Field Guide Lodge

Loud and disruptive, multiple things broken in the room. Hot tob not well maintained. Got a rash from it. Doctor said it's a bacteria from hot tub folliculitis or I was bitten by something while I slept

This place is a hidden gem. The hotel has spacious and clean rooms. Our air conditioning worked just great ( in fact it got so cool at night that we had to shut the ac off in the morning). The location is perfect right next to downtown and near all recreational activities. However, the experience is nothing without helpful staff. Which brings us to Zane. What an amazing person! A credit to the organisation. Zane is kind, charming, helpful, no, not just helpful but goes out of the way to make guests feel valued and appreciated. He truly is the best advertisement and ambassador for the Lodge.

Based off of the photos and website information, I expected a better experience. The pool area is run down to say the least. The pool is not heated as promised. Chairs are unusable. The shower is the room is incredibly small and run down. The mattress on the pullout couch is thin and extremely uncomfortable. The deck off the room is unusable as it is full of cobwebs and spiders. I think there was a time (maybe) this place had potential, but it is run down and unkept. Very disappointed. I would recommend finding somewhere else to stay. We will not be back.

Everything in Stowe is designed for skiing season, and I visited the Field Guide in the summer months. Therefore, my review will only be useful if you are also visiting in the off-season. The target market here is cool young people in their 20s, and I am considerably older than that, so that probably also impacts my review. In a world of generic hotels, Field Guide is eccentric. The hotel is decorated in what you might call a “1970’s skiing theme,” and the lobby and bar area are visually fun. The building seems to have had several additions over the years, creating an odd layout with lots of stairs and unusual angles. Staff members were also a bit eccentric but seemed nice enough. There is a fairly large swimming pool and a hot tub that requires reservations. There is a large bar area adjacent to the lobby. In January there might be a fun atmosphere there. It was quiet in June. The location is good. It’s about a half-mile outside of the village, so it was fairly easy to walk to the village. The hotel is on the main highway, with tons of restaurants stretched along the road for miles. We ate at a restaurant directly across the road, so that was convenient. The bathroom was small with no space for toiletries, so that may be a consideration for you. Tons of light comes in from the hallway around the sides and bottoms of the door, so it’s not very dark in the room when you are sleeping. Overall, it was an interesting stay here. If you are seeking experiences, you should consider it. If you are seeking maximum comfort or familiarity, this might not be the place. During ski season, this is probably a happening spot. During the summer, it’s a much quieter experience, but still worth considering.

Disappointing experience. The hotel is decorated appealingly and the bar and music was fun, but functionally it's obvious the renovation was cosmetic only. As other reviewers said, walls are thin and you hear everything, people talking, alarms going off, the doors are thin and don't go to the floor so there's light from the hallway all night long. Snowplows were loud and took forever in parking lots in the middle of the night. Poor sleep every night between people leaving the bar late and plows in the middle of the night and others' alarms going off early. Shower door almost fell off due to dry rotted plastic part, bathroom floor grout had dissolved leading to loose tiles that tilt and my husband slipped. The hot tub wasn't really hot and smelled off somehow. We ended up with an itchy rash. Doors are locked at 9. We got back from dinner at 9:15 and were locked out in 10 degree weather; no one responded to calls or texts to after hours line. We walked around the building for 15 mins and finally another guest let us in by the bar. Staff didn't get up from their office when we checked out and just yelled for us to leave the key. We cancelled a stay at another Lark hotel in a different ski town as a result of this experience.

I understand having a band in town but I do not understand how it was not mentioned that music would be playing deep into the night with bass shaking the third floor rooms. When we called the front desk from our rooms, who told us it would initially be over by 10:30, they could only give us “its ending soon I think” at 11:30 PM, but was not actually ending. For a place advertised as a ski lodge it’s not friendly to skiers waking up early to go hit the slopes. Just an overall unfriendly, uncomfortable experience in what had a ton of amazing potential.

