Southern Vermont offers luxurious lodgings for special romantic getaways

In the heart of charming Manchester Village, The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant, southern Vermont’s finest small luxury hotel, offers those seeking romantic escapes their choice of 20 rooms and suites featuring antique furnishings, four-poster beds, soaking tubs, fireplaces, marble baths and museum-quality artwork. In the relaxed yet elegantly upscale atmosphere of the Zagat-rated restaurant, you’ll enjoy contemporary American cooking and a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list. From the inn’s patio, watch the sun set over the gardens and Mount Equinox. And what is a getaway without activities: horseback riding, biking, hiking, canoeing, tennis, skiing, gondola rides, sleigh rides, fly-fishing. Vermont and this elegant inn have it all.

Romance is always in season at the Manchester View, nestled in the tranquil valley between the Green and Taconic Mountains. Surrounded by lush landscaped gardens in the spring an summer and autumn colors in the all, the resort is a snowy wonderland in the winter. Imagine cozying up in your room by a crackling old-stone fireplace. Or ordering an in-room massage while looking out over sweeping mountain views. Or relaxing in a deep-soaking spa tub in your room or a heated pool at the resort. Outside the resort, couple activities abound, from skiing and sleigh riding in winter to paddling an inner tube down the Battenkill in the summer, golfing in the spring or visiting an orchard in the fall.

Celebrate the romance of New England by getting away to one of the five unique properties owned by The Landmark Trust USA. The cozy Sugarhouse (yes, they used to make maple syrup there) is a perfect romantic choice, tucked into a hill next to the property’s orchard. It has a screen porch, a gas log stove – and the morning birdsongs are free! Kipling’s Carriage House (yes, Rudyard Kipling) has lovely views of the meadow, forests and valley. Roomier options include the Amos Brown House, among open pastures, hay fields and the woods; the Dutton Farmhouse with access to hiking, biking, sledding and skiing; and Naulakha, Kipling’s mansion with breathtaking gardens, pergola and tennis court. The setting for these properties is quintessential Vermont.

Four Columns Inn is open! Availability is limited during the reopening period, so please call for up-to-date reservations. Also, visit our FAQ for our COVID policies & procedures.

Leave your stresses behind and sink into the tranquil, romantic atmosphere of Four Columns Inn, an exquisite inn set on 138 of the loveliest acres in Vermont. Walk among gardens in bloom, shimmering ponds and babbling brooks. Ask about a couples massage at the spa (in the summer, you can have your massage by the pond), stroll through the antiques shops and emporiums of the village, and dine in the garden on farm-to-table cuisine at Artisan, the inn’s cozy restaurant. In your spacious room, enjoy antique and modern furniture, original art, luxurious bedding, a fireplace and a deep-soaking Jacuzzi tub.