Travel

Hotel

Middlebury Inn

We have some rooms held at Middlebury Inn offering a 20 percent discount. You must call and say you are with the Ferrante-Tensel wedding. This hotel is right in the center of town, walkable to everything (except the wedding venue). It's steps from Middlebury Bagel, Little Seed Coffee, Haymaker Buns, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op and all the shops and restaurants. We will have a shuttle to and from the wedding venue.

Discount Code - Call 802-388-4691 and mention Ferrante-Tensel Wedding.

Hotel

Courtyard by Marriott Middlebury

Comfortable accommodations but in a more commercial part of Middlebury, so not walkable to all of the shops and restaurants (more than a mile away). Across the street from Hannaford, TJ Maxx and next to Walgreen’s.

Hotel

Swift House Inn

Sweet hotel (especially the historic main inn). Also in town but a couple of blocks from the center. If you don’t stay here you can still check out Fancy Fridays at the bar, 5-8 p.m. cocktails or go to Jessica’s for dinner or breakfast. Julia stayed here on her first ever night in Middlebury!

Flight

Burlington International Airport

Burlington is the closest airport. The major car rental agencies are based here. Be sure to check hours and schedules.

Shuttle

Shuttle to the Ceremony - Bet-Cha Transit

October 17, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

A shuttle will pick up guests at Middlebury Inn, Swift House and the Courtyard Marriott before the wedding and bring you to the ceremony at Tourterelle. It will also return for pickups during and after the reception.

Shuttle

Shuttle from Reception to Middlebury Hotels

October 17, 2026 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

A shuttle will pick up guests at the reception venue and bring you back to the Middlebury Inn, Swift House and Courtyard Marriott.

Train

Amtrak Ethan Allen Express from NYC and Albany

Daily Service between New York City and Burlington, Vermont, by way of Albany. The train arrives at the Amtrak station in downtown Middlebury each evening from New York and is walkable to the Middlebury Inn or Swift House Inn. There is one train arriving each day at about 8:45 p.m. and one departing each day around 10:45 a.m., requiring an overnight stay. The trip is about 6 hours with wifi and a cafe car.

Travel Note

Travel by Car

We recommend you arrive in daylight. The last hour of the drive from southern points, after you exit I-89, takes you over two mountain passes, and you’ll lose cell service for much of it. The ride is pretty in the fall but the road is bumpy and curvy. You can avoid the first mountain pass by taking a left onto Route 107 immediately before downtown Bethel. Follow GPS once it reorients - only 5 minutes longer.