down a quiet lane in Mendon, just east of Killington, The Red Clover occupies a 19th-century Vermont property where old-world details — dark wood, warm patina, an unhurried sense of scale — set the tone. Mornings begin with breakfast included, and evenings can be spent without leaving the grounds, thanks to a polished on-site restaurant. Guests rate it highly (4.8 across 185 reviews), and the inn also hosts gatherings and events.

A bed-and-breakfast tucked onto a quiet residential terrace in Bellows Falls, the Harvest Barn Inn sits in Vermont's Town of Rockingham, within easy reach of the village below. Its guests are unusually devoted: 166 reviews and a perfect 5-star average suggest the kind of attentive, personal hosting that larger properties rarely manage.

Set along a quiet country road in Fairfax, Vermont, this farmhouse bed and breakfast trades lobby bustle for pasture views and the unhurried pace of northern Vermont. With 58 guests averaging a 4.6-star welcome, it's the sort of small, owner-run place where the details are personal rather than standardized.

A bed and breakfast tucked along East Arlington Road in the green folds of southern Vermont, Country Willows keeps things small — a single glowing review stands as its entire public record. Arlington itself is the draw: a quiet village of back roads and river bends, the kind of place where the inn is simply where you sleep between wanderings.

Set along Vermont Route 100 in tiny Pittsfield, the Swiss Farm Inn is a small country bed and breakfast on one of the state's most-driven scenic byways \u2014 the kind of place travelers pull into after a day in the Green Mountains. Guests rate it unusually highly (4.8 across more than 100 reviews), a consistency that tends to come from hands-on hosts rather than a front desk. Details beyond its roadside setting are best confirmed directly with the innkeepers.

Set along Simonsville Road in the green folds of Andover, Vermont, The INN Between pairs guest rooms with the Which Way Tavern — a bar and restaurant where the kitchen turns out vegan and vegetarian plates alongside the usual roadhouse pours. It's the kind of place where dinner and a nightcap happen a staircase away from your bed, and where 83 guests have left it a 4.8-star reputation. A small, dual-purpose stop for travelers crossing southern Vermont's back roads.

A bed and breakfast tucked onto a residential street in St. Johnsbury, the small Vermont town at the gateway to the Northeast Kingdom. Guests have been uncommonly generous in their praise — a 4.9 average across 67 reviews — which tends to say more about a host than any brochure can.

A single riverfront house on River Street, steps from the heart of Woodstock village. Listed as a guest house rather than a hotel, it's the kind of whole-home stay where the water out back and the walkable village out front do most of the work. Details are few — the property keeps its own small website at 18river.com.

Tucked down Old CCC Road in the Green Mountain hamlet of Shrewsbury, this small Vermont bed & breakfast trades lobbies and keycards for a rural back-road address and a handful of guest rooms. Its five reviews are unanimous in their praise — the kind of perfect score a place earns only by hosting a few guests at a time, and hosting them well.

A bed & breakfast set along a country road in Shoreham, deep in Vermont's Champlain Valley farm country. The name says most of what the setting promises: quiet, rural, and well off the main road. Details are few, but this is the kind of small guesthouse that trades on stillness rather than amenities lists.

A small inn just west of Woodstock village that pairs lodging with a gallery, as its name suggests — art and a place to sleep under one roof. With only a couple dozen reviews averaging 4.6, it reads as the kind of quietly run Vermont address that guests find rather than advertise.

A five-room-scale bed & breakfast tucked onto a residential street in Rutland, the Antique Mansion trades on exactly what its name promises: a period Vermont house given over to guests rather than a lobby and a keycard. Reviewers have been unusually consistent in their affection, holding it at a 4.8 across 46 write-ups. It's a practical base for the surrounding Green Mountains, and an unfussy one.

Set along Main Street in Rochester, a small village tucked into Vermont's Green Mountains, The Stable Inn is a modest lodging house with a name that nods to its barn-country surroundings. Guests rate it highly — 4.6 stars across 94 reviews — and it keeps its own quiet corner of the web rather than a booking-engine storefront. Expect a village-scale stay within walking distance of the town's small commercial strip.

Tucked onto Pleasant Street just off Woodstock's village green, The Vesper is a small Vermont bed & breakfast that has quietly earned near-perfect marks from its guests — a 4.9 across nearly 250 reviews, the kind of number that usually points to a host who knows everyone's name by breakfast. It's the sort of place that trades on walkable New England village life rather than amenity checklists.

Set on a quiet back road above the village of Grafton, Woodchuck Hill Farm is a Vermont bed and breakfast with a working-farm name and a rural address to match. With only a handful of guest reviews on record, it remains a little-known stop in the southern Vermont hills — the kind of place you find by looking rather than by being advertised to.

Tucked onto Miller Brook Road just off Killington's slopes, Snowed Inn trades polish for rustic warmth — wood-framed rooms, a buffet breakfast to fuel a day on the mountain, and an outdoor hot tub that earns its keep come February. Wi-Fi throughout means you can check the snow report without leaving the fire-lit comfort of the lodge. Guests rate it 4.8 across more than 340 reviews, which says plenty about the welcome.

A small lodge set along Route 4 just outside Killington, Vermont, Turn of River Lodge keeps things simple in ski country s near the mountain. Guests rate it highly s 4.6 stars across some 140 reviews s suggesting a place that earns its reputation through hospitality rather than polish. It runs its own website and books directly, without a corporate parent in sight.

