Sugarbush’s 60th Anniversary

01/03/2019 8:07 pm

The Pitcher Inn provides awesome access to world-class Vermont skiing, what with our close proximity to two truly fabled and long-running resorts: Mad River Glen and Sugarbush. Today we’re celebrating a festive anniversary the latter resort observed on Christmas Day: 60 years in the business!

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Top Hotels in New England: Readers’ Choice Awards 2018

10/30/2018 3:08 pm

The 2018 edition of Condé Nast Traveler’s high-profile Readers’ Choice Awards is in, and once again The Pitcher Inn has gotten quite the shout-out.

The magazine’s readers have voted us No. 6 in the Top Hotels in New England category, a placement that puts us among some very illustrious company and which—we like to think—reflects our one-of-a-kind brand of Green Mountain State hospitality.

We’re not one to toot our own horn too much, but we’re happy to say it’s our second consecutive appearance on the list, and another of more than a few noteworthy reader-survey rankings in which we’ve made the cut over the years, including Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Awards.

The Pitcher Inn Experience

Our Relais & Châteaux luxury inn here in the Mad River Valley combines rustic flourishes with the utmost upscale hospitality, delivering an unparalleled Green Mountain State getaway. Our pair of two-bedroom suites and nine well-appointed guest rooms provide the sort of Vermont accommodations that come straight out of a dream: from woodsy havens anchored by rough-hewn beams and crackling fireplaces to historically themed abodes such as our Chester Arthur and Colonial rooms, which nicely reflect The Pitcher Inn’s own deep-rootedness.

Our Relais & Châteaux fine dining, meanwhile, has brought us additional acclaim. Enjoy farm-to-table gastronomy from the casually sophisticated Dining Room to our refined tavern Tracks, the meticulously planned and presented dishes reinforced by excellent regional craft beer as well as a wine cellar close to 500 bottles strong.

From weddings and elopements to holiday parties and business meetings, meanwhile, we’re also proud to offer some of the area’s finest event venues and coordinating services.

And then there’s our prime location here in Warren, Vermont: just across the street from the legendary Warren Store, minutes from the nationally renowned slopes of Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, and an ideal jumping-off point for touring the golf courses, farms, breweries, paddling waters, bike trails, sugarhouses, and myriad other attractions of the Mad River Valley.

Book a Fall or Winter Getaway at The Pitcher Inn Today

Excited as we are to once again be featured among the Top Hotels in New England in this year’s Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, we’re even more excited to welcome you to our historic and beautifully maintained inn here in the Mad River Valley. Allow us to show you the kind of Relais & Châteaux hospitality that earns us these sorts of honors this fall or winter, which happen to be wonderful seasons to visit our Green Mountain State playground!

Introducing Lorien Wroten & Adam Longworth

09/27/2018 7:57 pm

Here at the Pitcher Inn, we’re very happy to welcome Lorien Wroten as our new General Manager and Adam Longworth as our new Executive Chef!

We’re honored to have these two co-owners of The Common Man—a much-esteemed restaurant right here in Warren, Vermont—join The Pitcher Inn team, and we think you’ll love what they’re bringing to the table.

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Luxury Hotel near Sugarbush Soaring

09/14/2018 1:01 pm

Staying with us here at the Pitcher Inn, you’ve got one of the all-around prettiest landscapes in New England at your doorstep: the Mad River Valley and its Green Mountain flanks. Whether cycling, horseback riding, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, or paddling, that scenery looks amazing from the ground level, but just a hop, skip, and a jump from our history-steeped hotel you’ve got the opportunity to take it all in from above.

You’re just minutes away from Sugarbush Soaring, which maintains a fleet of seven exquisite gliders over at Warren’s Sugarbush Airport to offer sightseeing flights, rentals, and lessons. We highly recommend checking out the options!

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More Updates To Our Dining Experience

08/08/2018 2:52 pm

Not long ago here at the Pitcher Inn blog we outlined some of the exciting remodeling and menu redesign we’ve done at our very own fine-dining restaurant, 275 Main. Today we wanted to talk about some of the other upgrades to our dining experience which we’ve lately implemented: part of our never-ending effort to enhance our hospitality, set our grand Relais & Châteaux inn in Warren, Vermont apart, and be responsive to suggestions from our guests.