I asked for a quiet room and turns out it was in an adjacent building on the main floor with a suite above that slept 8 people! The wood construction was paper thin so one night I heard people walking around til 3 am. There was a super noisy blower heater too. I got about 2 hours of sleep. The hotel was understaffed as well, so that no one cleaned my room one of the days, the hot tub was “closed” for service one night, and the bar was closed 2 of the evenings. All in all, a pretty bush league operation.

Loud music into the night that didn't let us sleep and room was small and overpriced!! All they offered was a white noise machine and ear plugs - obviously this is a frequent occurrence!!

This was our second stay at the Field Guide Lodge, and we are planning to return in March. We travel there specifically because we are attending concerts in Apres Only, their lounge. For anyone doing that, snagging a room at this lodging allows you to park your car and leave aside all worries about driving anywhere after the show, alcohol or not. The rooms we have stayed in are relatively compact (especially the bathrooms) but fully serviceable, very cozy and clean. They give you a sweet bag of locally sourced treats to kick off your stay. The bar has full service and some "lodge" type food; the morning breakfast varies and is included. If you don't like that day's offering, there are plenty of other local options! If you are not coming here for the music, then beware that you will likely hear it anyway, but it's over by about 11:30. IF you like music, though, they get some top notch acts! For us, seeing a band like Guster or a performer like Chad Stokes in a room of only about 200 is an enormous treat at an extremely reasonable price. Plus, when you check in, you park your car right up front and never have to look for other parking! We've stayed in the king rooms, and for our next stay, we've upgraded to a room with a sitting area. Each room is different (the website says that!) so your room may not look exactly as pictured! For a charming stay, whether you're skiing or attending a concert, this place is friendly and very Vermont!

We had a nice King suite in one of the lodges outback which met almost all of our needs. Unfortunately, the Internet was down when we were there so hard to do any work or stream a movie at the end of the day. The reception area at the main lodge was nice, a little quirky with a orangy 70's vibe. Lots of seating areas and nooks to escape to. The desk was not manned very often or hardly at all. The bar was OK. The inclusive breakfast in the morning was good the first morning (yogurt, fruit salad, berry scones) but we completely passed on the second morning, which was salmon, cream cheese, oatmeal, and big squares of some sort of bread, and the fruit salad. It was a short doable walk to town. The bed was super comfy, as well as the blankets and the pillows. The room was clean, we had a gas fireplace and a deck. It was very light and airy. The bath towels were plentiful and thick, we had a soaking tub as well.

Centrally located property with the ski lodge motif. Check-in was efficient. The rooms are on the second floor mostly. There is no elevator. Some older guest were complaining. The hallways are slightly narrow. Not a problem for us. Our beds were extremely comfortable. good pillows. Proper climate control. Strong shower pressure. We did not care for the breakfast. We’re more pancakes and eggs people, rather than the served overnight oats and yogurt people. I enjoy the hot tub. The lounge downstairs Was stocked with games and lots of card tables. We spent two evenings down there having fun. Last night a folk band came and played. They were good. Overall, I would stay here again.

We didn’t love the breakfast.

Nice enough place with a great location. But beware the music in the lounge that starts around 8:30 will keep you awake if you go to bed early.

Great location with ample parking options. Breakfast was absolutely great for us with plenty of healthy options and great Nespresso coffee. Complimentary water in the room was great with access to coffee, tea in main downstairs area. Very comfortable and quiet area with plenty of seating options

The bedroom was a little small in comparison to other rooms we stayed in on this vacation, however, it suited our needs for 1 night. Whilst generally clean the room would have benefitted from a good deep clean round the edges

Beautiful and comfortable

Heat was hard to figure out

Great overall!

Room poorly appointed. Shower door not able to stay closed during shower due to slant of floor. Ice cold air entered into room continuously through ill-fitting door to room. Minimal breakfast offering.

Loved the room and lodge amenities - hot tub, complimentary breakfast, and bar

The Lodge is at a very good location and has a great bar. My room had a beautiful view from the balcony, nice fireplace and bath tub.

Live music, overall atmosphere, bar, stuff

Breakfast. Very poor.

