Enjoy the beauty of VTs Green Mountains and relax in the quiet comfort & privacy of our guesthouse. Full kitchen, WiFi, satellite TV, cell service, sleeps up to 5. Miles of recreational trails, maple sugaring, show oxen. Close to I-89 & Norwich Univ. The space Enjoy Scenic Views, Privacy & the Comforts of Home Take in the splendor of Vermont’s mountains as you relax in the quiet comfort and privacy of our well-appointed guesthouse. Sweet Retreat is nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains, conveniently located fifteen minutes south of the capital city of Montpelier, forty-five minutes from Sugarbush, Bolton Valley, and Stowe, and an hour from Burlington International Airport. You will find our spacious guesthouse equipped with everything you need to stay two days, a week, a month or more! To get you started, we stock the guesthouse with breakfast fixings for your first morning meal. And, enjoy complimentary maple syrup from our sugarhouse during short-term stays. Food shopping is just six miles away. The Guesthouse Features: •Porch with mountain views and sunrises •Fully-equipped kitchen •Spacious dining room with a table that seats up to 14 •Queen-size bed with fine linens •Pull-out couch in the living room •Satellite TV, wireless Internet access •Air conditioning, three-zone heating •A full laundry Explore the Outdoors in Every Season When you stay at Sweet Retreat, you don’t have to leave the premises to explore the great outdoors. Open the front door and enjoy the many miles of trails we’ve created and keep open for your walking, mountain biking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing pleasure. Slow Down & Get Close to Nature Relax on the large porch and watch the sunrise over Spruce Mountain. View deer grazing in the back fields. Wander down to the pond to observe beavers at work, or grab your binoculars and look for American bitterns and blue herons. Visit with our Show Oxen Spend some time at the barn—visit with our 4 teams of show oxen, and if the timing is right watch them in training. For a truly unique Vermont experience, arrange for a ride in our custom-made ox cart, or in winter a sleigh ride through the woods pulled by our team of Durham-Herefords, Bright and Lion. Learn How We Make Pure Vermont Gold® Maple Syrup! Sugaring season at Sweet Retreat occurs in early spring when the sap runs in our 200-acre hillside maple grove. Stop by our state-of-the-art sugarhouse to experience the sights, smells and sounds of sugaring as we boil the sap that flows from our sugar maples into Pure Vermont Gold®. Taste the warm syrup as it is drawn off the evaporator—a sweet Vermont experience that you will long remember. Guest access The Guesthouse is not a family residence, but is a separate building from the mainhouse and is for use by guests only. Guests have access to the entire upstairs (1000 sq ft), a large porch/balcony with mountain views, and to the laundry on the ground level. Note the Guesthouse is accessed by a set of stairs going onto the deck. Other things to note Please note: No pets or animals are permitted. More on our all rates based on double occupancy: SHORT TERM STAYS -2-night minimum, $166 per night; $40.00 per night each additional adult or child. Plus 9%Vermont Rooms & Meals tax. -Weekly (7 nights)-$1100; $40.00 per night each additional adult or child. Plus 9% Vermont Rooms & Meals tax. LONG TERM STAYS of 30 consecutive nights or more: $85 per night. 9% Vermont Rooms and Meals tax is required for the first 30 nights. Rooms and meals tax for consecutive nights after the first 30 will not be charged. Additional guests are $25 per night. -Month (30 nights)-$2550 -31 days or more- $85 per day Guests can arrange to take an oxen-pulled cart ride or sleigh ride through the woods depending on the season. Sweet Retreat Sugarworks produces Pure Vermont Gold maple syrup in our sugarhouse which is made available to guests with the breakfast fixings provided and is available for purchase to take home.