John N.
Yelp
Found the place on the internet, listed as "pet friendly" hotel. After checking a couple of different sites for pricing, called for a reservation and got a better price. While making the reservation, I also was given a few tips on the town as well. The place was easy to find in the center of town, right next to a "roundabout" but beware the hotel's entrance is right next to it and based what I experienced and saw the next morning looking out the window while eating the hotel's breakfast offering, that roundabout/entrance is something to be done carefully. Our room was in the annex section of the hotel, which meant the motel part of the complex. The room was a little dated but nice and very clean, the carpet didn't have that chemically cleaned stickiness that some hotels have. It had two queen size beds, the linen was white and appeared to be ironed flat. The room had had a surprising amount of towels. Everything was spotless.
In regards to pet friendly, walking from the car to the room's door, my dog was absolutely terrified of walking in the room. I had to pick him up and carry him in, once he was in he was fine, no running and sniffing, no marking, nothing, he acted like he was home and jumped on to the couch, so there was something unseen on the sidewalk or threshold that caused his extreme reaction. Because of the motel setting, I used the fan as white noise and everyone including the dog slept like babies. The dog treats at check in were a great touch.
The next morning, we went for breakfast. We were greeted at the entrance of the dining room, had our name and room number checked off a list and were led to our seats by the window (a great place to watch the world). The breakfast is buffet style; oatmeal, waffles, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage links were the hot stuff, bunch of different breads, rolls and muffins galore, and fruit. Despite the grumblings of an old lady sitting a couple of tables over that didn't like fruit, didn't like the cloth napkins and didn't like her husband reading the newspaper while she was trying to talk to him. The staff kept the coffee cups and chafing dishes full; everything food and service was good and in abundance.
There is lots of places to stay in Middlebury but this will be our place to stay on future Vermont trips.