Bricktown Inn Bed and Breakfast

Wonderful way to spend the day before our trip to West Point. A gem! The décor, the love that has been given to the B&B is fantastic! Michelle and Joe are wonderful hosts and we know we will be back!

I called around the area for a bed and breakfast to stay in over Valentines Day weekend 2016. I had the pleasure of speaking to Ken who was filling in for the owners at the time. Unfortunately the only room he had available at the time was a double. Before I could even think of hanging up the phone he decided he could push the beds together and then discount the room for me. I couldn’t have asked for a better stay the room was warm, cozy and had its own private bathroom. The breakfast was amazing thanks to Ken’s wife. Bricktown Inn is the perfect combination of old warm charm and modern convenience.

Wonderful place to say. Beautifully decorated, well taken after and great layout. The bedrooms and bathrooms were tastefully decorated and sparkling. We stayed with a group of 8 and had the whole place to ourselves. Michelle and Joe were the consummate proprietors and most welcoming hosts. I would highly recommend this place if you are in the area. Fantastic job guys!

On the occasion of a wedding we were traveling to the Bear Mountain area of the Hudson River Highlands and were looking for a convenient B&B that also had «atmosphere».
When I looked at the the online description of the Bricktown Inn with its lovely photos, I knew this would be the perfect place.
Bricktown Inn is located high above, and on the west side of, the Hudson River and the town of Haverstraw, facing toward the east.
Out front is a breezy porch with rocking chairs for lounging on a lazy afternoon. In the back yard there is a koi pond.
The furnishings are in the best Victorian taste, which included oversize beds with antique quilts and large puffy pillows, period chests of drawers, photos and tchotches.
My traveling companion was taken with an early 1900s hat that made her reminisce about her grandmother, whom she had never met, but whom she had seen only in pictures.
The bedrooms are tastefully decorated with subdued wallpapers according to the period, have high ceilings, and lots of trim around windows and doors; and each has an en-​suite bathroom with shower.
The windows are hung with gently billowing sheer curtains. But for me the pièce de resistance was waking soon after sunrise to the sunlight streaming through the curtains.
Although the bathrooms have up-​to-​date fixtures, they maintain the character and scheme of the accompanying bedrooms.
We were warmly received by Kathy the Innkeeper who hosted us during the vacation of the owners. We couldn’t have been in better hands.
Kathy has hospitality experience from having worked on the airlines. But more importantly she is a consummate cook from her days in catering.
During a brief tour of the facilities we entered the large living room with a grand piano, and the garden room with its comfortable settings of plush sofas and easy chairs, a ticking grandfather clock, and an oversize TV.
We were stopped in our paces by Kathy’s offer of freshly-​baked chocolate chip cookies from a cookie jar next to the coffee machine.
We entered the dining room, reminiscent of a set from Edith Wharton’s «Age of Innocense».
To our chagrin our wedding plans also included breakfast the morning following the ceremony.
Nonetheless, when the aromas from Kathy’s baking wafted upstairs, our curiosity brought us into the dining area, to be tempted by her Breakfast casserole for raisin cinnamon French toast and Blueberry strata and pistachio bread.
We were hooked.

We had a wonderful 2 night stay at the inn. The inn had inn sitters Kerry and Rick. They were wonderful. Kerry is a excellent hostess and made us feel right at home. Her breakfasts were wonderful. We had the front bedroom so train noise wasn’t too bad. Rooms were well equiped with everything you need, even nice robes. Downtown had some good restaurants within walking distance. House was nice and cozy on a cold night.

So this place is beautiful and the proprietor was so friendly and professional. Breakfast was fantastic, and the table was beautifully set. The backyard has a little pond and Adirondack chairs. The bed was comfortable, and the room temperature was good. The only reason I’m giving it 3 stars is because the B&B is right on top of the train tracks, and freight trains blew their whistles all night and woke us up frequently. I guess the actual Inn and the proprietor should really get more stars, but the location is unfortunate, and I think it’s important to note. While the Inn is located on a lovely block, the rest of the town of Haverstraw is a bit run down.

