SMUGGLER'S NOTCH RESORTS

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Smugglers’ Notch Vermont

  • 5 sections
    • Highlands Hill Community (includes buildings)
      • Aspens
      • Mountain Laurels (units are gorgeous)
      • Willows
    • North Hill Community (includes buildings)
      • Kestrels
      • Owls (best units) (as good as if not better than Bonnet Creek)
      • Tamaracks (units are wonderful) (has outdoor pool & fitness room)
    • Village East (includes buildings)
      • Birches
      • Maples
      • Nordland
      • Pines
      • Vilmarksauna
    • Village West (includes buildings)
      • Balsams
      • Commons
      • Evergreen
      • Oaks
    • West Hill Community (includes buildings)
      • Sycamores
    • Beautiful mountain resort
    • Country store on-site
    • Outdoor pool & water slide
    • Premier family ski destination
    • Presidential Reserve owners get a perk each day & have a separate concierge
    • Resort charges a resort card fee first time you stay. (keep card for future stays)
    • Restaurants & Lounge on-site

SMUGGLER'S NOTCH RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • 158 Main Street Restaurant & Bakery (Jeffersonville, VT) (for breakfast)
  • Al’s French Frys (best fries in Vermont) (South Burlington, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Apple Barn & Country Bake Shop (Bennington, VT) (3-hour drive)
  • Brewster River Pub & Brewery (just outside the entrance to resort) (good food) (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • Burger Barn (Food Trailer) (best burgers) (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • Cajun’s Snack Bar (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Cold Hollow Cider Mill (for donuts) (Waterbury, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Cupboard Deli & Bakery (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • Depot Street Malt Shoppe (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Gil’s Bar & Grill at Willioughvale Inn (on Lake Willoughby) (Westmore, VT) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Green Mountain Coffee (Waterbury, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Harrison’s Restaurant (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Hearth & Candle Restaurant (at resort)
  • Jefferson Pizza Dept. (good pizza) (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • Martells Sports Bar at the Red Fox (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Pork & Pickles (Essex Junction, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Restaurant next to Vermont Teddy Bear Company (Shelburne, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • RI RA (Irish Pub) (Burlington, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Smokin’ Butts Bar-B-Q (inside 14th Star Brewery) (Saint Albans, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Solstice Restaurant (at Stowe Mountain Lodge) (best steaks)
  • The East Side Restaurant & Pub (on Lake Memphremagog) (Newport, VT) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • The Family Table Restaurant (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • The Gap (Westmore, VT) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • The Whip Bar & Grill (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Twiggs (Saint Albans, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Von Trapp Family Lodge pub & restaurant (good German food) (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)

SMUGGLER'S NOTCH BARS

  • Bootleggers (have music venues every night between Memorial Day & Labor Day) (Jeffersonville, VT)

SMUGGLER'S NOTCH ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • 14 Star Brewery (Saint Albans, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Ben & Jerry’s Factory (Waterbury, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits (Cambridge, VT)
  • Cold Hollow Cider Mill (Waterbury, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Covered bridges tour (get map from Stowe Visitor Center (takes 6 hours to do trip)
  • Craft beer breweries (in Burlington area) (one-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Bennington, VT (3-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Burlington, VT. (has a great little no car zone) (one-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Montreal, Quebec, Canada (bus tour available from resort) (2-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Stowe, VT (1/2-hour drive)
  • Echo, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (also has a science museum) (Burlington, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Fall foliage (great picture time)
  • Fishing in the area
  • Gondola Ride at Stowe Ski area (great views)
  • Hiking in the area
  • Hill Farmstead Brewery (Greensboro Bend, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory (tours) (Burlington, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (Vergennes, VT) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Lost Nation Brewing (Morrisville, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Moose searching (front desk will give you a map) (will take you to a beautiful lake)
  • Prohibition Pig Brewery (Waterbury, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Rock Art Brewery (Morrisville, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Scenic drive through Knots to Stowe (beautiful scenery)
  • Shelburne Farms (Shelburne, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Shelburne Museum (Shelburne, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Smugglers’ Notch Distillery (Jeffersonville, VT)
  • Spirit of Ethan Allen III Cruise (lunch or dinner cruise) (Burlington, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Stowe Bike Path (rent bikes from Topnotch) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Stowe Farmers Market (every Sunday) (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Ten Bends Beer (Hyde Park, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • The Alchemist Brewery (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Vermont Beer Trail
  • Vermont Cheese Trail
  • Vermont Creamery (Websterville, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Vermont Teddy Bear Company (Shelburne, VT) (one-hour drive)
  • Waterfalls & covered bridges

SMUGGLER'S NOTCH GROCERY STORES

  • Hannaford Supermarket (Morrisville, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Price Chopper (Morrisville, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Price Chopper (Essex Junction, VT) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Shaws Grocery Store (Stowe, VT) (1/2-hour drive)

SMUGGLER'S NOTCH OTHER INFO

  • Be careful in early winter before snow (mid-October through November) & mud season (late April through May) because many services are not available, many restaurants are closed, have limited activities, & do a lot of maintenance during this time)
  • Best time for fall colors is the last week of September and the first week of October
  • Free shuttle to get you around resort
  • Units up the hill require a drive or shuttle to everything

SMUGGLER'S NOTCH ADDRESSES

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Smugglers’ Notch Vermont
4323 Vermont Route 108 South
Smugglers’ Notch, VT 05464

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.