The Gell House
Overnight guests will stay in the Gell House, a completely furnished hillside house surrounded by a landscaped yard and acres of woodlands.
This charming house consists of two bedrooms, two baths, a living room, dining room, fully equipped kitchen and indoor/outdoor porch areas. Several large windows overlook the yard, which slopes down to a brook and valley beyond.
This quiet retreat is the perfect setting for study, writing, reading, discussion and reflection. [ Residency Application ]
Living Room
Study
Kitchen and Dining Room
Breakfast Nook
Master Bedroom
Second Bedroom
Gell House Rates
- $50/night for one guest
- $100/night for two guests
- $150/night for three guests
- $200/night for four guests
- $15/night for each additional guest, 8 maximum
- Daytime group rate: $150 per day
Restrictions:
- No charge for guests 16 and under when accompanied by adult
- No pets or smoking indoors
- Guests must be members of Writers & Books
- Fees include full use of facilities and grounds
- Linens and kitchen utensils are provided
- Guests must provide their own meals
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The Gleason Lodge
The Gleason Lodge is located on a secluded hillside with a magnificent view of the Bristol Valley. The Great room of this building provides an inspiring meeting place, with its stone fireplace, high ceiling, and bookshelf-lined wall.
It can accommodate up to 74 people for social gatherings and 50 people for day-long meetings, seminars, or workshops. The Lodge also includes a dining area that seats up to 25 people, and a commercially-equipped kitchen.
The Gleason Lodge is completely handicapped-accessible.
Surrounded by fields and woods, the Gleason Lodge provides the ideal environment for groups seeking a unique and refreshing experience.
Front Deck
Great Room
Library
Dining Area
Kitchen
Gleason Lodge Rates
- Price per day 1-35 people $250.00
36-74 people $500.00
- For groups of 75 people or more, an additional group fee of $250 will be charged.
- $100 security deposit
Restrictions
- We require an outdoor tent be set up to accommodate larger groups.
- No pets or smoking allowed indoors.
- Businesses renting the lodge must have a Writers & Books Gell Business Membership.
- Individuals renting the lodge must be members of Writers & Books.
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The Tree House
The Treehouse, 200 square feet in size, can be used as a class-room-in-the-sky, and as a writer's cabin. With an outside deck providing beautiful views of the nearby stream and surrounding woods, the house is nestled in a cathedreal of trees of many sizes and species.
The foundation is attatched to four separate trees with a fifth tree passing through the interior of the house. There is a desk at which to sit and write, a bookcase stacked with appropriate titles, and a built-in bench and table with space for a group to assemble
All wood used in the construction of the house was recycled, including beams from Bayonne, NJ, marine terminal.
It is safe to say that there is no structure quite like it in all of western New York.
Guests at the house may access to the Gell House or Gleason Lodge for Kitchen and bathroom usage
Tree House Rates
- $60/day visit
- $75/overnight stay
Restrictions:
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The Thoreau Cabin
Dr. Kenneth Gell was a great admirer of Henry David Thoreau, and so when he and his wife Geraldine first bought the property in the Bristol Hills and needed a place to stay when they visited on weekends and throughout the summer, he designed and built a small cabin built to the exact dimensions of Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond.
In later years the Gell’s would build a more permanent house on the property in which they would live for the remainder of their lives, but that original cabin still exists and is now, after some minor renovations, in once again available for daytime and overnight use.
Nestled between a pair of grand, old-forest pine trees, the Thoreau Cabin provides a rustic and inspiring setting for writing and reflection, as well as close-to-nature overnight accommodations for one person or a couple. There is no plumbing or electricity available in the cabin but facilities are available nearby in either the Gell House or the Gleason Lodge.
Thoreu Cabin Rates
- $35/Day use and/or overnight
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