Bed and Breakfast William Henry Miller Inn

Wonderful stay. Lynette and her team are friendly and treat you like family. House is clean, with updates/​modern amenities for a Victorian era house. We stayed in the «Top of the Stairs» room and slept soundly with plenty of room to spread out. Breakfast was delicious, and dessert treats after a dinner in town was delightful. Highly recommend. Close to walk to town restaurants, The Commons, and Cascadilla Falls/​Cornell Campus.

This is my new favorite b&b in America. Friendly, clean, updated, amazing breakfast. Dessert treats welcome after dinner upon arriving home nightly. Ironed soft sheets! Staff is the best around. Owner, Lynette, makes you feel at home. Plenty of parking. Highly recommend. Close to all the restaurants and The Commons. Stay here for a great get away.

Once again, Lynette and her attentive, warm, welcoming and expert staff worked together to provide a stay at her inn that was the highlight of our month-​long trip on the East Coast. We have been to the William Henry Miller Inn two times before and we never cease to be amazed by Lynette and the staff’s attention to detail, the air of excellence in everything they do, and the genuinely kind and caring people they are. In past reviews of the William Henry Miller Inn, I have praised the delectable breakfasts, lavish nightly dessert buffet, superbly clean and comfortable accommodations, and the wonderfully delightful town that is Ithaca. But this time around, I want to highlight each staff member who helped to make our stay a perfect one. From our point of first contact with the reservations desk, Silvie provided continuous and consistent help; and in her second role as pastry chef, she provides a nightly dessert buffet that is out of this world! There is even a gluten-​free option. Behind the scenes, Samara, Wendy, Chris, and Katie worked their magic so that our every need was taken care of. Dave, the very talented and gracious co-​owner and chef, always provided inventive and delicious breakfast options and was ever ready to accommodate my special requests due to food intolerances. Finally, and most importantly, I want to shout out a big and heartfelt «THANK YOU and caps to Lynette, the Inn’s owner. I only wish every B and B proprietor showed the genuine concern for her guests that Lynette demonstrates day in and day out, year after year. This is no act. She’s the real deal. She’s the kind of person that does everything according to the highest standards while never sacrificing her gracious personality and great sense of humor. She throws herself 100% into everything she does. Thank you, one and all, at the William Henry Miller Inn. We’ll be back!

We were lucky to find this treasure of a place during our daughters orientation at Ithaca College. We stayed at the William Henry Miller Inn throughout our daughters four years in Ithaca. Lynnette, the Inn Keeper, became family and we loved the gourmet breakfasts in the mornings and the array of homemade desserts in the evening. The Inn is perfectly located to downtown Ithaca (walking distance), the farmer’s market, the lake, and both colleges (Ithaca and Cornell). Although our daughter’s graduation was a happy time, it was bitter sweet, we will miss our times at the Inn and our good friend Lynnette. This is hands down the best place to stay in Ithaca!

As a newbie to the world of B&Bs, the William Henry Miller Inn was the perfect introduction. This charming Victorian home is beautifully decorated and has a very cozy and inviting feel to it. Innkeeper Lynnette and her staff are extremely friendly and exceptionally accommodating. The breakfast served in the mornings rivals any nice restaurant’s, and the homemade desserts Lynnette puts out in the evenings are definitely something to look forward to. The Inn’s resident pets, Millie (a rescued chihuahua) and Eduardo (a rescued cat), are super friendly, too, and add to that «home away from home» feeling. When I visit Ithaca again, this is where I’ll be staying.

Our first trip to the Finger Lakes was fantastic. Walking into the Inn for the first time, you see the beautiful wood built-​ins and the exquisite Tiffany glass, hear and feel the neat history with every creaky step on the antique floors. It’s a charming place and the innkeeper and staff are top notch. My favorite things are ²⁴⁄₇ coffee and tea, evening desserts at 8pm, and certainly breakfasts. Great location for sight-​seeing and walking around to enjoy a college town. The fireplace in the Library room was good ambiance and extra nice right out of the shower.

I had a wonderful stay at the Inn. It is in a perfect location, a couple of blocks from the commons and lots of restaurants. The owners and staff are incredibly friendly and accommodating, and the room and bathroom were clean and comfortable. This is not the place to come if you’re on a diet though — the food is amazing! In the morning there were muffins, fresh squeezed juices, coffee, a fruit starter, and amazing egg or sweet dishes. In the afternoons, there was iced tea or lemonade. In the evenings, there is a dessert buffet with cookies, brownies, and cakes. My favorite was a pineapple upside-​down cake. Everything is made right there in the kitchen. I loved sitting on the porch for breakfast or with dessert on the warm evenings.

