Media, Press & Filming
A Vermont place worth finding.
The Landgrove is a historic country inn, restaurant, tavern, and art studio tucked into the mountains of southern Vermont. Set among forests, fields, winding country roads, and a small pond, our property brings together the character of an old New England inn with the landscape that makes Vermont unmistakable.
We welcome inquiries from journalists, travel writers, photographers, filmmakers, television producers, location scouts, podcast hosts, and other media professionals.
Press & Stories
Podcast | 22 Oct, 2026
In this episode, Bruce and Emily Haupt share their journey from stable careers to owning a boutique hotel in Vermont, emphasizing the importance of community, creativity, and strategic marketing in hospitality success.
Webinar | 22 Oct, 2026
Cutting costs doesn't have to mean doing less. Hear how The Landgrove is running leaner operations while making more on every booking, using Mews and the team they already have. Webniar featuring Bruce Haupt, owner of The Landgrove.
Podcast | 09 Oct, 2026
Finding ways to differentiate your property can help turn an inn from simply a place to stay into a destination.
In this episode, Bruce and Emily Haupt, owners of The Landgrove Inn, Restaurant & Studio, share how they are bringing fresh ideas to a historic Vermont inn. They discuss modernizing operations, expanding its successful art program, and using unique experiences and partnerships to drive demand and differentiate the property.
News Article | 08 Oct, 2026
Running a successful restaurant in 2026 requires more than great food and standout service. Owners and managers oversee everything from marketing and expenses to staff recruitment and development.
Restaurant Academy, a partnership of American Express and Resy, and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, was designed to provide that training. Recently, 29 restaurant owners, managers and leaders from across the country (including Bruce Haupt, owner of VildaHaus at The Landgrove) gathered in Washington, D.C., for two days of mentorship, workshops and networking focused on building strong teams, enhancing guest experiences and driving business growth.
News Article | 15 Nov, 2025
The Landgrove a boutique 16-room inn, restaurant and workshop studio nestled in Southern Vermont’s Green Mountains, has selected Mews, the leading operating system for hospitality, to power its digital transformation and streamline operations across the entire guest journey.
Podcast | 22 Sept, 2026
Bruce and Emily Haupt run The Landgrove, a 16-room inn with a full-service restaurant and a 1,500-square-foot art barn, in a Vermont town of 180 people. In this episode, Michael Russell walks through the capital stack piece by piece, all four layers of it: bank financing, development authority financing, the ROBS rollover, and a seller note.
Looking for a Vermont Filming Location?
We'd love to hear what you're making
The Landgrove offers a collection of distinctive New England settings in one southern Vermont location: a historic country inn, 1840s barn tavern, restaurant, post-and-beam art studio, guest rooms, pond, gardens, fields, forests, trails, mountain views, and classic Vermont country roads.
Available for consideration for film and television productions, commercials, documentaries, interviews, editorial and commercial photography, travel programming, product shoots, and branded content. With four distinct seasons, The Landgrove can provide everything from a snow-covered New England Christmas movie setting to summer countryside and classic Vermont fall foliage.
Searching for a Vermont film location, New England filming location, historic inn filming location, Christmas or holiday movie location, Hallmark-style Vermont setting, Vermont photo shoot location, rural New England location, or southern Vermont production location? Let’s talk.
Guest accommodations, food and beverage service, parking, high-speed internet, and multiple indoor and outdoor settings may also be available for productions.
Contact us now at info@thelandgrove.com
Press, Podcasts & Collaborations
There are plenty of stories here, too. We welcome journalists, travel writers, podcast hosts, social media influencers, photographers, and other media interested in Vermont travel, historic inns, independent hospitality, destination restaurants, culinary travel, arts tourism, creative retreats, New England tourism, historic preservation, and the experience of reimagining a nearly 200-year-old inn.
Have a story, shoot, production, interview, or idea in mind? Get in touch.