5 Best Hotels in Southern Vermont, Vermont

For one of the few true luxury lodging experiences in Vermont, head to this stunning boutique hotel in a white clapboard building just down the road from Weston’s town center. Each of the exquisitely designed guest rooms is unique, but all come with lush fabrics, hand-carved four-poster beds, and antique furniture. The entire property has a distinct Old World style that highlights its history but never feels fussy or old-fashioned. Bathrooms are bright, spacious, and modern, with walk-in showers and luxury toiletries. Several rooms have separate clawfoot tubs, private outdoor patio areas, and working gas Franklin stoves or fireplaces. The on-site restaurant, the Left Bank, is another gem, with a delightful menu of French bistro favorites that puts an emphasis on all things local; it also has one of the more impressive wine lists in the state. Rounding out the on-site perks is a holistic wellness center that includes a spa, gym, and yoga studio.

This renovated 19th-century manse, once the residence of the town's pastor, incorporates a modern boutique aesthetic into the traditional-style inn, especially in the attached gastropub, which features a long, polished metal bar and backlighted marble. Guest rooms maintain a nice balance of old and new in furniture and decor. The 6-acre property also includes several cottages, tennis courts, a pool, and an outdoor patio with a firepit.

Built in 1937, this fully renovated roadside motel has been given a distinct artsy, boutique upgrade by a foursome of new owners, three of whom are working artists, which translates into a sculpture garden out front, regular workshops by a resident artist, and performances on the red stage on the vast, hammock-dappled back lawn. Rooms are constrained to historical dimensions, but feel fresh, modern, and modestly stylish.

Though not lavish, the guest rooms in this 1938 art deco building have the original sinks and tiling in the bathrooms, and many overlook Main Street, with New Hampshire's mountains in the background. The lobby has original and notably colorful terrazzo floors, and downstairs you can catch a movie under the zodiac ceiling of the Latchis Theatre or walk a few blocks to most of Brattleboro's shops, restaurants, and pubs.

Vermont's only Kimpton, which opened in 2015, attempts to walk the fine line between its corporate boutique design and a Vermont flavor—the latter of which is distilled, quite literally, in the Copper Grouse, the hotel's on-site enclave of seasonal plates and craft cocktails. In many aspects, it succeeds in highlighting Vermont's inherent character, with a wraparound porch, wood floors, vintage photography and prints, sleek, contemporary guest rooms decorated in subdued light browns and greens, and gas fireplaces that keep the mood bright and upbeat.