We stayed for 3 nights this weekend and really appreciated the "country inn" experience. The Butternut Inn has nice cozy rooms and I personally don't understand the bad reviews about the dirtiness or smell of the place, everything was OK for us. Maybe a little noisy, but we think that this is part of the charm of an old country inn.

When we arrived we ringed at the bell (as instructed on the main door) and Janis came only 3 minutes later to welcome us (warmly) and proceed to the check-in.

Price vs. quality it is a good deal. Near the bike track, restaurants and Stowe main street. We found it very easy to relax and disconnect from our day-to-day city rhythm (thanks to Janis and Parker) and this is exactly what we where looking for.

Please make sure to understand the bed-and-breakfast / old-country-inn concept before going to one, this way you less chance to be disappointed.

We 've just come back from Stowe.
I am pleased to see and share my disappointed opinion about the Butternut Inn. Totally agree : no services, dirty, bad smell, noisy.
Let me explain in details :
- nobody for the check in, nobody fot the check out
- when we arrived in our room, the linens had not been changed !!
- we did not sleep well : steps on the floor, noise from the street (by the way we experienced 2 rooms - 2 nights)
- TV in the room, but doesn't work
- no comments on the beakfast, we simply avoid having one the day after
If you go to Stowe, book in advance and avoid this place!

We arrived at 4:30 on June 3rd to check into the Butternut Inn to find the place wide open with no one around except for another individual waiting to check in. He was visibly angry as he had been waiting 1.5 hours to check in and no one ever showed up. There was a wireless phone available and a number to call but the telephone was dead. We used our cell phone to call but no one answered and the voicemail box was full and thus we could not leave a message. We walked around to see if we could find anyone and past through the breakfast area to find open boxes of cereal, bowls filled with butter, jam, a container of milk left out on a table which had probably been there since breakfast. The inn itself was very dark, cluttered, and musty smelling and based on our experience I would definitely recommend that you stay elsewhere.

What a lovely little place to stay! Stowe is one of the most beautiful places we have ever travelled to and we were not dissapointed by this quaint bed and breakfast. From the moment we walked in the door they were wonderfully friendly and very helpful. The room was nice and the bed comfortable with a beautiful view out our window. Not to mention some of the best breakfast we've ever had! I had never heard before to put orange juice, cream, cinnamon and vanilla in pancakes - Delicious!