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As Kimpton super-fans, my wife Cecilia and I have been to some amazing Kimpton hotels around the world (including the Fitzroy in London, Seafire in Grand Cayman, the Armory in Bozeman and the new luxury resort in Roatan) and the Taconic is right up there at the top of the list of our favorites. This place is the total package - luxurious accommodations decked out with a cozy New England bed and breakfast vibe, an amazing restaurant in the Copper Grouse and first class service. As frequent guests of the Taconic, the entire staff treats us like longtime friends and goes way above and beyond to make sure that each stay is better than the last. Special shout outs to GM Nick, guest services managers Lucretia and Ann, engineering supervisor Mike and Kristin and Brett from the Copper Grouse. The housekeeping staff is excellent as well, as they found a puzzle piece that we left behind in our room and arranged for its return. Our most recent stay in early September was absolutely amazing - as we were there to celebrate Cecilia’s birthday, the guest services team provided a generous room upgrade, a bottle of bubbly and other goodies. There’s no better place to celebrate special occasions at the Taconic and we are looking forward to our next visit during early November for our anniversary!

The hotel is opposite Manchester Center, , there is a big supermarket and city bus station, there are delicious Seasons, there is a cafe, brunch shop and ice cream window next to it, there is a gas station and a variety of shops are not far away, the location is excellent, the scenery is beautiful. The room is more spacious and comfortable, the window is a little smaller, breakfast is average, if it can be richer, it would be fine. The coffee machine in the room is not easy to use. Fortunately, there is coffee, hot water and drinking water supply in the hotel lobby at any time. There is also an ice machine in the elevator on each floor. In short, the experience of living here is not bad.

I am very familiar with this area but stay closer to the ski areas. My girl friend and I were doing a favor for her friend so her friend was the one who made the reservations. Our room was spacious and appeared to be clean, no unusual orders. The combo ac/heater wall unit was not capable of heating the room to a more comfortable temperature despite being set to the maximum setting of 72 degrees. I removed the unit's filters only to find them solidly caked with dust. I rinsed them off in the bathroom sink, shook them out and replaced them. The bathroom was cold and the tub looked grungy with a green stain. The tiles look like they fell off and were replaced by an rank amateur using tub calking instead of tile grout. My girl friend only was able to take a shower because she brought flip flops she could wear in the shower. She had to run the hot water to get the bathroom steamed up and heated enough to comfortably take a shower. I wonder what it will be like when the real cold Vermont winter sets in. It seems that all of the most recent reviews give this place a poor rating. It has really nice potential, a nice large front lawn, set back off the road as well as a lot of open property behind it. I hope the current owners can bring this motel back up to what it must have been but it will take money to accomplish it.