Luxury and a romantic atmosphere are the hallmarks of a successful inn or bed and breakfast. It takes a lot of hard work and attention to detail in order to achieve. When you visit the Four Season Inn on scenic Route 100, in southern Vermont you'll realize this as soon as you walk inside. This inn is outstanding, both in terms of luxury and romantic atmosphere. It's close to the Mount Snow ski resort and only 5 miles from Wilmington. The area is upscale with many on going activitie and fine restaurants.

The Four Seasons was recently acquired by a British couple, Ann and Barry Poulter. They have completely renovated the inn. Many of the 16 rooms have Jacuzzis, fireplaces and Queen size four poster canopied beds. Some rooms have double Jacuzzis and some include a balcony overlooking the Deerfield River. All rooms are air conditioned with TVs, but do not have telephone or internet connections. There’s a 20 x 30 foot swimming pool , a patio and a garden adjoining the river. The inn stands back from the road, so you don't hear traffic noise. Instead you'll hear the sound of running water from the river and especially so if you pick a room overlooking the river. The inn offers the perfect setting for a private romantic getawy. Summer prices in 2004 ranged from $120 to $250 and $125 to $375 for Fall and Winter.
Despite it's intimacy the Four Seasons is an ideal location for a wedding with plenty of room on the grounds for wedding tents and it is easy to find, being there, right on route 100.
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There’s been great attention to detail in the renovations. Warm English country wall papers abound and it is not the low cost stuff. There’s green embossed wainscoting in the corridors and plush carpeting. Bathrooms are immaculate.

The dinner ware in the dining room (only breakfast is available at the moment) is not from China, but Bavaria. Doilies are placed in butter dishes, and breakfast is served on white table cloth with real napkins. The breakfast always includes freshly baked English muffins and if you request it, Marmite is available. (Don’t ask what this is please). Mimosas are offered. On the weekend we were there, the smell of freshly baked muffins, mixed with the smell of freshly coffee brewing wafted up through our veranda windows - what a wake up call!
What sets the Four Seasons Inn apart in my mind is that it
has that fresh, invigorating feeling about it along with a romantic atmosphere. One gets the feeling that the new owners and staff are not resting on their laurels as sometimes happens in large, long established businesses.
Timothy Palmer-Benson, May 28th, 2004
The Four Seasons Inn
P. O. Box 2540, Route 100
West Dover, VT 05356
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