Rick Steves is widely regarded as an authority on European travel, especially destinations less packed with tourists, and this beach town is no different.

From the Burlington area (Inn at Shelburne Farms) to the southern end of Vermont (The Equinox Resort), high-end lodging blankets the entire state.

The long-vacant Oleander Hotel on Grand Isle, which has hung on for nearly a century, is among the newest additions to the ...