Vermont’s Best Kept Secret – Lake Memphremagog in Newport, VT

Travel through Vermont’s green rolling hills until you reach nearly a mile before Quebec, Canada and you will discover one of Vermont’s coverts, Lake Memphremagog. Try and say that ten times fast. Newport, Vermont’s 27-mile fresh water glacial lake is one not to be missed. Mostly surrounded by residential estates, your best luck is to stay in the rental homes and that is certainly no complaint. For the most part, the rental homes will present two stories, full amenities, a private driveway, and plenty of space to play volleyball and have a cookout in the lawn. Plenty of activities lie within this sacred lake all year around.

Plan your vacation week for sunshine or snowfall and prepare for a variety of things to do. The spring and fall season bid perfect conditions for a bike ride or walk on the rail trail. Rent some kayaks or canoes nearby and explore the picturesque Lake Memphremagog. Throw your shades and sun block on in the summer and watch the sailors and windsurfers from the sandy white beach. With numerous boat launches, you can cruise the perimeter with your family and kids on their water skies or in their tubes. Rejuvenate yourself with a simple swim in the crisp and fresh water of Newport, Vermont.

Visit again in your winter gear for further enjoyment on the frozen Lake Memphremagog. Grab those cross-country skies or haul up the snowmobile for a pictorial route in the radiant snow. For the extremists, travel less than 20 miles to ski or snowboard at Jay Peak, a very reputable ski mountain in Vermont. So book your house for a week, a month, or a whole season because Lake Memphremagog works around you with activities to do any time of year.

Hot Deals Cure Cabin Fever at Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford, Vermont

About this time every year, we all agree that we’ve probably had enough winter! But in the pristine Northeast Kingdom of Vermont sits a jewel of a bed & breakfast country inn that makes it easy for you to escape for a few days of fun, romance, and relaxation.

Vermont Romantic Getaways and Hot Deals

Rabbit Hill Inn now offers savings with Hot Date Specials and Romantic Getaway Packages!

First, check out the Hot Dates Special. Save 20% off regular rates on the specific dates listed below. Discounted rates start at $156 per night for 2!

This Romantic Getaway Package includes:

Visit Rabbit Hill Inn or call 1-800-76BUNNY for more information.

Rabbit Hill Inn: An “Off The Grid” Destination

Rabbit Hill Inn Attracts Vacationers Who Desire a REAL Getaway.

Lower Waterford, VT – June 2007 – Travel Gurus now report that destination choices have come full circle. A few years ago, travelers sought vacation spots offering endless technology and connectivity. Now, the trend is the opposite – a getaway destination that allows them (and perhaps, forces them) to be out of touch with the world that consumes them 24-7.

Vermont’s double Four Diamond Rabbit Hill Inn attracts guests from far and near for this very reason. Upon arrival, guests notice the absence of TV & telephone. The cell phone has “no bars” and the blackberry is useless. The soft music is playing, the smile grows large and their tensions begin to melt. They have been officially granted permission to break away and enjoy themselves, uninterrupted. For those who MUST know… telephone rooms are available and wireless internet can be found in a few areas of the Inn. A secret only shared if necessary.

This internationally acclaimed country inn goes above and beyond to provide relaxation in its purest form. They begin with the basic needs; luxurious accommodations and amenities, fantastic dining, pampering personalized service, and a tranquil setting known as the Northeast Kingdom.

The ever-present innkeepers and staff provide customized concierge services, creating the ideal getaway for each guest. This includes individual day trip planning, in-room massage services, and extensive touring and outdoor activity offerings. Several packages are designed to highlight popular seasonal activities.

“Whether our Guests seek fun and adventure, romantic lazy days or something in between, it can easily be found here.” says Innkeeper, Leslie Mulcahy. “The most important discovery they make is the joy of being out of touch. For once…time was their own – without intrusion!”

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As noted by travel expert, Peter Greenberg, the Rabbit Hill Inn offers “Rooms for romance that just might get your loved one in the mood. Most cell phone carriers won’t work – and there isn’t any internet access. So there’s no chance of your romantic getaway turning into a working weekend!”
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Rabbit Hill Inn is a AAA Four Diamond Inn and Dining Room and a proud member of Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, and Distinctive Inns of New England. To learn more about this romantic luxury Inn (circa 1795), current seasonal menu, romantic Vermont getaway packages, and culinary getaways – visit their website at http://www.rabbithillinn.com/.

