The Lake House -15 Minutes from Cooperstown on Canadarago Lake Cooperstown, New York Vacation Rental by Owner Listing 145109

The Lake House...making memories since 1843.

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Location: Cooperstown, Central Leatherstocking, New York, USA (Located just outside of Richfield Springs on Canadarago Lake) View Map

Accommodations:  Bed & Breakfast, 9 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 9 Baths (Sleeps 30)

The Lake House, located on scenic Canadarago Lake, 16 miles from Dreams Park, 28 miles from the Cooperstown All-Star Village and only a short 15 minutes north of Cooperstown, is a tranquil and relaxing place. Built in 1843, it is one of the oldest continually operating establishments in the Cooperstown/Leather Stocking region. On the first floor is a family friendly restaurant and a tavern overlooking the lake. There also is a dining room and deck with outdoor seating.

There are eight beautiful rooms, each with private bath, on the second floor. There is also one spacious additional room on the first floor that is great for a family and is also handicap accessible.

The Lake House has been the setting for many outdoor weddings, receptions, birthday, anniversary and other family gatherings. The dining room overlooks the lake with an adjoining deck for easy access to the lawn and the lake.

With splendid lake views, an expansive lawn and shore line, park benches and more, you can enjoy a cocktail before dinner at the tavern or outside on the deck. Watching the sunset as you dine is also a treat. Wake up overlooking the lake before you head out for your busy day. You can fish from the docks, picnic or BBQ on the lawn, use the gazebo for your team/family party or just relax at the edge of the lake.

The Lake House has been making memories since 1843. Enjoy the comfort and beauty of the Lake House and make your own personal memory of the historic Cooperstown area.

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• Amenities
  • Air Conditioning: Every room has private air conditioners.
  • Washer: Conveniently located.
  • Dryer
  • Linens Provided
  • Off Street Parking
  • Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
  • Gas Fireplace: Enjoy dinner and a drink fire side in our cozy tavern or dining room with splendid views of the water.
  • Wood Fireplace
• Entertainment
  • Cable/Satellite TV: All rooms have their own TV's as well as a living room with a TV for enjoyment.
  • DVD
  • VCR
  • Video Library
  • CD Player
  • Stereo System
  • Music Library
• Kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Catering Available: We have a full service tavern and restaurant on the first floor.
• Outdoor Features
  • Charcoal BBQ Grill: Enjoy grilling in the gazebo by the lake.
  • Deck/Patio
  • Balcony
  • Gazebo
• View/Location
  • Lakefront: An expansive lawn that stretches to the 475' of shoreline with canoes, a row boat, gazebo and lots of picnic tables and lounge chairs to relax and play.
• Communications
  • Telephone
  • Free Long Distance
  • Computer: There is a computer for your use on the second floor. We also have WiFi that reaches even onto the lake- last year someone took his laptop out on the lake in the rowboat and could get a good connection.
  • Broadband Internet
  • WiFi (Wireless Internet)
• Other Amenities
  • Canoes, row boat, dock slip for boats, picnic area, 475 feet of lake frontage, large lawn to play baseball and other sports - all free of charge to enjoy.
• Suitability
  • Pet Friendly
  • Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations): There is a ramp with designated handicap parking. There also is a private handicap bathroom.
  • Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations)
  • Kid Friendly
  • Smoking Not Allowed
• Activities (on site and nearby)
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  • Restaurants
  • Kayaking
  • Sailing
  • Boating
  • Waterskiing
  • Jet Skiing
  • Swimming
  • Snorkeling/Diving
  • Biking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Downhill/Alpine Skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Snowmobiling
  • Sledding/Tubing
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Rock Climbing
  • Spelunking
  • Fitness Center/Gym
  • Health/Beauty Spa
  • Racquetball
  • Basketball Court
  • Antiquing
  • Cinemas/Movie Theaters
  • Live Theatre
  • Museums
  • Horseshoes
  • Miniature golf
  • Horseback Riding
  • Hot Air Ballooning
• Other Activities
  • Dog sledding.

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Attention Dreams Park Families and other large groups:
We specialize in accommodations for large groups with extended stays.
For groups of 25 or more we would charge $240/week per person for 1 week's stay.
The total for the week is $5,995.00 Thirty people is $6995.00

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.

