Stratton Mountain Resort

Ok, there are a few things to know about Stratton up front. From the beginning, Stratton has always (unapologetically) catered to affluent (some say entitled) families from the NY/NJ/CT areas. Food is expensive. Accommodations are expensive (but not so outside the area). The resort does not reside next to a village or town, so Stratton has created its own euro-style 'village' right next to the slopes. The boutiques and restaurants tend to be high end, reflecting the shopping habits of its guests. Despite the high bar of an expensive Stratton visit, most of the services like ski school, lifts, snow making, etc. are as good and sometimes better than other VT ski resorts. Note: The dated base lodge can be very crowded with the lunch time experience being overwhelming unpleasant. Regarding accommodations, the resort runs heavy on the condo side and light on hotel availability. If you are staying for just a weekend or two, your best bet is to stay next to the mountain in a hotel (call resort services). But there are not a lot of choices. Staying for a week? Probably rent a condo through Stratton guest services. Some are ski in-ski out. Others may require a drive to the mountain. Most are, again, high-end and $$ while some are more reasonably priced. It's your perogative. In summary, Stratton is a good fit for families but if you are visiting for the first time, be aware of the cost of things.

Stayed across the street in a Condo. Wonderful view! Easy walk across the street (if you don't mind that NO ONE stops for pedestrians). But, the heated spa and pool were crowded with kids and the water was cloudy and green (a sign of over usage). The lodge, the buildings, and campus in general are tired, in some cases falling apart - and, this was Thanksgiving week. Some locations are permanently closed. And why are there real estate offices in the prime locations? Eats Mulligan's - Eat here, drink here, get sushi here. It gets very crowded 6-7 ish. Food was good. Bartenders are friendly and attentive. Grizzly's - at mountain base, overly crowded, food was blah, service times very long. Market & Deli - Wow! Talk about sticker shock. You pay 100%+ normal retail prices in this place. Crazy! There is a coffee/food shop connected but we walked out after waiting behind 2 lift workers who were just chatting about other co-workers. Benedict's - this place just opened when they wanted. Seriously, we couldn't figure it out. One day they were open for breakfast but not the next. Bar 802 - was never open when we were there. Fire Tower - Great place with good food. Service at the bar was excellent. Shopping I've never been to a place where almost every store is selling the identical stuff. But, if you're killing time it's always interesting to look. My guess is that you'll end up going here if you want a ski vacation with the family. Just set your expectations appropriately.

Please don't go by the Website. This place is a ghost town from Monday to Wednesday and not much activity rest of the week.Restaurants are not worth eating. There is no management worth mentioning. It's a beautiful place. I hope a new owner take interest and fix the place. Very nice workers on the ground.

We thoroughly enjoyed the mountain. In the past we've rented frm the mountain, but this time we rented through a private owner on AirBnB and what super pleasant change. The condo was cleaner, the furniture updated, the kicyhjen had all utentsil and glassware...super nice

Insanely crowded, very long lines for all resort services all day long. Enrolled my young kids in a half-day snowboarding lesson, they went up the magic carpet once then spent the rest of the remaining 2+ hours inside having snacks being bored. I spoke to the ski school that day and requested a refund, no response.