Westport Hospitality is set to open The Harborvale, Autograph Collection, in Burlington, Vermont this June, marking a significant addition to the region's hospitality landscape. The 161-room property at 25 Cherry Street sits directly on the shores of Lake Champlain and will operate under Marriott Bonvoy's Autograph Collection — a curated global portfolio of more than 300 independent hotels chosen for distinctive design and character. For operators watching Vermont's lodging market, the project signals renewed developer confidence in Burlington as a destination worth a full-scale repositioning. Autograph Collection flags are typically reserved for properties that can command a design-forward, experience-driven narrative, and a lakeside location in one of New England's most visited mid-size cities fits that brief closely. The opening is expected to generate approximately 100 jobs in Burlington, a meaningful workforce injection for a city where [hospitality employment trends](/hospitality/labor-workforce) have tracked closely with broader regional tourism recovery. From front-of-house and food-and-beverage roles to housekeeping and event services, that hiring volume will put competitive pressure on existing downtown properties to revisit their own compensation and retention strategies. For food and beverage professionals, new full-service Autograph Collection openings often carry elevated culinary programming expectations — locally sourced menus, destination bar concepts, and private dining capabilities that serve both leisure guests and corporate groups. Operators and suppliers in the Burlington area should anticipate a new competitor for local sourcing relationships and event catering business. Tracking [hotel F&B programming](/restaurants/hotel-dining) at comparable Autograph Collection properties can offer a useful benchmark for what The Harborvale may bring to market. Westport Hospitality has not yet disclosed specific restaurant or bar concepts for the property ahead of the June debut. Further details on dining partnerships and culinary leadership are expected closer to opening. [Food & Beverage Magazine](https://fb101.com/?utm_source=rhfnews&utm_campaign=powered_by) will continue to track the F&B buildout as details emerge. Written by Michael Politz, Author of [Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1)](https://www.amazon.com/Beverage-Magazines-Guide-Restaurant-Success/dp/1119668964), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.