We stayed at the Brass Lantern in as the last day of our 4 day vacation in Stowe, VT. Right upon entering I realized I should have booked the entire stay with them. The innkeeper George's greeted us warmly and you can tell that he loves his job. The place itself I would say is the most peaceful bed and breakfast I have ever stayed at in my life. It is cozy, warm (but not too warm), quiet (but not too quiet) and just unbelievably calming.
We stayed at the Spruce Peak Room which had unbelievable sunlight from all four windows and a view of the mountain from one window. The room itself was exactly what we were looking for. I'd say the best part about the room outside of its light airy warmth was that the thermostat actually worked! I'm sick of going into hotels or B&Bs where you cannot control the temperature and as my boyfriend and I like it very cold at night we were finally able to achieve that by setting the thermostat correctly so that we did not freeze but were super comfortable. The gas fireplace was a real treat as well.
The only thing I would say was bad was the water pressure, it was like showering in a sprinkler. But you can't win em' all right? It's an old house so I don't expect luxury, I just expect clean quiet peace and that was exactly what I received.
George's morning breakfast was pretty good also. I loved his apple crisp and bacon and the pancakes were great too!
The downstairs is really really nice and relaxing as well. My boyfriend and I spent the evening looking at books about Stowe from the early 1800s and playing games out on the living room couch. We were there during the week so we basically had the place to ourselves, it almost felt like we were living there! It was so nice, I plan on returning whenever I can save up enough money to head up there and enjoy a peaceful relaxing stay yet again!
Room Tip: Any room in this inn is great. :-)
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30 January 2012
Thank You to two of the most personable guests we have hosted. I very much appreciated the opportunity to talk to you about food, restaurants and the hospitality industry. You two would be great Innkeepers and what a great dream to even consider! Remember my offer to come back and experience some of what we do from the other side of the Inn!
I too wished we would have had more time to chat and hope you two can come back and we can pick up where we left off. And you can meet Mary Anne, who was out of town at a National Bed & Breakfast Convention (picking up more ideas to bring back to our Inn and share with our guests).
And thanks for the heads up regarding the shower. Yes, an 1810 farmhouse and our goals to remain a "Green Hotel in the Green Mountain State" (with low flow shower heads) must have provided for this compromise. We will look at options available, including a new shower head, low flow but perhaps with better spread(?).
While your stay was brief I very much enjoyed the opportunity to meet and get to know you two. Best to you both,
George and Mary Anne
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