Stone's Lodge under Stratton Mountain has 18 rooms and is right in Bondsville. Built around a farmhouse dating from 1890, the small hotel complex retains its New England, white-clapboard style and is surrounded by gardens. The hotel has two on-site dining options. The Fat Spy Tavern features an espionage theme, a bar menu, and a 15-foot projection screen for sports events and movies. Morgan's Bane Steakhouse is a fine-dining restaurant serving dishes like butter poached Maine lobster, Cavendish quail with smoked apple bacon compote, and a full selection of steaks.
A four-minute drive from Bondville, the Red Fox Inn has 10 rooms in a former farmhouse dating from 1850. Guest rooms offer an ideal opportunity to escape the modern world; they have no TVs and no Internet, though guests have access to electronic communications elsewhere on the property. The on-site restaurant has a rustic setting with lots of aged timber, and offers entrees like roasted Long Island duckling and braised lamb shank with North African flavors. The hotel's Red Fox Tavern is an Irish pub that hosts live music with genres including folk, bluegrass and jazz.
The Alpenrose Inn, housed in a timber, ski-lodge-style building, is a nine-minute drive from Bondville. The inn has eight rooms, and rates include a full cooked breakfast featuring locally made sausage and bacon with freshly baked bread. The surrounding gardens have a pond where guests can skate in winter, and miles of cross-country ski tracks start from the back door. Barnumville, a 20-minute drive away, has a choice of restaurants, including the Perfect Wife, offering an eclectic international menu, and Bistro Henry, serving French and Italian dishes.
Set in a three-story timber building with 122 rooms a 12-minute drive from Bondsville, the Inn at Stratton Mountain is part of the Stratton Village ski resort complex, with ski lifts a 10-minute walk away. The hotel is open all year, though its operations are curtailed in the summer, when the on-site restaurant closes. A complimentary breakfast is always available. Other dining options at Stratton Village, open year-round and a 10-minute walk from hotel, include Mulberry Street Ristorante Italiano and Mulligan's. Stratton Village also has shops, bars and a spa.
If you'd prefer to stay in a larger town, nearby Manchester Center and Manchester, respectively 21 and 24 minutes' drive from Bondville, offer a range of lodging options. Manchester Center choices include the Chalet Motel and the Casablanca Motel, which offers one- or two-room cabins. The Reluctant Panther Inn in Manchester has 20 rooms, which feature original artworks and antique furnishings. The on-site restaurant serves a gourmet menu and features a terrace for outdoor dining in summer.
