Homewood Suites by Hilton Burlington is a 3-star hotel in Burlington, Vermont, a sensible choice for sightseeing around central Burlington without overspending.
Guests typically choose Burlington for its balance of location and price; Homewood Suites by Hilton Burlington is a good fit if you want to be near the action in Vermont.
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Good to know
One tonne of CO2 removed with every Vermont booking
Every room booked through IMPT funds the permanent removal of one tonne of CO2, paid for out of the commission the hotel already pays us. There is no surcharge added to your rate in Burlington, Stowe or anywhere else on the site — the price you see is the price you pay.
A tonne is roughly what a return drive from Boston to Jay Peak and back four times puts into the atmosphere, or about six months of heating oil for a typical Montpelier farmhouse. We are not claiming your hotel is green; we are saying the booking itself pulls a measurable tonne back out.
Where you’ll be
5 Dorset Street, South Burlington
Best time to visit Vermont, month by month
Peak foliage runs roughly 25 September to 15 October, and hotel rates in Stowe, Woodstock and Manchester double or triple against summer — expect $500-900 for rooms that cost $200 in August, with two-night minimums standard. Ski season peaks from Christmas week through February at Killington, Stratton, Jay Peak and Smugglers' Notch, with the last week of December and Presidents' Day weekend the two most expensive dates on the calendar. March is still skiable and 30% cheaper than February at most mountains.
April and early May are 'mud season' — many country inns in Grafton, Waitsfield and the Northeast Kingdom close entirely, and those open discount heavily. June through August is warm, quiet and the best value outside the ski towns, with lake rooms in Grand Isle County and Burlington around $180-280. Late May, early June and the first three weeks of November are the cheapest windows overall; November is when locals travel.
Getting around Vermont: car, train and bus
You need a car. Amtrak's Vermonter runs once daily from Washington DC through Brattleboro, White River Junction, Montpelier and Waterbury to St. Albans, and the Ethan Allen Express reaches Rutland and Burlington from New York, but neither gets you to Stowe, Woodstock village, Killington base, Jay Peak or anywhere in the Northeast Kingdom without a further drive. Greyhound and Vermont Translines cover the I-89 and I-91 corridors but are infrequent. Burlington International (BTV) is the main airport; Manchester-Boston (MHT) and Albany (ALB) are often cheaper flights and put you within 2-3 hours of most of southern Vermont.
Driving distances are shorter than they look on the map but slower in practice: Burlington to Stowe is 40 minutes, Burlington to Woodstock is 1h45, Stowe to Killington is 1h30, and Brattleboro to Jay Peak is nearly 3 hours end to end. Route 100 down the spine of the Green Mountains is the scenic route and adds 20-40 minutes over I-89 or I-91. In winter, all-wheel drive and snow tyres are genuinely useful north of Waterbury.
How many nights in Vermont and a first-timer route
Five to seven nights is the sweet spot for a first visit; three is enough only if you stay in one area. A classic loop from Burlington: two nights in Burlington (Shelburne Museum, Church Street, Lake Champlain), two in Stowe or Waitsfield (Mount Mansfield, Ben & Jerry's in Waterbury, Cold Hollow Cider), two in Woodstock (Quechee Gorge, Billings Farm, covered bridges), then out via Manchester or Brattleboro. That covers Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington and Windsor counties without doubling back.
For foliage, add a night and slow down — driving Route 100 from Stowe to Ludlow eats a full day if you stop. For a ski trip, pick one mountain and stay put: Killington, Stowe, Sugarbush from Warren, Stratton or Jay Peak all reward four to five nights on-mountain more than they reward touring. The Northeast Kingdom (Essex, Orleans, Caledonia counties) deserves its own three-night trip rather than being tacked onto a first visit.