Mountain Top Resort

It is disheartening to have to write this review. My fiancé and I visited the MTR in anticipation of potentially getting married there. We reside out of state and took time off work to stay overnight, which was generously offered as a complimentary accommodation in our wedding brochure. Our room was exceptional and we thought would set the tone for the remainder of our stay. The grounds were breathtaking, and we were eagerly anticipating our tour with Khele the following day. That evening, we dined at the resort tavern. I informed our waitress of my severe mushroom allergy, and she diligently noted it down. However, our main course, the steak, was brought to us by a young man running the food service, not our waitress. I cut a piece of steak and dipped it into the steak sauce provided on the plate. Our waitress, who was engaged in conversation with another table, whom she seemed to be very friendly with, approached us and informed me that she had instructed the runner to disclose that the steak sauce contained mushroom powder. Given the severity of my allergy, why would the restaurant even serve an item containing it? I explained my situation to her, and she informed me that she had Benadryl available in the back. I then elaborated on the severity of my allergy. Despite the inconvenience caused, the restaurant comped us dessert, and my fiancé and I were willing to overlook the issue due to our fondness for the grounds. However, allergies must be taken with utmost seriousness. Our tour commenced at 9:00 AM, and it concluded at 9:40 AM. Khele greeted us at the front desk, and we proceeded to start on our tour. Khele led us to what appeared to be his personal vehicle, an Audi. This was no problem. However, upon entering his SUV, Khele informed us that due to muddy conditions near the ceremony site and his desire to not dirty his car, he would not be showing us the ceremony site. This revelation took us and my fiancé by complete surprise, as seeing the potential ceremony site is an integral aspect of the wedding ceremony. Upon initially being throw off, thinking maybe he was just joking, we proceeded with the tour. Our tour itinerary included a visit to the exquisite private residences on the property. Coincidentally, another party was also touring the property at the same time and was shown the ceremony site. While we comprehend his concern for the cleanliness of his personal vehicle, there were ample resort vehicles available for our use. This became evident when the other party arrived in a resort vehicle at a house that Khele was showing us. We concluded our tour and returned to his office. Notably, Khele refrained from allowing us to fully observe the ceremony site. Khele inquired about our origins (for privacy reasons, we refrained from disclosing the exact location) and responded that he would not hold it against us. Assuming it was another joke, we proceeded. Upon entering his office, Khele abruptly slid the booklet across the table, like we were a bother. My fiancé read over the booklet to review our options, but Khele failed to provide any numerical information or a proposal. When we inquired about the cost per person, he responded with “ uh like 220 a person or so.” At this point, we recognized that our time was being squandered, and the situation was deeply distressing. This was an unprecedented experience for us, and the treatment we received was profoundly hurtful, even though MTR had limited availability for dates, one date did potentially work for us. Even if the date did not work for us, we would have liked to return. Despite our desire to return, we were unable to reconcile our experience with the positive aspects of other venue tours. The abrupt dismissal and treatment we received from Khele left us feeling utterly blindsided. This review overshadowed the other positive experiences during our venue tour, as we had been firmly committed to booking with MTR. Regrettably, we remain uncertain as to the reasons behind Khele’s decision to rush through our tour and disregard our presence.

Nestled in the magnificent Green Mountain National forest region of Vermont....this resort is top notch. We had the privilege of staying in the Fox Hollow guest house that is situated next door to the Mountain Top Resort. This resort books all guest houses and makes it easy to have the best of both worlds. This gives you the opportunity to have your own private yard, kitchen, living room, etc. but also access to the resort amenities. We loved our guest house so much that we really didn't need to go to the resort for meals. We picked up some groceries and cooked up breakfast and then ate lunch and dinner out. This resort location gave us the ability to travel to Stowe for the day and also stop in Manchester for lunch on our way home. The guest house was beautiful with the best view of the mountains and reservoir. I loved watching the mountains change color during the different times of day. The view never gets old and every room had a window(s) to capture the beauty no matter where you stood. There was a patio and grill for guest use. The kitchen was amply set up for cooking (if you felt the need to). I highly recommend this resort to recharge your battery and relax. It must be equally beautiful no matter what season you stay here.

Where do we begin? We stayed in the Cloud Nine house: a one bedroom with king bed, kitchenette, full bath with walk-in shower, and a living room with a fireplace. The views out the windows of the lawn, lodge, reservoir, and mountains cannot be described by words (check out the pictures but you have to experience it in person to truly appreciate it . Went for a pontoon ride one day and horseback riding another. Had breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the patio: again jaw dropping views. My wife and I like to try new places but we might break that rule to go back.

The accommodations were fine. It's really the beauty of the location that "sells" here- and it is beautiful. The food was really good. However, indicating there is WIFI in all rooms is extremely misleading. It simply doesn't work even in the main lodge area. This seems unimportant. However it is not if you are with a group or if there is an emergency in any part of the group. The accommodations are spread throughout and the result was, in our group, we simply couldn't get in touch with each other. The standard resort answer was "it's not our fault; walk around and you may pick up a connection- even in main lodge where they did hook me into their highest caliber WIFI. However, I suggest there are solutions and that investment should be made. Alternatively, let people know in advance that there is no WIFI and visiting groups can develop fine workaround solutions (barring medical emergency).

The guest house and amenities were average we were there for a wedding and that was beautifully done overall a pleasant experience. My complaint was a safety issue as the smoke detector had been removed from the house and the light to the deck/entrance was burned out.it was extremely cold and slipping and falling in the dark was quite possible. I had reported it to the front desk on Friday when we arrived and was assured it would be taken care of. It was not as of Sunday when we left.