Black Sheep Inn and Spa

Vegan Hotel in New York

ABOUT US

Welcome to the Black Sheep Inn and Spa

Enjoy British hospitality and hearty, home-cooked vegan food in our beautiful, historic house in Hammondsport, New York.

British owned and run, our 100% vegan Inn offers plant based breakfasts together with a choice of 5 superior guest rooms, each featuring its own unique design & style.

Special Packages

Enhance your stay by selecting one of our add-ons

Romantic Getaway

Packages and enhancements are an add-on and is not included in the cost of your guest room

Romantic Finger Lakes Retreat

Your Romantic Finger Lakes Retreat package itinerary includes:

• A romantic, Swedish massage for each of you in our on-site Spa (not a couples)
• Complimentary Neal’s Yard organic massage oil for you to take home with you.
• A wine tasting at a local winery.
• All applicable Sales Tax and Gratuities.
• $298.00 per couple (add to room booking)

Black Sheep Wine Tour

Packages and enhancements are an add-on and is not included in the cost of your guest room

A four hour concierge to four wineries of your choice!

Your Black Sheep Wine Tour package itinerary includes:

• An enjoyable four hour tour to four wineries (or breweries, or distilleries!).
• Let Simon and his vehicle take the strain whilst you relax and enjoy the scenery.
• Basic wine tasting costs at each winery.
• All applicable Sales Tax and Gratuities.
• $299.00 per couple (add to room booking)

OUR CONCIERGE SERVICES

Welcome Amenities

Make your stay even more special with our Black Sheep Inn and Spa Welcome Amenities. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, engagement or anniversary, or just here to have some fun exploring, enhance your visit with us by selecting an amenity that’s individually suited to you and your special someone.

• Coffee making facilities and refrigerators on both guest floors
• Long stemmed roses with a hand written card for that someone special
• Handmade chocolate dipped fruits
• Black Sheep Inn picnic-style treats to enhance your Finger Lakes Winery experiences
• Reservations at local restaurants
• A rejuvenating massage at the Spa at the Black Sheep Inn
• Leave your car at the inn and let us drive you to the local boutique wineries and breweries
• Special requests or suggestions are accommodated whenever possible

Contact us or check the appropriate box on our reservation form if you are interested in any of our welcome amenities.

If you are not staying with us, but would like to send a welcome amenity to a guest as a gift, please give us a call.

Explore the Finger Lakes

Come experience everything under the sun that the Finger Lakes region of New York State has to offer.

World-Class Imbibing

From top-notched ales to glamorous wine, the Finger Lakes region is on the map!

Incredible Lakes

Experience the beauty and serenity of Keuka Lake, just minutes away from Black Sheep Inn.

Local Art

Find something unique for yourself or as a gift from the may local artisans from the Finger Lakes area.

Vegan Breakfast

Wake up each morning to an incredible breakfast filled with fresh fruits, homemade baked goods, and healthy options to start your day off right. Find tasty entrees such as breakfast sandwich, autumn hash, the full English or pancakes, freshly cooked to order.

Guest Rooms

Unique & Private Rooms in Finger Lakes

Taylor Suite

$289 per night + tax

As with all of the rooms, this largest room in our Finger Lakes bed and breakfast would not be complete without the private bath, featuring a large glass enclosed shower surrounded by handcrafted wallpaper over the painted bead board. Complimentary toiletries are provided.

Pleasant Valley Room

$259 per night + tax

As with all of our guest rooms, The Pleasant Valley Room offers a private bath with glass-enclosed shower, featuring historic hummingbird wallpaper reproduced from a 1908 design. Complimentary toiletries are provided.

Curtiss Room

$219 per night + tax

And as with all of the guest rooms in our Finger Lakes bed and breakfast, the Curtiss Room features a spacious private bathroom with a glass-enclosed shower, walk-in closet, and a subtle printed wallpaper over the painted bead board. Complimentary toiletries provided.

Younglove Room

$219 per night + tax

As with all of the guest rooms in our Keuka Lake bed and breakfast, The Younglove Room offers a comfy duvet, private bath with tub and shower, featuring historic wallpaper reproduced from an early 19th century design over the painted bead board. Complimentary toiletries provided.

Wood Room

$189 per night + tax

The room features a full-size vintage iron bed, a comfy duvet, and a beautiful and hand-knotted William Morris-esque rug. As with all of the guest rooms, the Wood Room offers a private bath with tub and shower that features an exposed brick chimney and authentic William Morris wallpaper over the painted bead board. Complimentary toiletries are provided.

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Miranda & Simon

We thought that you’d like to know a little something about us. We both hail from England although Miranda was actually born in Florida. We purchased the Black Sheep Inn and emigrated to the United States in early 2020. Whilst the timing wasn’t ideal for us due to the pandemic, we’ve enjoyed every minute of owning the business, living in this wonderful home and locality and meeting so many truly friendly and supportive neighbors and guests – thank you!

Why a B&B and why upstate New York? We both wanted career changes as well as a change of environment. We’ve been visiting the US since the late 1970’s and have been lucky enough to enjoy all four corners of this country plus a few of the bits in the middle! We love the culture and the people and this particular B&B and the village and lake just ticked all of the boxes for us. Put all of those things together and why not?!

