Name: Hyde Away Inn
Address: 1428 Mill Brook Rd, Mad River Valley, Mad River Valley, Mad River Valley, 05673, United States of America
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

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Edward F. Knapp State Airport

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Hyde Away Inn

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We stayed in M3 room over the Christmas weekend. At $190/night the place is terribly overpriced for what you get. Hotel is very dated and seems more of a business on the side than anything else. If you are thinking of staying there – DON’T. Just to give you an idea of the state of the hotel:
- Door knob from the bathroom door just fall off the first time we touched it. 
- Thermostat was broken. Room temperature did not align with the settings on it. After a few attempts we realized that setting the dial to 60F gives ~75F indoor temperature.
- Hot water was extremely unreliable. I tried showering on two days around 8-9 PM and on both days the water temperature was fluctuating back-and-forth from ice cold to boiling hot without turning the knob. So, I had to tweak the know all the time and jumping out of the water when it was getting too cold or too hot. On the second day I also was “lucky” enough to see the water turn the color of strong coffee while I was starting to shower. That was quite disgusting. I have never seen that before in a hotel.
- Sound-proofing was non-existent. Room that we stayed in was attached to the main tavern building and we could hear everything that was happening inside the tavern from our room. Tavern was open until 10 PM (later on some days) and the doors keep banging well past that. Good luck trying to get some sleep.

On top of those major items, there were a few minor ones. Pillows on the bed were very thin and uncomfortable. If you are a side-sleeper, your neck would hurt after sleeping on them. Our room has also never been cleaned even though we stayed for two nights.

Hotel also offered free breakfast. And the food, unlike the hotel itself, was good. The problem was more on the side of timing. Breakfast starts at 7:30 AM and the fastest we could be done (between ordering, waiting for food, and eating) was 8:10 AM. Lifts open at 8, so the breakfast is definitely not geared towards the skiers.

Please avoid this BnB at all costs. You will not be able to get good sleep or shower. At least if you are staying in any rooms directly attached to the main tavern building (which is most of the rooms). It is absolutely not worth the money and you would be better off staying anywhere else.

Avoid This Place

We recently ate at the restaurant and I normally don’t write reviews, especially for local businesses, but we were seated and not approached once for 35 minutes. No wait staff came over or even looked in our direction, not even to bring us waters or say hello/welcome. We even asked the hostess to send someone over, and we had to ask again after 10 minutes because we still hadn’t been approached. When a server finally came over, she did not even mention how long we had been waiting. The food was good but we didn’t even get one of the drinks we ordered and another drink was different than what was described on the menu. The vibe was fun but this did not make up for the lack of hospitality. We were there for over two hours, and not because we wanted to be. Overall I’ve never had to put up with this poor service, and I won’t be returning to Hyde Away Inn Restaurant.

Horrible Service

I don't understand why this place has good reviews.  We were not welcomed when we arrived. Service in restaurant and bar were terrible. Ordered a salad and it came with no dressing.  Our waitress never came back even when I asked her for it. I finally had to go looking for a waitstaff to ask for it again.  The couple next to me waited for a sprite for 40 minutes. The guy setting up continental breakfast was rude.  The bed creaked like old springs and floor in bathroom crunched because tiles were broken.  In my 70 years, never slept in a room as awful as at this "inn"  I would never recommend this place.  It's for the locals- keep it that way.

