Review of Wyndham Smugglers Notch 3*

Our family which consisted of myself, my husband and two of our grown sons, our eldest, his wife and their two sons ages 6 and 2 and our youngest and his best childhood friend and his 6 year old son. Unfortunately our middle son and his 5 year old daughter were unable to attend. We had a great week Fourth of July, 2018. The fireworks were OK, but the Howitzers provided by the Vermont National Guard were awesome. As a military family, my youngest son being a current member, we were delighted by “military” fireworks against a beautiful mountain. We stayed in Teramarc 7 which was a beautiful four bedroom condo with plenty of room for everyone. The condo was 3 stories high and we had the run of it. It was very well supplied and clean, although you may wish to bring some seasonings and such. The staff was awesome, the weather although very hot was perfect for enjoying the various pools. We had a small incident as per usual with this crew, my youngest son had gone for a massage and rather than relax as he was told hmm, he went off to the Fun Zone to beat his record at the obstacle course and pulled out his shoulder. He was in a quite a bit of pain so my eldest son and I went off to the store to try and get him some pain relievers as well as maybe a sling. Whitney the young lady in the store called Security for us and they gave us a sling and all was well. Overall the place is awesome, beautiful scenery, nice staff and overall a great time. There was a little something for everyone, I highly recommend it. We did most of our own cooking so I can’t really comment too much on the food, we did have the pizza one night and it was OK, but pricey. I recommend doing your own cooking if possible. They are very strict about propane grills so you only have a charcoal grill which is shared and you have to buy special charcoal briquettes that are already presoaked with lighter fluid as lighter fluid is also a no no, they are very environmentally conscious in Vermont. The store is very well stocked a little pricey which is per usual for a resort, but there is shopping at Shaw’s about 20 or so minutes away. I liked the fact that we could charge to the room so you don’t feel like you are getting nickel and dimed. You do have to pay for some extras like the Fun Zone, but again it’s a resort and you are on vacation, if you are looking for a bargain, this might not be for you. It’s expensive, but for the size of the group we had and the available activities which appealed to all of us ages 2 to 67, it was well worth it. Thanks Smugglers, hope to see you again. I would’ve liked to seen more activities for the little kids, such as maybe ceramics or something, but it’s all good. Not all parents want to send their children to the various camps, we can’t comment on those as our kids were with us the whole time which is what we as a family prefer. We did have our eldest grandson participate in swimming lesson which were excellent.