Train Time to NYC from WRJ Cut by One Hour

Vermont's annual rail budget more than doubled Wednesday with the announcement that Vermont had won two high-speed rail grants totaling more than $50 million. This means travel time from NYC to Vermont will be cut significantly!


Visit Vermont from NYC by AmTrak. Stay at the Hotel Coolidge right across the street from the railroad station in White River Junction Vermont.


Phone 802-295-3118 to make your guest room reservation. Information also avaialble through this web site.

Dartmouth College Graduation 2010

Stay at Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction Vermont while attending the Dartmouth College 2010 Graduation.


Only five miles drive!


Please check as soon as possible for availability. We occasionally have cancellations but accomodations become scarce as the time of this celebration draws near.


Phone 802-295-3118 for availability and rates or inquire via this web site.

Amanda Dowd De Roy Art Exhibit at Hotel Coolidge !!!

Start your north country weekend at Hotel Coolidge by joining the Opening Reception of Amanda Dowd De Roy's art exhibit at the hotel's Zollikoffer Gallery Friday, March 5th from 5-7:00 pm. Amanda's stunning, vibrant collection of pastels and watercolors will be on display through mid-March, but this opening will be a great chance to meet Amanda and mingle with other artists and fans in a comfortable setting.

Ask about our Blog Discount when you make your guest room reservations! Phone 802-295-3118 or use our on-line services to make your reservations.

Visit the Enfield Shaker Museum!

Take a scenic ride from Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction, Vermont to the Shaker Museum in Enfield, New Hampshire.

At the Shaker Museum you can:

* Tour the Great Stone Dwelling, the largest Shaker dwelling house ever constructed and home to the Museum.
* Discover a world of faith and harmony through the Museum's collection of Shaker furniture, tools, clothing, photographs and agricultural implements.
* Explore the Museum's herb and flower gardens, fields and hills.
* Enjoy exhibits, special programs, concerts, guided tours and craft demonstrations.
* Hike to the Shaker Feast Ground for a spectacular vista of the Shaker Village nestled along Mascoma Lake.
* Shop at the Museum Store, filled with Shaker-inspired reproductions, books, local crafts and farm products, as well as products from the Museum's renowned herb garden.

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For Shaker Museum information phone 603-632-4346 or log onto http://www.shakermuseum.org/.

To reserve a room at Hotel Coolidge, phone 802-295-3118 or make your reservation via our web site. Ask about our Blog Discount!

MUSIC BENEFIT !!!

Hotel Coolidge is pleased to host the Legendary Strafford Blues Band Saturday, January 30th.

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All proceeds from this event will be donated to "Doctors' Without Borders" Hatian peoples relief.

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For Hotel Coolidge guest room reservations, Phone 802-295-3118 or send us reservation requests via our web site. Ask about our Hotel Coolidge Blog Discount!

Birds of a Feather Flock Together at VINS

This February, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is setting the stage for romance with brand new social events for singles and couples looking for a change from the usual "diner and a movie." Join VINS on February 5th from 7-8:30 pm for a singles mixer. On February 13 th from 7-8:30 pm, couples are invited too join VINS for a night out at the nature center. Phone VINS at 802-359-5000 ext. 223 or log onto www.vinsweb.org for details.

Ask about the Hotel Coolidge Blog Discount when you make your guest room reservations while visiting the Upper Connecticut River Valley for these VINS socials. Phone Hotel Coolidge at 802-295-3118 or send your reservation inquiries via this Hotel Coolidge web site.

Thinking about taking a trip to Central Vermont? Enjoy a stay at Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction. Stay for the weekend or longer and find local music every night!

Log onto Yellowhousemedia.com and check the calendar of local music. There's an amazing variety of wonderful musicians and songwriters here in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. Yellowhousemedia is the perfect place to find them.

Also, ask about the Hotel Coolidge blog discount when you make your guest room reservations! Phone: 802-295-3118

Performing Arts in the Upper Valley

Enjoy performing arts in the Upper Valley while staying at the Hotel Coolidge! Ask about our Blog discount when making your guest room reservation.

Here are a variety of performing arts centers in the Upper Connecticut River Valley where you can enjoy live theater while visiting our cozy corner of New England:

Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College www.hop.dartmouth.edu

Pentangle Arts in Woodstock, VT www.pentanglearts.org

Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, NH www.lebanonoperahouse.org

Claremont Opera House in Claremont, NH www.claremonoperahouse.com

Norther Stage at the Brigg's Opera House www.northernstage.org

Shaker Bridge Theater in Enfield, NH www.shakerbridgetheatre.org

Northeast Shakespeare Ensemble www.nesetheatre.org

Opera North of NH www.operanorth.org

North Country Community Theater www.ncct.org

Parish Players of Thetford, VT www.parishplayers.org

For Hotel Coolidge reservations: Phone 802-295-3118 or log onto http://www.hotelcoolidge.com/

Stay at Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction, Vermont while you are visiting the Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont.


Enjoy a horse drawn sleigh ride while you are here!


Jan. 16 - 18: Sleigh Ride Weekend Horse-drawn sleigh rides, jack jumper sledding, visits the farm and farmhouse.



Explore one of the finest operating dairy farms in America and a museum of Vermont's rural past – your gateway to Vermont's rural heritage. Billings Farm features many aspects of farm work, including care of the Jersey cows and other livestock, milking of the herd, crop rotation, and feed production.

Ask about the Hotel Coolidge Blog Discount when you phone to make your reservation!

For Billings Farm & Museum information, Phone: 802-457-2355 or log onto www.billingsfarm.org.
For Hotel Coolidge guest room reservations, Phone 802-295-3118 or log onto www.hotelcoolidge.com.

Enjoy a film Friday night at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College and spend the night at Hotel Coolidge! Then browse downtown White River Junction Saturday morning.

A TRIBUTE TO FREDERICK WISEMAN
with his acclaimed new film
LA DANSE: THE PARIS OPERA BALLET
Friday, January 15 • 7 pm Spaulding Auditorium $10 • Dartmouth IDs $5

Please join us in honoring “the most prominent invisible man of American documentary film” (NY Times). The evening includes a brief career compilation, an advance screening of LA DANSE: The Paris Opera Ballet, presentation of the Dartmouth Film Award and a discussion with Mr. Wiseman.

LA DANSE
"One of the finest dance films ever made. Sumptuous in its length and graceful in its rhythm, it transfixes you" A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Phone Hotel Coolidge at 802-295-3118 to make reservations. Ask about our Blog Discount!

Phone the Hopkins Center Box Office at 603-646-2422 from 10 am-6 pm Monday-Friday and Saturday 1-6 pm to order tickets using your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.

Catch a movie at the Hopkins Center and stay the night at Hotel Coolidge -- a spontaneous getaway!

Monday, January 4 @ 7:00 PM
The Wizard of Oz
D: Victor Fleming, USA, 1939, 101 minutes

There's no place like home for young Dorothy (Judy Garland), who's been swept away from her farm in Kansas to a magnificent wonderland of munchkins, flying monkeys and magical ruby slippers. To return, she must find the Wizard of Oz, if the Wicked Witch of the West doesn't get her first! Join the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and more for a big-screen journey down the Yellow Brick Road in this beloved musical classic.

Phone Hotel Coolidge at 802-295-3118 and ask about our blog discount!

Phone Hop Box Office at 603-646-2422 for ticket information.

Phone Hop Film office at 603-646-2576 for program information.