A small chalet tucked along Roundabout Road in Killington, Vermont, Viewmont trades the scale of mountain-town resorts for something far quieter. With just a handful of reviews to its name — and a 4.7 rating among them — it reads as the kind of place found by word of mouth rather than billboard. Details are few, which is often the mark of a house that lets the Green Mountains do the talking.

A straightforward roadside motel on Route 4 just west of Woodstock village, Sleep Woodstock keeps things refreshingly simple: warm, tidy rooms outfitted with microwaves, coffeemakers and free Wi-Fi. The 4.9-star average across more than 600 reviews suggests guests find the welcome here unusually attentive for the category — the kind of place travelers remember for the hosting rather than the frills. A practical Green Mountain base for anyone who'd rather spend their money on the drive than the room.

A small lodging tucked along Vermont Route 100 in Plymouth, The Antler House sits on one of New England's most scenic drives, deep in the Green Mountains. With just four Google reviews — all of them perfect scores — it reads as the kind of under-the-radar place found by word of mouth rather than billboard. Details are few, but the setting speaks for itself: quiet, rural, and close to the state's classic mountain country.

A small bed and breakfast set along Route 7A in Arlington, in Vermont's Battenkill valley, The Whitney House Inn keeps a low profile — just seven Google reviews, nearly all of them glowing. With a 4.9 rating from that handful of guests, it reads as the kind of place where the innkeeper likely knows your name by the second morning.

A small inn set along Route 4 in Bridgewater, deep in central Vermont, the Raspberry Inn keeps a low profile compared with the region's larger lodgings. Its handful of Google reviews are unanimous cfive stars across the board cwhich tends to be the signature of a place run by people who know every guest by name. Bookings run through a single family-style B&B site rather than any booking conglomerate.

Set along the Ottauquechee just west of Woodstock village, this vintage-chic inn leans into its riverside setting with rooms that look out over the water. Mornings bring complimentary breakfast; later, a bistro and bar keep guests from having to venture far. Google listings also tie it to skiing, making it a practical base for Vermont's cold-weather pursuits.

Set along Woodstock Road in Quechee, this small Vermont inn draws unusually warm marks from travelers passing through the Upper Valley — a 4.8 average across more than 400 reviews. It's a straightforward country lodging in one of Vermont's prettiest river villages, within easy reach of Woodstock and the Quechee Gorge.

Set along US Route 4 in the small Green Mountain village of Bridgewater, this independently run lodging keeps things quiet and unfussy between Woodstock and the Killington ridgeline. With 34 reviews averaging 4.5 stars, it has the feel of a place discovered by word of mouth rather than billboard. Details are sparse by design — most of what you'll learn comes from the host directly.

HomeOkemo is a single-unit private rental tucked on a residential lane in Ludlow, Vermont, the small mountain town that grew up around Okemo. Bookings run through a direct VRBO listing rather than a front desk, so the whole place is yours for the stay. With just a handful of guest reviews averaging 4.7, it reads as a quiet, under-the-radar base for a New England mountain weekend.

A single cottage tucked along Kingdom Road in Plymouth, Vermont, pitched squarely at families who want their days split between water, slopes, and something warm in a glass. The listing name says it plainly — swim, ski, sip — and the Green Mountain setting does the rest. Details are sparse beyond the cottage itself, so expect a self-catered base rather than a staffed inn.

A single lodging unit tucked into the Ledgewood complex on the edge of Ludlow, Vermont \u2014 a small mountain town in the southern Green Mountains. The listing itself is spare on detail: a numbered door (D6) on Ledgewood Road rather than a front desk and a lobby. Best understood as a private base in ski country for travelers who'd rather have their own key than a concierge.

A chalet tucked along Lombard Hill Road in Killington, within reach of Vermont's largest ski mountain. With just nine reviews to its name — all of them five stars — it reads as a small, word-of-mouth sort of stay rather than a marquee address.

Tucked onto Harrison Lane in Ludlow, Vermont, Winterplace at Okemo is a condominium community set within easy reach of Okemo Mountain, where the rhythm of the season sets the pace. It's run as an owners' association rather than a front-desk operation, so stays here feel more like borrowing a friend's mountain place than checking into a hotel. Guests rate it 4.4 out of five across 39 reviews.

Tucked along Solitude Road on the edge of Ludlow, Vermont, this is lodging of the quiet, tucked-back sort — a cluster of buildings within the larger Solitude Village development rather than a standalone inn. The handful of guests who have reviewed it rate it highly, at 4.8 stars, though the listing itself offers little beyond its mountain-village address. Come for the setting and the stillness the name promises; details are best confirmed directly with the property.

Set on Mountain Road at the foot of Okemo in Ludlow, Vermont, this resort-run lodge places guests within the orbit of the ski area's base facilities. It operates as one of Okemo's signature properties rather than a standalone inn, and reviews are few — a 3.6 average across just 13 ratings.

Set at the base of Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, Jackson Gore Inn trades quaint for convenience: ski-in access, pools and a sauna for the after-lift thaw, and on-site dining just steps from your room. Warmer months bring golf and mini-golf to the same slopes, while winter adds ice skating to the mix. It's a practical, unfussy base — Google's own summary calls it modest — with 925 reviewers landing it at a solid 4.4.

Jackson Gore Village sits at the end of its own road in Ludlow, Vermont, tucked into the base area of Okemo Mountain Resort, whose site handles its bookings. It's resort lodging in the truest sense temp— a purpose-built village address rather than a country inn that trades on proximity to the mountain. With only a handful of Google reviews and a middling 3.7 rating, it remains a lightly documented stay in a well-known Vermont ski town.