A comfortable bed & breakfast inn with the gracious elegance of an earlier time.
Charm and luxury abound in this historic bed and breakfast inn just ten miles from Stowe, Vermont, making it the perfect place to enjoy a romantic stay or a family vacation. Many original details have survived the century since the house was built in 1893, but you'll also find modern luxury including in-room hi-speed internet, WiFi, cable TV and DVD. Our very private large rooms with working fireplaces are beautifully decorated with period furnishings. Nestled in the green mountains of Vermont, this classic New England bed and breakfast inn is perfect place for an intimate wedding, very special elopement or a nice romantic vacation. So when you're ready for a very comfortable stay, come to The Governor's House in Hyde Park and back to a time where all the maple syrup comes right out of a tree and all the bread and cookies come right out of the oven.
While there is lots to do in the area, you'll also find the inn's big, quiet rooms very inviting. The parlor is always available to guests and the well-stocked library is a perfect place for afternoon tea or a game of chess. The cozy reading nook on the second floor has a panoramic view of the mountains. The quiet portico overlooking the back toward the mountains is a great place to enjoy a summer afternoon drink.
Weddings and Elopements: The Governor's House is a perfect setting for an intimate wedding. All arrangements & menus are custom designed to suit your style & your budget. Our Elope to Vermont, it's a Piece of Cake Special Package Please contact us for details.
Afternoon Tea: Full English afternoon tea is served Thursdays and Sundays. Tea sandwiches, warm scones with jam and clotted cream, millionaire's shortbread. – you'll think it's Hyde Park in London. Having Tea in New England calls it "the most proper tea this side of the Atlantic".
Family Getaways: The Governor's House is ideal for family celebrations, reunions, or just getting away together. Family meals are tailored to your individual tastes. We can provide birthday cakes, pack picnics and help organize activities for family members of all ages.
Private Parties: Use the library, the dining room, the back portico or the entire inn for a very special private gathering. We will create a menu to suit your individual needs.
Area Attractions: World-class Stowe is nine miles away with great skiing, restaurants, shops, outdoor activities and cultural events. There is a long list of places for both downhill and cross-country skiing as well as snowshoeing, dogsledding, sleigh rides, ice skating, hiking, biking, horseback riding, canoeing or kayaking. You can even canoe to a winery for a wine-tasting lunch.
Hyde Park is just nine miles from Stowe with great skiing and a multitude of restaurants, shops, outdoor activities and cultural events.
Jane Austen Weekends: A series of weekends filled with literary-inspired diversions with something for every Jane Austen devoteé. Slip quietly back to Regency England in a beautiful old Georgian style mansion. Join a discussion of Persuasion or Pride and Prejudice. Take a carriage ride. Watch the movies. It's not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you'll love Vermont circa 1800.
Dates:
Friday - Sunday, August 15 - 17, 2008
Friday - Sunday, September 5 - 7, 2008
Friday - Sunday, December 12 - 14, 2008
Friday - Sunday, January 9 - 11, 2009
Rate: Jane Austen Weekend rates start at $295 for singles, $260 per person for doubles, $235 per person for triples, and include two nights' lodging, Friday evening's talk over dessert and coffee, full breakfast on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon tea, Saturday dinner and book discussion, early Sunday Continental breakfast, and the Jane Austen quiz with Sunday brunch. 9% Vermont tax is additional. The usual cancellation policy applies.
