Mad River Barn
Location: Route 17, 2849 Mill Brook Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, Waitsfield, US
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Inns
About this Property
Scenic Views and Convenient Amenities
Explore the lush garden surroundings and take advantage of complimentary WiFi and wedding services. Relish a delicious meal at the on-site restaurant and unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Start your day right with a complimentary self-serve breakfast.
Comfortable Accommodations
Feel at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned guestrooms with free WiFi. Freshen up in the private bathrooms stocked with complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Convenient Location
Located in Waitsfield, a short drive from Sugarbush Ski Resort and Mad River Glen Cooperative, Mad River Barn offers easy access to nearby attractions and ski lifts.
Book now to experience a delightful stay at Mad River Barn.
Important Information
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - anytime
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Instructions: Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Garden
- Designated smoking area
- Free breakfast
- Wedding services
- Free self parking
- Visual alarms in hallways
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Stair-free path to entrance
Rooms Available
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Barn: 1 Queen 1 Single (Accessible)
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
- Wheelchair-width doorways
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Barn: 1 Queen 1 Single (2nd Floor)
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
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Barn: 1 Queen 4 Single (Suite)
1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds
Overlooking the mountains
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
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Barn: 1 Queen (1st Floor)
1 Queen Bed
Located on the ground floor
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
- Location - ground floor
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Barn: 1 Queen (2nd Floor)
1 Queen Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
-
Barn: 1 Queen 1 Single (1st Floor)
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
Located on the ground floor
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
- Location - ground floor
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Barn: 1 Queen 2 Single (Loft)
1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds
Internet - Free WiFi
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Visual fire alarm
Guest Reviews
- Martha (10/5): - Charming place, although the restaurant and pub were closed. Breakfast was very good and welcoming.
- Anthony (6/5): The best hotel in the area, BUT! - Hotel and grounds were beautiful. Staff was exceptionally friendly. Breakfast was great. The bed however was the worst bed I have ever slept in. It was so bad my wife and I contemplated sleeping in the car. It was a worn out spring mattress on a wood slab, no box spring. The mattress offered no support and you could feel the springs digging into your back or side. We stayed in room B2. I don’t know if every room has a bed like this but this was absolutely horrendous. It’s really too bad because it ruined what is far and away the most charming hotel in the area.
- Bill (10/5): - Excellent vibes
- Harriet (10/5): - Such a cute, special place with nice touches everywhere!
- Mary (10/5): - We had a wonderful stay, unfortunately we could not stay for long:( We arrived late but the owners left all the needed information available at the front desk with candy and muffins!! The next morning the cook provided a wonderful made to order breakfast of french toast and omelettes for our family! The rooms and the inn are extremely clean and decorated so well! The beds and linens are so comfortable! We hope to be back in the area this winter for skiing and would gladly stay again:)
- melisssa (10/5): - Great vibe!
- kieran (10/5): - Food is great
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Nice little hotel with friendly staff. Perfect for families. Great breakfast in the morning.
- Carrie (8/5): Mad River One Night Stay - Stayed here on night only in the middle of a college tour trip. Checked in about 8pm...noone at the desk, key was left on desk with receipt and room number. Definitely "contact less" which I did not mind at all!!! Our room was in Barn-B3 specially. Room was plenty big even with a Queen and Twin bed. Bathroom was large with a lovely walk-in shower. All the basics supplied....beautifully manicured grounds/gardens. Comfy beds, clean linens. Breakfast included was made to order...delish. Would stay again but would request a room upstairs if available as whomever was staying above us had kids that sounded like they were going to come through the ceiling at any time right up to almost midnight.
- Tae (10/5): - Staff is very friendly and the beds were very comfortable. The property itself is beautifully landscaped
- Barbara (10/5): - Mad River Barn has been nicely updated, while keeping its quaint inn feelings. Convenient to Sugarbush Resort. Good food. Clean. Reasonably priced.
- Jennifer (8/5): - The staff and owners are terrific. The restaurant food and breakfasts are delicious. Overall the atmosphere is friendly and fun and welcoming.
- Travis (10/5): - Very unique and quaint Inn! You definitely get a Vermont wilderness vibe with this barn and the attached restaurant and bar, I would highly recommend this place as a rental for anybody visiting the Mad River Valley for the ski resorts or other outdoor activities! If you're an astronomy buff or astrophotographer this place is great for low light pollution on clear nights to see all the constellations as well!
