Pet-Friendly Penn Yan Home: Wineries, Parks, Lakes

Reviews

• 4/5

  The house was good overall, but I would say the listing is inaccurate. The backyard is not fully fenced in, there is only one shower and it gets hot upstairs at night. Location was good.

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• 4/5

  The house was clean and had lots of charm however the upstairs AC doesn’t work well and was hot (we stayed in July) but they did have a box fan in a closet we could use. The downstairs AC worked great. The backyard was not well maintained; very high weeds, old charcoal and broken glass. The backyard is not fully enclosed. There is a large area along the house that is not fenced off. You cannot let a dog free range in the backyard unattended due to the lack of full enclosure. The house is within walking distance to the center of Penn Yan. Several pubs and eateries you can walk to. Side note: There is a neighbor a few houses up that is very against vacation renters and they have signs all over their property warning renters they are not welcome and they have alarms that screech when people walk past their house, which their house is right along the public sidewalk. We had our dog with us on our trip so we did a lot of walking in the area. Several nice residents warned us of the crazy ladies house. -“Do not linger passed her property or she will call the cops on you.” Long story short, we stopped walking our dog that direction!Overall we would stay at this house again perhaps just not in the hottest months of the year and without our dog!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Perfect Family Friendly Stay

  5/5

  Plenty of beds, lovely kitchen, laundry, nice spaces for games/eating, back stairs, deck, central air, fans we wanted for nothing. Took a fun night walk and my youngest even got married on the back porch (see pics) .

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  Manager's Response:

  From the owner:
  "That’s awesome, thank you, and congratulations on the wedding"

• Busy Stay

  4/5

  The listing was as stated. We had a bump to start with, but the host rectified it immediately and left us a 50 gift card to a restaurant for the inconvenience. Great location for what we had going on.

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• Served our purposes well

  4/5

  We cared about location more than anything else. We wanted to be about half-way up Lake Seneca but with walking distance to a town. We really liked Penn Yan & from there, we could get to the walks and hikes we’d planned easily. The 19th century house itself has been nicely restored but there are some things that would’ve made the stay more comfortable. Specifically, more towel racks in the bathrooms, as well as places to put toiletries (shelves?), and add bedside tables on both sides of the beds. The window coverings could provide more privacy. Maybe add a chair in the bedrooms as well. Be aware that there are 2 steep staircases to the 2nd floor bedrooms. One other thought: although the massive couch in the living room is good for many folks, having another chair with a stronger upright back would be good for people with back problems. The kitchen was newly remodeled, up to date & had everything we needed to cook. All in all, it’s a nice house in a location that was great for us. Penn Yan has lots to offer: an older town with modern shops (restaurants, pottery & other arts, local wares etc.,) lots of working class history including its own walk along what was once a working canal between Seneca and Keuka Lakes. There are wineries that are a short drive away too. The house was a good center point for a week or two in the Finger Lakes.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo