The Ann Stevens House

So amazing!!! I will for sure go back. My wife and I stayed there the day after our wedding. It was beautiful and has nature trails right next door. The owners were wonderful people who knew how to cook. Room was clean and tub was awesome. I hope everyone has as amazing stay as we did!

If you like to be pampered and made welcome, this is the place for you. The room was beautiful and the bed was great.

This was my first time staying at a bed and breakfast (aside from one time I barely remember as a child) and though I really have no point of comparison, the Ann Stevens House has set the bar pretty high for any future experiences I may have.
My boyfriend and I were looking for a quick getaway and I had heard about Cassadaga and was intrigued. Looking at reviews online I quickly ruled out the Cassadaga hotel and found the Ann Stevens House. Unilocal had no reviews, but Trip Adivisor has quite a few favorable ones with a few not so great reviews from 2008. I decided that 2008 was long enough ago to let those reviews slide and booked a room through their website.
We arrived in the afternoon and were a little confused because the property was very quite. There is a sign out front, but it is not immediately obvious where you are supposed to go to check in, so we rang to doorbell and waited. Shortly we had a friendly greeting as well as a history brief history lesson of the property and the community from the owner. She mentioned that she and her husband had purchased the bed and breakfast after it has gone into foreclosure in 2009 (this explains the bad reviews from 2008). The couple that owns the Ann Stevens house used to vacation in the area, and often stayed there when it was owned by the previous owners, and were actually married on the property, and then decided to purchase it later on. It was a very sweet story and their love for the area and the property really shows.
We were shown to our room, which was located in the back carriage house. The property has two houses. The main house which is the original Ann Stevens House and a newer structure behind it that also has a small tavern. Our room was in the newer carriage house. We stayed in the Ann Stevens room which had a fireplace, a screened in patio, and Jacuzzi tub. The décor was beautiful and the bed was super comfy. Each room is done in somewhat a different style and has different amenities which are all listed on the website so you can chose exactly what you want. We stayed on a Monday night and were the only guests so we were able to peek into some of the other rooms and I think it is safe to say there really isn’t a bad room in the place. The property is beautiful and has easy access to a walking nature trail lined with citrus trees that goes into Cassadaga. The trail was well marked with sign and even a few plaques with some history lessons along the way.
Being a bed and breakfast, breakfast was included the next morning and we enjoyed a delicious french toast and got to know the owners a little better. They are very sweet and interesting people and had a ton of knowledge of the area with plenty of suggestions for things we should try to see and do. The website lists check out time as 11am; however, the owners mentioned to us that they were very lenient with this time, and aside from the rare occasions where they are very busy and have someone waiting to get in the room immediately after, they have no problem with guests taking the day to do a few things and then coming back to freshen up and grab their luggage in the later afternoon.
Overall I was thrilled with our stay here and I look forward to coming back. We had plenty of time to do what we wanted to do in Cassadaga, but the area is beautiful and had a few other things to offer (we were interested in seeing the blue springs but didn’t have time) so we will definitely keep this area and especially the Ann Stevens House on our list for a quick getaway.