Tunnicliff Inn

Wonderful stay? The room was a mix match of furniture of whatever was available to the owner, it seemed. The bedspread could have used a good wash before the next guest arrived. The pillows were rock hard, and there was a stain on one the pillow case. Hate to be fussy. The room was small (because of the age of the hotel) but it was so dark, it was hard to feel a sense welcome. The celing fan was loose on the ceiling so it made a clicked sound all night. The bathroom is small, and the shower even smaller. The stairs to the second floor are out of square and the rails are wobby. You just have to be careful going up & down the stairs. We didn’t have the breakfast, because the hotel isn’t the cleanest. Hate to say that. After being booked, the employees disappeared, except for one young lady who took off (as if we had the smallpoxes) and left the desk without even looking up at us as we turned in our keys. And be advised that both the back and front doors are left opened and unlocked all night without a night clerk. The hotel is within walking distance, but we stayed away from the hotel as long as possible so we wouldn’t have to go back to our room. Sad, but true. The hotel is overcharging for its condition.

I booked this hotel based on availability and the short walk to the main street and baseball hall of fame. It is a 200+ yr old building and very unique. There is a lot that could be done to make this a nicer stay. The price is definitely not worth it.
The rooms were a good size but the sheets and blankets were not very inviting. We booked two rooms and everyone removed the top blankets that was very old and worn and we slept on top the the sheet. The pillows were very lumpy and not comfortable.
The décor is very dark. Everything was dark brown including the bath towels so you don’t even know if they are clean. Towels and linens had a musty smell to them. The shower stall was very small and the floors in the bathroom are wood with mould. Nothing had a crisp clean look to it.
The bed was comfortable but as mentioned the linens didn’t have a clean feel to them.
The front lobby smelled of smoke and the guy running the front desk was constantly standing out front of the door smoking. Not a very inviting entrance.
We did not sleep well at this Inn and all of us were afraid of even try the breakfast as the cleanliness of the kitchen was questionable after the rooms didn’t give a clean feel so we got up early and left.
The check in process was ok. The guy at the desk gave off a vibe that he had better things to be doing. He didn’t answers questions when checking in and responded to guests in a very annoyed tone if asked any questions.

Nice, clean enough and love the proximity to the bars in town (all two of them).
Size of Rooms vary drastically.
Very old building so every step received a creek.
Breakfast has been solid and staff is very friendly.
It’s my choice going forward when I stay in Cooperstown.

Wonderful stay. if you love Cooperstown, this is the place for you!!!
They have a terrific breakfast buffet, it’s a very quiet place for being downtown, within a few hundred feet of the Hall of Fame, and the shops, restaurants and bars.
I only wish I went for the bigger bed!

Great stay. Great hospitality. Felt safe and comfortable. Close to all shops — museums — restaurants — couldn’t have asked for a better place — would stay here again —

We had such an excellent stay here over President’s weekend! It was the off season for the town, so we felt like we were the only people in town for most of the weekend. We had an excellent complimentary breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, etc each morning and loved the coffee shop that was across the street. The room was spacious and stayed warm during the sub zero temperatures that happened that weekend. There was free parking in the back as well which was great with all the snow on the street. Totally reccomend for anyone visiting Cooperstown, but have to imagine during the summer it gets booked quickly.

Very nice, ‘downtown’ location that is easily walkable to the Hall of Fame, or the pizza joints, or the lake. Cooperstown is a beautiful little town and this rickety, old, off level Inn is as authentic as it gets. Sure the floors are kind of spongey, and sure you’d be hard pressed to find a right angle in the place but c’mon! It’s like 200 years old. Pretty great for 200 years old. Way better that some 1980s Holiday Inn with free breakfast. (And they also have free breakfast. Which wasn’t half bad!)
It’s a nice, clean old Inn and I’d stay here again for sure.

On my 4^th trip to Cooperstown, I wanted to actually stay in the village and walk to attractions. From the reviews, I thought I’d have a better experience.
I’m trying to keep an open mind that the building is over 200 years old and at $ 150/​night with free parking and a hot breakfast included, they were the best deal in town.
The bathrooms were certainly added to the rooms more recently when it became a detriment to B&B’s to have shared bathrooms. I get that this lends itself to necessarily smaller amenities, but I barely fit in my shower stall at 5’4″ and a reasonable weight; there is no way a regular-​ized guy could successfully shower in here. I’m not sure how old the bed was, but I was expecting one that didn’t slope from the center.
Breakfast was lackluster. Tunnicliff offers a hot breakfast buffet, but were out of pancakes, bacon & eggs benedict before 9am on Friday morning with nothing refilled at all. Saturday morning we arrived as soon as the buffet opened and were pleased with the food. Nothing fantastic, but good. Maybe I went on an off week.
The rooms are clean, and if you can overlook the uneven 200+ year old creaky floors and lack of elevator, the quality is good. The staff were very friendly, attentive and helpful.

