Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 802-862-0942;
www.enjoyburlington.com
;
60 Institute Rd; tent/RV site $26/36; May-mid-
Oct; )
Two miles north of downtown, this wonderful spot on Lake Champlain offers 69
tent sites on 45 wooded acres, with picnic tables, fire rings, hot showers, a playground,
beach and bike path.
Burlington Hostel
HOSTEL$
( 802-540-3043;
www.theburlingtonhostel.com
;
53 Main St; dm incl breakfast midweek/weekend
$35/40; )
Just minutes from Church St and Lake Champlain, Burlington's hostel
accommodates up to 48 guests and offers both mixed and women-only dorms.
Lang House
B&B$$$
( 802-652-2500;
www.langhouse.com
;
360 Main St; r incl breakfast $145-245; )
Burling-
ton's most elegant B&B occupies a centrally located, tastefully restored 19th-century
Victorian home and carriage house. Reserve ahead for one of the 3rd-floor rooms with
lake views.
Willard Street Inn
INN$$$
( 802-651-8710;
www.willardstreetinn.com
; 349 S Willard St; r incl breakfast $150-265; )
Perched on a hill within easy walking distance of the University of Vermont and the
Church St Marketplace, this late-19th-century Queen Anne-Georgian Revival mansion
has a fine-wood and cut-glass elegance, with several guest rooms overlooking Lake
Champlain.
Inn at Shelburne Farms
INN$$$
$$$
( 802-985-8498;
www.shelburnefarms.org/stay
dine; 1611 Harbor Rd, Shelburne; r with private/
without bath from $289/169, cottage $289-430, guesthouse $436-926; )
At this historic
1400-acre lakefront estate (
Click here
)
, 7 miles south of Burlington, guests stay in a gra-
cious, welcoming country manor house, or in four independent, kitchen-equipped cot-
tages and guesthouses scattered across the property. The attached farm-to-table restaurant
is superb.
Eating
On Saturday mornings, don't miss Burlington's thriving farmers market in City Hall
Park.
Penny Cluse Cafe
CAFE$