Tom and I love long weekends away. It's so easy to get in the car and drive somewhere else on the east coast just to get away. For the last 3 years we have been staying at the Swift House Inn in Middlebury, Vermont with my parents. You can see our two pervious trips on our blog (2018, 2019).
My family is very much creatures of habit. We have traditions to give ourselves something to look forward to and since our 2020 trip wasn't too different from the pervious ones we decided to break this post down into two posts highlighting where we stay and what we ate and drank. So let's start with our favorite place to stay the Swift House Inn.
Middlebury, Vermont is a very easy 4 hour 45 minute drive from Bridgewater, NJ. It's basically 287 north all the way until you hit Albany. We love this adorable little college town in Vermont. It’s pretty quiet town with fun shops and a few really tasty restaurants. It’s the perfect place to escape the craziness of your every day life and just enjoy being with family and getting some time outdoors.
You can go skiing at the college snow bowl or in the warmer weather enjoy a bunch of different hikes. We will be highlighting food in the next post, but we definitely recommend places that we didn’t visit this year like Noonie’s for sandwiches or American Flatbread for killer pizza.
Swift House is a full service inn in the heart of Middlebury. They have 3 houses in which you can choose to stay. We’ve stayed in the main house and the gate house in our 3 times there. Both locations are beautifully kept and are super cozy.
They offer free tea, coffee, and amazing cookies each day. They have a small library of books you can choose from as well as some board games to play. You get free breakfast at Jessica’s each morning and everything is fresh and made to order, but more on that in our next post.
They also offer a number of really great packages year round, but our favorite is the foodie package. It includes dinner at Jessica’s and an incredible cheese plate upon arrival with their signature granola. It’s a fantastic deal.
We honestly feel this inn is the perfect location to just relax. We enjoy time just watching TV in our room or sitting in one of the many common areas. Tom and my dad love the bar and the bartender. They have so much fun enjoying a scotch or a bourbon. It’s the ultimate place for a long weekend away.
We will for sure be back next year with Avery to Vermont for the very first time and we cannot wait. PS. they are now back open with all safety measures in place so please go help out this lovely business and enjoy some time away.