Mad River Valley Vacation Packages
Looking for a romantic weekend getaway? A family ski package? A fine-dining and lodging experience? Just click the "Package" link on the lodging and dining pages for these and many other offerings.Two Day Raku Firing Workshop - June 23 & 24
Valid: 5/14/2008 thru 6/23/2008
Wilder Farm Inn
Hey Potters!
Have you heard about Raku, seen Raku, tried Raku?
Do you want to know how to fire, glaze and experiment with alternative techniques?
WHAT: Two day workshop teaching: Traditional Glaze as well as Naked (slip resist), Horse hair, Ferric Chloride & Tin Foil Saggar Raku firings.
Other topics covered : Surface Preparation, Terra Sig & Kiln Firing
WHO: Beginner - Advanced
TO BRING: Bisqued pots (burnished with Terra Sig, if possible).
INCLUDES: Glazes, Firing & a Light Lunch
COST: $200 for the workshop & $110/night B&B stay
WHERE: The Naked Potter/Wilder Farm Inn
496-9935
FREE GAS!!!
Valid: 3/15/2008 thru 7/31/2008
Wilder Farm Inn
$45 will fill up most cars even with today's gas prices. So here is a way of filling your tank for free. Stay two nights and get each additional night for just $100*
Save an additional $10.00 if you drive a hybrid or carpool with friends that are also staying at the Wilder Farm Inn.
We don't call it the Green Mountain State for nothing!
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*based on dbl. occ. plus tax & fees
Weekend of Art
Valid: 8/1/2008 thru 8/3/2008
White Horse Inn
Explore the flexible medium of graphite and refine your drawings skills while depicting natural science subjects. You will have the opportunity to work from instructor’s collection. The class will be taught by Dolores Santoliquido on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a break for lunch.
The weekend includes:
- 2 Nights Lodging
- 2 Full Breakfasts
- 2 Lunches
- 1 Dinner on Saturday Night
If you live locally you can choose to come just for the classes with the lunch.
Please contact the White Horse Inn for details.
Dolores Santoliquido is an adjunct professor of illustration at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, and is an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. She has taught at the Humboldt Institute in Stuben, Maine and instructed workshops demonstrating her technique for the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and the Smithsonian Institute. She holds a BFA degree with Departmental Honors from Manhattanville College. Dolores is an active member of the American Society of Botanical Illustrators and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators.
Ms. Santoliquido's work has been published extensively in books produced by Taunton Press, Chanticleer Press, The Reader's Digest Association, Crown Publishers, Random House Publishers, William Morrow Company, Weight Watcher's International, Knopff Publishers, Simon and Schuster, and Silver Burdett. Dolores has produced natural science signage for the New York Botanical Garden, The Brooklyn Botanical Garden, The Conservation of Trust of Puerto Rico, the Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo Reptile House, The Central Park Zoo Tropical Bird House and Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge.
Ms. Santoliquido's exacting illustrations have been exhibited in several one woman show including: Watson Gallery, New York Botanical Garden, The Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT, and the Congressional Offices of Congressman John Reed, Cranston, RI. Dolores' work has been exhibited in group shows including: a GNSI exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, The New York Natural History Conference III, Albany, NY, "Botanical Watercolors" at the Nicholas Davies & Company Gallery, NYC, The New York Horticultural Society, NYC, The GingerTree Gallery, Stamford, CT, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. and "Nature Painted" at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Dolores' work is included in private collections in the United States and Canada.
The Big Chill
Valid: 1/11/2008 thru 8/31/2008
SugarbushVacations.com
Get together a group of friends and have all the privacy you need to catch up on life, relax and just be together. Package includes lodging at theor Stony Hill Farm, a private tropical BBQ dinner catered by Michael's, rental bikes, and day passes to the Sugarbush Health and Racquet Club.
Family Vacation
Valid: 4/7/2008 thru 8/31/2008
SugarbushVacations.com
Take another family along between May 15, 2008 and 8/31/2008 and have an outdoor vacation with loads of fun for kids and parents alike! Package includes lodging at the Retreat or Stony Hill Farm, an afternoon of tubing on the Mad River, a group riding trek on the world-famous Vermont Icelandic Horses, and day tickets to the Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory.
Vermont Family Reunion
Valid: 1/11/2008 thru 8/31/2008
SugarbushVacations.com
(Up to 24 people) -- Get the whole family together for a classic destination family reunion. The Mad River Valley has activities for all ages. Our package includes lodging at the Retreat (sleeps 8 -- perfect for the whole family, with on site tennis and pool), Stony Hill Farm (sleeps 12 -- beautiful private country setting perfect for families with kids), and/or Joslin Gardens Suite (sleeps 4 -- especially well suited for older family members), a catered garden barbeque, and a family photo session.
Business Special
Valid: 3/2/2008 thru 9/18/2008
West Hill House
Traveling on business? West Hill House offers a mid-week special bed and breakfast rate for single occupancy for a minimum of two nights – Sunday to Thursday nights – in our Bluebonnet Room or Highland Room for $119 per night.
Guests have access to complementary WiFi, free phone calls from the direct dial phone in your room to anywhere in the US and Canada, as well as the use of printing and fax facilities.
(Subject to availability and not applicable Sunday nights on holiday weekends.)