We miss many aspects of living in the UK but this is truly our home now and so we plan to make the most of it and also want to share it with anyone who shares our love of nature and wine.

Our Delicious Vegan Breakfasts

Our plant-based breakfasts are served between 8:00 and 10.00 am. Wake up to a hot cup of tea or coffee, a friendly smile, and a truly amazing breakfast.

At The Black Sheep Inn, we always try to source the highest quality local ingredients whenever possible. There are independent farms, farmers’ markets, purveyors, and cottage sellers all over our area from which we are proud to purchase so much of our food’s components. We are beginning to grow our own herbs and vegetables which we will use in our breakfasts!

Owner/Innkeeper Miranda is an enthusiastic and accomplished home cook, with a passion for creating satisfying, hearty and wholesome plant based meals. She is now dedicated to sharing this passion with our guests at The Black Sheep Inn!

In addition to the selection of fresh fruit, homemade granola, freshly baked goodies waiting for you, here are some samples of what you can choose for the main event!

The Inn’s History

The Black Sheep Inn is housed in an unusual style of architecture known as the “Octagon Mode”, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the T.M. Younglove Octagon House. The T.M. Younglove Octagon House, constructed in this intriguing manner, is a two-story, Italianate stucco covered stone building consisting of the main octagon shape, constructed in 1859, and two, rectangular wings added to the North and East faces of the eight-sided structure in 1882. The entire dwelling is comprised of stone masonry with stucco applied to all of the exterior walls.

The southern elevation would be considered the main façade, which is highlighted by the original, paneled-wood double doors. The front doors were initially protected by an Italianate wood frame porch, which featured simple box columns and a flat roof line. This small front porch was later replaced with a much larger, and ornate, Victorian-style porch, complete with spindles and detailed railings. More recently, however, as of the 1940’s, the larger porch was replaced with concrete steps and a wrought-iron railing.

At one time, there did exist a companion side porch, also in the Victorian style that projected from the western face of the octagon, covering the side entrance to the house. The porches that are attached to the house now are a hybrid design, combining the style of the original version with the scale of the more Victorian porches.

The interior floor plan of the Black Sheep Inn is somewhat different from the typical octagon mode. Contrary to the expected center hall configuration, this dwelling features a formal, spiral staircase, with octagonal newel and banister, positioned in the triangular entry at the front of the house. The general floor plan does represent a variation of the standard cross pattern, however, the first floor features an elongated dining room adjacent to the formal living room. The living room is highlighted by the only remaining marble fireplace and tiled hearth.

The adjoining billiard room had a similar fireplace at one time, but only its companion, curved wall still exists in this room. The interior demonstrates the same philosophy of differentiation between formal and informal as seen on the exterior, illustrated by the more interesting door and window casings in the front of the house. Also, the first floor exhibits finished wood floors, while the second floor demonstrates the use of wide, painted floorboards.

The T.M. Younglove Octagon House is architecturally significant as a dramatic example of Orson Fowler’s “Octagon movement” in New York State in the mid 19th century. The home of the Black Sheep Inn exists as one of the only remaining octagon structures in Steuben County, Fowler’s birthplace. Constructed primarily of materials directly from the site, and essentially in its original format, this home embodies many of the concepts brought forth in Fowler’s, A Home for All, published in 1848. As expressed in this writing, this octagon building vividly illustrates the pioneering philosophy of “form follows function”, and marks an important phase in the progression of American architecture.

Initiated by Orson Fowler’s, A Home for All, the octagon movement began, and found its greatest acceptance, in New York State in the mid 19th century. As one of the few remaining octagon structures in Steuben County, the T.M. Younglove Octagon House is an inspiring example of the octagon mode of construction. Despite Fowler’s dedication to the economy of the “gravel wall” method of building, many of the structures he inspired were constructed using the more traditional techniques of wood framing. The Younglove dwelling, however, made of stone and stucco, with its substantial wing additions, exemplifies the stateliness of the octagon design and the Italianate period.

The T.M. Younglove Octagon House is a significant representation of the “Octagon” mode of construction, popularized in the mid 19th century by Orson Fowler. Fowler’s innovative concepts of economy of materials, superior ventilation, and enhanced natural lighting are all beneficial to the functionality of the Younglove Octagon House. The octagon movement provided some very architecturally interesting and unique structures, while, at the same time, appealed to the economy and hardworking nature of the common man.

Fowler’s innovative philosophy asserts that “form follows function”, a principle later popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Younglove Octagon House, as one of a few hundred surviving structures built in this mode, is a dignified reminder of a very specific period in American architectural history.

Within close proximity to the T.M. Younglove Octagon House, there remains a two-story barn that was built shortly after the house itself. Originally, this remaining section of barn was part of a larger, octagonal barn that boasted a cupola similar to that of the house, but was lost in a flash flood in 1935. The existence of the octagonal barn, as well as the eight-sided smoke house, and privy, clearly demonstrates the devotion that T.M. Younglove had toward Fowler’s octagon movement of the mid 19th century.