This was our 3rd time here in the past few years. They…read morehave truly upped their game with a new chef and menu. Four of us had dinner at the Inn and had an amazing experience. The service was friendly, attentive, and prompt from the moment we sat down. We started with some incredible cocktails and shared the smoked maple flash-fried Brussels sprouts, which were outstanding. Between the four of us, we had the Filet Mignon, Iberico pork tenderloin, day boat scallops, and the lemongrass-infused striped bass. Every single dish was cooked perfectly and packed with flavor. It's rare that everyone at the table loves what they ordered, but that was definitely the case. Chef Dylan Taylor's new menu is fantastic, and it really shows. Everything felt fresh, creative, and thoughtfully prepared without being overdone. The dining room is elegant but still feels warm and comfortable. And a special shoutout to owner George, who was incredibly warm and welcoming. You can tell he genuinely cares about making sure everyone has a great experience. From the food and cocktails to the service and atmosphere, everything was spot on. We can't wait to come back and would highly recommend the Pitcher Inn if you're in the Mad River Valley.

TLDR: perhaps the best meal I've had in Vermont, and a great choice for anyone in the area…read more The dining room at The Pitcher Inn has a 3-course or 4-course pre fixe menus available for dinner, and you can chose any combination in the menu (except the entrees more than once). 3-courses was filling for me. Dinner started with an anchovy amuse-bouche that had a nice savory taste. They even offered a free glass of champagne for my birthday. The grilled octopus was nice and light, and the cauliflower was okay with the dish. It was a smaller potion, but left room for the remaining courses. The tagliatelle was cooked well and the tomatoes and mushrooms added nicely to the dish. This was a nice sized portion, and definitely filling. The chocolate raspberry tart was more on the chocolatey side. Maybe my least favorite course from those I had, but nonetheless still good. The check came with petit four which was a nice touch. My waiter, Sergiu, was delightful and made me feel welcome the entire time. I really enjoyed my dinner here and would look to return.

We spent a wonderful three nights at this charming Inn . Lori makes delicious and varied healthy…read morebreakfasts. She accommodates special diets. We stayed in the ground floor suite and it was so airy and light. The Inn is kept very clean and it was a delight to meet her family. Across the street there is a barn with chickens, goats, and a horse. The views from any room are lovely. She also baked cookies or brownies and tea or coffee is available anytime of the day. We loved the historic town of Waitsfield. Sugarbush is only 15 minutes away. Another day we had a lovely drive to the Van Trapp resort where we cross country skied. It's a very relaxing place to stay. Lori recommended three very good nearby restaurants for dinner.

Absolutely charming and unforgettable! Our stay at the Yellow Farmhouse Inn (for two weekends!) in…read moreVermont was excellent! Monte and Lori were incredibly hospitable and made us feel right at home from the moment we walked in. The inn itself was picturesque, cozy, and elegant (think GIlmore Girls in Vermont). Breakfast was a standout--the fresh eggs from their own chickens made for excellent omelets, as well as delicious pancakes and homemade pastries. If you're looking for a serene getaway with delicious food and warm, welcoming hosts, the Yellow Farmhouse Inn is the perfect choice. Highly recommended!

Though there was no TV, no ice at all, no housekeeping service, and a limited breakfast, I took the…read morebest picture I've ever taken of any hotel room I've ever been! However, I would never return.

Absolutely awful experience. I booked a room at The Waitsfield Inn eight months in advance for a…read morewedding, and on the morning of the wedding, they called to say they'd overbooked and we no longer had a place to stay. No apology, no urgency -- just a casual "we'll find you something else." Not long before the wedding, they finally came up with another B&B -- 20 minutes farther away, completely screwing up our plans. We had no ride back after the wedding. The new B&B cost $250 more and they said they'd cover the difference. But that turned into another mess. I called three times, and every time Frank lied, saying variations of "the check's in the mail" or "I'm sending the check tomorrow." Not true. I've been chasing him down for two months and still haven't been paid. If you make a mistake, own it and make things right, don't lie or jerk people around. This whole experience is incredibly frustrating and unprofessional. I'd never stay here or recommend it to anyone.

