Name: The White House Inn
Address: 46 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown, Cooperstown, Cooperstown, 13326, United States of America
Rating: 10

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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No elevators

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Diet menu (on request)

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Picnic area

Sun Deck

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Parking

Swimming pool

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Pets Not Allowed

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Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

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Additional measures against COVID-19

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Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum

Leatherstocking Golf Course

Bassett Medical Center

Clark Sports Center

Cooperstown-Westville Airport

Frankfort-Highland Airport

Riverside Municipal Airport

Sidney Municipal Airport (New York)

The White House Inn

Cooperstown

child-bed

child-bed-fee

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

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mountain-view

ocean-front

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oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Ed and team made us feel very much at home, and they are enough of a a reason to stay. 
We stayed in the birch room, which we found comfortable, cosy and we enjoyed the separate library/ tv area.
Breakfast was plentiful and delicious. 
We hope to one day return to  beautiful Cooperstown and experience the White House inns hospitality again.

Experience great hospitality

Wonderful,  comfortable,  small inn close to downtown Cooperstown.  Delicious breakfast served each morning and included in the rate.  We had the east and west suites located a short distance from the main inn.  Each suite has a bedroom, bathroom, full kitchen and living room.  We enjoyed the spacious accommodations and are already booked for next year.

Friendly comfy inn

Our first choice would never be a B and B. We understood this, as the name suggests, to be an Inn. It was a little" too cozy" initially. The Inn's "quaint," old fashioned furnishings grew on us. We must have missed the photos! I wouldn't suggest our room as the one to reserve, though. It had a sitting room/library with a TV before entering the bedroom but no place to sit and it couldn't be locked unless you were there. We would have put our luggage in that space but then anyone could enter that room while we were gone. That room opened directly into the dining room and people sitting in the chairs had to move when going for breakfast. We didn't spend much time here so it was OK. The food was yummy every day.

Great-grandmotherly decorating that grows on you.

White House inn is a gem! Warm, cozy with comfort of guests a priority. Breakfast was bountiful and delicious! Staff are friendly and attentive. Sherri  was especially helpful in providing us with restaurant recommendations and directions to Cooperstown attractions. The Inn is in walking distance to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Parks and Main Street.

Gem of an Inn

You cannot beat the location of this inn. Walking distance to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the center of Cooperstown. 

The folks who work here obviously love what they do. They are very welcoming. Breakfasts are good. And the place is very clean. 

Our only gripe is that some of the rooms are not easy for older folks like us to get to. So if you have mobility issues, call the inn before you go to make sure you have one of the first floor rooms. The back stairs are very steep and very shallow, making getting upstairs to our room  a bit of a chore. Our room also had a huge step that we had to negotiate in order to get into the bathroom. 

But the rooms are clean, the bed is comfortable and the room is well equipped. 

We’re doing a trip south this summer and we are staying at several B&B’s. Now we know to call before we go to make sure we can get to our room without a struggle.

Make sure to call before you go…

The best things about this Inn are the folks who run it ( Ed and Sandy) and its proximity to the main street of Cooperstown  and the Baseball Hall of  Fame- there are many shops and restaurants there.
Ed and Sandy were warm, helpful and had good stories about the guests who have stayed here- including many family members of Hall of Fame inductees.
Your stay includes a homemade breakfast made and served by local help and  Amish ladies e.g. fruit, a bread, an egg entree, coffee, tea, juice. The portions are not large- and we did ask for a second helping for my husband-he got the last one. It is served at 830AM and you really need to be on time.

There is a main house, and a carriage house with two rooms. We stayed in the latter. There is a lovely backyard with flowers and 4 ft spa pool that we never saw anyone in despite the very warm weather.

Overall, the Inn is very kitschy and needs a refresh. It has a very tired feel, sofas and chairs are old and lumpy, carpets are well worn, bathrooms needs some upgrading. Wall air conditioners fought back the heat.

I must admit- we were disappointed- for the price.

We came for the baseball....not this

This is pretty neat B&B.  There are many B&B's in town and it seems like many have been run for years by the same couples.  The White House is one of those.  We saw an article from I think 1980 on the wall - same couple.  The good thing is they have kept up appearances unlike a couple of the other B&B's we saw with flaking paint.  The White House is about 7-8 blocks from the Baseball HOF building - a nice walk.

We stayed at the owner's other property which is right around the corner (2 blocks away) in an upstairs and very large suite.  Obviously we had to walk to breakfast from this off-site property, but so what!  The suite was very nice, had lots of furniture, two TV's, and a full kitchen with many things provided to cook with.  We were there for two days so that was nice.  The bed was large and comfy.  The bathroom was "period" - so read between the lines - however there was room for two people.  I was happy there was a shower.

Breakfast was varied and yummy the two mornings we were there.  Plenty of coffee and hot water for tea.  Sliced fruit, orange juice, water, and a muffin/sliced bread at every table and some type of egg or pancakes and sausage or bacon as the main meal.  It was a very pleasant and not over-filling fair.  My wife and I left both meals feeling full and happy.

Only issue we had is there isn't A/C in the room and we were in Cooperstown during a heat wave.  It was never cooler than 81 degrees in our room.  There was a window unit, but the A/C part of it does not work.  I heard another couple talking about a similar issue, so maybe the property doesn't have A/C and I missed that....

A Beautiful B&B

Two other couples and my husband and I stayed at the White House Inn while visiting the Baseball Hall of fame. From the minute that you walk into the home, you feel like you are staying with friends. Ed and his staff are so warm and inviting and make you feel right at home.  Breakfast each morning was delicious and the table was set so beautifully. The home is about a five minute walk to the Hall of Fame and so many great restaurants.  This home and the whole City of Cooperstown is like a Norman Rockwell painting.

Warm and Inviting Home

In mid-April, my friend, his wife and my wife made a trip to Cooperstown to visit for the first time, the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum.  In January 2023, my friend was able to book two rooms at The White House Inn for our April visit.  Upon arriving at the inn, Sandy most graciously welcomed us and provided our party of four with a tour and history of the residence giving us a glimpse of some of the prior hall of fame inductees and their families that stayed at this inn.  Baseball memorabilia covered the walls of the inn; a small museum in its own right.  We also discovered that our party of four were the only guests staying the night.  

Both of our rooms were on the ground floor; our friends staying in the Waiting Room while my wife and I staying in the Green Room.  The room had a very comfy bed with bathroom with shower.  Adjacent to or rooms was the large living room with separate dining area.  Sandy made us feel very welcome and even offered to drive us to our restaurant of choice.

We all got a great night’s sleep as it was very quiet which I have attributed to the fact that the town of Cooperstown during our stay was all but deserted.  I can only imagine what it would be like in mid-July when over 35,000 people would descend upon this town for the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

A wonderful breakfast was served promptly at 0830 by Sherry with great hot coffee; juice, fruit bowl, cornbread and wonderfully made omelettes with sides of crispy wonderful bacon.  This definitely was a fantastic breakfast. 

Everything you wanted to see in main street Cooperstown was a short 5-7-minute walk away; including the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Abner Doubleday Field. 

Although we had checked out from the inn in the morning, Sherry allowed us to keep our car in the driveway until we were ready to depart Cooperstown.  


FANTASTIC B & B IN COOPERSTOWN

Stayed here for a night during my son's Spring break. We stayed in the Birch room which was nice having the separate space for him. Room was cozy and comfortable. Location was great to the Main Street of shops and the HOF. Breakfast was good and staff was friendly. Would stay again if in the area.

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