Details for Your Stay

Staying at Bread Loaf

• Bread Loaf is a quaint old campus. The lodging is very rustic. Keep that in mind as you prepare for your stay. Here is a map of the Bread Loaf campus and buildings.
   
• Rooms are simply furnished, with linens, towels, one pillow per bed, and blankets. Although the buildings are heated, the heating systems vary. Though rooms have extra blankets in the closet, it may be prudent to bring an additional blanket and warm layers.
   
• The campus consists of one main building (the Inn) and many smaller houses or cottages. Most of the sleeping arrangements are single beds—either one or two in a room. We do not put more than one person in the same room unless you are attending as a couple or you request it.
   
• With few exceptions, bathroom facilities are shared.
   
• The lighting in the bedrooms may not be conducive to evening reading. You may wish to bring your own reading light or flashlight.
   
• There is extremely limited cell phone coverage, so hopefully you can “turn off” for a few days and immerse yourself in your weekend. There is Wi-Fi at Bread Loaf, and computers are available.
   
• Telephones are located in the hallways of all living quarters.
   
• Dress during Alumni College is casual. The temperatures at the Bread Loaf campus in early September can range from the 80s during the day to the 50s in the evening, so please pack warm clothes and layers.
   
• There are social hours and dinners where the College will be providing wine and beer. By state law no outside beverages may be brought into these events. Please respect the staff’s role in enforcing this law.
   
• There is a general store a short drive from the Bread Loaf campus.
   
• The address at Bread Loaf is 4299 Route 125, Ripton, VT 05766.
   
• The phone number for the Bread Loaf Inn front desk is 802-443-2700.
   
• Checkout on Saturday is by 11:00 a.m.
   

FYI: Midd Alerts

Middlebury will expand its campus emergency alert system to include Alumni College guests over the weekend.  In the case of emergency, notifications via texts, calls, and emails will be sent, based on registration info collected.        

Learn more about our emergency response procedures.