- Skylar (6/5): - Good accommodations for number of people. Limited parking and owner had dog barking for hours in the middle of the night which kept us up. Would probably look for quieter accommodations in the future as the accommodations were primarily intended as a place to sleep.
- Camille (10/5): - Great location minutes from mad River and sugarbush ski areas. Great food and beverage options between the pub and restaurant, and complimentary breakfast! We look to stay here each time we visit the area.
- Christine (10/5): - Very spacious room, comfortable beds, full size bunks, and the food is delicious. Daily breakfast included.
- Christian (10/5): - New, roomy, quaint, and quintessentially Vermont with an updated, modern feel. Really great (included) breakfast, awesome common room and bar! A few outdoor hot tubs and a kids game room would make it the best place to stay in MRV...
- Ann-Marie P. (6/5): Customer service - The Mad River Barn was our most anticipated stay of our 9-day semi annual trip to VT. The entire feel of the place was right up our ally. As with many travelers, most don't book direct from a hotels main website. Had we done that we would have seen a clear breakdown of the different room and crisis would have been averted. As it were, we booked a room on hotels.com which had a photo of a farmhouse room not the bunk room. As a couple we would have never booked bunk beds. It was a later check in and after seeing the room we quickly brought it to the receptionist attention. I think she was equally surprised when she pulled up hotels.com and saw the same photo we did. With it being peak season, no other rooms were available. The young lady offer us a refund, which wasn't going to work as we had NO other place to stay in town. When we reached out to the manager, she told us that we were offered a discount on the room?? I think if that was case we would have gladly accepted it. We didn't appreciate that response. It wasn't about the money, it was about the "Barn"not paying attention to the details on hotels.com. It's unfortunate as they seem to have gotten all the details correct at there facility. In visiting the hotels.com website it appears that the image now matches the room. You will find many great reviews, which are probably spot on. It's a shame they didn't do the right thing and refund the money? We were right and they should have made it right. They didn't!
- Jorge (10/5): - What an amazing, albeit brief stay. I would stay there again especially for ski season. Breakfast was fantastic!
- Lyle (10/5): - Unfortunately because of covid, pub & restaurant were closed. However, the chef fixed a fantastic breakfast every morning which was included. A good base for going either direction to shop or leaf peep. Bed was comfortable & the main inn was full, so we were had a room with 4 extra bunk beds. If you had a family or friends with you, that would be the way to go. No alarm clock or coffee pot in room. And, it was fairly noisy in the room above us. It’s a wooden structure so you could easily hear people walking. But, overall a beautiful property & we would stay there again, just would try to get a room in the main inn. Book early - they said they are already full because of the ski season starting.
- Dawn (6/5): - Very nice surroundings inside and outside! Very clean! What we were disappointed in was that the bar/restaurant was closed and paper thin walls and ceilings!! You could hear everything—people walking upstairs and in the hallway—just wasn’t very soundproof!
- Joyce (8/5): - We stayed for two nights and first impression was that the place was a cute industrial rustic mix with some modern touches. We had a barn room and it was on the smaller side but sufficient for 3 guests. One of the smoke detectors was chirping in the middle of the night but the staff replaced the batteries the next day The surrounding area is beautiful especially during foliage! It's a cute place to stay
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very enjoyable stay and great breakfast!
- Patricia (4/5): Beware all Elderly Patrons - There are no elevators or provisions for elderly patrons or the handicapped. We had to lug suitcases up several sets of stairs to get to our room in the Annex. My husband fell on his shoulder on the stone outdoor stairs trying to get a small roller suitcase up the stairs. We didn’t know the kind of accommodations we had reserved until check-in and then all rooms were booked so that we could not change rooms. However, breakfast was great!
- Mary (2/5): - the beds were horribly uncomfortable, as were the rock hard pillows. from room 5b all night long there was a slow CONSTANT banging heard through the walls. no tv was a shocker in this day and age. the restaurant was not open and area restaurants had over 1 hour waits. we went to bed hungry. woke up tired and miserable with a funeral to go to. I wish I never heard of the mad river barn. we stood at the reception desk to ask a question with the clerk on the phone planning a wedding and never said hold on to see what we needed or acknowledge us in the least bit. we left without any assistance whatsoever.
- Virginia (10/5): Very rustic - Great true rustic fell. We had a good night's stay and breakfast was in a beautiful old room with one wall encompassing a solid Boulder of granite.
- james (10/5): - All good
- Jan (10/5): - The chef for breakfast was wonderful, food was excellent. The coffee was the best I have had. Would like to see microwave and small coffee pot in the room.