No thanks

Sorry for this long review, but I want to be accurate. 
 My son was getting married in Vermont. We wanted to have a meet and greet,  to get the wedding weekend started. We approached Jean and booked the HydeAway over 1 year in advance because they were the only venue that would not charge us for the space, and they would stay open to the public. I felt it was Perfect for both parties ( win/win) We informed Jean at our first meeting that we could have over 100 guests, and she assured us it would not be a problem
  After the first meeting communication with Jean was very poor,  and very frustrating. Sometimes it would take her a month to answer a simple question. I have all the emails I sent her and her responses did not go to my spam folder as she inferred. The emails were just not answered. 
   1 week before our event I finally lost my patience and unfortunately my frustration was taken out on someone when I tried to call and speak to Jean. I apologized over and over to this young woman, who I kept telling her it was not her fault, and told her how frustrated I was.  I finally spoke to Jean after sending more emails and making more phone calls. We expected over 100 guests that night.
I confirmed with Jean our arrival time of 8 PM a few days before. She responded back “We are all set. See you Friday” Many of my out of town guests were traveling over 7 hours, and I was concerned they would arrive to Vermont tired and hungry. I wanted to make sure the food was out for them. I arrived at 7:45 and nothing was set up, nor was there any food out. I ordered a taco bar, 20 dz wings, along with cookies and brownies for 75 guests. This was about $1000 worth of food. 
I started searching for Jean inside and out. I finally found her and introduced myself. She informed me they would start to put out the food slowly. It was now after 8 PM. She put out a tray of cookies.  Cookies!!! Really? My guests are hungry!! Finally she started putting out the taco bar. Wings came out a dz or two at a time. I expected a tray of 20 dz wings, or at least 10 dz to start. I couldn’t even tell if we even got the 20 dz wings we ordered! I had so many guests inform me how rude some of the bar tenders and some of the staff were. One of my guests asked a female bartender what kind of bourbon they offered. She pointed to the bottles (or a sign) My guest could not read from so far away,  and informed the bar tender this, but she just walked away without even serving her. 2 other guests were reprimanded for standing in the wrong place by the bar. Guests were told rudely they could not sit in certain places. Staff should be taught to communicate kindly. I understand the restaurant is open serving dinner as per our agreement. Many of my guests were having dinner before as well. Some of the staff was kind and helpful. Thank you! We had many interactions with several other inns, restaurants and businesses in Waitsfield such as Mad Taco, Lareau Farms, Tucker Hill Inn, White Horse Inn and Sugarbush during the weekend, and did not have any issues except with this place. 
Many of the other local guests having dinner while we were at Hyde Away were very sweet, and offered their Congratulations, and we did have some very nice interactions with some of the other guests at the bar and the restaurant. We were a large group ( over 100) but we were not rowdy or disrespectful in any way. Unfortunately because of my bad experience I cannot recommend this establishment.

Caution when booking an event

Our room was clean with comfortable seating and bed. However, there was an annoying bass music sound that repeated it self almost sounding like bass guitar practice.  It played from 2:30 pmuntil 3:30 pm while we were relaxing before leaving for a wedding at 3:45 and then noticed it again at 6:45 AM the next morning. I thought maybe it was a radio playing in the kitchen while they were prepping but we were on the opposite end of the inn from the kitchen and bar.  Also. My son Son-in-law and grandchildren stayed in the room closest to the road and my SIL said he couldn’t sleep because he could feel the cars going by and was afraid one might crash into his room. The bunk beds are made for small children and the top bunk doesn’t have a bed rail. My 13 year old grand son was afraid to sleep on the top bunk so he moved up and slept in the trundle in our room. One other thing. There was a sign in the room asking us not to shower between 4 and 6:00 or we may get low pressure and no hot water, and another sign that said not to use the bathtub or jets because it causes a leak in the room below. 

The area has lots to do recreationally.  we found a great place to jump off rocks in the river right down the street. There are many other inns in this locations that other people raved about from the wedding, but they were twice the price. 

This is one….you get what you pay for. 

Sorry to not be able to write a favorable review :(

You Get What You Pay For

Can't say enough how incredible it was to host our wedding after-party at the Hyde Away Inn. Jean was super accommodating, responsive and helpful leading up the the event. Hyde Away stood out among all other options in Waitsfield during covid given their outdoor patio, late night availability, and full service bar. In addition to their solid food options, they are a convenie

They host a great wedding after-party

Put together a road trip from midwest to Vermont for fall colors & views. Picking the Hyde Away from right here on trip advisor was best part of our entire trip. From the beautuful, cozy room to the incredible food & overly friendly staff you can count on being taken good care of while here. The restaurant was reservation only, limited#'s due to covid and was full the 2 nights we were there. We enjoyed all of the food, especially the the shrimp linguini & meatloaf. We felt very safe and appreciated all the extra they did to be able to stay open as not many restaurants in the area are, open that is. Before we left we enjoyed a great little hike right out the back of the property and sat next to the soothing sounds of the brook right on the property as well. Wishing we had planned our trip to stay longer right at this inn, and will always recommend the Hyde Away. Thank you for your hospitality, God bless all of you, stay well!! The Harrielle's

Cross country road trip

Booked std twin room w/shared bath on short notice.  Didn’t realize there was no tv, nor heat/ac controls.  Room’s above bar and noise insulation is non existent.  No signs directing you to check in (at restaurant).  Clean, but disappointing!  Will cry myself to sleep tonight and tomorrow (booked two nights).

Let the buyer beware

 Have not stayed at the Inn however, it does have a great little local bar with an extensive menu and very good food. Plenty of food options from burgers to osso bucco.  Also great local beers, as well as a nice wine and drink menu. There is restaurant seating in addition to the bar area.  Conveniently located near Sugarbush, Mt. Ellen and other lodging.

Ski trip food.

Chicken was amazing. Moist and flavorful. in fact we were blown away by the flavor.   Caprese yummy - pasta, pesto, spinach, local mozzarella, local tomatoes, Parmesan 
Jennifer was very helpful.  Can’t have dairy.  Chef did chicken special so no butter or cheese 
Always love coming to this quaint typical Vermont old time restaurant 

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