Windham Hill’s Innkeepers find fulfillment by pleasing guests in Vermont

Joe and Marina Coneeny, innkeepers at the Windham Hill Inn in southern Vermont, recently celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary. They met in Vermont while students at Middlebury College and married exactly seven years to the day from their first date. That’s 30 years together!

Innkeeping is their dream job. Explains Joe, “We became innkeepers to make people happy by providing an experience that slows life’s pace, rekindles spirit, and recognizes nature as the primary force in life. In the process, our family benefits from living in this environment and working together for our goals.”

Joe, from Massachusetts, and Marina, from Paris, France, have traveled extensively in Europe and know what traveling couples appreciate. “We create hospitality,” Joe says, “by providing luxury and peaceful time combined with sensory indulgence.”

Marina has years of practice as a provider of comfort and well being, knowing instinctively what makes a great room and an elegant bath and which cheeses are ripe to the point of “being in a state of grace.”

Joe provides the exclamation point based on his customer service and sales background in investment banking. He pushes the envelope of service to make each guest’s experience at the Windham Hill Inn unique and unforgettable.

“As a member of DINE,” Joe says, “we are in a group of kindred spirits whose main aim is to provide a memorable experience based on quality, service, and warmth that renews people and thereby energizes us all.”

Rabbit Hill Inn’s Cooking Class Getaways are very popular!

Rabbit Hill Inn, Lower Waterford, VT presents “Inn Good Taste”, an outstanding monthly cooking class series. This 2-night getaway is the perfect recipe for those who are passionate about food. Guests enjoy equal amounts of relaxation, fine dining, and outstanding culinary instruction. Executive Chef Jeff Fairman and his team provide attendees with platefuls of practical culinary instruction while savoring the flavors of the dishes just prepared. Package includes a 3-hour class, a 5-course Chef Tasting Dinner w/ wine pairings on first night, a private romantic 3-course dinner the second night. Attendees also receive recipes & embroidered Rabbit Hill aprons. Class size is limited to 8 allowing for a relaxed, informal atmosphere. May class is sold out. However, openings are still available for June, July and August classes. Check class topics and availability here.

Windham Hill Wine Series Announced

Windham Hill Wine Series-2006

Spring is just around the corner at the end of our country road-a time for renewal after a winter of contemplation on the quiet snowy days-plenty of time to cook up the best Windham Hill Wine Series yet!!

Following the continued success of the wine dinner series in 2005, an expansion is in the works for 2006, with an added twist. One of the consistent questions I get at each wine dinner is “where can we get these marvelous wines??” More often than not, the answer has been that the wines are not readily available on a retail basis, which I know is not the answer you want. So…enter the Collectors Edition Dinners, two dinners over the course of the Windham Hill Wine Series designed to showcase wines that are available through Amory Consultants. These dinners will be held in the early summer and late fall and are designed to let you stock your cellar for summer and winter!!! Daphne Amory has a growing clientele in the area and is able to source most any wines that I get here at the Inn.

As always, Jenn Cayer and her wonderful kitchen staff create each wine dinner menu to complement and showcase the wines on offer and the wonderful organic ingredients we purchase and grow here for your pleasure and healthy enjoyment! The menus are created in the few weeks before each dinner in order to pair wines and locally available produce, meats, game and seasonal seafood-the result is always a feast for the senses in a convivial and relaxed setting.

This year Jenn will have a broad canvas at her disposal given the range of wines and the areas of the world where they are grown. Spring freshness and light will eventually meet the brooding warmth of winter’s slow food, in each case complemented by and enhanced by the expression of the grape and the terroir of its origin…..but I digress!

Menus will be posted at www.windhamhill.com a few weeks before the dinners. Join our mailing list and get email notice. These emails sometimes contain lodging discounts in conjunction with off peak season dinners, so sign up to receive these offers at windham@sover.net.

Our first dinner of the year will be held on Thursday March 30th at 6:30pm and will feature the astounding wines from Domaine Weinbach in Alsace. This is the second time we have focused on these fantastic white wines with Sheilah McGovern Reynolds of Vineyard Brands. Jenn Cayer and her team have fashioned a superb combination of flavors to complement and highlight the qualities of each varietal and stylistic impressions of the daughters Faller, the winemakers at this ancient family run estate. A full menu follows, and remember to check out our Midweek Reality Break Special for lodging.
Sante’!!