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Reviews of Swift House Inn

3 out of 5
Swift House Inn
57 North Pleasant Street, Middlebury, VT

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 187 out of 244 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 244 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 244 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 244 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 244 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin, Rutland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

laura

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check in and restaurant services
Address online is not address for registration . When I got to to the wrong area I tried to call and no one answered to help me figure out where to go. Of course it was in the middle of a snow storm and after dark. Restaurant was not open, I was told there was a bar but come to find out it was in an entirely different building.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Matthew on 5 Feb 2024
Laura, I'm sorry you had difficulty finding our registration, but we take special care with all of our booking correspondence to indicate its location. The Inn is spread across three buildings and the building with the bar is less than a two minute walk from where you were staying. I'm sorry if this caused any confusion.

10/10 Excellent

AGGELIKI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were in the Gate House and found the proximity to Rte 7 and the traffic light made our room noisy because of truck traffic. All staff very welcoming with the exception of our waitperson at Jessica's Restaurant for an evening meal.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Matthew on 2 Jan 2024
Jean - It was nice meeting you, your husband and your grandson. We like to warn our Gate House guests of its proximity to Rte, 7 and provide white noise machines in the rooms to help the light sleepers. On your next stay, may I suggest you consider a room in the Main House or the Carriage House. And I'm sorry if you did not fids your waitperson as welcoming as the rest of our staff. We always strive to make our guests as welcome as possible.Thank you for your feedback which I will relay to the staff and I look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit to Middlebury.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Can’t wait to come back and be able to enjoy the Inn
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Matthew on 2 Jan 2024
Thank you so much Amanda. We look forward to having you.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Iris

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint property, well maintained and conveniently located. Room decor very inviting. My only suggestion is a change in mattress. I could feel the springs which didn’t make for a comfortable night’s sleep. Breakfast included was superb, staff very friendly. Overall, highly recommend this property if in town for any MIDD events.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient to Middlebury. Has a bar. Excellent staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Matthew on 5 Nov 2023
Thanks Randall. I have passed along your comments to the staff. Come back and see us again soon.

8/10 Good

Douglas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area clean rooms slightly dated
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Matthew on 14 Oct 2023
Thanks for your feedback. We have remodeled all of the bathrooms in the Main House and the Gate House and are making plans for the Carriage House. We're also working on redecorating and refreshing all of the rooms. It can be a slow process given how busy we are but if you hang with us, we promise the results will be worthwhile,

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best place in Middlebury to stay just so hard to get a reservation during the school year.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 5 Nov 2023
I'm sorry it can be hard to book - we're popular for a reason. Don't be discouraged. It's always a good idea to book early (and cancellations do occur).

10/10 Excellent

Chungja, Seoul

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very friendly, responsive, thorough. The inn itself is very well maintained and tastefully done with wonderful outdoor spaces to sit as well. Breakfast is gourmet every morning with delicious cookies as treats. I’d highly recommend Swift Inn to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 22 Sept 2023
I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay and I have passed your kind comments on to the staff. Please come and stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 27 Aug 2023
I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Melisha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful accommodations!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 25 Aug 2023
So glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Franki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't miss this gem!
The Swift House Inn was just lovely!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 25 Aug 2023
Thank you so much! Come back and see us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay!
Beautiful Inn, very comfortable and tastefully decorated. The staff was friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 6 Sept 2023
We're so glad you enjoyed your stay. And thanks for the great pictures!

10/10 Excellent

robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best stay ever
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Matthew on 27 Aug 2023
Thank you for your kind words. Always nice to hear from returning guests. Come see us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Leah

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our one night stay. The room was perfect. Breakfast was delicious!
Response from Matthew on 25 Aug 2023
Thanks! I'll pass on your remarks to eth breakfast chef.

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Staff & service
Room was right over major traffic intersection and quite noisy as a result.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Matthew on 19 Jul 2023
Elizabeth, Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry that you had an issue with the traffic noise. We are upfront in the Gate House room descriptions on both our website and this site and suggest to our more noise sensitive guests that they book in Main House or the Carriage House. We have equipped all of the Gate House rooms with white noise machines and we have found that this has solved the issue for most of our guests.

10/10 Excellent

ANDREW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect, good room. Excellent a/c, shower and great served full breakfast. Tony was a great help in finding restaurants and things to do.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Matthew on 19 Jul 2023
I'm glad you enjoyed your stay. Tony - and indeed all of the front desk staff - are well versed in all things local and can help make your stay extra special.