קוטג׳ יפהפה ומרווח, נקי, צוות מאוד נחמד, קפה תה שוקו מיצים ומים חופשי כל היום, מסעדות במרחק הליכה, מיטות גדולות ונוחות

חדר אמבטיה אחד, ארוחת בוקר קטנה ומיוחדת אך נגמרת מהר כדאי להגיע מוקדם.

Stayed in a room that was probably the worst I have stayed in the states. The bathroom was exceptionally small shower was about 40” square the total bathroom was very very small no place for toiletries to sit at all. No closet in the room. I would never ever recommend that place to anyone.

The rooms were very nice the breakfast was excellent

The kitchen was really badly equipped, 1 Knife, 2 butter knives and 4 forks. 3 plates. Small tea cups. Pans without lids.

Perfect stay with a great breakfast included.

We had a great time at Field Guide Lodge. The room was clean, the common area had so many little spots to gather and hang out. They have a nice shuffle board table and we played and had a lot of fun. This is the FIRST hotel I ever decided to use the shampoo and conditioner that they had versus what I brought with me. They use Lather brand which is a great clean brand. I am now going to order to have at home. Loved the shampoo and conditioner. It is unique, very welcoming, and the bed was super comfortable. Totally would stay here again and highly recommend.

The rooms are not properly maintained. There’s grout missing in the bathroom and poor cleaning/maintenance of the rooms. The rug in the room was so dirty. I had to ask for daily housekeeping and they still didn’t come every day. For the high price, stay somewhere else.

We recently stayed for 2 nights at this place. We paid $1200 for a king room, which looked nothing like the one advertised on the internet. It was old, grimy, the bathroom was a dark hole with no windows and a lot of discolorations in the shower. Our door lock did not work, the rod was not attached to one of the discolored black out curtains. The bed sheets were polyester. At night you could hear people talk in the adjoining room. The breakfast was not great, but ok. Coffee and tea come in paper cups. The nicest thing about this place is the lobby area. There is no lift. I'm listing all these things here , because I felt ripped off by the false advertising and because we paid so much money for such an underwhelming experience. I would not have complained if the night had cost $200. I would therefore not recommend this place to anyone.

We stayed at a suite on the second floor with a view of the pool and some trees that had changed colors, though the pool was empty. The sitting area was spacious with a fireplace and balcony. Beautiful decor. The bedroom was funky as the tv was behind the door and prevented opening all the way. Bathroom and tub was great but shower was too small and had curtains ☹️. We ran out of Kleenex and the teapot didn’t work. Breakfast was really good and great choices like chia seed pudding! Great location and walking distance to downtown.

Lovely, large room. Friendly reception staff. About a ten minute walk into town.

Bed was a bit saggy. Breakfast decided lacking!

We were originally put in a room directly over the bar and had a dingy bathroom with a shower curtain. I asked to be moved. We were moved to a floor above away from the bar area. The bathroom in this one had a screen door but the shower floor looked dirty, nothing a good scrub with bleach would sort out. Although hot water and hot cider were provided in the reception no coffee or tea, only coffee at breakfast and no coffee making facilities in the room. Beds were comfortable and nice bedding. We were woken up every morning around 4.00 with a very strong fume smell in the room, we don’t know if it was the air conditioning that was faulty but was a but worrying that it may have been toxic, so we opened the windows but being on the main road it was then noisy. Breakfast was a poor offering and not really worth having. Considering this establishment cost us around $880 for two nights it was certainly not worth the money.

Low water pressure in the shower. Nice place, close to restos and scenic sites

Great location , walkable into Stowe with plenty of restaurants nearby . Great room with seperate lounge and a very large bathroom . Breakfast was OK . One disappointment was that the bar area was not open during our stay only seems to be available over the weekend , a shame for your guests staying outside this time - maybe an honesty bar would be a good idea ?

Pretty central location, very helpful staff, comfy beds

The rug felt half wet all the time, spider webs and spiders at the entrance to the building, very limited, small breakfast, very expensive

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Crapy dump hotel, overpriced

Room was clean and hotel cute and nice breakfast with warm drinks like apple cider, coffee tea at all times. No elevator

Easy check in and helpful front desk

Lovely large clean room. Friendly staff, ideally situated for restaurants and shops in Stowe.