Spent several nights here in October. The staff was friendly and helpful, the location perfectly in the middle of town, and the free breakfast diverse and tasty — nothing amazing but better than any other hotel breakfast I’ve had. The rooms was small but tidy. Parking isn’t too hard but requires a little work if their small lot is full. For a inexpensive stay this is a good bet. Also the basement restaurant «The Pit «has some good specials and is tasty enough with fast friendly service.

This review is only for the restaurant. I stopped in here recently while in Cooperstown on business and I was pleasantly surprised. The service was very good and the drink selection wasn’t bad either (I ended up going with a local Cooperstown brew). I ended up getting a ribeye steak with broccoli and a maple-​mashed sweet potato, which were all very good (especially the sweet potato). I would definitely stop by again if I was in the area.

This review is about staying at the inn, not eating at the restaurant.
I stayed here 2 nights in mid-​October, 2012, for an off-​season visit to the Hall of Fame, touring the local museums, enjoying the foliage, and checking local micro-​breweries. I got a great deal and I would certainly go back again.
The inn is 210 years old — a «south wing» was probably added a little later. It is in the heart of Old Cooperstown, just off Main St. So — do not expect level floors, even-​spaced steps, or anything that does not creak. But this place has character and a half, balanced with a modern bathroom, and a mini-​fridge, brand new coffeemaker, Blu-​Ray DVD with flat panel TV and about 200 cable channels, and a huge selection of movies you can borrow at no charge. My executive queen room was upgraded to an executive king which was large, included a desk plus chair and very comfortable couch, and a big bargain at $ 75/​night! The bed was definitely not 210 yrs. old, and it was very restful.
The hot breakfast buffet was much more than I expected, and included with the room. With 210 yrs. of Cooperstown history, this place MUST be haunted, but the ghosts seem friendly. They never disturbed me, and I slept very well here.
Shortcomings: there’s no elevator if your room is upstairs. The bath was modern, but the shower was small. There was no light in the closet. My first floor room had only a view of the street outside. There’s free parking, but ask for exact directions.
Otherwise it;s a fun place, great location close to everything, friendly staff always quick to help, and a Federal-​era inn which anchors a town that has not changed much since the Civil War. And the price is right, too. Very happy!

My wife and I stayed at the Tunnicliff Inn for 1 night in July 2012 during our visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame and it surpassed all of our expectations by a landslide.
We arrived to the hotel a little early and wanted to see if we could check in early. The manager greeted us and told us we had a free upgrade to a new king standard room, from our original queen standard room. Everything in the room looked nice and new. The manager also told us some good spots to hit while in town and to get our tickets to the Hall of Fame after 7 PM the night before, and we would be allowed in for 2 hours as a little preview. This little tidbit was priceless, as we were able to have the run of the Hall for a few hours by ourselves. The manager also answered all the questions we had, and was very friendly and thorough with all the information about the inn and town.
There is a little parking lot behind the Tunnicliff. It isn’t huge, but can definitely fit a good amount of cars with some creative parking. You can park there for free as long as your stay is, and the inn also gives you a list of places with directions of places you can park for free in town that are close. That was real useful information, as we checked out of the hotel, but still had the rest of the day to spend in Cooperstown.
The free breakfast buffet was very good as well. We were expecting your basic boring continental breakfast. But the Tunnicliff offered MUCH more than that. They had eggs, bacon, cinammon rolls, muffins, cereal, pancakes, hash browns, waffles, toast, bagles, a special chili cheese eggs recipe, and a bunch of other stuff along with juice/​coffee/​etc. The food was hot and tasty. Thumbs way up, especially for a free meal.
The location simply cannot be beat, either. We were basically a block away from the Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field, and most of the shops. Granted, the Main Street of Cooperstown isn’t exactly sprawling, but being close to everything was really nice. If we wanted to drop something off at the hotel, it was so extremely convenient. And when we wanted to go somewhere, inevitably we were right next to it. For all of this, you think the prices would be high? Instead it’s the best deal in the entire town (from what I saw online at least). The next time I go to Cooperstown or any of my family/​friends ask where to stay in Cooperstown, my answer is 100% the Tunnicliff Inn. I sincerely look forward to going back there again soon!

