We feel lucky to have found Andy to photograph our family reunion and my parents' 65th anniversary…read morecelebration. He responded quickly, laid the groundwork for a successful shoot in every way, was prompt, well organized and professional, and provided us with a wide array of beautiful photos of the occasion, including a family group portrait that will be a wonderful memento for years to come. Highly recommend!

A1 service. Great manager one of the nicest people I have met in hospitality. Many eooms are being…read moreredone.

The new owner since July, Vic, seemed like a nice fellow. One problem I had was there wasn't any…read moreheat in Room 3. Considering the temperature was in the 30s, this was an important feature. He did acknowledge the problem. They did provide a space heater, but it took a while to heat up the room. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable.

Wow! Really unexpected adorable little place in Morris (really small town in upstate NY between…read moreNorwich and Oneonta, NY)! Just attended a beautiful wedding there Saturday evening and was super impressed with the event venue! Modern buildings with lovely facilities (nice woodwork, nice layout, well-apportioned kitchen, modern bathrooms). Perfect for the wedding of approximately 150 people and easy parking. Limited cell service, but let's face it, this is in the middle of nowhere in upstate NY. If you logged into the WiFi at the venue though - worked great: nice perk! bathrooms were really clean and they had little toiletries and emergency products for people etc. The bridal suite was set up very nicely as well - really well done! Check out their website and Facebook! Much nicer venue than almost any wedding I've been to in this particular (very economically-depressed) area. Was super glad it was this pretty for the bride and groom who put a lot into making their wedding a fabulous one! They had Dinosaur Barbecue (which was fantastic!) catering and a cute bar setup! Very sweet venue! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a NICER wedding or event venue in that area. https://www.thegroveofbv.com

Our daughter's wedding was recently held at the Grove of Butternut Valley. We found the Grove to…read morebe the area's best-kept secret! We were so pleased with this facility. A very fair-priced venue and from the beauty of the grounds to the quality of the buildings (a lovely chapel and reception hall), to the helpfulness of the staff, everything was superb! They set up a nice party tent outside the reception hall on the patio, for hors d'oeuvres and a bar. The Grove catered the food themselves and the meal was top notch! And what was monumental for us, was the pleasant attitude of Chris and her staff and their determined effort to make the day a huge success - which they did! As we discussed some challenges in the planning, Chris confidently said to us, "We can make it work"!! From that point I knew it was going to! What a wonderful day it turned out to be! From planning - to clean-up, working with the staff at the Grove was a joy! We highly recommend this venue. John and Linda Hunter of New Lisbon, NY

We searched around a lot for the right photographer, which is harder than you'd think. Even though…read moreshe lives in New Hartford, she serves the entire Central New York and Syracuse area and was happy to come to our wedding, which was in Syracuse. Lisa was fantastic throughout--very prompt to return e-mails, very accommodating. Her work was great--she got some really interesting shots of us, but also let us just be ourselves and do our thing (instead of having us do weird poses). She has great packages and did ours for the whole day--which is nice since a lot of photographers mess around with hourly rates. When she was there, she was a fly on the wall when we needed her to be (i.e., during the ceremony and the reception) and proactive when it was most important, such as helping guide my wife through the details (i.e., how to cut the cake) and get people organized for group photos. She was such a pleasure to work with!

This butcher shop has some amazing Delmonico steaks. They will cut them fresh to order. There have…read morefresh deli meat, along with a freezer that has the best jerky ever! Tammy and the other ladies are pleasant and very helpful.

We stayed at the Inn Towne Motel while driving through NY at the spur of the moment. We were tired,…read moreand it was close. It was clean, the water hot, there was a TV and mini fridge in the room, free wifi, plenty of clean towels, and the service was incredible. We arrived later than anticipated and the host greeted us warmly. The staff was amazing and when I accidentally left my phone charger in the room, they mailed it to my home. I've stayed in a LOT of hotels and for one at a modest price, Inn Towne Motel can't be beat.

If you're a microbiologist, you'll love the bathroom. If you're an archaeologist, you'll love the…read morecarpet. If you're a criminologist, you'll love the neighborhood. If you're a conspiracy theorist, you'll love the wifi so weak that you can't connect to it with anything - laptop or phone. But if you're a weary traveler looking for an inexpensive place to have a hot shower and sleep for the night, you'll want something more name-brand. Trust me. The extra $10 you save by staying here is NOT WORTH IT. Not even for the free nightmares and hair left behind by the cleaning staff. Just driving up to this place gave me the urge to Yelp it, and that desire only got stronger the longer I stayed, which ended up not being very long because the smoke smell of the (non-smoking) room and the overdry air from the non self-regulating heater had me completely dried out within hours, the bed was scratchy, and I had the distinct feeling that the man in the room next to ours who bragged that he lives in this place for weeks at a time was hard at work packaging for transport either stolen goods or a body. Not interested in my belongings or my person being added to his inventory, I left six hours after I arrived, turning in my key to a silent, surly woman on my way out. Don't let this hotel happen to you. Go anywhere else. ANYWHERE ELSE. You won't regret it.