A Romantic Luxury Inn for Couples in Stowe Vermont

In the Press and Awards

We’ve enjoyed Tripadvisor’s top ratings for Stowe, Vermont, for some time — we’re blessed with fantastic guests.

4x “Best of the Best” and 14 consistent Certificate of Excellence/Travelers’ Choice recognition years.

A “Best of the Best” winner is Tripadvisors top Honor, recognizing the top 1% of lodging worldwide; Travelers’ Choice/Certificate of Excellence winners are in the top 10% of lodging worldwide.

Hall of Fame TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Stowe Lodging

Review awards garnered by Stone Hill Inn and our beautiful town, Stowe, Vermont.

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2025 Stone Hill Inn Accolades and Coverage

2025 Stone Hill Inn Named #1, Burlington, Vermont- Best Bed and Breakfasts in Vermont by U.S. News and Reports
U.S. News announces 2025 Best Bed & Breakfasts in market.
2025 Named the Absolute Best Bed and Breakfast in Vermont – ChowHound
Among Top 12 Bed and Breakfasts in New England – U.S. News & World Report, Boston.com

2024 Stone Hill Inn Accolades and Coverage

2024 Stone Hill Inn Named #1 – Best in Market by U.S. News and Reports
U.S. News announces 2024 Best Bed & Breakfasts rankings, recognizing more than 250 bed-and-breakfasts, inns and small hotels across the United States.
2024 #1 in “Loveliest Romantic Getaways in Vermont” by New England with Love
2024 Best of the Best Wedding Venue in Stowe, Vermont
2024 Praised in “Most Romantic Getaways in Vermont” round-up by Vermont Explored
2024 Featured in “Leaf-peeping season is upon us. Where are you staying for the best view?“

2023 Stone Hill Inn Accolades and Coverage

2023 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice
Luxury B&B of the Year 2023 – Vermont (Resorts and Retreats Awards 2023 hosted by LuxLife)
2023 #1 in Best Unique Hotels to Stay in Vermont by OnlyInYourState
Named among “Best Hotels in Stowe Vermont” by New England with Love
2023 Included in Travel Market Report‘s “14 of the Best New England Bed & Breakfasts to Know About”
2023 Most Enchanting Wedding Venue and Accommodations – Vermont (Global Wedding Awards 2023 hosted by LuxLife)
2023 Stone Hill Inn included as where to stay near Burlington, Vermont in The Travel’s “From New York To San Francisco: 10 Incredible US Cities To Visit This Spring.”

2022 Stone Hill Inn Accolades and Coverage

2022 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice
2022 Ranked #1 by VacationIdea.com in 22 Best Stowe, Vermont Hotels & Inns
2022 WeddingRule Editor’s Choice Award: Winner in Top 9 Wedding Venues in Stowe, Vermont
2022/2023 Stone Hill Inn selected as one of the Top 5 places to honeymoon in Vermont by HoneymoonGoals
2022 “Fantastic Places to Babymoon in New England – Stone Hill Inn” on New England with Love
2022 TravelMyth Awards: Stone Hill Inn won 10 top ranking awards, including TOP ADULT ONLY ACCOMMODATION IN VERMONT and TOP SMALL ACCOMMODATION in STOWE, and is featured in 6 categories (adult only, luxury, small, 4 star, ski, and free wi-fi)

2021 Stone Hill Inn Accolades and Coverage

2021 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice “Best of the Best” Winner – TripAdvisor’s Highest Honor. We’re in the top 1% of hotels worldwide, winning the category: Best Inns / B&Bs – United States
2021 #15 Top-Ranked B&B in the U.S. by TripAdvisor
2021 Trip Savvy’s Editors’ Choice Winner in Best for Romance
2021 Trip Savvy’s Editors’ Hall of Fame for Lodging — impressed writers year after year. Fewer than 1 percent of all businesses make this cut.
2021 Datingnews.com Editors’ Choice Award: “Stone Hill Inn is a Couples Retreat That Rejuvenates Relationships“
2021 We’re a U.S. Traveler’s Bucket List Inn: 9 Best Cozy B&Bs to Visit in Vermont by Trips To Discover
2021 We’re #2 on the TravelAwaits article 11 Best Fall Foliage Getaways In New England
2021 Chosen as a Cardrate.com Featured Destination: Elegant Year-round Bed and Breakfast for Couples
2021 “The Authority on All Things Dating,” DatingAdvice.com, writes about Stone Hill Inn as a “Quaint Space for Romantic Dates & Elopements”
2021 Our Waterfall Tour / Stowe Hiking Adventure is included as a Top Way to Cool Off this Summer in New England
2021 Thrillist article “5 Hot LGBTQIA+ Destinations To Escape To This Holiday Season”
Ski the best slopes and chill by the fire in Stowe, Vermont. Try low key, queer-friendly inns like Stone Hill Inn.
2021 Presented as one of the 17 Best Hotels For The Most Romantic Getaways In Vermont by Your Time to Fly

