ALL ARE WELCOME HERE

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of how we do business. We welcome all guests and team members regardless of race, ethnicity, ability, gender or sexual orientation, and continue to foster an environment where all feel uplifted, cared for, and free to be their authentic selves. We hope you will uphold these values alongside us, and understand that will not tolerate any language or actions that do not align with these standards from guests, team members, or community members.

Westport Hospitality welcomes a workforce that celebrates and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. By challenging our unconscious biases and understanding our inherent prejudices we will continue to create an environment where all can succeed. Our company culture is strengthened by every team member who brings the best of themselves every day. We seek to hire team members with diverse backgrounds in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, age, and beyond. All of these attributes add depth and texture to the Westport Hospitality experience.

We have partnered with CQ Strategies to guide us in this continued learning, helping us actively reflect on and challenge unconscious biases and micro-aggressions, and develop action steps for growth. All team members participate in frequent trainings developed by CQ Strategies. Our internal DEI&B Committee meets monthly to reflect on our progress.

SUSTAINABILITY

Hotel Vermont was built with sustainability in mind. We love where we live, and we want to treat it as such. We are an independent, LEED-certified, and locally owned hotel that cares deeply for our community, guests, and the home we all inhabit.

As is the nature of Hotel Vermont, we believe an authentic Vermont experience requires engaging with and supporting the local community. On top of providing guests with depth of experience, sourcing products locally reduces our footprint while providing us the opportunity to get to know our partners and their business practices. During your stay, be sure to use Jeremy Ayers mugs, sip Brio coffee, ride Budnitz bicycles, wash off with Lunaroma and Ursa Major bath products, and stop into Juniper to taste some of the local meat, cheeses, and produce from our Vermont Farm friends.

Our cross-departmental Green Team is constantly learning and seeking new ways to improve our practices and encourage our guests to do so as well. Beginning with an audit and development plan from a team from University of Vermont’s Sustainable Innovation MBA, we have implemented a series of initiatives to improve our footprint.

In 2022, we partnered with the Sustainable Innovation MBA Program at University of Vermont to audit our existing practices and outline initiatives for progress. An internal cross-departmental Green Team has been formed to ensure that this plan is carried through following our work with SIMBA, meeting monthly. Please see our current sustainability initiatives for further detail.

There is constant room for growth and reflection around our sustainable practices. We are committed to uncovering areas of improvement, to progress, and to learning alongside our community to help keep the earth clean and green. We hope to encourage travel and exploration with as little environmental impact possible.