We stayed there while Michelle and Joe were away, but the substitute hosts Bob and Donna made for great company as well. The food was yummy and the coffee was even better ;-) It’s super quiet there, except for the trains going by, which didn’t bother us at all considering were city folk. It’s a nice little location and it was great to only be an hour from home. Our bed could have been a little more comfortable and the quiet was a little eerie at times, but overall we enjoyed our stay.

Lovely, incredibly charming and affordable place. My hosts were nothing short of perfect. I hope to be back soon!

What a lovely place to stay! Michelle and Joe have created a lovely inn and they have the perfect personalities to run it.
Our room was clean and stylish without feeling cramped. Bathroom was very large. I loved the fresh water and cream sherry in our room. Backyard is gorgeous, as is the front porch. I spent as much time out there as I could. The breakfasts were great.
One member of our party thought the trains (tracks run behind an alley behind the property) were loud. The rest of us disagreed.

The woman who answered the phone refused to do a single-​night stay for a double-​occupancy. «I’m not going to do that on a holiday,» she said, with more than a hint of condescension in her voice. «Maybe if you call later in the week.» As if any bed and breakfast is worth a risk of a last-​minute, second «no.» I asked for recommendations of similar beds and breakfasts, explaining that this trip will be my first up-​state trip, and she suggested a chain hotel. Don’t even consider calling this place unless you’d like to be insulted as I was. I’m a native Michigander who is used to bed and breakfasts being respectful and welcoming, quite the opposite of the short conversation I had with this place.

April 23^rd 2013
I have to be completely honest that I found this Bed And Breakfast on a whim and let me tell you I was meant to find this place for a reason and thankgod I did. They were Amazing the entire weekend and just so incredibly friendly and so, so, so very helpful.
Yes the Bridal package comes with the rooms (such cute rooms!!!) and great food (soo yummy!!) and this and that but what I loved most about it was that Michelle went above and beyond contacting my vendors to make sure people were coming on time and everything. She kept us in check and she didn’t have to do that at all one bit.
I only met Michelle maybe 3 times before the weekend came and instanly that weekend we all felt like we were always friends of their family. My bridal party and my mom and myself felt so welcomed like we honestly knew them for years and years. She truely made my wedding weekend special and I appreciate it so much. I also cannot wait to get my pictures back of the ones we took inside and on the porch.
I really hope she promotes her Bridal Package more because she really has something great to offer. I mean she took care of us for everything, even helped me get dressed into my dress and helped the bridesmaids get ready, which I really appreciate! I KNOW other Brides would benefit from it greatly as I did. My mom just loved it so much she didn’t want to leave hehe.
I cannot wait to visit in a year. My husband and I are hoping to stay the weekend of our One Year Anniversary and continue to keep in touch :-)
Loved, Loved, Loved this place :-)
Sincerely,
Keri Anne (Fitzpatrick) Schwille
Wedding weekend April 6^th-​7^th 2013

I stayed here when traveling to Bear Mountain with my husband. We had a great time. The house is really nicely done and very comfortable. There is a lot of attention paid to detail. The hosts are not overly friendly, but they are extremely helpful and not intrusive. There was a really nice outdoor area with a Koi pond, but it was too cold to check it out.
The food was good. Each morning they serve a hot meal with some bakery item, along with juice and coffee/​tea. Cereal was available for those who would like it. Snacks (cookies, and pretzels) were also available in the common room anytime, as well as sodas and coffee or tea. Cream sherry and ice water are placed in the room daily.
My only complaint, which is why they received 4 starts instead of 5, was that our mattress was kind of on the hard side. I won’t up with a stiff back the second day I was there.
The town was interesting. It’s has a large immigrant blue collar population, and people were friendly. There were some very good restaurants that our hosts at the B&B suggested and we had great meals. A farmers market is open during the summer and we got to meet some town people there who were very nice.
The price was average for a B&B but a little pricey for lodging. We would stay there again.