Weathersfield Center, a historic district in southern Vermont, is near Okemo Mountain Resort. Ski or hike the Green Mountains, cross country ski on wooded trails or horseback ride. In autumn, leaf peepers look at fall foliage, in spring, those with a sweet tooth go to a maple shack for maple sugaring. In addition to historic buildings from the 1700s in Weathersfield Center, find covered bridges in the area.
The Holiday Inn Express - Springfield, Vermont offers "ski and stay packages" with discounted lift tickets for Okemo Mountain. Bromley Sun Mountain is about 20 minutes away, and in addition to skiing, it has a summer Adventure Park, with an alpine slider, miniature golf, zip line and water slides. The family-friendly hotel has an indoor pool, game room with pool table and video games, and in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Breakfast at the hotel is free. Nearby restaurants include Bocelli's on the Canal and Old Town Farm Inn.
About 10 miles from Weathersfield Center, the Fullerton Inn is on the Village Green in the center of Chester. The hotel provides complimentary breakfast, and the restaurant offers gourmet food in a casual setting for lunch and dinner. Be sure to check out the tavern, which has a large selection of local beers on tap and in bottles. The inn, built in the 1840s, has distinctively decorated rooms, all non-smoking, and private baths. Chester, on the National Register of Historic Places, has restaurants, galleries and a number of pre-Civil War houses built from native stone.
The Inn at Cranberry Farm, on a former dairy farm, sits on 60 acres, surrounded by woods, meadows and wildlife. Stay in the main house or the detached farm house, where suites have fireplaces and private decks. Enjoy breakfast and afternoon snacks in the dining room, with a wood-burning fireplace. The recreation room has a pool table, a guest refrigerator and a TV/VCR with movies. You can take hiking trails right from the front door, and the innkeepers will pack you a lunch. The inn is on a pond, and you can walk to the Williams River.
Chester House Inn, a bed and breakfast on the Village Green in Chester, is within walking distance of restaurants, a country store, a quilt shop and the Chester Historical Society. The Green hosts craft fairs and art shows, and you can sit in a rocker on the porch of the inn to watch it all. Some rooms have fireplaces and whirlpools or steam showers; all come with a freshly cooked full breakfast. The keeping room has the original 1780 wood-burning fireplace, a TV and board games.