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Updates to Our Dining Experience

06/29/2018 5:52 pm

Here at The Pitcher Inn, we’re excited to announce significant updates to our fine-dining restaurant, 275 Main, which alongside the intimate Tracks tavern provides our guests with fabulous farm-to-table fare. The updates we’ve made to our main dining room are the most significant since the inn opened some 20 years ago, and we love the results—and we have a feeling you’re going to love them, too!

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Discover the Nearby Waitsfield Farmer’s Market

06/19/2018 8:44 pm

Here at the Pitcher Inn, you’ve got a friendly seat at the table for the diverse bounty and delicious flavors of our Mad River Valley foodshed. Not long ago here at the blog we talked up the awesome Mad River Taste Place (and upcoming Mad River Taste Week in August). Today we wanted to spotlight another awesome element of our local agriculture and food scene, and one equally convenient for our Pitcher Inn guests: the Waitsfield Farmers Market, going in full swing just a few minutes away! (more…)

Mad River Taste Place at Pitcher Inn

05/09/2018 3:16 pm

Here at the Pitcher Inn, we’re lucky to call home such a vibrant and diverse food-shed as the Mad River Valley—and you, as our guest, should count yourself lucky, too!

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Welcome New Chef de Cuisine: Michael Bove

03/22/2018 7:31 pm

We’ve got some exciting news to share about our restaurants here at the Pitcher Inn, 275 Main and Tracks. We’re welcoming a brand-new talent to helm the kitchen: Chef de Cuisine Michael Bove.
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Waitsfield, VT A Top Underrated Ski Town in US

01/26/2018 3:10 pm

We reckon any of our regular guests here at The Pitcher Inn fell pretty much head over heels for the charms of the Mad River Valley, our gorgeous and action-packed backyard, soon after their first introduction. We’re certainly not all that surprised when the region gets a high-profile shout-out, but we do like passing along some of these nice nods here and there, and we’ve got one to share to kick off the New Year.

Earlier this month, Devorah Lev-Tov included the nearby hamlet of Waitsfield, Vermont—less than 10 miles from our perch here in Warren—among “The Best Underrated Ski Towns in the US” for Tasting Table. Well, naturally, we rate Waitsfield and its surrounds pretty highly, but we suppose it’s possible not everybody in the country knows the special appeal of the Mad River Valley…

World-Class Skiing at Mad River Glen & Sugarbush

Lev-Tov notes Waitsfield’s proximity to Mad River Glen and Sugarbush, which she calls “two of the East Coast’ best and most underrated ski mountains.” Check out our recent blogpost spotlighting this pair of awesome resorts, both of which are a mere snowball’s toss from the Pitcher Inn.

Epicurean Fancies in the Mad River Valley

Lev-Tov also talks up some of the area’s fine eateries—American Flatbread, Localfolk Smokehouse, and Peasant—as well as Mad River Distillers and Lawson’s Finest, a topnotch microbrewery that happens to be our neighbor here in Warren.

And what do you know? (*cough, cough*) The Pitcher Inn lands a mention in the Tasting Table write-up, which calls us “a Relais & Châteaux property with a stellar restaurant that celebrates the area’s stunning mountains and local bounty.”

Explore Mad River Valley Magic With a Stay at The Pitcher Inn

If you want to experience the best of the Green Mountains and the Mad River Valley for yourself, come stay with us here at The Pitcher Inn in postcard-perfect Warren, Vermont, an easy jaunt from that “Best Underrated Ski Town” of Waitsfield to the north.

We’ll delight you with the rustic luxury of our Relais & Châteaux accommodations, ply you with fine dining and local craft libations at 275 Main and Tracks tavern, and position you within ready reach of some of the Northeast’s finest ski slopes and prettiest countryside. From cycling adventures, sugarhouse touring, and leaf-peeping to beer safaris and gallery-hopping, there’s an awful lot going on around here all across the calendar.