Cristina R.
Yelp
The Lang is just lovely.
You're really doing Burlington right by staying here. It's in a great location, walking distance to Church St. Marketplace, the waterfront, and Champlain College as well as a quick drive to the Burlington Earth Clock, Citizen Cider, Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory, and the World's Tallest Filing Cabinet!
Really nicely decorated house. Our room, The Allen, is swathed in hues of burgundy, just inviting you to relax. Comfy King bed and two chairs plus robes and slippers to lounge in (which are also available for purchase). If you happen to buy cheese or other perishables on your trip, there's a community fridge downstairs where you can store them! Note that you're not allowed to consume outside alcohol on the premises, but they do have a menu of wines and craft beers for purchase (as well as local cheese platters). In the afternoon, they put out yummy cookies (espresso choc chip shortbreads in our case) and tea for a nice snicky snack.
One thing to note is that, given that it's an older home, our room wasn't entirely sound (or smell) proof. In the morning, we could hear other guests showering and walking up the stairs. We could also smell wafts of pancakes and bacon coming up from the kitchen below (not complaining about that though!). It's a great feeling to get woken up by the enticing smell of breakfast.
And the meal tasted even better than it smelled! Upon check-in, you select a time for breakfast, but they assured us that it was okay to arrive before or after that time. We got down to the dining room around 9:15, and there were only one or two other tables occupied. After selecting our table and pouring ourselves juice (OJ, cranberry, or grapefruit) and caffeine (coffee or tea), we were started off with a mixed berry coffee cake with orange glaze. Super yum.
You can pick one of three breakfast entrees. The Bousin & herb scrambled eggs were the perfect texture with a pop of flavor and freshness from the herbs. The savory popover was a nice accompaniment and that bacon mmmm. The ricotta chocolate chip pancakes were perfectly fluffy with a good amount of chocolate and creamy ricotta in the center. The fruit cup with mango, raspberry, pineapple, and grapefruit was also pretty perfect.
Upon check out, we were told that we could leave our car in their lot if we wanted to keep hanging out in Burlington! You can even use the bathroom on the first floor when you come back to get your car. This hospitality and kindness even after you leave went above and beyond our expectations.
I hope it's not too long until we stay again at The Lang!