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• 11/19/09
  Positive Rating
  , rutland Vermont
  • What interests us most when we travel, is to visit places that are unique, comfortable and interesting. We aren't fans of big places or chain type hotels/motels. We want to be off the beaten path in a place that will create a memory for us. We found exactly what we were looking for when we recently spent the weekend at the Lake House in Richfield Springs, New York. It is so relaxing and has the added feature of being very close to the Baseball Hall of Fame. For two all time Yankee fans, it was perfect. We enjoyed dinner in the tavern with the glow of the many stained glass lights the owners have collected over the years, listened to the live piano music on Friday and on Saturday came back for another great dinner- I had the stuffed rainbow trout- it was outstanding- as an added bonus in addition to the piano music there was a saxaphone player and a singer. We really had a wonderful weekend and will return for more great food and the relaxing atmosphere next year.
• 10/20/09
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  • This weekend we attended the Pumpkin Fest in Cooperstown. What fun watching the giant pumpkins being weighed and buying some treats from the local vendors! We love Cooperstown and although it is not far from our home, we decided to have a weekend away and booked a room at the Lake House in Richfield Springs. Our room overlooked the lake and we had a fabulous time. We had dinner in the tavern, listened to the piano player and the singer, and then Sunday morning breakfasted on French toast made with homemade bread, real maple syrup and crispy bacon. It was a mini-vacation that really made us feel good. Next time we will just go for dinner because it is just an hour from home but next season we will spend two nights enjoying a relaxing weekend together. Wonderful hosts, great food and comfortable accommodations- a recipe for a great romantic weekend together.
• 10/19/09
  Positive Rating
  , fort lee new jersey
  • A large group of us with boys playing at Dreams Park in Cooperstown chose the Lake House as our base of operations. We are all very athletic and some of us even brought our bikes- although we didn't have much time to do anything but watch the boys play, we did have the chance to ride around the lake- about 20 miles total one morning before we had to get to the park. It was a great ride and a great place to stay and relax. We would recommend the Lake House for any team that will play in Cooperstown. It is about 20 minutes from the fields but the ride is easy and goes quickly. We found that it was really good to relax there after the games and spent many evenings together on the deck talking about the games. We loved our Dreams Park experience and will never forget Dreams Park or the Lake House.
• 09/22/09
  Positive Rating
  jay crystal , Scaggsville Maryland
  • Last summer we had the opportunity of a lifetime to take our son to Cooperstown to play at Dreams Park with his team. We found the Lake House in Richfield Springs for all of us to stay while the kids were there. We arrived on Friday to find a pleasant staff, comfortable rooms, beautiful lake, yummy food in the restaurant and cold beer on tap. What a great combination! We enjoyed the deck at night- (we hit a week that there was a full moon and it was to beautiful over the water), the lawn to play and picnic with the boys, and the fun of all of us being together everyday to talk about the games, sightsee and share the good times. We would recommend both the Dreams Park experience and the Lake House to anyone who has a son who loves the game of baseball. Start planning now and make it happen. It is an experience that we will never forget.
• 09/18/09
  Positive Rating
  Keno Candee , Glen Burnie,Maryland
  • My son's baseball team played at Dreams Park in Cooperstown this past summer. All of the families decided to stay together and looked for a place big enough for our eleven families. We found the Lake House. It has rooms on the second floor, a room on the first floor and a cottage by the lake. There were over 30 of us all together- counting the brothers and sisters of our boys playing and this was the perfect place. It was right on the lake, there is a restaurant on the first floor, fishing poles, canoes, and rowboats to paddle around in, a place to picnic, everything we wanted to have great times together and relax when we weren't at the park. The boys came over twice and we had a great BBQ and bonfire. I loved the place and would recommend it to any group looking for a convenient and comfortable place to stay- reasonably priced, too. It's a good deal.
• 09/10/09
  Positive Rating
  , Las Vegas,Nevada
  • We are members of a baseball team from Nevada that stayed at the Lake House. We all wanted to be together so we looked for a nice place that could handle all forty of us. The Lake House easily handled 30 people and the cottage another 10. The Lake House more than exceeded our expectations. This is a family run business like no other. We thought we would have seen everything coming from Las Vegas but this was the best vacation we could have planned. The owner had to unlock our door more than once and never complained that we kept leaving our keys behind. She no sooner got our door open one night and a restaurant patron, who came by boat to eat, couldn't start his boat. She said, "I can help you with that, " and got out a 40 foot jumper cable and helped him start his boat from her car. I was impressed! The Lake House easily handled our team party using the spacious gazebo on the lake. Their large lawn provided us with ample space to play ball and have a picnic. There was space for the team, parents, siblings, grandparents, all of us- with room to spare. The kids used the canoe and rowboats and had an awesome time. The kids even spent the night having a delicious breakfast in the morning before we took them back to Dreams Park for their game. A piano player is there every night for live music and dancing during dinner and after. This is a great touch for the overnight guests and patrons. The restaurant is AAA approved and the food is great. We even had homemade donuts one morning before leaving for our game as a special treat. We could not have been happier any other place. The Lake House is perfect for us. The last night there was a bonfire by the lake that lit up the sky and the shoreline. We had a great time and recommend this for any large group that wants a comfortable, homey, and wonderful place to spend their vacation. The one problem we did have was the gps address took us to an old abandoned farm about a mile away.
