Hotels near Edward F. Knapp State - MPV, Barre

Barre is very laid back, nothing spectacular. Restaurants are local. We weren't looking for culture and were very content with the relaxed environment. Burlington is only 45 minutes away. The owner Caryn has all the local restaurant info in the room's notebook. It's a lovely old town.

If you value the relaxation and beauty of central Vermont, Barre is a wonderful place to visit. There are always at least a dozen or so affordable, great restaurants in the area, and of course the scenery of the entire area is spectacular. We go to Vermont to relax and visit with family and friends, so Barre for us is always a bit like coming home even though we live nearly 3000 miles away.

Barre, Vermont is a town in the Green Mountain state. The town is clean and pedestrians can expect polite drivers who wait for them to cross at marked crosswalks. Barre has a concert venue called the Barre Opera house which might be worth a night for visitors. Pubs and bars close early by city standards and restaurants are rather scarce and feature simple fare. For more sophisticated dining, you'll want to drive to Montpelier (15 minutes at most) or Burlington (40 minutes) or Stowe. There are drugstores and hardware stores to take care of "basics". The Wayside Diner, is perhaps the bright spot in terms of breakfast places, particularly if you like pancakes and eggs in traditional American style. Staples and other big box stores will be found on the way to larger towns and the one city -- Burlington.

I was visiting my cousins and this was the only place available.It was close to both cousin. One lives in Barre and the other in Orange.Since I have been around Barre when my uncle lived in Upper Graniteville I would stay with them and went around Barre a lot therefore the area is very familiar. The Rock of Age gift shop was different and was disappointed that they did not have the Manufacturing plant open for tour but we went on the Smith Quarry tour. My uncle worked in both Rock of Ages & Smith.His son worked for Rock of Ages and had an accident where he lost both legs,

Barre is a beautiful little town with fascinating architecture and sculptures, excellent restaurants and coffee shops, and special treats like the Kitty Cafe. And all this is easily walkable and there is plenty of onatreet parking. The folks are friendly and helpful, and you're not far from magnificent scenery, the state capitol, and Goddard College. I had most of my meals at the Ladder 1 - I sure hope I got the name right: the food was excellent, the beer selection great, and the waitstaff terrific.