Super clean and well designed room! Perfect for a romantic getaway in Stowe. Close enough to all the shops and restaurants that we were able to walk everywhere we wanted with no issues. Front desk staff was super sweet and helpful when we arrived and checked out. Can’t wait to be back for ski season!

We had a wonderful Trail House suite on the corner of the building. It was spacious and well appointed with everything you could ask for, including a soaking tub and fireplace. Despite a few negative reviews, we found that the room was extremely quiet (even with the hotel being relatively full), and the interior areas were spotless. The cleaning service was perfect, making sure to replace the bath salts. Our only issue was with the outdoor furnishings on the lovely balcony. The chairs had cob webs on them, and the cushions on the sofa were filthy and unusable. This was a very disappointing lack of attention for an otherwise first class operation. The breakfast was yummy with a fantastic chocolate croissant and a savory leek and Parmesan pairing. The Nespresso machines and the in-room tea and coffee selections were also a nice touch. We didn’t use the pool, but it looked great. The staff was super. They accommodated our early check-in request and promptly responded to our 9:30pm text giving us instructions for our departure at the crack of dawn. The location can’t be beat. Walk to Main St. and a short drive up to Smugglers Notch and Waterbury. Overall a fantastic weekend stay in Stowe!

Bedroom & bathroom were very small. Poor bathroom lighting.

The hotel has a cool vibe and really comfortable beds. However, our room had no side tables or dressers to put things on and only two small cubbies for recharging electronics, but too small to fit an iPad. There was no counter space or shelves in the bathroom for personal toiletries and the retro fitted sink didn’t drain properly. Finally, the property is not all connected by walkways, so it is a little wonky and you have to go outside to get from the room to the lobby. This was all after paying for the upgrade to a better room.

Zentrale Lage im Ort. Abends Lagerfeuer im Aussenbereich. Bequemes Bett und großes Bad

Selbst für amerikanische Verhältnisse sehr minimales Frühstück….! Zimmer und Balkon in die Jahre gekommen.

Brighter lights in the bathrooms

Clean and well organized, good breakfast. Lots of noise from room above even though we could hear they were just acting normally just badly insulted floors, pillows really bad so we didn’t sleep well both nights we were here.

Prachtige lodge, hip en stijlvolle inrichting

Je verwacht meer waar voor je geld. Het maakt de verwachtingen gewoon niet waar. De kamer was gehorig, het ontbijt matig en bovendien was het zwembad vroegtijdig gesloten.

I like our room but was a little disappointed in the condition of the room. It had a weird smell upon arrival, the shower was very dated and had a hanging curtain rod that fell down multiple times. They fixed it but it was way too high up and water got out of the shower and the curtain blew into the shower while showering. We were in the first floor and could hear everything above us. I stayed at 3 lark hotel properties during my east coast trip and I liked this one the least.

It's shared spaces are nice, lounge and bar, fire pit, hot tub, and it is close to downtown Stowe so you can walk most everywhere. The staff were friendly and the lobby was well stocked with coffee, snacks, etc. And, breakfast was good.

Nice place with a nice ambiance including a full service bar, fire pit, fireplace in lobby

Staff was friendly & courteous. Breakfast was delicious!

Friendly staff and great location. Nice bar and food and the hot tub and outdoor fire were nice additions. Overall great place to stay in Stowe.

Lovely accommodation with helpful staff and it comes as advertised. Would definitely stay again.

Checkin was fine but not exceptional. We drove to our room which was right up a hill. The suite was nice but had a bit of a musty smell when we went in so we opened the windows. The floor needed a bit of a clean so we told them and the next day it was cleaned well. The bed was very comfortable and bathroom spacious. Breakfast was ok but limited choices each day.

Interesting place to stay. We really enjoyed our stay. It was very clean and private.

