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Cheap hotels in Vermont: how this site works

Hotels-vermont.com is a curated guide to the whole state, not just Burlington. We cover the Champlain Valley (Burlington, Shelburne, Vergennes), the Green Mountains (Stowe, Waterbury, Warren and the Mad River Valley), the Northeast Kingdom (St. Johnsbury, Jay Peak, Newport), central Vermont around Woodstock and Killington, southern Vermont (Manchester, Bennington, Brattleboro) and the ski corridor from Stratton to Mount Snow. Each area page explains who it suits, real price bands and how to get there without renting the wrong kind of car.

We are not the booking engine. When you tap See price, you are handed to app.impt.io, which aggregates over 8 million hotels worldwide at the same price or better than booking direct with the hotel. The difference: every confirmed booking through that link funds one verified tonne of carbon removal, at no extra cost to you. Same Hampton Inn in South Burlington, same Trapp Family Lodge room in Stowe, same price, one tonne of CO2 removed.

Where to stay in Vermont: neighbourhoods and towns

Burlington is the obvious base for a first visit: Church Street Marketplace for dinner, the Lake Champlain waterfront for sunset, and easy day trips to Shelburne Museum and the Ben and Jerry factory in Waterbury. Stowe is where serious hikers and skiers head, with Mount Mansfield (Vermont highest peak at 4,393 feet) and the Stowe Recreation Path linking the village to Mountain Road. Woodstock and neighbouring Quechee are the classic covered-bridge Vermont, expensive but genuinely beautiful.

For lower prices, look at Rutland, St. Johnsbury, Brattleboro and White River Junction. Rutland puts you 20 minutes from Killington skiing at half the slopeside price. Brattleboro in the south suits anyone driving up from Boston or New York and wanting a working arts town with breweries like Hermit Thrush. The Northeast Kingdom (Jay, Newport, Craftsbury) is remote, cheap and empty, ideal if you want lakes, moose and no crowds.

What Vermont hotels actually cost

In Burlington, expect $130-180 for a midweek room at Hotel Vermont or the Courtyard Marriott waterfront in shoulder season, climbing to $260-340 during UVM graduation, foliage and Fourth of July. Stowe averages $180-250 off-peak at places like the Green Mountain Inn, and $400-700 in peak ski or leaf season. Woodstock is the priciest small town in the state: the Woodstock Inn runs $350 in April and over $900 during foliage weekends.

Budget travellers do best in Rutland ($75-110 at chain motels on Route 7), St. Johnsbury ($80-120 near I-91) and Brattleboro ($95-135 at the Latchis Hotel on Main Street). Ski-country condos in Killington and Ludlow are often cheaper per person than hotels if you fill four beds: expect $220-320 for a two-bedroom off-peak on Killington Access Road, doubling on holiday weeks like Presidents Day.

Getting around Vermont and when to go

A car is close to essential. Burlington International (BTV) is the main airport, with rentals from around $55/day off-season. I-89 runs northwest to southeast connecting Burlington, Waterbury, Montpelier and White River Junction; I-91 runs the eastern spine through Brattleboro, White River Junction, St. Johnsbury and up to the Canadian border at Derby Line. Amtrak Vermonter serves Brattleboro, Montpelier and Essex Junction once daily; the Ethan Allen Express runs from New York to Rutland in about 5.5 hours.

Go in late September through October 10 for foliage if budget is no object; go in June for warm days, empty inns and Lake Champlain swimming; go in January and February for reliable snow at Stowe, Sugarbush and Jay Peak (Jay averages 359 inches a year). Avoid April mud season only if you dislike closed dirt roads: hotel rates then are the lowest of the year and maple sugarhouses in Franklin County are still boiling sap through the first week.