What a lovely respite! We found Mad River Inn as a haven from the overheated yurt we had booked…read more The owners (Brandon and Susanna) let us know we weren't the first yurt stayers they had rescued. And what a rescue! From an abundance of tea options to daily fresh cookies to some wonderful recommendations, we were comfortable from the start of our stay to the end. The real bed and air conditioning were just cherries on top! We felt taken care of and had a lovely time.

This ICU RN needed respite after a very long day leaf peeping and hoping for that one more than…read moredecent photo (amateur photographer). "I need a place to rest my weary bones" what is nearby? So very thankful I was near the Mad River Inn B&B!! My requirements were simple-a bed, a pillow and sleep...I'm gone early am was the plan. Then I met The innkeepers/my hosts. From the moment I entered the home I truly felt cared for! By far the best stay I've had anywhere in this world (I travel a lot). Beautiful place, lots of charm, love the antiques! Lovely rooms! The tea and coffee stations were superb...I'm a diehard coffee drinker but the tea station (selections and dainty china teacups) hooked me. The yummy homemade cookies, ice water, snacks and sodas were such lovely touches! The books, history, information, touristy flyers etc WOW! Curl up by a fireplace or fire pit, sink into a chair, kick off your shoes (oops, right they were already off and left at the door!) revised that early escape plan .....I did not want to leave! Breakfast was beyond amazing and delicious (omelet-eye rolling fresh gooey cheese, and fresh fruit.) The other guests were mostly returning guest or friend of someone who had stayed here. Friendliest people ever! Felt very at home with this entire way too short stay. The total kicker for me was when I returned home....took 425 leaf peeping and Vermont photos and the only ones I truly loved and felt were spectacular were taken in the back yard of the Mad River Tavern!!! Loved this so much that I am Seriously rethinking my February birthday trip NH and my usual place (15 years)....it was that wonderful of a stay at the Mad River Inn. Already referred two coworkers here.

I was 11 years old when the Sound of Music first opened in theatres, and I've been a huge fan of…read moreanyone or anything related to that movie or period in history. The fact that the story was true and that this famous singing family settled in Stowe, VT because it reminded them of their homeland, well, it's been a long-time dream of mine to visit the Von Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe and feel the connection in person. And so I did... in July 2025, some SIXTY years after seeing the Sound of Music. We actually didn't stay here, which seems kind of odd considering what a fan I am. Now that I know how much there is to do in Stowe... and at the lodge itself, perhaps if we come back with plans to stay longer, I would stay here. The Von Trapp Family Lodge has so much to offer a person... whether one stays here or not. These are some of the activities: 1. Hiking 2. Mountain biking 3. Skiing / Cross-country skiing 4. Horse-drawn carriage rides 5. Sleigh Rides 6. Disc golf 7. Yoga / Massage 8. Bicycle rentals 9. Tennis 10. Swimming 11. Rock Climbing Wall 12. Indoor arts / crafts / culinary classes 13. Wine and/or beer tastings 14. Choice of 4 restaurants We thoroughly enjoyed walking around the lodge and grounds and learning more about the family and the history behind the lodge. Since this (ironically) my 1700th review, it's fitting that such a special place falls on a noteworthy review number.

