Fantastic staff, super friendly and easy going. Rooms were squeaky clean and the property was well…read morekept. Very happy with the experience. Highly recommend

It's a roadside motel. Clean, basic, with hot water, A/C, TV...all working. We hit some traffic…read moreand wound up being there later than planned. The owner was super accommodating, waiting up for us. This was last on our list since all other places were fully booked, but it did the trick.

This place is great! It's updated and has lots of new amenities. The showers, bathrooms and rooms…read morehave been updated. In the main house, there are snacks, coffee and drinks available. This is definitely a great spot to stay if you're in the area. This inn and motel are in The Catskills and are close to lots of hiking, fishing, a few breweries and lots of great restaurants! I can't wait to come back here.

We booked a room, months ago, for 2 nights in early June. When we arrived in the afternoon the…read moregrass out front was waist high. It had not been cut for weeks, the front porch was in a state of disrepair, sagging, and in danger of a partial collapse. A Temporarily Closed" sign was taped to the front entrance. The door was locked. No one was there to receive us. Total disaster. We had to book a room at a nearby hotel at considerable cost. Totally unprofessional. Indeed, a complete ripoff.

What an oasis! Stubby and Marion are proud owners and make you feel at home. Two queen beds and a…read moretable with two chairs made for a comfortable stay for a week. The rooms were very clean. I will be back next year.

This place completely looks the motel from the tv show "Bates Motel" The oweners went out of their…read moreway to accommodate our stay. The rooms are not up to date, but neither is Walton. I did enjoy my stay. Exept the WiFi was slow.

Great place for not That much money great Staff very Friendly I loved it Their and Looking Forward…read moreto Staying There again Rooms Were Clean bedsheets were clean I Loved it Give This Place A Try You Won't Be Disappointed!!!

I just spent the night at this motel with 4 of my friends and as much as it looked very dumpy, it…read morewas not that bad. We had rented 2 rooms. Lets start with the good: -The management is very friendly and far. -The room rates are good -The neighborhood is very nice, quiet and clean. - The rooms are fairly new and for the most part clean. Now the bad: -The place it self is a little scary looking (kinda looks like the bates motel) -Some of the windows had issues like a broken latch or plexy glass instead of real tempered glass. -The doors didn't have the extra security latches or anything on the inside. -No WiFi -No phones -No outlet for one of the alarm clocks Bottom line is this is not a 5 star resort by no means but for a hunting lodge its pretty good. It is definitely roughing it motel wise but still some what comfortable.

Family "glamps" there when visiting me in Bainbridge. They love the comfy cabins, scenery, fire pit…read moreand more

This place is a real gem! Our hosts Jeff and Amy really made us feel at home and did an excellent…read morejob of taking care of us. Breakfasts were exceptional. We had a couple of extra friends who wanted to have breakfast with us and Jeff and Amy accommodated our request without hesitation. Our room was comfortable and the air-conditioning worked well . I heartily recommend Baybridge house and I'm looking forward to returning.

Do not fear. This is a good motel unless you're really fussy. It's a bit of a throwback if you're…read moreover 50. Remember when you drove long-distance on vacation with your parents in a station wagon and would need a motel along the way? You rarely reserved in advance and there were relatively few chains besides Holiday Inn and Best Western. Everyone carried AE Travelers Cheques. That illuminated "Vacancy" sign from the highway let you know there was a room to be had for weary travelers. Well, this is it. I wanted a hotel about an hour south of Utica for a particular night to avoid too much driving the next morning. Sidney/Bainbridge was exactly the spot on my route. I'd booked it over the Super 8 on the highway based on reviews and not wanting to detour all the way to Oneonta since my reason was to save time the next morning. I arrived at 10:30pm, as planned. You call a number from the office and the owner/family/staff "come down" and check you in. They actually live there--great safety feature for a female traveling alone. My room was clean and very comfortable, if spare and exactly as advertised. Great value too. It did not smell musty. Bath amenities and towels were nice quality. It had a microwave and refrigerator and flat-screen TV, but sadly no coffee maker or even a glass or ceramic coffee mug to heat water (I'd brought a tea bag...), sigh. I'm quite sure they'd have accommodated a request, but I wasn't going to ask at 10:45pm. I will confirm some other reviews: it does seem to cater to people who work on the road and get up early. I suspect some are regulars M-Thurs. There appeared to be a communal space with a gas grill outside (great for group travelers or work teams). I did hear the person in the room above me--not loud or annoying, but it might be for someone not used to apartment living. A freight train came by at 6:30am (I'd gotten up at 6, so no big deal). There are no late night dining options, but there are some gas station/markets to procure something if you need and didn't bring. Early the next morning I awoke to some bird song. The Susquehanna River is literally just behind the motel (well down hill--no flood worries and the river was in flood-emergency when I was there). The delightful surprise was the cute coffee and breakfast/lunch options in Bainbridge, which I definitely recommend. If you're early enough in the evening, there are plenty of dinner options. Because of the proximity to parks and natural areas, this would be a fantastic vacation motel for several days or even a week on a limited budget. Suggestions for improvement: coffee mugs and coffee maker in the room and a black-out curtain for the front window. I turned out the porch light in front of my door, but the light from the neighboring door was on all night and illuminated my room from the gaps in the shade. I forgot an eye mask, not that it should be needed.

