Your Innkeepers
Meet your hosts, Vermont Innkeepers Susan & Peter MacLaren
A warm welcome awaits each and every one of you from us and our friendly cat Tigger. The rewards of meeting fascinating people and living in our favorite place in the world year round make all the hard work of running a B&B totally worthwhile!
Since we bought West Hill House B&B in April of 2006, we have, as Vermont innkeepers, watched the seasons come and go from the vantage point of the Mad River Valley and have continued to appreciate the opportunity to live and work in such a beautiful place.
Between the two of us, we have lived and traveled in Scotland, England, Canada, France, and all over the US, before finally making West Hill House B&B our home to become full-time Vermont innkeepers. Feel free to call or email us for more information as both of us are certified Vermont Ambassadors. Susan & Peter
Meet Peter MacLaren
Peter retired from a 35-year career in the telecommunications industry, which took him to many countries worldwide, before taking on the role of Head of the Engineering-Maintenance-Advertising-Finance-Snow Removal Department at our B&B. He still finds time to read, ski, and as a long-time Mac and iPhone user he loves providing advice to guests when they have questions about their devices.
Don’t get him started on EVs, his current passion! He also speaks some French and loves to practice when we have French-speaking guests. Peter was honored as the 2019 Vermont Chamber Borden E. Avery Innkeeper of the Year and as the inaugural recipient in 2020 of the Mad River Valley Chamber Win Smith Be Better Award for his community service.
Meet Susan MacLaren
It must have been good training as she now enthusiastically pursues her activities as Head of the ‘Purchasing-Decorating-Food-Wedding-Coordinating Department’ at our B&B, although the role of ‘Head of Housekeeping’ challenges that enthusiasm at times. She makes amazing breakfasts!
Also check out many of Susan’s Recipes – more are added all the time!
Meet Tigger
Our indoor cat Tigger looks forward to welcoming you (two left photos). We adopted Tigger in September of 2020 when he was 10 years old. Sadly Smoky (third and fifth photo) died in May 2020 and his brother Snowball (fourth and last photo) died in June 2023 – both of them came to us as tiny kittens in July 2006 (third and fourth photos). Note that Tigger is never in the guest rooms however he does have free run of the common areas. He asks that you leave your pets at home, or check with us for local boarding options. Let us know if you have allergies.
