Echo Lake Inn
Okemo Valley Historic Inn on 7.29 Acres with Restaurant, Event Tent, and Lake Access
Marketing description
Echo Lake Inn is a full-service historic Vermont inn situated on 7.29 acres across two adjacent lots at 2 Dublin Road in Ludlow, Vermont — on the active Route 100 corridor between Okemo Mountain Resort (approximately 4 miles) and Killington Resort (approximately 12 miles). The property has operated as a country inn for generations and counts President Calvin Coolidge and Thomas Edison among its historic guests. It represents one of the more complete hospitality platforms available in the Vermont inn market, with 22 guest accommodations, an on-site restaurant and pub, a commercial kitchen, a seasonal outdoor pool, lake access, and a large event tent capable of hosting weddings and gatherings of up to 200–300 guests.
The 22 accommodations include traditional guest rooms and larger suites, with select rooms featuring in-room jacuzzi tubs and gas fireplaces. A full suite with kitchen supports extended-stay and family travel demand. Additional amenities include a game room, tennis and pickleball courts, EV chargers, kayaks, paddleboards, canoes, and a rowboat accessible via a riverside path to the Inn's dock on Echo Lake. The Inn's restaurant operates a farm-to-table philosophy and has developed a following among both guests and the local community.
The wedding and events platform is well-developed and has been a meaningful component of the Inn's business — the property offers exclusive weekend buyouts, a woodland ceremony dell, a 200-person tent with paved and carpeted floor, and a longstanding track record of hosting events of 125–150 guests with full catering, lodging, and coordination services. A separate owner's or manager's residence supports on-site oversight without occupying guest inventory.
It is worth noting that current operating performance reflects meaningful room for improvement relative to regional benchmarks, and buyers should approach this offering as a value-add opportunity rather than a stabilized asset. The physical plant, amenities, and event infrastructure are substantive — the opportunity lies in bringing operations in line with what the market and the property's platform can support.
Echo Lake Inn is offered at $2,400,000. Contact Eben Viens at 802-380-7312 for details.
Investment highlights
Comprehensive Hospitality Platform at a Single Asset — Few Vermont inn properties of this scale offer the combination of guest lodging, a full-service restaurant and pub, commercial kitchen, established wedding and events infrastructure, lake access, and recreational amenities under a single ownership. The breadth of the platform creates multiple revenue channels and positions the Inn to serve a wide range of traveler and event segments — an advantage that is difficult and capital-intensive to assemble from scratch.
Established Wedding and Events Business with Proven Capacity — The Inn has hosted weddings and private events of 125–150 guests with consistently strong guest reviews, operating exclusive weekend buyouts that effectively fill the entire property for multi-day events. The 200-person event tent, wedding dell, and full catering infrastructure represent a revenue channel that operates largely independently of transient room demand and offers meaningful upside under focused sales and marketing attention.
Notable Historic Provenance — The Inn's documented history as a gathering place for President Calvin Coolidge and Thomas Edison is a genuine and differentiating piece of the property's identity. In a market where authentic historic character is a meaningful driver of guest choice, this provenance supports rate positioning and brand storytelling that newer properties cannot replicate.
Four-Season Resort Corridor with Dual Ski Mountain Access — The Route 100 corridor position between Okemo (4 miles) and Killington (12 miles) gives the Inn access to two of New England's most trafficked ski destinations, as well as robust summer and fall visitation driven by lake recreation, hiking, cycling, golf, and foliage tourism. The dual-mountain access is a structural advantage over properties tied to a single resort's performance.
Significant Occupancy Upside Relative to Market Benchmarks — Current operations reflect average annual occupancy of approximately 30%, against a statewide Vermont benchmark of approximately 60%.
7.29-Acre Lakeside Setting with Recreational Infrastructure Already in Place — The property's land position, lake access, and recreational amenities — pool, jacuzzi, tennis and pickleball courts, water craft, EV chargers — are capital-intensive to develop and represent embedded value that does not depend on inn operating performance to retain. For buyers evaluating the real estate alongside the business, the land and infrastructure component carries independent weight.
Separate Owner's Residence Supports Operational Continuity — The inclusion of a dedicated owner's or manager's residence allows for seamless on-site oversight without reducing the property's 22-room guest inventory, a practical and important distinction for buyers evaluating staffing and transition logistics.
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