Mad River Inn

Vermont


This 19th-century Victorian farmhouse overlooking pretty gardens and cornfields has seven simple, old-fashioned rooms and a two-room suite, complemented by a Queen Anne dining room where guests enjoy the included three-course breakfasts and afternoon tea by the fireside.


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