The Baseball Hotel

Friendly service and the bathroom was clean. BUT the bath towels smelled musty and the bed linens did not looked washed. At our request, the bed linens were changed. The walls and ceiling are paper thin. If you stay here, request a room upstairs AND bring ear plugs. A morning shower with cold water topped it off. Will not return.

My boyfriend and I have been lucky enough to travel a lot. With travel, comes not only accommodations but service. I can say the Baseball hotel had great service and then some. I think the perfect word to describe it is hospitality. We were welcomed with cheerful conversation from Manger Shane. Who turned out to be the real gem was hostess/​waitress/​AMAZING singer Kailey. You can find them helping you to your room, jumping to lend a hand in the kitchen (great Denver omelettes I must say). Truly though our experience at the Baseball hotel was cosy and memorable. I would undoubtedly recommend it, which brings me here :)

Great great great hotel!
Never been at a hotel like this. Felt like camping like when you were a kid at summer camp. The place is very historic, very neat place that had a lot of soul. Everything worked, very comfy. Not like at some name brand hotel with no feeling. This place made you feel glad you were there. They supplied wood if you wanted to have a Bön fire, served a neat little breakfast for free as well. Plenty of books to browse through, a common area where one might study maps or meet fellow travelers. A very old cemetery by the church was really neat to walk through.
Also, Shane who was the check in guy, was very helpful, very friendly, and made us feel glad we chose this place to stay at. No regrets.
Ignore the snobs who gave this place one star. They are way out of line. My wife and I stay at places all over the country and very few places we have stayed at left the impression of this place. If we didn’t live in Washington state we would stay here more often.
Check this place out if you are staying in the Cooperstown area!

I booked this hotel knowing it was 30 minutes from Cooperstown. To those who claim a bait-​and-​switch: Why didn’t you Google map your destination first? Their sister location, The Lakehouse, IS on the lake. The Lakehouse is a hotel/​restaurant. The front desk at The Baseball Hotel will recommend the restaurant at The Lakehouse (food is classic American, we enjoyed it, the service was excellent). These two locations are owned by the same person. On my bank statement, the charge was to The Lakehouse, not The Baseball Hotel. Advice: be an adult and do your research.
Yes, it was a bit pricey for a one night stay. I paid $ 207.20 for 3 adults in a Standard Room, Multiple beds (1 queen, 1 twin, private bathroom).
The place is set up like a summer camp, but decorated with old furniture, mirrors, church pews, piano, paintings, rugs, etc. Its a little musty. Not an ideal «HOTEL experience». We only stayed for one night so I cannot comment on the hotel’s maid service.
This is a popular spot for families and traveling little league sports teams. The surrounding area is pretty ghetto, but there is a liquor/​wine store (no beer) within walking distance.
Personal opinion: I would LOVE to do a photo shoot here. The set-​up is just so eclectic.
PROS:
We were able to check-​in an hour early!
Clean towels
Hot water came immediately
Beds/​Pillows were comfy — no smell
Front staff guy was nice
Served FREE breakfast from 9:30am-11:30am
1 mile away you can go boating, have a fire pit, etc. for FREE
CONS:
Pricey
WiFi doesn’t work
Limited outlets
Small rooms (our room was very small)
Loud, walls are paper thin, floors creek
Limited parking available
30 minute drive to Cooperstown
Door to room only has one lock/​key, NO «Do not disturb sign», and no peephole to see out
Bottom Line: If you’re looking for a place to get drunk and be close to Cooperstown, this is not the place for you.

Dive!
Old!
Musty!
Dingy!
Room was 10×18 (estimate)
Bathroom was tight
Way, way, way overpriced. Wouldn’t pay more than $ 50/​nite
Would give Zero, zip, ziltch stars.
And, finally, 30 minutes from Cooperstown

The hotel has its pros and cons. It is not next to a lake or a short drive from the HOF, but the staff was friendly and it was not difficult to get to the HOF or a few lakes. There is a bar, Chinese restaurant, and pizza place walkable. When we stayed here the clientele seemed to be primarily families who were in town for junior baseball tournaments. They had bonfire pits and park benches on site for the guests. Not a fancy hotel and the location isn’t overly impressive but I would still recommend this place to a guest who is looking for a clean, decent place to stay.

STAY AWAY!!! I booked this hotel via VRBO/​HomeAway based on the title «Cooperstown Baseball Hotel.» This place is no where near Cooperstown. Over 30 minutes away, I arrived after a 7 hour drive. The lobby was dark, dank and a dive. They couldn’t find my reservation. Clearly the «Cooperstown» part of the title was a marketing ploy to mislead customers. It wasn’t even part of the sign once you arrived. I requested a refund for false advertising and have received no reply from the owner. A complaint to VRBO said it was between me and the owner. VRBO wouldn’t even let me leave the review because I didn’t actually stay there (I left and drove to a real hotel in Oneonta). DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS DUMP!

The Baseball Hotel is NOT near Cooperstown.
Beware the bait and switch.
I booked this hotel on Expedia, thinking it was near Cooperstown. I did a search for «hotels» in «Cooperstown.» The location on Expedia shows this as being on a lake. NOT the same lake as Cooperstown is on. They show pictures of the location on a lake. HOWEVER, the location is of their sister location the Lake House (which has less than stellar reviews). The Baseball Hotel is in the town of Richfield Springs. It is NOT on a lake. It is over 25 minutes away on very windy roads. The listing on Expedia is very deceptive. When I realized the deception, I contacted Expedia, immediately after making the reservation. Expedia contacted the hotel, but they refused to refund my money, even though this was immediately after making it. Expedia threw up their hands and the hotel hid behind a policy which does not make refunds. Apparently they make money off of people’s honest errors. I called the hotel, was told by Brian that he would call me right back. He never did. I called a dozen times, sent two emails and a tweet, but got no response. I would not recommend this place at all. There are many other choices that are better options closer to Cooperstown.
I have to give one star. If I could I would give no stars.