2 Best Hotels in Lake Champlain Islands, Northern Vermont

This inn has four buildings right on Lake Champlain, among them the 1891 Colonial Revival main house with a restaurant and library. Many rooms have water views, and each has been recently updated in soothing blues to match; the Homestead, Southwind, and Cove House have adjoining rooms that are good for families.

If you're looking for an inexpensive summer destination—to take in the scenery, canoe the lake, or go biking—this will do quite nicely as the lodge is on the rarely visited Isle La Motte. Guest rooms are very simple: bed, dresser, night table, and stenciled wall border.