Hotels near/Middlebury College
Colleges · VT

Hotels near Middlebury College.

A Champlain Valley college known for languages and writers' conferences — Middlebury's inn and the Brandon and Vergennes country stays nearby.

The 12 independent hotels we list within about 55 miles of Middlebury College, ranked by drive time and the Le Hotelist Score. No chains.

  1. 51 min · 28.7 miclosest
    Mendon, VT · $$ from $325 · restaurant

    Reopened June 2024. A restored 1840s farmhouse on 13 acres, minutes from Killington.

  2. 53 min · 29.9 mi
    Killington, VT · $$ from $180

    A lakeside 1856 farmhouse lodge on the Appalachian Trail at the foot of Killington — the low-key, dog-and-kid base for the mountain.

  3. 1h 3m · 35.1 mi
    Barnard, VT · $$$$ from $2500 · restaurant

    Sinclair Lewis's old farm on 300 private acres — twenty cottages and rooms, all-inclusive, adults-only, no menu because you just say what you want.

  4. 1h 8m · 38.1 mi
    Stowe, VT · $$$ from $525 · restaurant

    The von Trapp family's 2,500-acre Stowe estate — 96 rooms, Bavarian-revival architecture, fourth-generation family-run.

  5. 1h 11m · 39.8 mi
    Stowe, VT · $$ from $285 · restaurant

    An 1833 brick-and-clapboard inn in the village center — 100 rooms across original buildings + cottages.

  6. 1h 11m · 39.9 mi
    Stowe, VT · $$$ from $595 · restaurant

    120 acres at the base of Mount Mansfield — 121 rooms, the Spa at Topnotch, family-owned.

  7. 1h 13m · 41 mi
    Stowe, VT · $$$ from $445 · restaurant

    A 1939 manor on 38 mountainside acres — 25 rooms, dressage stables, Vermont country-house perfection.

  8. 1h 15m · 42.2 mi
    Woodstock, VT · $$$ from $400 · restaurant

    The Rockefeller-owned inn on Woodstock's green — a 142-room, single-property institution that quietly runs the whole town's outdoor life.

  9. 1h 18m · 44 mi
    Lake Placid, NY · $$$ from $445

    The Eastwind trio's Adirondack project — seventeen rooms in the main house, eight new-build cabins on the Chubb River.

  10. 1h 19m · 44.2 mi
    Lake Placid, NY · $$ from $345

    Forty rooms across from the Olympic Speed Skating Oval — the downtown Adirondack option.

  11. 1h 19m · 44.3 mi
    South Woodstock, VT · $$ from $235 · restaurant

    An 1822 stagecoach inn in a hamlet south of Woodstock — a swimming pond out front, a tavern that draws locals in ski season.

  12. 1h 22m · 45.9 mi
    Lake Placid, NY · $$$ from $625 · restaurant

    Hunting-lodge aesthetic at resort scale — a 94-suite Adirondack retreat with serious lodge-y bones.

The hotels within a short drive of Middlebury College are mostly chains and mid-scale boxes on the approach roads. The ones above are the independent alternatives — inns, converted buildings and small design hotels run by the people who own them. Each has a Le Hotelist Score built from five sub-scores (design, location, service, value, quiet), and the distance shown is straight-line; real drive times run a little longer on back roads.

Frequently asked
What's the closest hotel to Middlebury College?
Red Clover Inn in Mendon, VT is the nearest independent hotel we list — about 28.7 miles, roughly 51 min by car.
Are there any non-chain hotels near Middlebury College?
Yes. Le Hotelist lists only independent hotels — no chains, no pay-to-rank. 3 of them are within about an hour's drive of Middlebury College, each with a Le Hotelist Score from 0 to 10.
How far in advance should I book?
Peak weekends in season fill up; midweek and shoulder season are more forgiving. The smaller inns near Middlebury College have the fewest rooms, so they go first.
Is it better to stay near Middlebury College or in the nearest city?
Staying close means an early start and a short drive back after dinner. Mendon and the towns nearby keep you within 51 min without giving up a good restaurant or a real bed.
These hotels are in: Southern Vermont, Stowe, Lake Placid
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