I will start with the few positives about this place. The property itself is really nice and well…read morekept, but is extremely hilly which is not advertised well and is something that should be kept in mind while planning to travel, especially if you are older and struggle with rough terrain like at the Von Trapp Lodge. The tours were enjoyable, and was one of the only things my grandfather really enjoyed on this entire trip. Food on property was good, but was way too overpriced. We traveled to the lodge for my grandfathers 80th birthday as a family, and were looking forward to a good time, especially since he is a super fan of the Sound of Music films. We arrived with high hopes and were let down in every which way by this resort. First off, the service, besides maids in room service, were just awful. Upon arrival, the front desk staff told us that they changed our reservations and rooms around, despite the fact that we made them over a year and a half in advance. They separated the entire family, putting three rooms in the 400s and then one room on the other side of the lodge in the 200s when we had specifically booked 4 rooms all alongside each other. The service was terrible when we tried to have them fix this huge issue, and they made it seem almost as though it wasn't their problem to deal with. Conveniently, there was a wedding being held there the night we arrived, and we have heavy suspicion that our relocation was in relation to this wedding party that came in. The entire lodge itself is full of stairs and is like one big maze for the people staying there to navigate. It was exhausting for my grandparents, and heavy limited their activities while on the trip. The amenities seem nice, but aren't as advertised. Everything the place has to offer is spread out across the entire 2,600 acre property. The pools and hot tub are a big walk down a huge hill, and the pickleball courts are even further down another huge hill that was super inconvenient for the elderly and physically challenged in our family. No one wanted to play pickleball because it was so ridiculously far away, and essentially inaccessible. The disc golf, meeting cows, and meeting goats, etc. are anywhere between a 0.5 - 1 mile of a travel, so don't plan on walking anywhere because that distance once again includes tons of hills and ups and downs that aren't easy to get by. One of our rooms occupied by our family had a huge mishap, as the ceiling began to fall apart and water came into the room and soaked the clothes of someone traveling with us. The leak caused a huge issue and forced our family to once again have a relocation of rooms. All of a sudden, 4 rooms right next door to each other became 4 rooms on 3 different floors. Once again, only the maid staff was actually helpful in this situation, and they helped clean the mess and offered to wash the wet clothes. Then in the room I stayed in, the door to the patio broke from the inside, which basically made it inaccessible from the inside, unless you wanted to go all the way around the building to sit outside, and then do the same to come back inside. We alerted the staff multiple times about this, and not a single person ever came to fix the issue. One morning of our stay was also ruined by the hot water being shut off for hours at a time.Mind you, all of these troubles occurred in the modern wing of the lodge built in 2000, so I can only imagine what it was like for people staying in the older rooms from the original, rebuilt lodge in the early 1980s. In all the issues we had, not once was the front desk staff ever any help at all, and the manager was always conviently in some meeting or conference and avoided speaking with us. Almost nothing is actually included in your stay, there were fees implemented for basically anything you may have wanted to do, outside of the tours they offered. The fees were not cheap at all, the meals are expensive, and nothing is super affordable, so the fact that we paid thousands to stay at this place, but then had to pay more to actually use the amenities was absurd. I would never recommend staying here to anyone in my entire life, even if you enjoy the movies. My family travels a decent amount as well, so we have comparisons from countless other trips, and all of us more or less agreed that this is hands down one of, if not the worst places we've ever stayed at in terms of value for the price paid. I will also note this, in all my families travel, we have never had a stay somewhere that was bad enough to prompt us to write a review, so I legitimately created a Yelp account just to write this. I want this to be a guide for people who consider this place in the future, because if the things I listed dont bother you than go right ahead! You dont have to use this review as a direct reason not to go, but I do urge you to heavily consider these things before you hand youre money over to the Von Trapps, as this was just our personal experience with the place.

Five of us recently stayed at the Slide Brook Lodge and had a great time. We rented the 5 bed…read moreprivate apt upstairs (the efficiency) for about $200 with tax. At $40/person/night, this was an unbeatable deal. The private apt can house five or even six (if two people share a full bed). The apartment was perfect for us. The beds were really comfortable, and the kitchen was great for breakfast in the morning before hitting the slopes, and the washer/dryer helped to dry wet gloves. There was a large flatscreen tv and comfortable living room (shared with the other hotel guests, but we never saw anyone using it) and also a really great outdoor hottub that we used everyday. Sugarbush is a mile away (and there's a bus stop across the street from the lodge). On the ground floor of the lodge is crowded tavern with great live music, and a foosball table. Sometimes the music would be audible from the room, but it was never a huge problem. Alex took good care of us and made great suggestions on things to do/eat in the area. He was also nice enough to let us checkout in the late afternoon (which meant we could shower before our long drive home on our last day of skiing). Besides our private apt upstairs, the other rooms of the lodge are small and bare and hostel-like. Check the website for pictures of those. You wouldn't call this place luxurious per se, but for a group of young people it's perfect -- really comfortable and affordable and got the job done. Highly recommended.