2020 Stone Hill Inn Press and Awards

2020 Trip Savvy’s Editors’ Choice Winner in Community Leader
2020 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice “Best of the Best” Winner – Tripadvisor’s Highest Honor. We’re in the top 1% of hotels worldwide, winning the category: Best Inns / B&Bs – United States
2020 #23 Top-Ranked B&B in the U.S. by TripAdvisor
2020 Stowe Country Club (and Stone Hill Inn) by New England.Golf article
11 Ways To Support Your Favorite Travel Businesses From Home by TravelAwaits includes a tip from Stone Hill Inn Owners – Tip #11 “Spend this extra social distancing time connecting with your favorite businesses and travel locations online. Follow all your favorite places on social media and make sure to share their posts regularly with your family and friends.”
2020 “We Moved To Vermont!” – Read about Kristie and Todd’s story about moving to this great state on isoldmyhouse.com
2020 Included in Top 25 Best Weekend Getaways in Vermont by Vacation Idea
2020 Highlighted in “7 Incredibly Romantic Getaways in Vermont for Couples“
2020 Two Drifters listed our Bed & Breakfast in their travel blog article “7 Incredibly Romantic Getaways in Vermont for Couples“

2019 Stone Hill Inn Media and Recognition

2019 Listed in the “Top Adult-Only Inns in New England” by New England Inns and Resorts
2019 Named in Top 10 New England Inns & Lodging for Guestroom Fireplaces TWICE – once by TripSavvy and again by VisitNewEngland
2019 Listed as #1 in Top 25 Best Stowe, Vermont Hotels & Inns by VacationIdea.com
2019 Weekends with Yankee recommended Stone Hill Inn for Where to Stay in Stowe, VT in their article: Summer Weekend in Stowe, Vermont
2019 and 2018 “People Love Us on Yelp” Award (Read more reviews on Yelp)
Featured for Where to Stay in Stowe by Adventure Assist’s “Things to do in Stowe, Vermont in the Summer“
2019 featured in “25 New England Romantic Getaways you Never Knew About“
2019 Awarded “Top 3 Adult Only Accommodations in Vermont” by Travelmyth
2019 Awarded “Top 3 4-Star Accommodations in Vermont” by Travelmyth
2019 recommended as a choice for Romantic Lodging in Vermont for Valentine’s Day

Additional Stone Hill Inn Press and Accolades/Awards

2017 Best Romantic Getaway: “Best of New England Editors’ Choice” Winner by Yankee Magazine
Chosen as one of the top 12 Best B&B’s in North America by Forbes.com
2015 -2023 Tripadvisor Hall of Fame This recognition is given to properties that have been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence five years in a row based on the quality and frequency of guest reviews.

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2014 Tripadvisor Traveler’s Choice This is a coveted award granted to only the top 25 Inns or B&B’s in the U.S. each year. From over 21,000 inns/B&B’s Trip Advisor evaluates the quality of guest reviews during the past year in order to determine the top 25 (0.1 percent). The 2014 awards showed that the Stone Hill Inn was rated 8th highest in the U.S. In 2012 Stone Hill was rated 16th.
Named as one the of Top 10 New England Bed and Breakfasts on the Travel Channel by Jennifer Plum Auvil (view a pdf)
U.S. News & World Reports Travel as reported in Yahoo Travel, by Liz Weis, included Stone Hill Inn among 10 unique and spectacular inns in the U.S. Unique Bed and Breakfasts Across America
Featured in 10 New England Inns with Fireplaces in Every Room
2014 named the top inn in Vermont from Top10Inns.com
Featured Bed and Breakfast in Travel Like a Local: Vermont
Read about how Stone Hill Inn fits into 36 Perfect Hours in Stowe from Vagabondish.com.
Featured as ‘Where to Stay‘ for cross country skiers in Stowe from New York Magazine.
Featured in April, 2014 Huffington Post, If You’ve Never Stayed At A Bed And Breakfast, Here’s What You’re Missing Out On
As read about in The New York Times and The Boston Globe
Tripadvisor Certificates of Excellence 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Stowe, Vermont Accolades

Stowe, only a 3.5 hour drive from Boston and 5.5 hour drive from New York City, is celebrated for its skiing, fall foliage, restaurants and more. Conveniently, Stowe is located within a 40-minute drive of Burlington International Airport.

Stowe, Vermont: Fall’s Color Capital

TripAdvisor — Named #1 Destination in the United States for Leaf Peeping: the number one of “Top 10 Fall Foliage Destinations in the U.S.”
USA Today 10Best – Green Mountains for “10 Best Destinations for Fall Foliage” in 2019 and 2020
Travel + Leisure — One of “”The Best Places to See Fall Foliage in the United States,” one of “The Best Places to See Fall Foliage in New England” and one of “12 Best Places to See Fall Foliage in Vermont”
U.S. News Travel — One of “50 Small Towns Across America with Gorgeous Foliage”

Stowe, Vermont: Best Winter Ski Town

Ranked #6 for “Best Ski Resorts Around the World” by Travel + Leisure
Ranked #7 for “Best Mountain Towns in United States” by Outdoor Magazine
Ranked #1 for “Best Winter Towns in New England” by Yankee Magazine
Named one of the “World’s 10 Best Ski Towns for Foodies” by Fodors Travel

Stowe, Vermont: Beautiful Small Town America

Included as one of Architectural Digest’s “Most Beautiful Small Towns in America“
Ranked #8 for “Most Beautiful Small Towns Around the World” by Travel + Leisure
Named one of “Top 10 Prettiest Mountain Towns in New England” by Yankee Magazine
Named one of “Top 20 Places to Travel in 2019” by Money Magazine