Tarrytown House Estate, Tarrytown

Some advice to the hotel: Let your guests microwave food if they want to. Also, get your room reservations correct the first time(two doubles in a room, not one king bed for 4 people). And you might not want to charge someone again who already paid for their room. When I checked in, I was waiting behind 2 other people who were checking in. When one of the two people behind the counter were done with a prior customer and freed up, they just walked away instead of attending to me, so I had to wait for the other person to finish with their customer. The bell-hop was friendly enough, but we waited 20 minutes or so in the room with the king bed after already making the call letting them know that we had a room that wouldn't accommodate 4 people. They said they'd send someone over to show us our new room and we just sat there twiddling our thumbs for longer than it should have taken. We stayed 2 nights at Tarrytown, then went to NYC and stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Times Square. Without a doubt, all of us slept better there due to the comfort of the beds. I'm currently pregnant and noticed a lot more aches and pains when sleeping on the Tarrytown bed, compared to home or the other hotel. I had a terrible night's sleep the first night, as did the other 3 people in the room. The hotel staff seemed to think that I was upset for the extra $10/person per night more than 2 people being in the room, which wasn't at all the case. I was upset for the extra $350 they were trying to charge me for the room. The lady at the front desk tried to make some small talk with me while I was booting up my computer to show them my confirmation email and charge on my credit card, which I somewhat appreciated, but she never listened to what I was trying to tell her until it was right in front of her face. For my honeymoon, my husband and I stayed at the Biltmore Inn, down in Asheville, NC. Everything there was wonderful and went way beyond my expectations. I had high hopes when I saw this hotel's lovely website, I really liked the upscale feel of the architecture and decor of the main buildings. I can see why people are drawn to have weddings there. But as far as a hotel goes, and a place for guests to stay overnight, the hotel failed miserably, from the service, to the beds, to the stinky smoking room we got first before we were moved. I didn't even bother with the restaurants or paying $6 for toast for breakfast at the Biddle house, because I was so unimpressed with how we were treated upon arrival. There is absolutely nothing special about coming to this place when you are treated so carelessly.

Was here for a conference. Loved everything about the estate. Food, service, etc.

The place was just awful! The food - bad; the hotel room - dark, dingy and 40 years past renovation; the service - what service? Just bad..... especially when they had only like 5 guests!

The photos make it appear to be a very regal and comfortable destination but this is not true. The estate is isolated from any stores, restaurants, etc... The restaurant was closed for some reason so that means there is no food on site! You will have to either go to Tarrytown or Irvington for anything! The walls are thin and I could hear music very clearly from the room next door. Then at 2:45 am there was alot of yelling and noise in the hallway outside my door. This went on for some time. The service at Tarrytown House was below-average.

The service was first rate! The staff as well as Joe the hotel manager, was very attentive. The grounds were well groomed and the breakfast was excellent. I would highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking to spend a weekend outside the city or anyone traveling into the NYC area but doesn't want the hassle of parking and traffic. We'd come back tomorrow.

I just cannot say enough about how bad the food was -- Terrytown estates has one of the worst hotel breakfasts I've ever had (and I'm even comparing that to what you get at a la quinta or holiday inn). What's worse is that they market themselves as an "exclusive bed and breakfast", and charge $25 for an extra person, so I don't know how they get away with this. (plus the bathrooms in the room were a little gross and cheap looking) They have hot food that is all nasty: soggy undercooked bacon sitting in an inch of grease, gray sausage, scrambled eggs that look like they were made from a powder, french toast that came out cold, and the worst was the "pastries" that looked (and felt-- they were hard) like the the cheap ones that come in a plastic container for 50 cents. The service was horrible, we walked around for 5 minutes before anyone would answer our questions about where we were to eat, and the only thing that was maybe edible-- the bowl of berries, was empty and you had to work too hard to flag someone down to refill it (same with the butter and cream cheese tray that sat there empty). I've seen better food at the waffle station at my grocery store.

Over 30 acres of gardens, 2 mansions and upscale guest rooms. Front desk was very helpful with area attractions and the Village of Tarrytown has fantastic dining. Go to the Pub in the Biddle Mansion, real brick fireplace and great ambiance.

What a cool place. Layout was confusing but we took the history tour which was truly awesome. Foliage is perfect and we hope to be back in Winter as the Village has many neat things to do and see. Dining out offers tons of choices. We can't wait to be back to try some other restaurants. Service at property is beyond reproach.

After reviewing all area hotels we decided on Tarrytown House for my wife's birthday weekend. WOW were we blown away. Over 25 acres of gardens, great breakfast buffet and a service staff accustomed to CEO's. We learned it is the nation's first conference center and although most amenities were geared toward business travel we had a great weekend. Liked the fact kids were not permitted in the Pub this is a frst class "Adult" get-away. Pool and Gardens were awesome.

What a great place to stay! Peaceful setting near the Tappan Zee Bridge. The room was fine and the breakfast was to die for!!View from the dining room overlooks hills to the Hudson River. Service great! Charming joining of two lovely estates into a convention center hotel. Easy to find but directions wrong on Yahoo,turn left off Broadway in Tarrytown,hotel on left. Highly recommend!