A beautiful and historic hotel. Very well kept. Staff was lovely. Located on a little strip with other cute places to eat and a walgreens across the street for practical goods.
Only thing is (and this is not necessarily a criticism). That while they do have staff around, they don't have a dedicated front desk person. Also to note, that they have a very cool old crank elevator that has to be operated by staff, and if the staff isn't around you have to call a number to have someone come. No other way to get to the upper floors unless you want to take the stairs. All this is clearly communicated in the welcome email sent in the previous days to our stay, but I know some people don't bother reading those things in detail. Also, I did try and call the hotel a few times to ask questions about early check in, and use of the pool before check in, and I never got a hold of a live person. That was a little frustrating. The breakfast buffet is held in this gorgeous sun room with lots of light. What was offered was a ok variety of breads/muffins/croissants, fruit and milk, cereal, yogurt and some fruits. But no hot foods like bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes or anything like that. And there were no visible offerings of non-dairy milk and yogurt (but we also didn't ask). They did have some hard boiled eggs which were delicious.
We attended a wedding in neighboring Middlebury, in another historic type hotel...and hands down we thought our Brandon Inn hotel was the best!
