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South Shire

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Restaurant
Deluxe Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds
Library
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

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124 Elm St, Bennington, VT, 05201
  • Place, Hemmings Motor News Car Lover's Convenience Store & Vehicle Display
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Bennington Potters Yard
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Bennington Battle Monument
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room, 2 Double Beds | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, 2 Double Beds

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Deluxe Studio Suite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Studio Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Studio Suite, 1 King Bed, Mountain View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Studio Suite, 1 King Bed, Mountain View

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Studio Suite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Studio Suite

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Grand Studio Suite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down duvets, Tempur-Pedic beds

Grand Studio Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

South Shire

Inn in Bennington with restaurant and bar/lounge
Along with a restaurant, this inn has a bar/lounge and coffee/tea in a common area. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business centre, conference space and free use of bicycles are on-site. Change of towels is available on request
South Shire offers 9 accommodations with complimentary bottles of water and complimentary bathrobes. Tempur-Pedic beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down duvets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include slippers, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)). In-room massages, hypo-allergenic bedding and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the inn include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at South Shire. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Green Mountain National Forest. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices))
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include a concierge, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes complimentary bicycles
  • Steps from Green Mountain National Forest and 4 minutes on foot from Bennington Arts Guild Gallery
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
  • Pets welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business centre, a meeting room, and coworking spaces are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this inn measures 700 square feet (65 square metres) and includes conference space. Ski storage, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in common area are also featured at South Shire. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Bennington inn.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a continental breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
South Shire has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Onsite parking options include a carport

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics

Things to do

  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Ski storage

Family friendly

  • Children's books
  • Children's games

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 700 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Coworking space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • In the mountains

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Tempur-Pedic mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 3.5 per cent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

  • Pets: USD 20 per accommodation, per stay, plus a deposit of USD 350 per stay
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50.0 per day.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately USD 10 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 125 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Pet deposit: USD 350 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 20 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 50.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 per cent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
South Shire offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM.
Guests arriving after 7:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive key retrieval information.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

South Shire Inn
South Shire Bennington
South Shire Inn Bennington

South Shire Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 114 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 114 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 114 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 114 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 114 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
South Shire is a beautiful place filled with history and character. The staff were wonderful; kind and attentive. They were welcoming to us and our pup throughout the stay. We were very happy with the quality of the mattress and linens as well as the ac being nice and cold on a very hot day (not always things you find in an older bed and breakfast.) We would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute place to stay walking distance from brewery.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Victorian mansion and furnishings. Excellent continental breakfast. Easy walk to historic downtown Bennington.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Interesting hotel in special old building;friendly personnel, superb Thai restaurant. A real surprise
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Molly

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frederic, Rocky River

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very nice highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was charming and the room was spacious and wonderfully cool. Some areas were a little worn but overall very pleasant!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Christian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

bart

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property owner is very friendly and knowledgeable.He spent a number of years abroad and the decoration in this old Victorian represents his travels.There is also a thai restaurant incorporated inside the house
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely property

The property at South Shire is beautiful and quiet. We have stayed at a few places in Bennington and it can be hit or miss. The bed in our room was very comfortable and there was also a fireplace and a deep spa tub. Just know that if you book a room for 3 and it is not specified that there is more than one bed they will have to pull in a mattress.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Southshire is a beautiful vintage home with original details, great charm, working original fireplace in the large cozy wood paneled parlor. There are games, large comfy sofas, and bookcases full of every genre of books for reading. The dining room is lovely and quaint. My room in the carriage house was very large and furnished with antiques and a working fireplace. Joe, the owner, was extremely nice and very accommodating. He even spent a half hour with me digging my car out of the snow and ice and literally pushing my car out of a snow pile! I can highly recommend a stay at this charming Inn if you are looking for true New England authenticity. Thank you Joe for making this a special place.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Carola, Montreal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We spent several nights at this lovely Victorian era inn in the "Otto Room". The mattress was very comfortable. The shower could use an update and water temperatures fluctuated but had good water pressure. We loved the working fireplace but would have preferred real wood to the duraflame (which is not good for chimneys either as it deposits residues over time that clog chimneys). One could hear the neighbors through the doors a bit - as one would expect from a Victorian aged structure- but did not find it disturbing. If we have any complaints at all it is that the coffee was too thin. But there are ample options for breakfast around the neighborhood. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

rev

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a very nice inn and staff were amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing stay. Everything about South Shire was perfect. It is beautifully decorated and furnished. They were very accommodating for our late arrival. We stayed in the Hayloft room in the carriage house and the bed felt like we were sleeping on a cloud. We look forward to staying again soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brendan

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Patti

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Went here for an anniversary trip with my husband. Check in was from 3-7 pm, we arrived around 6 pm. We dropped off our bags and went out. By the time that we got back and went to bed, I discovered that there wasn't a top sheet on our bed. The next morning, I spoke with the owner and he confirmed w/housekeeping that they had run out of top sheets. How does this happen in such a "small hotel"?! At this point, I had also noticed a very dirty toilet base, with urine and dust, like it hadn't been wiped down in some time. YUCK!! On my way back to my room, I passed a young girl who was part of the housekeeping team. I showed her the base of the toilet and asked her to put a top sheet on our bed. We requested housekeeping duties for our room and left for the day. Upon our return late that night, the top sheet was on and our toilet had been wiped down but all of our dirty towels were still on the bathroom floor. Additionally, the empty toilet paper roll was left on the stand. With no clean towels in the bathroom, we had to actually find someone (in the kitchen) who had to locate clean towels for us. Overall, a very disappointing stay.......
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

steven

Rather unique We liked the piano player
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Mary, Gonzales

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The suite we had in the carriage house was very room and comfortable. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. Would recommend this facility to anyone going to Bennington, VT
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Maura

Liked: Cleanliness
Owner was not terribly customer friendly. So whilst this is. Lovely place to stay the service could be improved.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Spacious and comfortable

Spacious and comfortable room and bathroom with lovely details. The fireplace was very nice on a chilly night. We will return!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Unable to provide breakfast. Really disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024