I have not stayed in the hotel before but I went to eat at the restaurant below the hotel called, «The Pit.» The food was bland. I will not be going back. I had some sort of beef pot pie thing. It was served in a bowl with a crusty pie top. The pie top could just be picked up off the bowl. It was gross and did not appear to be homemade at all. They had a decent selection of beers which was nice. I would recommend eating pretty much anywhere else in town. ex: Doubleday café

To begin, I have to admit I have never stayed here, however that is precisely why I am writing a review. While planning a trip to Cooperstown my boyfriend and I came across the listing for this hotel. Decent prices, not far from the downtown area so we figured we’d give it a shot. First complaint is the terribly out-​dated website, which is also poorly designed. This is not 1994, so your technology shouldn’t be either. But the real reason I’m even bothering to further acknowledge this place is to point out how poorly run the business is. To begin, they ask you to submit an email request with FULL credit card information (that means entire number, security code, etc) over an unsecured Ver​i​zon​.Net address. After noting I would call with my card number the next day, I received an email with an available room.
Promptly calling the hotel the next day I was given the run-​around by some employee and told that I could no longer have my room as it was booked, though I received an email holding it. Finally being re-​directed to the manager two days later I was told there was nothing he could do and that I should have called! Which I did, TWICE. The manager was completely unhelpful and didn’t even offer to try and work with us for another room. In short, we were told a room was available and due to the fact that sending full credit card information over an email was out of the question, we lost out on a room. It’s not even losing the room that bothers us, it’s that the staff was completely rude, unhelpful and clearly uneducated about any business protocol.

My boyfriend and I wanted to use Cooperstown as a base of operations to explore a bit of the Adirondacks, and we chose the Tunnicliff Inn based on its reviews on Unilocal and other review sites and its incredibly reasonable prices. We absolutely were not disappointed.
The Inn was clean and quiet, the bed comfortable and the hosts inviting and available. We had the option of having a buffet breakfast in the lobby each morning. The free breakfast consisted of pancakes with real maple syrup, eggs, fresh warm mixed berry muffins, sausage, a selection of cereals, OJ, cranberry juice, apple juice, coffee and tea.
Another nice feature of the Inn is an extensive list (literally, hundreds) of DVD titles. The nightlife in Cooperstown (at least in the off season) is close to non-​existent. We did not take advantage of this service, preferring instead to watch one of the dozens of TV channels, but it was a very nice feature that clearly served a purpose. The titles included a healthy mix of movies to please both adults and kiddies; the list also included a statement that rated R titles would not be loaned out to children without their parents present for the request.
We stayed in a room on the third floor (beware the lack of elevators if you have heavy bags) overlooking one of the side streets. The floor was a little bit tilted toward the bathroom and the décor had not been updated in quite some time. However, the room and the linens were clean, the bathroom adequate (a good, steaming-​hot shower just the way I like it) and, despite the location relatively close to Main Street, the heavy curtain kept out the noise and light pollution from the outside. The lights and ceiling fan were on a neat wall-​mounted remote-​like switch plate (easy to operate). We slept with the ceiling fan on low each night and were quite comfortable.
Regarding an earlier reviewer’s parking comment; the Inn had about 5 or 6 parking spaces behind it and the host told us that if we came home to find them full, to simply park at the Doubleday Field parking lot (about a 1 minute walk from the Inn). The Inn is convenient to everything in Cooperstown. Really, *everything*.
I would definitely recommend the Tunnicliff Inn to friends looking for a great, relatively inexpensive place to stay and family looking for something «nice» and convenient.

If you are planning a weekend trip to Cooperstown, it doesn’t get much better than the «Big Tuna» or the Tunnicliff Inn. Not a real big place but the room was really cute, comfortable and super convenient (like 3 blocks from the Hall of Fame and 3 blocks to the lake). The free breakfast in the morning is like nothing I have ever had at another hotel, eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles, forget that continental breakfast, this was a breakfast buffet! There is a restaurant in the basement, that we ate at the one night, it has a pretty good selection of meals from sandwiches to steak dinners, the staff down there was super friendly and made us feel like old friends. The only downfall I can see is that it was a little noisy, the building is old and creaky, there is an alley right out the window where people seem to walk by a lot. Also there is not too much parking, we lucked out and got there early and got one of 3 spots available behind the building. But overall for the price, the location and the quality, I would not hesitate to stay here again and again.