The first phase of the project, expected to cost $2.6 million, will improve the hotel and its grounds, adding more seating in the library, updating the library, and adding small gaming tables. The resort recently renovated its spa, 41,000-sq. ft. athletic facility, golf course, and trails for hiking and Nordic skiing.

The Woodstock (Vt.) Inn & Resort has embarked on a ten-year, multimillion-dollar plan to create one of the finest resorts in the country, the Killington, Vt.-based Mountain Times reported.

“What we’re doing is a vision for the future,” said General Manager Gary Thulander.

The first phase, priced at $2.6 million, is aimed at improving the hotel and its grounds. “We want to bring a sense of arrival,” Thulander said. “We’ll redo the reception area from the standard front desk to two antique desks for a personal touch. We’ll provide a better sense of Vermont and New England, give visitors the sense of an upscale New England home.”

The goal, according to a written statement from the inn, is to create a visitor experience that engages the outdoors more with sweeping views of the hotel’s front lawn and Woodstock’s Village Green. To accomplish this, the brick wall bordering the lawn will come down, the Mountain Times reported.

Once that work is done, the resort’s public spaces will be renovated to allow small gathering areas. The lobby will have more seating, and the library will share a similar design with not only more casual seating, but small gaming tables for the guests’ enjoyment, too, the Mountain Times reported.

“The result of these enhancements is to align the resort more closely to the heritage and beauty of Woodstock,” said architect Paul Duesing in a statement. “As guests arrive and enter the inn itself, we want them to feel as if they are in a classic New England home, with a warm, inviting ambience, that really serves as a living room for the community.”

The resort has been changing and upgrading for several years. It recently renovated its spa, as well as its 41,000-sq. ft. athletic facility, golf course, and trails for hiking and Nordic skiing, the Mountain Times reported.

“We want to give the guests something new every couple of years. This has to be a project for all generations,” Thulander said. “A falconry school opened up this summer, and we’re partnering with Orvis to bring in fly fishing.”

One goal, he said, was to make the Woodstock Inn a four-season resort. “We’re fortunate to have reached record levels of business,” he said, and expects the newest wave of upgrades will help the resort continue that trend.

Though no plans have been formally approved, Thulander said plans were on the drawing board to renovate some of the resort’s suites in the not-too-distant future, the Mountain Times reported.

“We may have a Laurance Rockefeller Suite, a Mary Billings Suite, or a Lady Bird Johnson Suite,” he said. “We’re excited about the future. We’re looking forward to our partnership with the community.”