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed for a couple nights. It was AMAZING! We stayed in the garden room. EVERYTHING about this place was top notch. The owners are on the grounds and accessible. The staff is professional. The breakfast is like no other I’ve ever had, top notch. The French toast is incredible. We will stay here again when we visit this area of Vermont. I recommend it to anyone looking to stay in Middlebury VT area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Matthew on 13 Jul 2023
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay. Please come back and visit us again soon.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Grounds are perfectly done. Who ever is in charge of the landscaping should be honored. Room is clean, large and well appointed. Breakfast is ok, but needs fresh fruit and juice. This might have been available and was just not offered to me. Staff are kind, thoughtful, helpful and very pleasant. There is some loud noise at night from a bar or something, which makes afternoon and night time walks not peaceful at all. This is a shame since the inn and homes in the area are just so wonderful to view. Also the street noise from some rooms can be difficult to unhear. Thank you to all who are making my stay so enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Matthew on 19 Jul 2023
Robert, Thank you for your feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed your stay and I'm especially pleased that you found our staff pleasant.Also, I have passed your message on to our grounds staff. They are a small but dedicated crew who work hard to keep everything looking its best. I'm a little confused about your comments on breakfast. We have no fewer than five juice choices every day and abundant fresh fruit every day without fail. I apologize if this was not made clear to you by the breakfast staff.As for the local noise, there isn't a bar within a half a mile of the Inn. We are located up the hill from Rte 7 so there certainly is some ambient noise on the property, but none resembling your issue - or at least none that has been reported to staff.Again, thank you for your comments and we look forward to welcoming you back to Swift House Inn.

8/10 Good

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Naomi

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Don

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful inn, very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Celeste, Fulton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Glencoe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was such a pretty inn and the restaurant was so good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oneta

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We took our dog, they made his and our stay extremely comfortable. They made us a wonderful breakfast in our room. Excellent place to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerri

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at The Swift House this past weekend and it was fantastic! The staff was very attentive and above & beyond for us- from delivering fresh towels to our room to packing up our delicious breakfast to go!! I cannot say enough positive about our stay- it was that good. Also I will add the Swift House was spotless and beautifully maintained. Thank you again for a fantastic time, Kerri C
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darla

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick trip
The hotel was comfortable and clean. Staff was very helpful. A great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

tia

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Bruna

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They didn't let us stay at the hotel because of our dog. And on the website it says it's petfliendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

mauricio

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Gary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a great property, grounds and breakfast was good. Our air conditioner did NOT work so hot in our room. We were on the street side so noisy with traffic. If we would ever stay again I would make sure I’m off the street and my air worked!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Matthew on 13 Aug 2022
I'm glad parts of your stay worked out for you but sorry to hear about your air conditioning. Our front desk staff is trained at trouble shooting the AC (and all the other physical amenities of the room). By dialing "0" on the room phone day or night a member of staff is available to help, up to and including moving guests to another room. Unfortunately, I can only assume that you did not reach out to our front desk staff. As for the noise, we are nothing of not honest about the location of the rooms in the Gate House on the corner of Stewart Lane and Route 7 and potential noise. As a result, these rooms are a bit more economical than rooms in the Main House and the Carriage House but offer all of the same comforts amenities that guests have come to expect from Swift House Inn. In any event, I hope you will try us again. And a s a returning guest, you will automatically receive our returning guest discount.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Matthew on 9 Aug 2022
Thank you, my anonymous friend.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

cristina

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall excellent experience Pet friendly as advertised
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Matthew on 1 Aug 2022
So glad your family - especially your dog Atticus - enjoyed their stay. Come and see us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was just updated but with charm. The food was fantastic and the wait staff and bartender were the best. Nice quiet safe town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Matthew on 24 Jul 2022
Beth - We're so glad you enjoyed your stay and I'll pass along your kind comments to the staff. We're always renovating and making changes so feel free to follow us on the usual social media sites (@Swifthouseinn) for all of our updates.

10/10 Excellent

susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at The Swift House Inn to help organize my mother's funeral ceremony, and the lighthearted and tranquill energy, staff, and environment were a lovely, pleasant, and welcome balance. We dined 3 separate evenings with family at Jessica's and found the food and the servers and the Sommelier exceptional. My husband and I are already planning out return in the fall. We highly recommend Swift House to all planning a visit to Middlebury VT.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Sarah on 22 Jul 2022
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and that we were able to provide a relaxed environment for your family. We look forward to your return!

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pretty setting. Could walk to downtown. Carriage house we stayed in was under renovation.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Sarah on 22 Jun 2022
Thank you Julie, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay! The Gate House common areas are currently under construction as we add a public handicap accessible bathroom as well as prepare to move our front desk. The rooms have also recently all received brand-new bathrooms in that building. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

julie

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved everything about our stay. Everything was clean, well maintained and the breakfast was delicious!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Sarah on 22 Jun 2022
Thank you Julie, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay!