Haunted hotel guide · Stowe, Vermont
The Haunted Brass Lantern Inn, Stowe: Voices from the Empty Room
A restored circa 1810 farmhouse on the edge of Stowe village, where guests hear a lively conversation next door and find out in the morning that nobody was there.
The Brass Lantern Inn is an old farmhouse, brick at its core, joined to a wood-framed carriage house on Maple Street (Route 100), just north of Stowe village, with views toward Mount Mansfield and a short drive to the Stowe ski area. It is a family-owned bed and breakfast with nine guest rooms, a full plated breakfast each morning made with local products, an evening snack and a hot tub.
It is not a famous haunted hotel, and that is part of its charm. The story here is a quiet one: guests who heard people talking and laughing in the room next door late at night, only to learn the next morning that the room had been empty. Here is what has been reported, the history of the house and how to fit it into a haunted weekend in Stowe.
Brass Lantern Inn at a glance
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- Address 717 Maple Street, Stowe, VT 05672
- Built About 1810 per the inn (other records say 1835 or 1850); an inn since 1988
- Most haunted spots Guest rooms next to unoccupied rooms
- Best-known ghosts Unseen guests heard talking and laughing
- Booking the haunted room No single haunted room
- Good to know Nine rooms, full breakfast, hot tub, phone or text (802) 253-2229; the property was listed for sale in May 2026, so confirm bookings directly
The ghost story of the Brass Lantern Inn
Talking and laughter next door
The story is always told the same way. Late at night, guests hear a lively group come in next door, talking and laughing as if they have just got back from a dance or a party. The sound is ordinary enough that nobody thinks to complain.
The surprise comes in the morning. When staff check, there were no late arrivals, and nobody was booked into the room the voices came from. Innkeeper Andy Aldrich told The Vermonter in 2026 that guests tell him the same story, which is about as close to an official ghost as this inn gets.
How much is known
There is no named ghost here, no tragedy and no legend about who the partygoers might be. The inn’s website does not mention a haunting, and the accounts come from guests passing the story on to the innkeepers rather than from any published firsthand report. Old houses carry sound in strange ways, and a farmhouse joined to a carriage house has plenty of walls and voids to do it.
For anyone visiting Stowe on a ghost-hunting trip, though, it makes a comfortable and low-key second stop after the far better known Green Mountain Inn in the village.
The most haunted rooms and places to look
- Rooms in the main farmhouse: The oldest part of the inn, where the voices are usually placed.
- The carriage house: The restored outbuilding that forms part of the inn.
History of Brass Lantern Inn
The Brass Lantern Inn occupies a restored brick farmhouse and wood-framed carriage house. The inn and The Vermonter date the buildings to about 1810, when Stowe was a farming community long before skiing made it famous. Other records disagree: the 2026 sale listing gives 1850, and the Stowe Land Trust described it in 2023 as a circa 1835 brick farmhouse. That spread is common with Vermont farmhouses that were enlarged over time, so the exact age is uncertain.
The property was a working farm for well over a century and a half and opened as an inn in 1988. Inside, the old house still shows exposed mortise and tenon beams, wide-plank pine floors and its original brickwork.
Today it is a nine-room bed and breakfast on about 1.5 acres, run by owners who live on site; Andrew and Don took over shortly before 2023. Breakfast is a plated meal built around local products, and there is a four-person hot tub open year round.
On May 6, 2026 the property was listed for sale as an operating bed and breakfast. A sale could bring changes, so check with the inn before you plan a stay far in advance.
Tips for a haunted stay
- Book by phone or text and ask for a room in the original farmhouse.
- Pair it with a night at the Green Mountain Inn in the village, home of the Boots Berry legend.
- The Old Stagecoach Inn in Waterbury is about 15 minutes away for a third haunted stop.
- Ski weekends and fall foliage fill Stowe early; book well ahead for January, February and October.
- If you hear a party next door, check in the morning whether anyone was booked.
Want to investigate, not just sleep?
Sleeping in a haunted hotel is one thing. Investigating one after dark is another. On a Haunted Rooms ghost hunt our team takes you through the building with professional ghost hunting equipment, runs EVP sessions and lets you explore on your own during free roam.
- Fort William Henry Ghost Hunt, Lake George, NY: Investigate the rebuilt 1755 fort, about three hours from Stowe.
More haunted hotels nearby
- Green Mountain Inn, Stowe: Boots Berry and Room 302
- Old Stagecoach Inn, Waterbury: Nettie Spencer and Room 2
- Black Lantern Inn, Montgomery: The showering ghost of Room 3
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Brass Lantern Inn in Stowe haunted?
Guests have reported hearing a group come in late at night next door, talking and laughing as if back from a party, then learning that nobody had been booked into that room. The innkeeper told The Vermonter in 2026 that guests tell him the same story.
Which room is haunted at the Brass Lantern Inn?
No single room. The reports involve rooms next to unoccupied rooms.
How old is the Brass Lantern Inn?
The inn dates its brick farmhouse and carriage house to about 1810. Other records give 1835 or 1850, so the exact age is uncertain. It has been an inn since 1988.
What other haunted hotels are in Stowe?
The Green Mountain Inn in Stowe village is famous for the legend of Boots Berry, and the Old Stagecoach Inn is about 15 minutes away in Waterbury.
Sources
Facts on this page are checked against the hotel’s own website, historic records and news coverage. Ghost stories are reported as guests, staff and local historians tell them. Read how we rate haunted hotels.
- Brass Lantern Inn: official site
- The Vermonter: May 1, 2026 (Brass Lantern Inn)
- Carey and Giampa: 717 Maple Street, Stowe listing (2026)
- Stowe Land Trust: Welcoming Brass Lantern Inn as a hospitality partner (2023)
- Only In Your State: Stowe, Vermont's most haunted small town
- Only In Your State: Haunted places in Vermont where you can stay the night
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