None

Staying here for four night, while touring Vermont. All in all it’s been a good stay, with a couple of snags, but not major ones. When we arrived, there was one member of staff in the building, she gave us our key but not much more information. We drove up to the room as it is up the top of the hill at the back. The room is good with separate lounge area and a balcony. We didn’t think we had air conditioning as when we got in it was very hot a bit musty so we opened all the windows. My husband asked the girl on the desk, who said there is and did come up to show me how to work it. (I would never had found it otherwise) The breakfast is included, but very limited only about 2-3 options . The room is serviced well every day. We had to call a number left at the desk to check this on our first morning as there isn’t a member of staff on most of the time, but when I called the lady was helpful and assured me the room will be cleaned .

Located about a 10 minute walk away from Main Street but a very good restaurant opposite. Very much a ski themed location but still a good choice in late August. Good bar and also breakfast included. Really liked the shuffleboard on the bar area and also the hot tub. Didn’t try the pool but looked good. As a family of four we booked the Trail Suite, which was huge with three bedrooms and a living space. Oddly only one bathroom though so bear this in mind if requesting. Overly hotel is basically a big. Wooden ski lodge so bags of charm and character but probably not to the taste of those seeking modernity. We very much enjoyed our time here.

We loved this place! Cute rooms and common areas. Nice European style breakfast. We did feel sorry for the staff at times because it was understaffed in some areas (had to wait on the concierge to come over to make drinks)

Had an excellent relaxing stay here! Love to ome back to the same place. Breakfast options could be improved though

Everything was great. The only thing is that our back room door did not lock.

Property was well located and nicely renovated overall, but our bathroom was in need of repair. Shower and sink were backed up, and tiles on the floor were loose.

The hotel was very clean and the staff was very accommodating with the few requests we had. They were amazing and the location is great for everything in the area. I would highly recommend this place!

Eclectic decor with something for everyone. Loved the cosy seating areas with games, coffee and water. We enjoyed a nice evening sitting around the fire pit and meeting people from many different places. Very walkable to lower village and various eating options. Better than your average hotel breakfast was included. Helpful, friendly staff. Will be back.

Great location, but our room was quite dark and short on storage, breakfast was self serve and pretty tasty, but no hot food. Staff at check-in gave little information, and were fairly invisible for the first day, including poor servicing of our room, but improved on latter days of our stay.

Aces to everything!

Very comfortable in an out

The stay was good and hosts were nice

Decent!

Had a 2 night stay in July. Arrived early, this wasn’t a problem and our room was ready. The first evening we could hear music playing downstairs ( I think our room was directly above the bar area) but this wasn’t a problem as it stopped around 10.30pm. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case the following night and music played continuously throughout the night which made it very difficult to sleep. Breakfasts were ok although we had better elsewhere during our trip. Room was clean and comfortable. Great location.Only saw a member of staff when we checked in and again when we checked out. Based on the constant music playing, wouldn’t book again.

Beautiful property, close to everything, friendly staff.

Cookies in the room were tasty. Morning coffee was great, breakfast wasgood, looks like beer selection was fabulous.

Our AC unit was so noisy we had to turn it off and had to sleep warm.

Very expensive for the category of hotel.

Il lodge è molto carino, ben arredato, pulito e dispone di piscina riscaldata e hot tub, molto gradita! I nostri amici avevano la suite più grande che disponeva anche di un delizioso terrazzino che dava sulla piscina. Vicino ci sono diversi pub/ristori dove mangiare o bere qualcosa raggiungibili a piedi.

Unica pecca, la colazione non è minimamente all'altezza del posto e veramente misera: un ciotolone di porridge con la frutta secca e un vassoio di dolce (durante il soggiorno abbiamo trovato a rotazione o croissant o muffin o una sorta di cinnamon roll), caffè, latte, tè e poco più.

Wonderful breakfast!

Absolutely loved this unique lodge and hope to return one day. The quality of design and decor is so stunning, clearly a lot of thought and work put into the outlay of all areas. The room we had was on the top floor overlooking the pool - so spacious and cosy with a fireplace. The breakfast was a surprise of quality baked pastries, fruit and something different each day such as overnight oats. Something for everyone. Only comment would be better cleaning of the outdoor balcony as couch was full of leaves. Otherwise amazing stay!