Sugarbush Golf & Stay
Valid: 5/9/2008 thru 10/19/2008
Sugarbush Resort
Friday & Saturday
includes two nights lodging and two rounds of golf
- Clay Brook-starting at $405 per person
- Resort Condos-starting at $245 per person
Sunday-Thursday
two nights lodging and two rounds golf
- Clay Brook—starting at $279 per person
- Resort Condos—starting at $210 per person
For reservations call 800.53.SUGAR
For tee times & lessons call 802.583.6725
*Above ratesdo not include Vermont taxes and resort fees. Based upon double occupancy.
Asian Dining Adventure
Valid: 1/12/2008 thru 10/31/2008
Weathertop Mountain Inn
If you have a passion for the diverse cuisines of Asia, or wish to try one you have never experienced before, the Asian Dining Adventure is not to be missed. You select the country and the main protein source and the Weathertop Mountain Inn will take care of the rest! For only $60 per couple, they will create a fabulous four course feast featuring your selections.
Please note that the Asian Dining Adventure is offered only to guests of Weathertop Mountain Inn and advance reservations are required. Visit their website for more details.
Weekend Get Away
Valid: 1/12/2008 thru 10/31/2008
Weathertop Mountain Inn
Need some time to unwind? Want to get away from it all...if only for a few days? Let Weathertop Mountain Inn help in any season! While you will have to decide how best to relax and have fun, Weathertop Mountain Inn can take care of everything else. Your Friday evening arrival will be welcomed with a well-chilled bottle of Champagne. After a restful night's sleep, you will be treated to a full prepared-to-order breakfast on Saturday morning. After going out for a day of play, return to the Inn for a 4 course dinner on Saturday evening. To ensure you don't leave hungry, you will also be treated to a full breakfast on Sunday morning.
Can't get away for the weekend because your days off are midweek? Not to fear! This special is offered any time, and the midweek rate is even lower!
What's Included:
- A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival
- A 4 course dinner for two on Saturday evening, chosen from our nightly menu
- A bottle of wine with dinner from our select list
- 2 nights lodging in a Queen room
- A full, prepared to order breakfast daily
Rates:
- $345 per couple during Winter and Foliage seasons
- $297 per couple during the remainder of the year
- During Winter and Foliage, deduct $60/couple for midweek visits
- During the remainder of the year, deduct $20/couple for midweek visits
- Taxes are additional
Bike The Valley
Valid: 5/14/2008 thru 10/31/2008
Wilder Farm Inn
The Mad River Valley is full of great singletrack riding but you have to know where it is & how to get there. That's where the Wilder Farm comes in!
Stay at the beautiful Wilder Farm B&B and you will experience the service & warmth that they are known for as well as a guided half day mountain bike ride. They are the only inn/B&B that rides and can hook you up on the best trails in the Valley. There are tons of fun technical trails for the intermediate to advanced rider.
Check out what Bikerag had to say about the trails when they had a tour.
Gratuities or a post ride beer greatly appreciated!
Glaze & Fire - Raku Pottery
Valid: 5/14/2008 thru 12/31/2008
Wilder Farm Inn
Our Glaze & Fire package combines our love of hospitality with our love of pottery. Stay with us at the Wilder Farm Inn and you will experience our special blend of charm & relaxation as well as the thrill of a Raku Firing. We have built The Naked Potter Studio & Gallery from a salvaged 1840's post and beam that was painstakingly renovated next to our B&B.
Add your artistic touches to a small hand-thrown pot using a variety of glazes. The firing is very fast (45 minutes) and the excitement of the post-fire reduction is sure to fascinate you. The glowing hot pots are pulled from the kiln (1400 F) and placed in a reduction can filled with combustible materials. The flames and smoke work their magic to put their mark on your work of art.
To enjoy this awesome Raku experience, just add $35.00/person to your stay!!
GREEN MOUNTAIN GETAWAY PACKAGE
Valid: 1/1/2008 thru 12/31/2008
Grunberg Haus
-- two nights lodging with imaginative full breakfast each morning
-- hand-made Lake Champlain chocolates
-- a bottle of Vermont-made wine
-- a block of award-winning Cabot cheese
-- a pound of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters beans
-- a tour of Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory with free sample tastings
Package price, per room, based on double occupancy: $198 - $398 plus 9% tax.
Romance Package
Valid: 8/23/2007 thru 12/31/2008
West Hill House
Pamper yourself at West Hill House any time of year for your honeymoon, special anniversary, or just because! This package includes:
• Six Red Roses awaiting your arrival
• One bottle of Champagne
• Two Champagne flutes you can take home
• Two Lake Champlain chocolate truffles
• Early morning coffee or tea delivered to your room
Book this now for only $75 in addition to the cost of the room of your choice.
Girlfriends' Getaway
Valid: 8/20/2007 thru 12/31/2008
West Hill House
No meals to cook, no dishes to wash, no beds to make to, no housework to do!! The Girlfriends’ Getaway means you do the relaxing at West Hill House and we do the work!
Come browse the artisans’ shops, be pampered with an “in house” massage, check out the local sites, catch up on your current craft project, or relax in a comfortable chair with your latest book. Then in the evenings enjoy meals out at any number of great local restaurants. Whether you come in the winter and take part in the local outdoor activities or enjoy looking at winter from the three large common areas, or you are here in the summer, hiking, kayaking, biking or relaxing in the gorgeous perennial flower garden, you are sure to have a wonderful time.
The tax and Community Sponsorship Fund fee (totaling 13%) will be discounted if you book 3 or more rooms for stays of 2 or more nights.
