Stowe.
Stowe's hotel scene is more independent than most American ski towns. Field Guide is the Lark of Stowe (excluded as a Lark property). Real independents: Topnotch Resort (still family-owned), Trapp Family Lodge (the von Trapps still run it), the Green Mountain Inn (1833), Stowe Mountain Lodge edge-case. We focus on the family-run side of the village.
Edson Hill
A 1939 manor on 38 mountainside acres — 25 rooms, dressage stables, Vermont country-house perfection.
Topnotch Resort
120 acres at the base of Mount Mansfield — 121 rooms, the Spa at Topnotch, family-owned.
Trapp Family Lodge
The von Trapp family's 2,500-acre Stowe estate — 96 rooms, Bavarian-revival architecture, fourth-generation family-run.
Green Mountain Inn
An 1833 brick-and-clapboard inn in the village center — 100 rooms across original buildings + cottages.
The Stowehof
A 1969 Bavarian-revival lodge on a hilltop — 46 rooms, valley views, the cult Stowe pick.