Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge

“Summer in Stowe is superb!”

It was a mountain lodge experience with all the crisp air, stunning colourful sunsets and leafy mountain vistas- but with sunshine and a deep blue, cloudless sky!! So amazing to visit this picture-perfect ski town in summer. I was worried that it would feel deserted and a bit sad with the glam snow… more

It was a mountain lodge experience with all the crisp air, stunning colourful sunsets and leafy mountain vistas- but with sunshine and a deep blue, cloudless sky!! So amazing to visit this picture-perfect ski town in summer. I was worried that it would feel deserted and a bit sad with the glam snow crowd departed, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. A cheerful and low key welcome at the Cady Hill lodge office, then a walk past the group fire pit with chairs and tree stumps to sit fireside, up through the forest-green painted wooden shingled buildings to our king deluxe room! Plush tartan lounge chairs and couch, matching tartan padded mirror, fireplace and daybed with stunning mountain views. Wide balcony outside enables us to sit and wonder at the incredible alpine vista across some of the most lush and verdant treeelines I’ve ever seen. I’m no botanist, but what I can say is that it smelled like pine cones, Christmas trees and a sauna!! Squirrels and exotic bird life pinging excitedly across the landscape- sweeping and soaring. Cady Hill is the kind of place that makes you slow down, relax and become a bird watcher- who knew! Day trips to Ben & Jerry’s (be sure to have the Maple and Walnut ice cream, only available in Vermont, featuring local maple syrup), then head to the Stowe Cider Hall- have a gummy bear cider! then grab dinner next door at Shakedown Street BBQ & Grill (best ribs ever, and wings with the dry rub seasoning and blue cheese dipping sauce!) Day hikes to Stirling Pond and surrounding parklands are not for the faint hearted, but a great way to burn off all those calories, and some stunning scenery. The town of Stowe is picturesque and peaceful, well worth a daytime stroll and an amble at night after dinner at Plate. Such an amazing stop on a US road trip!!

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“Overpriced”

My mom and I stayed in a 2 queen hotel room for one night as a part of a fall New England road trip. Here are the pros and cons of our stay. Pros: -the location is great, right in the heart of Stowe -the staff was very friendly and attentive -we really enjoyed the real wood burning fire pit in th… more

My mom and I stayed in a 2 queen hotel room for one night as a part of a fall New England road trip. Here are the pros and cons of our stay. Pros: -the location is great, right in the heart of Stowe -the staff was very friendly and attentive -we really enjoyed the real wood burning fire pit in the evening -the design updates given to the space are very cute and funky Cons: -all of the towels in our room had stains on them (wash cloths, hand towels…all of them). We brought them to the front desk to change them out for new ones, and most of those were stained as well. -our room felt very dark. It really needed a floor lamp or something to help illuminate the other half of the room -the room only had two beds and no chairs or desk space. It would have been nice to have at least one chair in the room -the AC was super noisy and it was difficult to regulate the temperature in the room -as other reviewers have commented, this is definitely more of a motel than a boutique hotel. I feel we paid a boutique hotel price but did not receive a boutique hotel experience

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