Set atop a plateau high in Vermont's Green Mountains, the Best Western Plus Waterbury - Stowe, in Waterbury, Vermont, makes a scenic year-round base for skiing, leaf-peeping, and mountain air. Stowe, Sugarbush, Smugglers' Notch, and Bolton Valley all lie within reach for winter snow, and Montpelier and the lakeshore city of Burlington are a short drive away.
Just up the road, Little River State Park spreads along the 850-acre Waterbury Reservoir, a lake the Civilian Conservation Corps and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built in the 1930s; today self-guided history trails wind past cellar holes and the remains of an 1800s farming settlement, as documented by Vermont State Parks. Back at the hotel, a glass-enclosed pool and a warm whirlpool reward a day outdoors.
Local flavor sits close by, from the Ben and Jerry's factory less than a mile away to Cold Hollow Cider Mill and Lake Champlain Chocolates. Bring the dog along in a designated room, then settle into a Vermont stay that suits a single night or a full season.