Burdett House

About

Burdett House B&B

Burdett House is a modern Victorian bed and breakfast in an 1880 Queen Anne home on Main Street in the village of Burdett — four guestrooms, eight guests maximum, and a homemade breakfast served in the dining room every morning. It's the kind of place where the whole house is yours to settle into rather than a room you retreat to.

The renovation is the story here. The owners set out to reuse and recycle wherever possible, sourcing fixtures, lighting, and furnishings from reuse centers, architectural salvage warehouses, auctions, yard sales, and even Craigslist. The constraint shaped the design: the interiors read as period-appropriate to the 1880s house without feeling like a museum, and no two rooms landed the same way.

Each of the four rooms takes its name from a piece of New York history — Knickerbocker, Empire, Excelsior, Roosevelt. All have a queen bed with a hypoallergenic latex mattress, an en-suite bath, air conditioning, Wi-Fi and a smart TV, and access to coffee, tea, water, and snacks around the clock.

The village location puts you two miles north of Watkins Glen with dining, tasting rooms, and trails a short drive in every direction. Ithaca and Corning are twenty minutes out; Geneva and Hammondsport about forty-five.

Why Stay Here

What Makes It Special

Accommodations

Choose Your Room

Four guestrooms, each named for a piece of New York history and each finished differently. All are double occupancy with a queen bed and a private en-suite bath.

All rooms are double occupancy, maximum two persons, breakfast included. Rates run $145–$175 per night in low season (November 1 – April 30) and $255–$305 in high season (May 1 – October 31), plus tax. One-night minimum weekdays, two nights on weekends; no minimum in low season. Rates and minimums may change for event and holiday weekends. Book direct to save $10 per night.

Every Morning

Breakfast at the House

Breakfast is served in the dining room at your choice of 8:30, 9:00, or 9:30. Four entrees to pick from — scratch sourdough pancakes, a breakfast sandwich, feta and ricotta toast, or eggs your way — plus a rotating appetizer that might be a yogurt parfait with homemade granola, a fresh baked good, or something seasonal.

Dietary restrictions and food allergies are accommodated. Mention them when you book so they can plan around it.

Amenities

What's Included

Plan Your Stay

Tips for Guests

• Book direct through the reservation system and you'll save $10 per night over the third-party sites.
• Excelsior faces west with a private deck for sunset; Knickerbocker faces east with a veranda for morning coffee. Pick by what time of day you want to be outside.
• The house dates to 1880 and isn't ADA compliant, but the Roosevelt room and dining room are both on the ground floor.
• Two nights is the usual stay, but three or four gives you room for the wineries, Watkins Glen, and a slower pace.
• Flag dietary restrictions or allergies at booking so breakfast can be planned around them.
• Pets can't stay, but Hudson the house Aussiedoodle is hypoallergenic and happy to fill the gap.