• 09/10/09
  Positive Rating
  Jackie Bombay ,
  • We booked the Lake House through the Public Television Station auction last winter.The Lake House is not a party place unless you book a reception, business party etc. but rather a peaceful hotel in which one can kick back, read a book, enjoy the deck with friends and family, go out in a canoe or rowboat to fish for muskies or watch the loons. The lobby is very nice with a collection of Tiffany lights from the early 1900's .We had an evening check- in and the piano player was just past the lobby in the Tavern playing old American standards. This place reeks of American History, unhurried old World charm from a different time, and the benefit of friendly staff, great food, and views of the lake. To us the travel experiences worth remembering are the great feelings and memories you get from places like the LAKE HOUSE which are all too few in number. We will always have great memories of the Lake House!
• 09/04/09
  Positive Rating
  , Los Angeles, California
  • We selected the Lake House from the reviews and the closeness to Glimmerglass Opera House. The owners and staff were always there for us whenever we needed help with anything! Dean the "Marina Man" gave us instructions on how to use the canoes and life jackets so we would be save as well as directions on how to paddle to the island . Christine, an owner gave us suggestions where to go and then drew us maps on how to get everywhere such as the Russian Monastery and the scenic trail system in Van Hornesville both of which we highly recommend. Gene the other owner talked to us at the bar for hours about doowop music, since we are doowop enthusiasts, and where to go in NY City to see concerts and then printed us a schedule of concerts so we know where to go when we are in NYC. We loved the live piano player and Brenda the singer on Saturday night with songs from the "American Song Book" . Our room was beautiful with a pillow-top mattress, private bath, air conditioning, cable tv, and for breakfast we had omelets, bacon and french toast with home made jam. Book this hotel early since the earliest room I could get was in August when I booked in February. Be sure to pet "Bella" the lovely white dog on the front steps when you arrive. She just loves greeting guests and they love her. What a great place to stay!
• 09/04/09
  Positive Rating
  louis barlow , Jamestown, Ohio
  • We found the Lake House Cottage on the internet for weekly lodging where you can take your boat and have your own house. We used Trip Advisor reviews as a guide and booked the Cottage for a week in August. The Cottage is new construction built only feet from the shoreline and has cedar shakes and large operable windows for great views of the lake. As you walk in, you realize this is very different, there is no sheet rock, only wood. The floors on the first floor are all oak, walls are wide plank pine, ceiling is timber frame and wide plank wood. The living room has a table big enough for eight, sofa and chairs. The galley kitchen is small but has all new appliances, standard size with upper and lower wood cabinets, large two bowl sink and counter. The kitchen is fully stocked with pots and pans, glassware and dishes. There are two bedrooms on the first floor with two full beds in each and cable TV; one has a sliding door to the lake, the other has a huge sliding window facing the lake. There is a bath on the first floor with shower, sink, W.C. and lots of room. The second floor bedroom is beautiful with big windows on three sides with awesome views of the lake, king size bed, cable TV, dressers and chair. The bathroom has a gigantic soaking tub-( big enough for two or especially good for giving the kids a bath at the end of a busy day), sink, W.C. and bidet, washer/dryer and big closet. It was perfect- private but easy to reach. We parked right by the door-easy to unpack/pack or unload groceries. We even had enough room to invite our parents to stay for a few days with us. We used the charcoal grill and had great outdoor picnics, also. There is a table and chairs right outside the door of the Cottage- that's where we had our morning coffee while we watched the lake. We did have a wonderful week using our boat which we docked in front of the Cottage. The WiFi reached even out onto the lake and we used our laptop while we were out on the boat. We have already booked our week for next summer.
• 08/25/09
  Positive Rating
  kate marshall , Hauppauge Long Island
  • We found the LAKE HOUSE through our boating club on Long Island. This is one of the very few Hotels that allows you to bring your boat and dock it on their docks and store our trailer free of charge while you are staying at the Hotel. We enjoyed water skiing and tubing on the lake and using their outdoor pavilion for barbecuing and picnicking. We forgot several life preservers and they graciously loaned us some of theirs. Our room had a queen bed and a set of bunk beds the kids loved. We had a private bath with tub and shower, air conditioning, tv and large closet. We were on the street side but it was very quiet. Their weekly rates go from Friday to Friday and cost about $250/person so for us it was $1000.00 and the boat dock was free. Very reasonable and we had a great time. The restaurant was open for breakfast lunch and dinner and the prices were very reasonable being so close to Cooperstown. One of the owners, Christine is the chef and she does a great job running the hotel also. At night they light up the docks and shoreline so you can use your boat from the docks very easily or play a game of baseball under the stars. The hotel has live entertainment nightly and out-door dining for a hundred people. Everything went very smooth during our stay and they even gave us a shovel and showed us where to dig for worms so we could go fishing early in the morning. We ate most of our meals at the picnic area using the barbecue grill and the balance at the restaurant at the Lake House. So if you ever want to take your boat with you on vacation this hotel is the perfect place to go since they have a marina available.The only update I saw they needed was a newer fax machine, I had never used one this old.

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