My wife and I were taking a trip to New England for our anniversary and after spending 5-days in Boston, took the 4-hour to Vergennes. I had a friend who was working at the nearby Button Bay State Park so when I was searching for B&B's in the area Emerson was the top of the list on Trip Advisor and it well deserves that spot.

I called Bill a few times because we were in the area during the time of Hurricane Irene and wanted to make sure Vergennes wasn't affected. He was very pleasant on the phone and even more so in person. He welcomed my wife and I, showed us our room, the "Hampton Room" which was very large and had a private toilet and shower.

The breakfasts in the morning were great. Made fresh and incorporating some great Vermont foods, like Vermont Cheeses and Maple Syrup. It was also pleasant to chat with Bill and his wife Sue.

The house is right on the main road of Vergennes which is highway 22A, so you do get a fair amount of large truck traffic as noted in other reviews, but I didn't find it to be that discomforting, but my wife and I are pretty heavy sleepers.

For the price and beautiful location I would highly recommend staying at Emerson Guest House and look forward to visiting the Champlain Valley again in the future.

The Emerson House had been recommended to us by a local businessman. We were very pleased with our two nights there - we would have gladly spent a third night there if our travel plans had allowed it, and hope to go back when in the area. We chose the Meadow Room because it had a queen-size bed, and was slightly cheaper than the suite because of the shared bathroom (as another reviewer noted, this was never a problem when we were there, but we stayed in late April; I don't know what it might be like later in the season when more people presumably stay.) This turned out to be a good choice; as another reviewer noted, the main street can be rather noisy at times with traffic; surprisingly so for such a small "city" (a village, really). Normally I have difficulty sleeping in a "strange bed"; here I slept comfortably and deeply on the pillow-top mattress. (the next night we went to a hotel in Waterbury area, and trying to sleep I wished myself back at the Emerson!)

The breakfasts were excellent, true full breakfasts, entirely homemade by the owner, Bill: omelets or scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, excellent hash browns, local bacon, etc. One local attraction we stumbled upon on the main street is a bakery; the sign on the building said "Vergennes Laundry", which was perhaps the building's function at one point, but inside the 19th century storefront was a bakery of the sort I've only seen in photos in the NY Times; clean lines, minimalist; white walls, with an emphasis on the baked goods themselves being made as you watch, and very good coffee.

I wanted a place to stay near Burlington, VT, but not downtown. I had visited Vergennes before and found it a lovely little town (sorry, *city*--one of the smallest cities in the US! :-) I looked at the B&B options online and picked the Emerson. What a lucky choice! The hosts are friendly and helpful but not pushy. The house is lovely, furnished with old furniture that is not so "antique" that you're worried about using it. There's a resident dog who is beautiful and charming and very pleased to interact with people, but the hosts are quick to shoo him out if he seems likely to bother anyone.

I had a wonderfully comfortable bedroom and shared a bathroom (which is much less bother than some travelers would have one believe--I think only once did I find it occupied, and I came back shortly there after and was able to shower in peace.)

Vergennes is a great location to base a holiday in central Vermont, and the hosts were happy to help one find attractions, places to eat or drink, shops, etc. Their breakfasts were excellent! I stayed nearly a week and only had the same breakfast companions once or twice, but the other guests always seemed most interesting and agreeable.

I highly recommend the Emerson to anyone thinking of staying in the area!

My wife and I had a wonderful time at Emerson Guest House, which we chose since it was a short walk from the annual French-Canadian festival. We had delicious full breakfasts each morning, and there was a piano which we were welcomed to play. The host is a professional performer who entertained us with his fabulous singing. We stayed in the Meadow Room, which overlooks a huge back yard and is very quiet at night. The French-Canadian festival itself was much better than I expected, with a young accordion player from Burlington and a large Quebecois family where the youngest members had the most talent. There were also creative crafts for sale in the town green. The best nearby restaurant is the elegant Black Sheep Bistro.