Welcome to the Stamford Motel

.....A charming country motel located in one of New England’s finest year-round vacation areas, the motel is situated 1 ½ miles north on Route 7A from the center of Manchester surrounded by two beautiful mountain ranges: the famous Green Mountains to the east and Mt. Equinox and Mother Myrick to the west. Placed well back from Historic Route 7A, the motel commands magnificent views of Mt. Equinox and the Manchester Valley. Old birches, stately pines, colorful annuals and breathtaking perennial gardens abound.

We are becoming a leading Motel offering comfortable and cozy rooms at affordable prices. Our prices range from $60 per night off-season to $120 a night in-season.

Golf enthusiasts and would be golfers can enjoy golfing out Equinox Country Club or Manchester Country Club. We recommend that tee times be made well in advance. .

Just south on Rt. 7A you will find our quaint local shops and myriad of outlet stores. Many fine restaurants are located here also. This is just a start, come see for yourself!!!

About The Innkeepers

The innkeepers Karen Geriak and Adam Dworkin, along with their children Isabella and Hannah Dworkin purchased the property in December of 2005. The motel has now stayed in the family for three generations. Karen's grandparents Harvey and Hazel Turner were the first to purchase the motel back in March of 1963 at that time it was known as the Lynn-Lee Motel named after their son and daughter. Harvey and Hazel owned the property until 1977 which at that time Steve and Judy Geriak purchased the property and ran it for 28 years until December of 2005.

Karen was raised at the motel from the age of 10 until she went off to college attending Hood College in Maryland her freshmen year and later transferring to St. Michael's College in Winooski Park, Vermont. She later lived in Stamford, CT for several years as well as San Francisco, California and Jackson, Wyoming.

Adam grew up at the Christy Inn in Londonderry, VT until his parents sold the business. He later moved to Dorset, VT before attending the University of Vermont. After college he lived in Maui, Hawaii for several years as well as Washington, DC and New York, NY until returning back to Vermont.

Karen and Adam owned the Flat Road Diner in Manchester for three years before selling it and buying Maxwell's Flat Road Grill the local pub in town. The only place that you can get delicious homecooked food at a very reasonable price.

The motel was purchased in 2005 and we have been working and working on the property it has undergone an amazing transformation. Most importantly we replaced all of the windows and insulated the walls. As we were tearing out the exterior walls we discovered that all of the insulation was about 12” off the ground. Thus these improvements will help keep the rooms warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. This summer 2009 we have been open but the most work has taken place since early June. We decided to removed the old flat roof and peak it as well as re-side the entire building. The place looks amazing. I believe that the brunt of the work should be done by mid-September 2009 we installed new carpeting in all of the rooms downstairs.

In the summer of 2004 while managing the property we worked hard on the grounds. Over 2,500 perennials were planted and numerous over grown shrubs were removed. July and August the gardens are simply spectacular with all of the color. It should be noted that the gardens from early May are constantly changing and transforming. I planted a few perennials this year 2009 but now I am focusing on picking out unusual flowers and ones that I find to be truly beautiful.

Your Hosts, Karen Geriak & Adam Dworkin