My family of 13 (7 adults and 6 children ages 3-9) just returned from an amazing stay at this expansive home in Stowe over the 4th of July and the Stowe Hot Air Balloon Festival week. The house is very clean, comfortable, and tastefully decorated with beds galore! The master bedroom and bath were especially pretty.
We thoroughly enjoyed the ping pong, pool table, bumper pool table, and the huge yard and the fire pit. The whole family spent hours outside playing baseball and football, corn hole, soccer, and frisbee with all the sports equipment in the garage. The kitchen was very well-equipped and we especially appreciated the plastic dishes/cups for the children. It was apparently unseasonably hot that week, but there were lots of fans for the bedrooms to help with sleeping. The AT&T cell phone reception was super spotty in the house, but we found that a short walk up the driveway the service improved.
Stowe and the surrounding areas are beautiful and we ran out of days to do all we hoped to do! We all rented bikes and rode extensively on the Recreational Trail, went fly-fishing with a guide, visited the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, and watched how cider, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and maple syrup were made, We sampled beer at the Alchemist and the Von Trappe brewery and rode the gondola at Mt. Mansfield. The Stowe 4th of July parade on Main Street was such fun with free popcorn, snocones, pie-eating contest, mini-marathon, and candy thrown from all the parade vehicles.
We enjoyed breakfast at the Butler's Pantry and dinner at Harrison's. In Burlington the food at The Shanty on the Shore was excellent, especially the lobster.
The highlight of the trip was the hot air balloon ride that my 3 adult children took over Lake Champlain with Above Reality. The pilot, Jeff, was excellent, very cautious, and obviously enjoyed flying and everything about hot air balloons.
At the end of the week we all got to experience 23 hot air balloons taking off at the nearby Stoweflake Resort at the Hot Air Balloon Festival. It was so beautiful, and though the lines were too long for the grandchildren to go up in a tethered balloon, it was amazing to watch!
Obviously, we had a grand time! My grandson told me to just say, "Amazing!" All the 5 star reviews are well-deserved, and the owner Liz was very helpful and responsive. We highly recommend it all!