Shall We Purchase an AlpineZone Motel?

[Zand]

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We should all pool in and purchase Stoweflake

 

[deadheadskier]

Crazy to see that place implode. Used to do an absolutely cranking business. Maybe the busiest year round property in town at one point due to the conference facilities. First place I worked when I moved to Stowe.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Wow, I didnt realize that place fell on hard times. When I lived in Vermont, that place was considered swanky; well, at least by Vermont standards. Speculation, but I'd guess all the true high-end lodging they opened near Spruce is what killed it. Even back-in-the-day it was pseudo high-end lodging, but when you're the tallest midget you're the starting center on the Lilliputian basketball team.

 

[chuckstah]

I stayed at the Stoweflake not too long ago, last spring I think. While it seemed a bit dated, the rooms were fine and the spa was open. Upgrades were actively in progress, but the restaurants were closed, except for breakfast. Hopefully it is purchased cheap, leaving some cash to bring it back to it's former status. I liked the two minutes walk to the Alchemist

 

[JDMRoma]

I stayed at the Stoweflake not too long ago, last spring I think. While it seemed a bit dated, the rooms were fine and the spa was open. Upgrades were actively in progress, but the restaurants were closed, except for breakfast. Hopefully it is purchased cheap, leaving some cash to bring it back to it's former status. I liked the two minutes walk to the Alchemist

same here ! i stayed there a few times over the years. Bike path goes right through the property too. great location but yes slightly dated.
there was a family owned Breakfast spot, McCarthys. was shocked to see that closed, every time we went it was packed !

 

[deadheadskier]

same here ! i stayed there a few times over the years. Bike path goes right through the property too. great location but yes slightly dated.
there was a family owned Breakfast spot, McCarthys. was shocked to see that closed, every time we went it was packed !

McCarthy's was simply a case of the owner wanting to retire and the daughters not being interested in taking the business over.

 

[JDMRoma]

McCarthy's was simply a case of the owner wanting to retire and the daughters not being interested in taking the business over.

that makes sense, surprised no one wanted to buy it. had to be making good money

 

[deadheadskier]

that makes sense, surprised no one wanted to buy it. had to be making good money

She did sell the business to Skinny Pancake. They then rebranded to match their original Burlington location.

 

[machski]

One of my best friends in high school's family owned two units at Stoweflake that we would use when skiing Stowe. Remember several years later (late '90's) a good work friend was going to elope midwinter and asked where I'd go to do so. I told him there isn't even a second choice, Stowe and you stay at the Stoweflake. They had a great time.
But yeah, before Spruce high-end ville, Stoweflake was about the highest end lodging you could get in Stowe. I guess the super high-end lodging on hill has dried up a lot of their business on that end of the spectrum.

 

[Hawk]

Nope, I would say the Top Notch was nicer.

I used to stay at the Stoweflake with my wife as a getaway present once a year. We like the location and the accomodations were nice. Top Notch was cost prohibitive when we were younger.

 

[deadheadskier]

Both Top Notch and Trapps were always nicer, but the Stoweflake for sure was recognized locally as higher end compared to most places in town.

 

[nycskier]

If we are going to ban together and buy anything it should be the Plymouth Notch ski resort so we could own our own private mountain.

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[chuckstah]

The auction is pushed back for a month. It sounds like the owners are likely working out a tax/ mortgage repayment plan, but that's just speculation. It also appears to still be open and taking reservations.

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[So Inclined]

I stayed at the Stoweflake not too long ago, last spring I think. While it seemed a bit dated, the rooms were fine and the spa was open. Upgrades were actively in progress, but the restaurants were closed, except for breakfast. Hopefully it is purchased cheap, leaving some cash to bring it back to it's former status. I liked the two minutes walk to the Alchemist

I stayed there a few weeks ago on the second leg of a quick spring-skiing weekend. $130 a night, which sounded like a good deal. It was perfectly fine in terms having a place to lay your head, though definitely with that emptied-out air of a under-renovation and off-season property.