Millstone Hill

Just back from 3 nights at the Millstone Hill Lodge and 3 days of mountain biking on Millstone trails. The lodge is the perfect place to stay, right on the trails, comfortable rooms, a large open common area, indoor bike storage, and spectacular views. Ask to stay in the room with the best view. Pierre is a gracious host. Being from Barre and being a major force behind the conservation of Millstone trails, Pierre will fill you in on everything from the history of the granite industry to the locals' views on conserving Millstone trails to the best places to eat dinner in the area. We had a wonderful vacation, riding the trails, marveling at the quarries and enormous piles of granite blocks, and relaxing on the Lodge's adirondack chairs to admire the expansive view. We will definitely be back!

Loft needs a GOOD cleaning and owner needs to up his game if he is going to call this a "top of the line", "luxury suite" retreat. Antiques and nooks and crannies might be appealing to some, but the place was very dusty; burns in the living room carpet, crumbs in the pull out sofa, cat hair in the rug. Kitchen appliances are disgusting and some don't work or barely work. Leftover food in the frig (and I don't mean just condiments). Furniture and window screens have been ripped and scratched by a cat. Linens were cheap - look like he washed his personal linens and gave them to you to use on the beds. Not one smoke detector in this 100 year old wooden structure! Peeling paint on the balcony and deck - neither looked safe or up to safety codes. Might be a fun hangout for people who don't really care what the place they flop at after a day outdoors looks like, but if you are looking for "an ideal choice for the discriminating guest" that he posts on his website, this may not be the place for you –especially at $250 a night with a 2 night minimum stay. Too bad, because the architecture in the loft is beautiful. It could be a magnificent space, but it's not.

there are no t.v.'s and the like so that one can enjoy the solitude of the Lodge. Could not be further from the truth. My partner and I were in need of some serious R&R. Owner responded quickly after our email inquiry. Upon arrival, showed us the room which was o.k., said that there was 1 other couple staying there-the place was empty, so it would be quiet. Well, I guess he forgot to tell us, since it wasn't mentioned on the website, that he allowed 25 boy scouts to romp around, scream and wrestle on the lawn and grounds right outside our room! Our evening there was spent not having any way to drown out the loud music coming from one of the trucks outside from 5:30-8, when we finally left for dinner, plus the boys screaming doing who knows what! It was scary, dark and very unsettling, as we are 2 women and are not from here.We had no idea what was going on, we were concerned for our safety and the owner was not answering his phone. The walls and ceiling of our room were also paper thin, as we heard everything the couple above us was saying as well as their snoring! The next morning after a bear of a breakfast of pancake from a mix and sausage links (ick!), I asked the owner what all of the 'boy on boy' action was last evening outside our room. He curiously looked at me with cocked head saying, "Oh, do you mean the Boy Scouts?" Shocked does not come close to what I felt. I asked him if he thought that maybe we should've been told that we'd be sharing our space with dozens of screaming kids, oh-by-the-way there were 4 adult men watching them. Hmmmm. What's going on here? Not romantic, not private, and definately not relaxing. He has no clue and should get out of the service industry. Pass this one by