I stayed at the Butternut last weekend in January, and while the rain and warm temps made skiing a bit disappointing, my experience at the Inn was anything but. Jim, the owner/manager warmly greeted us as we arrived. He gave us a tour of the inn and immediately corrected a miscommunication regarding the type of room we'd requested. Our first day there the mountain had unexpectedly closed for skiing leaving us with nothing to do. Jim, also a concierge, apparently, gave us great ideas for activities during the day and directions to get there. I should also mention that the already very inexpensive rooms come with a full breakfast in the dining room from 7:30-11:00am. My room was clean, spacious and the beds were comfy. While certain aspects of the inn are dated, it's clear that money had recently been put into updating the rooms, judging by the new beds and flat-screen TV in the room. Only a couple negatives come to mind: Low water pressure and lousy shower head in the shower, but plenty of hot water, thankfully. It was very hot in the room. Granted, it was in the mid-high 30's during my time there, but even after turning the thermostat off, I had to open a window to keep the room cool enough to be comfy at night. I've stayed at some of the most expensive condos on the mountain as well as some pretty run down motels, but my experience at the Butternut was by far the warmest, friendliest experience at Killington.

The Butternut is the only place to stay if you're going to Killington. Jim, the owner makes you feel like you're in your own home and is very gracious. There are shuttles to and from the mountain and the Butternuts' breakfast can't be beat!

The Butternut Inn was the best place for our girls snowboard trip! It felt safe and Jim was so hospitable and helpful even before we arrived, which was great since it was the 1st time we'd ever been to Vermont. We didn't rent a car but the shuttle conveniently picked us up every morning right in front to go to the mountain. The big breakfast was wonderful every morning too and perfect to get our energy up for the day. The rooms were perfect and comfortable for our week stay, and there was even a free laundry room where we could wash our clothes downstairs! We were definitely sad to go. I was surprised to see the post left before mine, but I guess if you're used to being at a Club Med type resort you should pay the price. The Butternut's down to earth, friendly, country home, bed and breakfast type atmosphere at a fair price would be beyond this mentality's comprehension. We give two thumbs up to the Butternut Inn for our memorable girls trip and would definitely stay there again!

My husband will never let me live this one down. I was responsible for picking a place & booking the trip. I did a ton of research including reading these reviews. I was even told by Killington staff that BI "is the most renovated & new". It is neither of these things. After an intense day of skiing we checked into BI. We were a little nervous when we saw cardboard boxes ducttaped over the ac units hanging out of each room... Jim was nice. The pictures of the rooms leave out the Bathroom which is not really renovated. I honestly don't know how he passes inspections because the shower/tub was horrendous! Soapscum dried on & dripping down the 10 year old curtain liner & walls. There was in indoor/outdoor rug as a bathmat. The shower made us really wonder what else was dirty that we couldn't see Or smell because of the overpowering glade plug in things in both the bathroom & bedroom. The place seems like Jim does the cleaning.
Mattress felt like a cheap air mattress. We woke up the next morn, ate the so so breakfast, skied & then drove the 4 hours home to our own bed; forgoing our second night.