The Reluctant Panther

New owners took over this luxury inn, a quick walk from the Equinox, in the fall of 2005 . . . and 30 days later, the main house burned to the ground. Remarkably, it reopened within a year with upgraded furnishings. Gone is the all-purple paint scheme; all units now sport a fireplace (or two), a Jacuzzi, thick duvets, and flatscreen televisions. In the main inn, the woodsy Akwanok room is furnished with Orvis nightstand lamps and a birch headboard handcrafted in the Adirondacks. Other rooms are decorated according to themes as well: horses in the John Morgan Suite, flowery murals in the Florist Suite. In the outbuildings, the Garden Suite has a living room and see-through fireplace, while the Panther Suite is popular for its four-poster bed, grandiose bathroom, and regal, columned Jacuzzi. The Pond View Suite is blue-themed and bigger than most Vermont cottages. A basement-level pub pulls local beers and hosts live jazz.

Facilities:
Restaurant; pub

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