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Vermont inn and resort wedding venues

Compare Vermont inn and resort wedding packages using the dinner room, bedroom allocation and supplier permissions. Hotel Champlain seats 350 in its ballroom and lists a ten-room-per-night minimum for a discounted block. Grafton’s full-property package starts with 100 guests and offers up to 47 room reservations paid by guests.

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Essex’s published Event Manager duties include venue logistics and specified on-site attendance; outside catering is prohibited but outside dessert has an exception and fee. A hypothetical 30-room, two-night block is 60 room nights, not 60 individual guests. Check household allocation and cancellation terms separately from the meal guarantee.

Venues and event details
Venue	Town	Event details
The Essex Resort & Spa	Essex	At the Essex, the smallest and largest event arrangements span 6–350 people. Its kitchen supplies the meal, and an outside caterer cannot replace that service under the published rules.
Woodstock Inn & Resort	Woodstock	Woodstock Inn’s event range spans 2–225. Its listing quotes a reception rental of $1,500–$10,000, a ceremony-only charge of $1,500 and a $90-per-person minimum. Food and alcohol are venue-provided, and the listed music finish is 10 pm outdoors and 11 pm indoors.
Edson Hill	Stowe	Edson Hill’s settings step down from 200 in the tented meadow to 75 on the patio and 45 indoors for dining. Its listing assigns all food and drinks to the venue, with bar service described from $75 per person.
The Equinox Resort	Manchester	Equinox’s Meadow Tent reaches 300, a separate setting from its ballrooms. Its published overall event range starts at 10. Catering descriptions include plated, buffet, family-style, French service and stations; bar descriptions start at $75 per person.
The Wildflower Inn	Lyndonville	Capacity: Up to 50 direct (kitchen-use gatherings); a separate rehearsal dinner is capped at 45; tented celebrations to 200+ with a required planner; Catering: The inn's kitchen serves celebrations of up to 50; larger weddings need a planner from the Vermont Association of Wedding Professionals
Sterling Ridge Resort	Jeffersonville	Sterling Ridge’s three larger packages each allow 150 guests; smaller options allow 30, 15 or the couple alone. Package prices run from $1,900 for an elopement to $11,500 Ultimate, plus tax, with lodging terms that depend on the offer.
Hotel Champlain	Burlington	Hotel Champlain’s ballroom is described for 350 seated or 600 standing guests. The hotel provides catering itself. Those two occupancy figures do not describe the same meal arrangement.
The Grafton Inn	Grafton	Grafton’s full-property package starts with 100 guests and can be customized to 150. Intimate options cover 50 or 70. Published packages span a $3,500 midweek elopement to the $34,995 full-property event; stated tax and gratuity inclusions matter when comparing prices.
The Lilac Inn	Brandon	Lilac Inn advertises 200 guests. Its listing gives $1,950–$3,950 for a twelve-hour ceremony and reception rental. Food and drink are provided through the venue, with alcohol from $17 per person in that listing.
The Middlebury Inn	Middlebury	Middlebury’s linked-room reception accommodates 80, or 100 with the connector; the Founder’s Room is separately described for 110. Its listing describes no reception rental fee, but a $500 ceremony booking for thirty minutes. Food and alcohol stay with the venue.
Stoweflake Mountain Resort	Stowe	Stoweflake describes 150 guests in the Stowe Ballroom when a dance floor is included. Do not transfer that layout figure to an unspecified outdoor or tent arrangement.
Mountain Meadows Lodge	Killington	Mountain Meadows lists 200 guests, with food supplied by its kitchen. Menu descriptions include farm-to-table, barbecue-style grills, vegetarian meals, clam bakes and pig roasts. Its bar offers cash, limited and open arrangements.

References

Vermont inn and resort wedding venues: Full-service properties where lodging, catering and coordination come from the same organization, simplifying the weekend and narrowing your vendor choice. The 12 venues are The Essex Resort & Spa, Woodstock Inn & Resort, Edson Hill, The Equinox Resort, The Wildflower Inn, Sterling Ridge Resort, Hotel Champlain, The Grafton Inn, The Lilac Inn, The Middlebury Inn, Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Mountain Meadows Lodge.

Between them: 10 of the 12 state a capacity: 4 of the 12 state a season or availability window; 4 of the 12 state a catering rule; 2 of the 12 state an alcohol rule; none states an end time for the music.

Whatever a venue leaves unstated, the building decides: the questions below apply to every inn and resort venue in Vermont, so ask them before you visit and again in writing.

Maximum guest counts stated for the listed venues. Room and seating arrangements are detailed in each venue record.

The Essex Resort & Spa

350.

Woodstock Inn & Resort

225.

The Equinox Resort

300.

The Wildflower Inn

200.

Sterling Ridge Resort

150.

Hotel Champlain

600.

The Grafton Inn

150.

The Lilac Inn

200.

The Middlebury Inn

110.

Stoweflake Mountain Resort

150.

Inns & resorts venues against the nine comparable fields

The verified inn and resort venues

The Essex Resort & Spa : Essex

The Essex Resort & Spa in Essex. Guest capacity: 6–350 depending on space. Season: May through October are the popular months.

Woodstock Inn & Resort : Woodstock

Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock. Guest capacity: 2–225.

Edson Hill : Stowe

Edson Hill in Stowe

The Equinox Resort : Manchester

The Equinox Resort in Manchester. Guest capacity: 10–300.

The Wildflower Inn : Lyndonville

The Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville. Guest capacity: Up to 50 direct (kitchen-use gatherings); a separate rehearsal dinner is capped at 45; tented celebrations to 200+ with a required planner.

Sterling Ridge Resort : Jeffersonville

Sterling Ridge Resort in Jeffersonville. Guest capacity: Up to 150 for the three larger packages; 30, 15 and 2 for the three smallest. Season: Larger packages mid-May through mid-October; mini-wedding and elopement year-round.

Hotel Champlain : Burlington

Hotel Champlain in Burlington. Guest capacity: 350 seated, 600 standing (ballroom).

The Grafton Inn : Grafton

The Grafton Inn in Grafton. Guest capacity: 100 in the full-property package, customizable to 150; 50 or 70 in the intimate packages. Season: Winter package November–March; foliage price applies September 14–October 18.

The Lilac Inn : Brandon

The Lilac Inn in Brandon. Guest capacity: Up to 200. Season: Year-round.

The Middlebury Inn : Middlebury

The Middlebury Inn in Middlebury. Guest capacity: Founder's Room up to 110; reception in the three rooms up to 80, or 100 with the connector.

Stoweflake Mountain Resort : Stowe

Stoweflake Mountain Resort in Stowe. Guest capacity: Stowe Ballroom up to 150 with a dance floor.

Mountain Meadows Lodge : Killington

Mountain Meadows Lodge in Killington

What to ask any inn and resort venue in Vermont

These are the requirements that come with the building instead of with the business, so they apply even where the venue's own website is silent. Ask before you visit. Then ask again in writing.

Is outside catering permitted at all?

At most Vermont resorts it is not. This is the rule that most often ends a venue conversation, so ask it first.

What is the room-block commitment?

Ask how many rooms you are contractually responsible for and what happens to unsold rooms. This is frequently a larger number than the site fee.

Is there another wedding on the property that day?

A resort with several function spaces may run two. That is not automatically a problem, but you should know.

What does the coordinator coordinate?

A venue coordinator runs the venue's obligations. A wedding planner runs yours. Properties differ on where that line sits, and the difference is a real cost.

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