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After reading up on lots of inns in southern Vermont, we finally picked the Old Tavern Inn in Grafton (after I found a less expensive room than was listed online). Very hard call but I think Grafton will be the quintessential inn and village I’ve been looking for to show off Vermont to my husband – who has never been there. I was captivated by the beautiful Inn at Manchester – which is not in town but in the bucolic countryside with a pool – but was a bit put off by the outlet malls nearby. Also liked the more affordable and perhaps laid-back Stone Boat Farm Bed & Breakfast in Jamaica, Vt. Next time.
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Okay, so I’m also told I should look into inns in Chester Vt. and in North Adams, Mass. (the Berkshires) there are several great albeit pricey options including Porches of MassMOCA (the contemporary art museum I want to visit there), which looks retro high-design trendy, and River Bend Farm, which looks just the opposite (it’s a 1770 Georgian Colonial one mile from town.) Another high design/price option is Field Farm Guest House in a Bauhaus box built in 1948.
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It’s raining Vermont inns – I just remembered the Newfane Inn and the Arlington Inn. Problem is, these inns are all starting to look alike. What I’m looking for is something quaint but not too refined, with amenities (maybe a pool or bikes to rent) but not big or resort-like, something relatively low-key and down home.
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My dad reminded me about the Old Tavern in Grafton, one of the nation’s oldest operating inns (according to its website) opened in 1801. Another cool thing is it’s part of a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the vitality of rural Vermont communities. Can’t argue with that.
Dad also suggested looking at where Vermont Bicycle Touring (VBT) stays on their trips – which I used to go on as a kid with my parents. Good ideas all.
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