The Area
The Blakeslee House B&B is the "perfect retreat" whether for business, pleasure, or a romantic gataway, we have it all. In the fair weather months, enjoy hiking right out of the back door, or bicycling the historic Route 20. In the winter months, the woods are outstanding for snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing, or nearby downhill skiing. You'll find our cental location just 5 minutes from Skaneateles, 20 minutes from Syracuse, 50 minutes from wine country and the Finger Lakes and just 5 hours from New York City, leaves you with plenty to do.
Skaneateles Recreation Center is just a few minutes away. The facility has 3 indoor pools, hot tub, water-slide, and indoor ice-skating rink. If golf is your game, enjoy The Links at Sunset Ridge, a fantastic facility with public 18 hole golf course and onsite restaurant. Nearby at the local spa enjoy a massage, manicure or peticure!
Downtown historic Marcellus has great dining and shopping, as well as beautiful Marcellus Park to enjoy. The park has pavillions and picnic areas, skateboarding, beach volleyball, horseshoes, baseball, in winter there is ice skating and Winterfest and in the summer there are Summer Concerts in the park.
Other attractions and Events: Central New York Finger Lakes Wineries, NY State Fairgrounds, Skaneateles Antique Boat Show, Mid-Lakes Navigation Dinner Boat Cruise, Antique Festival, Carrier Dome, McKenzie-Child's Pottery, Cooperstown, Baseball Hall of Fame, Thousand Islands, Alexandria Bay, St. Lawrence Seaway, Erie Canal, Turning Stone Casino, Armory Square, Carousel Mall, ON Center, Seward Mansion, Harriet Tubman House, Corning Glass Center, Merry-Go-Round Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse Symphony, Taughannock Falls State Park, Watkins Glen, Landmark Theatre, Welch Allyn, Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Waterloo Outlet Shopping Mall, Stickley Factory and Showroom, Polo Matches, Adirondacks, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Wegmans, Skaneateles Country Club, Marcellus Chocolate Pizza Company, "The Dump" clothing store, Willard Chapel, Everson Museum, Niagara Falls, Apple Picking, University Medical Center.
Receational opportunities: Baltimore Woods, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Onondaga Lake Park, Filmore Glenn, Syracuse Sky Chiefs, Sailing (see lakes below), Kayaking, Hiking, Down Hill Skiing, X-C Skiing, Water Skiing, Ice Skating, Boat rentals nearby, many Golf Courses and Country Clubs, Polo, Horseback Riding, tennis, Swimming, Sailing, Regattas, windsurfing, Erie Canal Boat Rides, Balloon rides, Bicycling, walking trails, nature trails, and Snowmobiling.
Colleges/Universities: Syracuse University, Cornell University, Ithaca College, LeMoyne College, Colgate University, Hamilton College, Wells College, Cortland State, Hobart William Smith College, Onondaga Community College.
Ski Areas: Song Mountain, Labrador Mountain, Toggenburg, and Greek Peak Ski Area, Highland Forest (X-Country), all nearby.
Lakes: Skaneateles Lake, Owasco Lake, Otisco Lake, Onondaga Lake, Onieda Lake, Cayuga Lake, Seneca Lake, and Tully Lake.
Nearby Towns/Cities: Skaneateles, Skaneateles Falls, Camillus, Owasco, Auburn, Cazanovia, Dewitt, Fayetteville, Manlius, Liverpool, Clay, Fairmount, Weedsport, Elbridge, Baldwinsville, Watkins Glen, Corning, Moravia, Spafford, Tully, Lafayette, Jamesville, Syracuse, North Syracuse, Waterloo, Seneca Falls, Geneva.
Restaurants: The Sherwood Inn, Joe's Pasta Garage, Doug's Fish Fry, Kreb's, Rosalie's Cucina, Mirbeau, Skan-ellus, Hilltop, The Inn Between, Mandana Inn, Glen Haven, Kabuki, Bluewater Grill, Patisserie, Vermont Green Mountain Specialty Coffee, Daniel's Grill and Red Rooster Pub and The Dinosaur BBQ just to mention a few!
- 20 minutes from Syracuse, NY
- 50 minutes from Ithaca, NY
- 60 minutes from Rochester, NY
- 90 minutes from Utica, NY
- 90 minutes from Binghamton, NY
- 90 minutes from Watertown NY
- 5 hours from New York City
Hancock International Airport (Syracuse) is only a half hour away. Airports for small aircraft are nearby at Marcellus and Skaneateles. Airport shuttle service can be arranged.