Family owner & operate on the premises. Old style Motel . Room was very small, comfortable, very…read moreclean, modern bath. Reasonably priced. A good stop for a weary motorcyclist from Bristol, PA. BOB'S Diner, down the road a piece, in town a must for a meal.

I attended a wedding at Shandelee Lake Inn over the Labor Day Weekend. From the minute we walked in…read moreit was a casual and cozy atmosphere, you could feel the excitement from the bride and groom as well as from everyone who attended. The staff greeted us on the deck and offered us a drink as they brought us to our room (I brought my boyfriend along for this special day and he was equally as impressed by this space). There was no long winded check in process, just a walk down the hall to our room. The room wasn't something out of a magazine, but it had a rustic charm to it that I found to be endearing. There were no TVs or Wifi, but somehow we survived. It was nice being able to unplug and enjoy the company of friends and family. And did I mention that the guests for the wedding were the only ones at the Inn?! It certainly made us feel special knowing that we had this massive Inn to lounge around for the next three days. The entire weekend felt like one big party instead of some stuffy hotel. And the food was incredible! On Friday evening we had a BBQ cooked right in front of us on the grill. On Saturday the Chef made a lovely brunch before the ceremony, and the food for the ceremony was on point as were the drinks. I would love to come back!

We loved our wedding here, but there were many things that went wrong. You can have a great time…read moreif your expectations are appropriate and/or if you do a better job than we did in getting the accommodations you desire in writing. I got married here last summer and we had a great time. We are a rather laid back couple and our friends and family are too, for the most part. The weekend was a success in spite of the problems we encountered. We knew (or thought we knew) what we were getting into as the Inn is rather rustic. We saw it a few weeks after Hurricane Sandy and it needed some touching up, so we had to visualize that when deciding whether or not to hold our wedding there. We appreciated the coziness and the quaintness enough to go ahead. Many of the needed touch ups never seemed to get done. We knew the rooms were nothing special, but we figured people wouldn't be spending much time in there rooms. We didn't look at every room and learned later that some were exceptionally small, in bad shape, or had awkward layouts. I would strongly urge you to do a thorough walk through as the rooms are not quite accurately portrayed in the layouts we were provided. Positives about our experience: 1) We got to spend the weekend with everyone in one location 2) It was relatively inexpensive for a wedding in New York 3) Staff was friendly and accommodating 4) Do-it-yourself decorating made it easy to deal with 5) A second Inn was very close for the overflow of guests that were not able to fit in the Inn. 6) The food is of good quality. 7) The recommended photographer was reasonably priced and extremely pleasant to work with. Negatives about our experience: 1) The business owner was not always easy to get a hold of and it was difficult to get specifics from him. Sometimes it would be two or three days before he'd return my email or phone calls and our minor requests were not always acknowledged. Some that were seemed to have been ignored. 2) Specific items that did not go according to plan: (a) The pool had no water, so our nieces and nephews couldn't use it as we had promised. You should be aware that it is not even close to Olympic sized as stated on their website. Also, the hot tub was not functional. (b) We had several guests with dietary restrictions (Gluten allergies, vegetarians, etc), but their food was not specially prepared for the BBQ as promised. No veggie burgers were available as had been promised. We brought our own specially made desserts for some people (for the wedding night) that we asked to be set aside, but they were mixed in with the rest, so those people were unable to have dessert. (c) We ran out of red wine early on during the dinner. Instead of getting more we were offered a dessert wine as a replacement. Just because it is red it doesn't make it the same thing. This was most upsetting to my wife and her father, who had funded most of this event. (d) On Sunday, our guests were woken up in the morning and told to shower early since they wanted to turn off the water. This was inconvenient to many people, not to mention we were told we could stay until noon or one on Sunday. (e) We discussed the layout of the tables for the reception and the layout he gave is staff was different, which included too few tables. I happened to catch this while passing through before the ceremony and they fixed it, but that should not be something I have to concern myself with a few minutes before my wedding ceremony. (f) For the ceremony, I had to insist on enough chairs being set out for our guests before it was done. Again, not a detail I feel I should have to worry about on such an occasion. Part of the reason we had this many problems was because the owner left on Saturday afternoon and did not seem to properly inform his staff of the details we'd discussed. However, I'm not convinced that would have made a difference since he was so casual about many of the arrangements. When we'd discuss them he seemed to get tired of the discussion and say "yeah, yeah, yeah..." and pass it off like it was all a done deal. This became apparent when he stopped keeping track of which guests had paid for their rooms and who hadn't. He didn't seem to care anymore. All in all, the place has the potential to be really great. We still had a fantastic time, but the number of minor headaches that arose throughout the weekend was rather disappointing. Because of this I cannot give a higher rating. In fairness, I'd give 2.5 stars, but 3 seemed too high. ***(Update)*** I wanted to address the owner's question about why this review was written a full year after our event. It was our one year anniversary and we were reminiscing about our wedding weekend. There were many positives as well as negatives. This review is intended to address both.

Skip was super nice. Stayed in number 4 and its a well thought out space. Very clean and…read morecomfortable with places to hang your stuff, shelves etc. Convenient to town which is great for walking. Thanks for your hospitality Skip.

We've stayed here three times and love how clean, sunny, full of character and spacious it is !…read moreSkip and Susie have wonderful taste,as demonstrated by their eye for detail , respect for original architecture and exquisite layout of the downstairs unit, which is where we stay. We recommend Delaware House to all of our friends and will continue to do so. Lovely people, lovely lodging. The Shupacks of Flushing will be back. Again.