10/30/2026
Big news from Heart of the Village Inn (and a very big thank you!) ❤️
After more than eleven wonderful years, we have closed our innkeeping chapter and sold the property. With Anatoly’s health calling for more of our attention, it was time for us to make room for our next journey and pass the torch to the inn’s new stewards.
To everyone who has been part of our world here: thank you. Whether you stayed with us, sent travelers our way, cheered us on, shared our posts, or simply enjoyed following life at the inn, your kindness and support have meant so much to us.
One of the great joys of these years has been the people. The lovely guests, the neighbors, the local friendships, and the familiar names popping up here with a kind word. Thank you for the laughter, the encouragement, and the countless ways you made these eleven-plus years so memorable. We will carry all of that with us.
And there is a new chapter ahead for the inn, too! The new owners intend to update the property and restart hospitality operations under the same name, Heart of the Village Inn. Their website will also be at heartofthevillage.com. If a visit to Shelburne is in your future - or someone asks you for a place to stay - please keep the inn in mind and watch for their reopening news.
Here’s to the new stewards, to future adventures, and to all of you who made ours such a pleasure.
With full hearts and a grateful wave,
Rose & Anatoly