Places to Stay in New York

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Black Sheep Inn occupies the 1859 T.M. Younglove Octagon House, a National Register historic property set on a knoll above the south end of Keuka Lake in Hammondsport. The eight-sided design is a rarity among the surrounding colonial homes, and its two and a half acres hold walking gardens, a flagstone patio, and a gazebo with a gas fire pit. Six suites, each named for a chapter in the house's history, have private baths and look out over the rear gardens and terrace or the front ridgeline across Pleasant Valley.

Original wood floors, wallpapered rooms, and period furniture carry through five indoor common areas, including a billiard room and the Cupola Ballroom. Mornings bring a two-course breakfast sourced locally, with salad grown on the property year-round. Massage services, a gift shop, and micro-wedding hosting are available, and the Keuka Lake wineries, breweries, and distilleries sit minutes away. Guest rooms are reserved for adults and children 12 and over, and the property is entirely smoke-free.