הכל מאוד מושקע, מעוצב בטעם טוב, שירות מעולה, אווירה אמיתית של מקום קטן ונעים ועם זאת סטנדרט הכי גבוה בתשומת לב לפרטים

זניח לעומת היתרונות

Hotel carino con arredamenti nuovi in stile con le montagne intorno, camera spaziosa e letto comodo

Prezzo troppo alto per il servizio offerto: camera nella media ma senza particolari confort al suo interno: il frigo bar è vuoto, non c’è bollitore per cui è necessario scendere nella hall e prendere il necessario da un dispenser aromatico di acqua quasi tiepida. la colazione è ridicola: un solo tipo di “dolce” (brioches surgelata quasi cruda all’interno, se è vuota aggiungono un solo vasetto quasi finito di marmellata), un solo tipo di “salato” (una tartina o una fetta di salmone), yogurt. Per 240 dollari a notte mi aspettavo molto di più.

We had high expectations of the stay based on the reviews online but were under impressed with our stay. In terms of price - you get low value for the quality of the room (this is also considering during “low season”. We stayed in a lodge king - the room had low ceilings, was hot and musky (they had AC but it was weak no ventilation), and needed an update. The bathroom had lots of mildew in the shower, was tiny (not like pictures as advertised online) and smelled (again poor ventilation). We asked for our room to be cleaned during our stay and it was not. The highlight of the room was the bed - it was really comfortable. Staff were nice and helpful when they were around but they seemed a short staffed the whole weekend / nowhere to be found. Breakfast though was simple but good. Looking back, we probably should’ve stayed at the Fairfield Inn down the road instead of this “boutique hotel” and would have had a more comfortable stay.

Great place to stay

We are very happy and grateful that we were able to check in much earlier than the scheduled time of 3:00pm. We also appreciated that breakfast was included in the stay. We stayed in a suite on the top floor of the Trail. Hotels.com asked us a few days before our stay if we would prefer to upgrade, and it was a good decision to do so. The Trail suite is a very private unit with two separate rooms, making it easy to use. Please note that there is no elevator and the only access is by stairs. There were two things that could be improved: there was no water supply to the bathtub, which was a wonderful addition, and one of the windows was left open when we entered the room because the handle for the rotating rod that opens the window had broken and been lost. Overall it was a great stay. The location, the cleanliness of the room, and the interior with attention to detail. We will definitely stay at the Larks Hotel again.

Beautiful unique rooms with very comfortable beds. Very clean. Bathroom shower pressure could be better. Overall a great property with friendly staff. I’d definitely stay again.

Emma and Aidan were extremely hospitable helpful and friendly when myself and my 13 year old son stayed recently for 2 nights. They gave me a care package to save me from going to the local pharmacy, which was a mile away, which I appreciated. We had netflix on tv which we made good use of. The outside pool was very cold, but the hottub (you have to pre- book a time) made up for that. The breakfast was mainly granola, 2 other unidentifiable cereals, apples, yougart, nuts and seeds. There were 2 juices. There was a plate of rolls. The hot water was always tepid, not boiling, so tea or coffee was impossible, although there was free teabags, milk and sugar available. The bathroom was perfect, great shower, hairdryer etc. The bedding was so soft and comfortable, felt like hand picked organic cotton. The fixtures and fittings needed attention - the cover fell off the tiny radiator 3 times as it wasn't screwed on properly. One of the fancy curtains wouldn't roll up properly and was dirty. I wouldn't stay again as it wasn't my scene, but the continuous music was good. 37 dollars for 2 white wines and 2 (mexican based) cokes.

Great place! So cool, clean, had everything we needed. Room was spacious and bed was so comfy! We were able to walk into town and for all food. The pool had a lot of sun and good music Would def go back!!

The spacious and clean room. Nice pool. Friendly staff. Location. Closeness of restaurants and shops. Lots to do in summer

The airco was loud. The bathroom was verry nice, but littlr room for toiletry bag.

This is very basic accommodation for a ‘deluxe’ rating. Room was very small and poor quality fittings. There was no one about. Breakfast was poor. Maybe we chose badly but we would not recommend