Rudyard Kipling

Rates: $100 - $120

Type of bed: Queen

Jane Austen

The guest room at the top of the stairs has a marble fireplace and carved four-poster queen bed. The walls wear unique peacock wallpaper. In one corner is a graceful cherry secretary from which to pick a classic novel. Two large windows let in lots of light with a view of the pump house in the side yard. A closet is to the left as you walk in. At the end of the bed sits a wing chair to snuggle into. The shower bathroom is located between the closet & secretary.

Rates: $100 - $120

Type of bed: Queen

William Shakespeare

At the front of the mansion this second floor guest bedroom has a lot of natural light with four large windows. Soft green floral wallpaper and luxurious bedding add to the restful atmosphere. Two front windows overlook the town green. Sit beside the fireplace in an antique upholstered rocking chair. A floral stripped settee at the end of the bed provides more room to sit. In the corner beside the front windows sits an armoire housing a flat screen color TV. The shower bathroom is to the right.

Rates: $110 - $130

Type of bed: King

J R R Tolkien

Rates: $100 - $120

Type of bed: Queen, Twin

Lewis Carroll

Rates: $90 - $110

Type of bed: (2) , Twin

Francis H Burnett

This freshly renovated room is named for the author of "The Secret Garden" with a new forest green carpet and floral motif in the wallpaper and linens. It has a very comfy new Euro-top Queen size bed and ensuite bath with shower only. Be warned tho, it is a tiny bathroom and not recommended for NFL or NBA players!

Rates: $90 - $110

Type of bed: Queen

Ernest Hemingway

Our largest guest room with a king size canopy bed and twin sleeper chair. Walls are a burnt orange and the floors are in an interesting orange & black geometric pattern. A window seat with art deco patterned cushions is under a bank of three windows on the back wall. The bathroom is done in black & white with octagon floor tiles, black sink & bathtub. The bathtub surround is black & white tiles in a pattern popular in the 1930's. The shower is a dual head system with massage capability. There is a table in front of the window bench to work on or have a snack. Just inside the door is a deep closet. A retro ceiling fan is overhead. All the wood trim and light sconces in the room are in the Art Deco style.

Rates: $120 - $140

Type of bed: King, Twin

F Scott Fitzgerald

Rates: $90 - $110

Type of bed: Queen

T S Eliot

Our second largest bedroom with a mahogany half-tester king size bed, two antique tables serve as a nightstands on either side of the bed, one being a piecrust table top and one a turtle top. Just inside the door to the left is an armoire to hang clothes. At the end of the bed is an antique french style chair in which to watch the wall hung flat screen TV and beside it is another antique pedestal table. To the left of the TV is the shower bathroom.

Rates: $100 - $120

Type of bed: King

Pearl S Buck

Rates: $90 - $110

Type of bed: Queen

Beatrix Potter

Our smallest guest room with a queen size bed in black & white french country toile bedding. One nightstand is a petite white shabby chic table and the other a round table wearing a white embroidered table cloth topped with glass. There are lamps on both nightstands. To the left is a closet and shower bathroom. At the end of the bed just inside the door is a petite antique Victorian butterfly chair.

Rates: $80 - $100

Type of bed: Queen

Ayn Rand

Our second smallest guest room with new Euro top queen bed, nightstand and antique dark wood secretary with victorian chair upholstered in white snowflakes. The walls wear a green & burgundy floral wallpaper. A antique landscape painting hangs over the bed. There are two windows with built in steps to look out. The front window gives you a view of the town green. A shower bathroom and closet are to the right.

Rates: $85 - $105

Type of bed: Queen

Minimum Stay Requirements

2 night minimum on weekends during fall foliage season mid-Sept to mid-Oct.

Children Restrictions

NO Children under 10 accepted Be advised the Mansion is NOT child-proofed and there are numerous antiques and fragile items on display.

Cancellation

50% Less than 10 days in advance 100% Less than 48 hrs prior to latest checkin See website for details

Check-in/Check-out

3:00 PM to 7:00 PM / 11:00 AM

Smoking

Outside Only.

Other Activities

Historic Interest

Built by descendant of the Ethan Allen Family, Ira C. Allen was in the marble cutting business and central to the formation of Fair Haven as the center of commerce in Vermont at the time.

Historic Awards:

• National Historical Site (Granted)

Historic Memberships:

• Local Historical Society

Historic sites nearby:

Other Awards:

Nearby College/University

Castleton State College, Green Mountain College, Middlebury College