I just love this ridiculous place…read more My family has a vacation home in the valley, and whenever possible on Saturdays we try to take the drunk bus (free shuttle service on saturday nights) over to Slidebrook or Tevere. Things to know about Slidebrook: 1) Crowd is mixed at the bar, but often includes rowdy young 20-somethings staying at the hotel. Shenanigans often ensue, but there are always folks of all ages here. 2) The space itself is pretty freaking small, but I love this about it. Super intimate, great skibar layout. They cram the band in the corner and make it work. Awesome acoustics is a bonus. 3) The bartenders (little Jenny and big Jenny) are the shit. They are the PERFECT bartenders - a mix of super fun and inappropriate with a hint of "will smack a brotha down if he gets out of hand". Really great and hilarious people. 4) The bands are always sick. Dancing ensues. 5) There is a hottub upstairs that you can just go use. It is infamous and often full of drunk kids from New Jersey. But hey, you only live once. Highly recommend this place, just ignore whatever the 21 year olds are doing and go with a group of friends. We always end up staying way later than intended.

Pros and cons to staying here, Pros: we rented the…read morehoneymoon suite, the room was beautiful and the fire place made it perfection! My husband paid for the romance package, it was beautiful when we walked in with the "rose petals" and tea lights on the bed. Cons: the wifi was awful, the tv remote wouldn't work after a few minutes, there was barely warm water in the shower all evening the night we arrived, so even if there was hot water, I would NOT have used the jet tub as it the jets we're disgusting and covered in mildew. My husband paid $60 for the romance package which as I said was beautiful, however the rose petals were fake, not worth the $60! If the above issues were corrected, it would be a perfect place to stay!

I loved my stay at the hotel. I was staying on the first floor, and the suite was beautiful. There…read morewere two bedrooms, a single bathroom, and a living room. One of the bedrooms had a queen-sized bed, and one of them had two single-sized beds. I stayed in the room with two single-sized beds and ended up pushing them together. My stay was more than comfortable, the pool area was nice but the water was below freezing, almost like swimming in the middle of the Atlantic. I also got a chance to enjoy the morning breakfast. I got the scrambled eggs with bacon and orange juice. The eggs were cooked just the way I liked them and the hostess was more than accommodating even if I was late and had come back from an early morning nap, I mean yoga lesson. I would happily come here again for a little R&R if given the chance.

Fantastic renovated rooms with a rustic charm started our week long stay with smiles. We enjoyed…read morevery comfortable beds, spacious bathroom, and a big flat screen cable TV. Besides having a great interior, the back of the property might be an even better feature to this accommodation. Complete with multiple fire pits, barbecues, firewood, chairs, and the ambience of string lights overhead this area sings with the gentle sound of the babbling Mad River which passes beside it. To the left and right are paths to take you on the Mad River trail to find a near by swim hole. To top it all off, the owners Zan and Dana are not only helpful providing for whatever arising needs we had, but they also gave us great advice on local attractions. All and all, we had a terrific stay and would definitely book again.

Excellent place for our family to spend a few days while exploring Vermont. The River runs beside…read moreit and there is both a trail leading along the river and fire pits. I highly recommend it and we look forward to staying there in the future.

First off, Megan at the front desk was wonderful. She checked me in quickly, offered me a bottle of…read morewater and suggested a great local diner. The hotel otherwise was clean, neat and very reasonably priced. I recommend it.

Weeeeellll...not the best service. Upon check in Megan helped us. No smile...very robotic...credit…read morecard...ID....she needs to be more amicable. The rooms were great! The rooms were clean. They had a fridge and microwave. There was a large mirror outside. Breakfast- the breakfast had the usual fare- eggs, bacon, yogurt, cereal.... I had to go out two times to tell Sam we had ran out of coffee and omelettes. Again just like Megan was with an attitude. We had just stayed at Niagara Falls and they had superb customer service. Oddly enough there are tip QR codes everywhere you look. Well if they deserved it ---of course. Tip even at the check in desk. 5-Rooms 1- Customer Service Please train your staff to be more hospitable.