Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge
Adventure-poised launchpad
Ready, steady, Stowe
In Vermont’s Green Mountains, itineraries may change with the seasons, but Stowe’s alpine charms are a constant. And Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge is set to be your year-round gateway to adventure. Its spacious rooms, suites and cabins come with a welcome dose of practicality for the kit-laden — but this is also a stay that incorporates enough frills (bar, hot tub, pools) to ensure you won’t need to go far after a day on the trails.
Facilities
Rooms
55, including two cabins and seven suites.
Checkout
11am; earliest check-in, 4pm.
More Details
Rates at Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge are room only, but you can buy à la carte breakfast at the Great Room bar.
Also
Two of the King rooms have been adapted for wheelchair users with widened doorways, lowered controls/switches, and an ADA-compliant bathroom. And all communal areas at the Lodge are wheelchair accessible.
Fitness Center
Free Internet Access
Pet Friendly
Pool
At the Hotel
Hot drinks station with unlimited tea and coffee; filtered-water station; kit lockers; games room with a billiards table; fitness room; small boutique; seating and fire pits around the grounds, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning and Ursa Major bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
Of the rooms, we love the Deluxe King with Balcony, and the Double Queen with Balcony is the most spacious of the double queens. Any of the King Junior Suites reward your investment with generous living space. For groups or families, there are two standalone cabin options, sleeping up to eight, with full kitchens, dining space and either a private patio or deck.
Poolside
There are two pools at the Lodge: a rectangular outdoor pool (unheated), edged by loungers and parasols, overlooks Cady Hill Forest; when the mercury drops, the blue and white mosaic-tiled indoor pool is ideal for a quick post-trail dip. The Lodge also has a hot tub.
Spa
There’s no spa at Cady Hill, but you’ll find a sauna by the indoor pool and the hot tub is an ideal antidote for trail-weary limbs.
Packing Tips
Bring as much outdoorsy kit as your itinerary wishlist demands: this is a place to wallow in nature, whether that’s on skis, mountain bikes or simply strolling the mountain trails.
Also
At the Lodge’s boutique, opt to buy a blind-date book, where you can pick your preferred genre and then be matched with surprise holiday reading.
Children
This family-friendly hotel has plenty of rooms and suites that sleep at least four, as well as its standalone cabin and cottage for home-from-home adventures.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Hotel Restaurant
There’s no restaurant as such at Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge, but the Great Room is where you can buy breakfast (pastries, oatmeal, fruit bowls, filled bagels and croissants), with the Lodge’s self-serve drinks station on hand for accompanying tea and coffee. There’s also an all-day menu of light bites — we’d recommend their grilled cheese — meaning you won’t go hungry.
Hotel Bar
The Great Room is a cabin-style space of plaid-covered armchairs and wood-lined walls, with an antique, tiled fireplace at its heart. You’ll find a good choice of locally brewed, canned ales (IPAs, lagers and more), plus a modest selection of beers on draft and wines by the glass. Cocktails are either hand-measured by staff or in premixed cans and run the gamut from Manhattans to Mimosas.
Last Orders
Breakfast is served until 11am, when the all-day menu kicks in until mid-evening, with exact times varying depending on the season.
Planes
Burlington is the nearest airport, a 50-minute drive from Bluebird Cady Hill Lodge.
Trains
Waterbury-Stowe is the nearest station, 20 minutes from the hotel by road.
Automobiles
Interstate highways take you most of the way to Stowe, and there’s free, private parking at the hotel.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
You’re a shuttle-bus-ride or short drive from the town of Stowe — a clapboard-cute center with clothing, antique, and gift stores, galleries, cafés and dining spots that’s made all the more authentic for its notable year-round population (it’s not just for tourists). In winter, your attention’s more likely to be drawn to Stowe Mountain – the snowy playground between Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak that’s a 10-minute drive from the lodge. The ski area is linked by 13 lifts and 116 ski trails: explore it skiing, snowboarding, or via its network of cross-country ski routes. In summer, the focus shifts to the trails through Cady Hill Forest that you can access directly from the hotel. Take to the skies with a hot-air balloon ride; or plump for canopy-level views with a high-ropes adventure at Smugglers’ Notch. For two-wheel aficionados, mountain biking trails ribbon the slopes, or you can stick to flatter routes with a cycle along Stowe Bike Path. Weatherproof delights include tenpin at Stowe Bowl, an ice-cream-incentivised drive to Ben & Jerry’s for a factory tour, or tastings and a browse of bottles at Boyden Valley Winery.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
