My wife and I had an outstanding four-night stay at the Manchester Highlands Inn. We were in town for a friend's wedding - all the wedding activities were at another hotel in Manchester but we preferred to stay at the Manchester Highlands Inn. We were there during a quiet weekend, and two of the four nights we were there we had the place basically to ourselves.

The Inn is in a quiet and relatively secluded location yet just two or three blocks to the main road. It is easily walkable to the outlet shops in Manchester Center.

We stayed in the Tower Room and found it to be a unique and very cozy room. We appreciated the antique furnishings and decorations throughout the Inn. They did not appear to be dirty or worn, as some other user reviews would indicate. In fact, the ambience was quite nice.

Didier (the proprietor) took outstanding care of us. He prepared absolutely fantastic breakfasts each morning and was happy to talk with us at length about local area attractions, restaurant recommendations, driving directions, etc. We felt very welcome in the inn and Didier definitely did everything he could to make our stay pleasant and relaxing.

Overall, we had a fantastic weekend and felt that it was an outstanding bargain. If we are able to return to southern Vermont, I expect we will stay at the Manchester Highlands Inn again - no need to try out any other establishment.

I do not like being "jacked around".

Spent some time locating rooms and discussing correct options with innkeepers. Agreed a negotiated price for family after being quoted verbally prices higher than the advertised rates. They explained that they wanted to rent for more than 2 consecutive days so it would cost more. After all this they decided that they had "mistakenly rented the room to someone else previously", They offered no help to arrange something else. Smelled funny at this point. Checked the online reservations and property continued listed as open for weeks later (despite me mentioning that they might correct this apparent error to avoid the wasted efforts of others). Is still listed as open at thie time of this note so I feel compelled to communicate this to others. Don't know what these people are thinking about, but I would never choose to stay at this inn.

We stayed in the artist’s loft which is huge .it has high ceilings many windows with drapes that can be closed to prevent sun light in the morning and an assortment of Victorian style furniture. There is a comfi king size bed and a lovely oriental rug thrown over the carpet .but the big surprise was the food Mr. Didier is a French Chef and is willing to cook dinner for his guests .We had a superb dinner .this is a high end restaurant cooking. The quality and the presentation were great. His talent was extended to breakfast .we had poached eggs on a bed of sautéed mushrooms and pan seared apples with berries. I am not a poached eggs enthusiast but those were made to perfection. The dinner is not cheap but it’s a bargain in comparison. The only misgiving we had was that the wine is served by the bottle. We would rather share half a bottle.
The proprietors Didier and Diana are delightful. They are very accommodating and simply very nice people-which in our experience in b&b is a big factor in the enjoyment.
The bathroom could use some upgrading but it is functional and even has a vanity with 2 drawers.
The back yard has a swimming pool which we have not used but it looked clean and inviting. All in all we had a great time.

I did a lot of online reviewing for B&Bs in the Manchester area and thought I came up with the best Inn for the value. Now I wish I had listened to some of the other reviews that were written and spent the extra money to stay at another B&B.

I reserved the room directly with the Inn and was surprised when we arrived and the pool was undergoing repairs (and had been for the past 5 weeks). The landscape around the grounds was in need of attention which is one reason we did not use the hot tub. When we went to sit under the sky and enjoy the sunset we could not find two chairs that were not covered in bird droppings so we settled on a 10 minute uncomfortable seating and went back inside. I would not recommend ths Inn to anyone with children as the pool itself does not have a fence around the pool area.

We stayed in the Artist's Loft and were happy with the room but it did not overshadow the other things that detracted from the stay.