Somewhere along the way, Lynette will utter the sentence that will change your life: «dessert is put out at 8PM.» You’ll find yourself wondering how you’ve lived without dessert being «put out» at 8PM. You’ll find yourself wondering how you’ll ever return to normal life. You’ll find yourself wondering how you’ll survive without those brownies, those delightful dark chocolate cookies, and the ginger cookies. As I write this, I’m already in withdrawal. And the breakfast — oh, the breakfast! — you’ll want to invest in a waffle machine as soon as you get home, and you’ll be kicking yourself for not finding out the recipe for that fruit soup! How have you lived without the breakfast APPETIZER course? The food that precedes your breakfast?!
But the amazing food isn’t the only reason to stay at this lovely inn — the Henry Miller is just generally sheer perfection. Oftentimes, inn can be synonymous with dusty and cluttery — the kind of place where every surface is covered with doilies and ceramic swans. The Henry Miller is the opposite — the rooms are very spacious, incredibly comfortable (extra points for lovely bathrooms!), and very well designed. No clutter, no doilies, no frou-​frou curtains. Our room — the quarters — consisted of a bedroom (extremely comfy bed) which had a dresser, a desk, and two sofas, and then a small hallway which connected our bedroom to our private bathroom (and closet). Extra points for an amazing location — we used our car once the entire weekend since we could walk everywhere.
And let me say, the innkeeper, Lynette, is just incredibly attentive and incredibly kind — she can answer your every question about Ithaca, engage you in small talk about the lovely cat Eduardo, or about Scandal. She’s the kind of person whose smile lights up a room; she is dynamic, friendly, and kind. As I left I told her «we’ll DEFINITELY be back.» And I meant it.

We just made the trip up to Ithaca recently to see my wife’s beloved school, Cornell. When looking for the place to stay I left it up to her as she knew the good areas to stay.
On first approach the house is large, traditional and authentically homey. Lynette, the inn keeper was wonderful and plays a wonderful host.
The room we had was very spacious and the bed and sheet really comfortable, we also had the use of a private bathroom which was nicely stocked with personalized bathroom goodies (something I wouldn’t expect in such a small place).
In the common part of the house there was several sitting rooms with books and artwork that could keep the most inquisitive minds busy for hours! There is also coffee and tea (hot and iced) available and home baked goods in the evening. We took to skipping dessert when eating out because these we’re SO GOOD!
Breakfast was just as good as the cookies and cake from the night before, fresh made pancakes and fruit was excellent.
One last note, Lynette really helped out was a recommendation for a great waterfall to see. We’d tried to see two already that weekend but with the 90 deg temps they’d all dried up, the one she sent us to was great and I got the waterfall photo I’d been looking for!

The William Henry Miller Inn is DIVINE! This was my first trip to Ithaca, and staying here made the trip.
First, let me say that my boyfriend and I were traveling with a large dog. When calling ahead to most hotels in the area, all charge a pet fee (ranging from 20 – 75 a night) — while the accommodations are severely lacking. While the WHM Inn is a pricey stay — it is lavishly indulgent and special, with a bonus of no extra pet fee.
The pet-​friendly sweet is called The Garner Sweet. It on the bottom floor of a separate housing unit, making it convenient to enter/​exit with a large dog. The room bedroom is gigantic and clean, with all the amenities one could hope for, and marked with a cozy/​thoughtful décor. There is a bonus sitting room with a minifridge, and a very large bathroom with jacuzzi, shower, and even a bidet!
The owners are not only sweet, but know how to please their visitors. They are a wealth of information for activities to try out around town, and also offer delicious desserts and breakfasts each day that WOWed us. For instance, home-​made blueberry jam from local farms, with homemade sourdough bread — asparagus and herb rolled omlette with the most perfect potato concoction on the side — and appetizers while you wait for the cook to individually prepare your choice! Of course, endless coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cereal, cookies, candies are available at any hour.
Last but not least, the WHM Inn is conveniently located in the center of town. Two blocks away from the famous Moosewood Restaurant, and the main walking strip.
This was the most I could ask for from two nights of lodging. Thank you!

This B&B is just excellent. My partner and I recently stayed a night in Ithaca passing through the Finger Lakes wine country, and decided to go the B&B route rather than traditional chain hotel. What a good decision.
The room (The LIbrary) was gorgeous and charming. The bed was super comfy. The private bath was a brilliant layout — split into two rooms, one for shower and a separate room for vanity & toilet.
The breakfast, cooked by Innkeeper Dave, was amazing, and easily rivaled anything we could have obtained in an outside restaurant. And the nightly sideboard of desserts and coffee/​teas were the perfect end to our day of car travel into Ithaca.
The location is perfect, mere steps away from all the shopping & dining options in/​around the Ithaca Commons.
Over breakfast in the dining room, we met another vacationing couple on a road-​trip from Ottawa, Ontario, who were also doing the wine country jaunt around the lakes. We ran into them again at one of the wineries (small world, eh?), and were able to point them to some new wines to try!
If ever we are headed near Ithaca again, the Miller Inn will be in our sights.

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