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Meet Innkeepers Philip and Ellen Wolff, owners of Village Victorian
Bed & Breakfast in Morrisville, Vermont.
With the backdrop of the beautiful Green Mountains and the unique once a year event of the fall foliage show, Philip and Ellen Wolff decided to open a bed and breakfast in Central Vermont, one of the most popular tourist areas in the U.S.
"It was in our hearts for a number of years to open a bed and breakfast. This just seemed to be the time and the place," says Philip.
In addition to the spectacular Fall scenes that Vermont provides, guests can treat themselves to activities such as skiing, hiking, fishing and antiquing.
Tourists are never at a loss to find something they enjoy doing, probably everything you can imagine is within 30 minutes of Morrisville. Stowe (just 10 minutes away) is home to some of the best downhill and cross country skiing in New England creating a wonderful escape for winter fun. There are numerous antique and unique Vermont craft and gift shops all through the area offering visitors treasure hunting galore. Staying in a small, quaint village like Morrisville makes it a great retreat from Stowe with all its major tourist attractions.
Ellen Wolff still teaches full time in the 5th grade and has
thoroughly enjoyed using 
her decorating
gifts in putting all the rooms together for their guests. Says
Ellen, "I've tried to plan each room so that guests can feel
the warmth and the welcome. We took our children's bedrooms (they
are out on their own now pursuing their adult lives), along with
our own and made them available to our guests, as well as the
living and dining areas. I simply "saw" what all the
rooms were to look like, did some redecorating, took what I have
in antiques and collectibles, purchased new bedding and some odds
and ends and...voila...Cozy? Comfortable? Inviting? Elegant?
Perhaps a little of each."
Philip, on the other end, decided to devote his full time to innkeeping.
"I decided to "sort of" retire into just enjoying
people and helping our guests to have a wonderful visit in Vermont,"
explains Philip. "I try to be sensitive to why each guest
is here. What do they enjoy? What are they looking for? Then I
do my best to point them in the right direction. I also work at
making our little continental breakfast a special experience.
(always enjoyed waiting on table) Ellen does an incredible job
with the fruit bowl, puts out her best china...orange juice in
wine glasses, that sort of thing. The dining room is something
to see early in the morning like that. It's a super way to start
the day. And we serve people whenever they want to be served.
After spending years in his own businesses, then 12 years of
pastoring, and 
another 8 years in
the restaurant business Philip decided to slow down the pace and
devote his time working with handicapped children one-on-one
in the public school system.
However, he says, "As much as I enjoyed this work, I knew it was time to serve others in a different way by opening our home to travelers looking for something in the older traditions of bed and breakfast by simply sharing our lives in whatever way we can to make their stay here a rewarding experience."
In summing up their experience in innkeeping, Philip and Ellen
say that they are thrilled with their decision to open the Village
Victorian. "We're having the time of our lives, meeting new
people, learning to communicate with them. What fun! We've had
a Japanese couple, a German couple, a couple from England and
people from all over the U.S. and Canada. Some one else said it
very well...'there are no strangers, only friends we haven't met.'"
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