- Cate (8/5): - The room was amazing! And Jenny(?) the cook was so gracious and accommodating. Disappointed that the restaurant wasn't opened.
- Verified traveler (4/5): - Eggs with goatcheese at breakfast were great and made to order
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Felt at home. I will be returning because we loved it so much.
- Ronald (10/5): - Clean comfortable rooms and friendly staff
- Stephanie (10/5): Can't wait to go back - Loved our stay! Beautifully decorated, super nice staff, comfortable beds, gorgeous setting, nice continental breakfast. Perfect for our family of 5.
- Diane (10/5): - It was our 2nd visit and we were not dissapointed. The entire staff was friendly and helpful. Food and drink were fabulous. Can't wait to return.
- Kelley (10/5): Check out Mad River Barn!! - Mad River Barn is definitely the place to check out, their staff is ALL friendly! Loved the rooms, pub and restaurant were great too!
- Randy (10/5): - great rooms and meals
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Cozy, quiet. Perfect to unplug. Breakfast was amazing. Food In pub was superb. Great overall experience.
- Nadia (10/5): Love the Barn! - Love the Barn! Nice people, attractive and comfortable rooms, and vibrant apres ski bar scene. Delicious breakfast included. Wish the menu changed more often as we like to eat there a lot when we are in the area!
- Mark (10/5): Nice B&B in the hills - Absolutely loved this location. On the day we stayed there, we had the whole place to ourselves. Enjoyed a lovely dinner in the pub upstairs, and had a great hearty breakfast the next morning in the dining room downstairs. We stayed in the Longhouse building and the room was comfortable and roomy. Loved the woods behind the property and the vibe of the location. Would definitely stay here again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Place was clean and service was excellent. Good breakfast.
- Mern (10/5): - The staff was super friendly! Meridith checked us in and was so accommodating. Our room was so quaint. We had dinner there and food was delicious. We enjoyed chatting with the bar tenders. We will definitely go back!!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - What a fun place! The rooms and inn are done in such beautiful rustic taste...every detail was worth noting. I stayed in L3 and enjoyed the short walk to the pub, but feeling of separate county cabin. Speaking of the pub...what a fun spot. I was traveling solo and met such nice people, many regulars, plus Jerry the bartender is such a hoot. Food good too. I’ll be back, in ski season.
- Alicia (10/5): - Beautiful quaint, truly Vermont hotel that was excellent all around. Would definately stay again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - From the homey feel to the amazing food my girlfriend and I enjoyed our experience immensely!
- Sarah (10/5): Awesome place to stay near Mad River ski slopes - I am still thinking about the Blackberry-Mint margarita that I enjoyed while overlooking the green fields outside of the Mad River Barn. This is a super fun place to stay. It was perfect for our family of four. Our kids loved their very spacious bunk beds that included plugs for their iPhones. We loved all of the reclaimed wood and thoughtful details in our room and the property. Our only critique was the nocturnal elephants who were staying in the room above us who decided to have a stampede at 2 am but that was not the fault of the Mad River Barn but rather the guests.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The Mad River Barn is gorgeous! ALL the staff are wonderful and were so cool and friendly! The owners are great people and went the extra mile to accommodate us- from lending bug spray to umbrellas, they were on it! Their pub has excellent cocktails and a cool relaxing vibe. The property grounds were pristine, clean, and well kept. The food was delicious. I have never had a better experience anywhere else than at our stay at Mad River Barn. We were first time visitors to VT, and we fell in love. We will definitely be returning to MRB in the fall. Everything was great. Thank you to MRB for an awesome trip. We appreciate you!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - I loved everything about this place! It was so clean and thoughtfully decorated. The staff was helpful and sweet. I'll definitely stay here anytime I'm in the area.
- Javier (10/5): Mad River Barn experience - Great location!! Cute place to stay, very frienly staff, nice rooms, great food and awesone bar
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very nice and clean. The owner upgraded my room just because it was available. Nice pub also.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Pro: Nice layout of rooms, lounge and breakfast area. Close to skiing area. Cons: Rooms should be cleaner. On a side note - the staff had minimal interaction with us. Not necessarily a bad thing but we would have appreciated some mingling in the lounge area and tips on the local attractions and ski area.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Nice property with great restaurant/bar...so nice compared to others in the area that it tends to get over crowded!
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Lovely large room with an adjacent bunk room for kids. Good restaurant and hopping bar room upstairs. Would come here again.
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