Details for Your Stay

Arrival

The address of our Bread Loaf campus is 4229 Route 125, Ripton, VT 05766.

Housing check-in

If you are staying at Bread Loaf, please go straight to the front desk at the Bread Loaf Inn when you arrive. They will let you know your room number and the code to get in.

Tuesday arrivals

If you purchased Tuesday evening housing, you may check in—for housing only—at the Bread Loaf Inn front desk on Tuesday, August 25, between 3:00 PM and 11:00 PM. You will need to pick up your name tag and welcome packet on Wednesday morning. Please note that dinner is not available at Bread Loaf Tuesday evening.

Please call the Bread Loaf Inn front desk at 802-443-2700 before 11:00 PM if you will be arriving later than 11:00 PM.

Breakfast is available in the Bread Loaf Inn Dining Hall on Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. for those staying at Bread Loaf Tuesday night.

Wednesday arrivals

Housing check-in for those staying on campus is at the front desk of the Bread Loaf Inn; pick up your name tag and welcome packet just down the hall in the Blue Room. Check-in at both locations runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, August 26.

Schedule

Please see our schedule page for the full Alumni College schedule.

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.
• No toiletries are provided—please bring your own soap, shampoo, and anything else you need to be comfortable.
• 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 will not assign you a roommate unless you registered together as a party.
• With few exceptions, bathroom facilities are shared.
• Most rooms have a single overhead light. You may wish to bring a headlamp, flashlight, or small bedside lamp.
• There is extremely limited cell phone coverage, so hopefully you can “turn off” for a few days. There is Wi-Fi at Bread Loaf—instructions for connecting will be included in your welcome packet.
• Telephones are located in the hallways of all living quarters.
• Dress during Alumni College is casual. The temperatures at the Bread Loaf campus in late August can range from the 80s during the day to the 40s 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 4229 Route 125, Ripton, VT 05766.
• The phone number for the Bread Loaf Inn front desk is 802-443-2700. Arriving after hours? Please call to let them know you’ll be late.
• Checkout on Saturday is by 11:00 a.m.

Emergencies

In a true emergency, dial 911 immediately.

Middlebury College Public Safety’s emergency line is 802-443-5911.

AEDs

Two AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) are located on the Bread Loaf Campus: one in the Barn and one in the Inn. This map has detailed descriptions of their locations. You can see a map of all AEDs at Middlebury College at go.middlebury.edu/aed.

Locked out of your room?

Call Middlebury College Public Safety at their non-emergency line: 802-443-5133.

MiddAlert

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

Learn more about our emergency response procedures.

Who else is coming?

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