Park Avenue · Rochester, New York
Dartmouth House Inn
Rochester's highest-rated boutique inn · Refined & Comfortable
215 Dartmouth St · Rochester NY 14607
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The Inn
Rooms That Feel Nothing Like a Hotel Room
Seven rooms inside a 1905 Tudor manor. Each one is different. Different layout, different light, different character.
What they share is a signature seven-layer bed that guests mention unprompted. Kazak wool rugs on oak hardwood floors. Solid brass lamps and wood furniture that feel like they belong in the room. The details are period in character, modern in comfort.
Every room has windows, and so does every bathroom. It only sounds unremarkable until you have stayed somewhere that does not.
In four rooms, the day ends the same way. A deep clawfoot soak you actually look forward to.
Then there is the Seneca Suite. A private rooftop deck reserved entirely for you, above the neighborhood and under the sky, with nowhere else to be.
What You’ll Notice
Only seven rooms, each with a private spa-like bathroom
Deep clawfoot soaking tubs in four rooms, made for unwinding at the end of the day
The Seneca Suite’s private rooftop deck
Reserved on-site parking for five rooms, with easy free street parking for the rest
Exceptionally comfortable beds with high-quality linens
Beekman 1802 bath amenities, made in Upstate New York
Every Morning
Breakfast Worth Waking Up For
Breakfast isn't an afterthought here — it's part of the stay.
Think of breakfast at Dartmouth House as the opening scene of the day. Unhurried, generous, and made entirely for you. Everything is served at your own table in the fireplace dining room. Not a buffet. Not a shared table.
Each morning, a multi-course breakfast is prepared fresh, with the menu rotating daily. Crepes one morning. A warm quiche or frittata the next. Fresh fruit to start. House-baked pastries.
Coffee is Lavazza, ground fresh. Teas are loose-leaf, with more than twenty to choose from. Dietary needs are handled with ease.
If you need to leave early, just ask. Breakfast can be packed to go.
Most guests mention breakfast before they mention anything else.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Each visit is like coming home. Breakfast was excellent — crepes with your choice of filling, fresh fruit, coffee, and juice. Gary and Milena are at this point old friends."
— TripAdvisor · Verified Guest
Park Avenue, Rochester
Stay in the Most Desirable and Walkable Neighborhood in Rochester
Walk out the front door and you're already there.
Park Avenue neighborhood is where people go when they want to spend time in Rochester. Independent restaurants, cafés, and small shops line streets made for walking.
Dartmouth House is on a residential street that feels removed from the activity without being far from it. You walk to dinner. You walk back. The house is waiting.
The Eastman Museum and Memorial Art Gallery are five minutes away. The University of Rochester, RIT, and Strong Memorial Hospital are about ten.
Getting Around
1 block to Park Avenue
5 min to Eastman Museum & Memorial Art Gallery
10 min to UR, RIT & Strong Memorial Hospital
5 min to downtown Rochester
12 min to the airport
Reserved parking for 5 rooms · free street parking for 2
The People Behind It
Hospitality You Can Actually Feel
Not a front desk. Not a rotating staff. The team that actually runs the place.
Gary and Milena are the on-site managers who shape the experience here every day — welcoming guests, serving breakfast, and remembering how you take your coffee on day two.
It's the kind of consistency you can't get from a front desk. It's also one of the most common reasons guests come back. They give you space when you want it and are genuinely present when you need something. It is hospitality as character. They are the reason many guests stop thinking of this as a place they stayed and start thinking of it as a place they return to.
On Gary
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The most welcoming Inn we have ever stayed in and we travel the country a lot! Gary is friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming, caring and also a very good cook! He does everything possible to make guests comfortable.
— TripAdvisor · Verified Guest
That kind of hospitality isn't trained. It's just who they are.
Gary and Milena are mentioned by name in roughly 4 out of every 5 reviews.
On Milena
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I have never visited Rochester and I am so happy to have found this gem. The bed and linens were luxurious. The best part was the delicious breakfast made and served by Milena. We would definitely return. Our stay was perfect."
— TripAdvisor · Verified Guest
DARTMOUTH
HOUSE INN
Reserve your stay
Once You Stay Here,
You Understand
Seven rooms. That's it. Weekends tend to fill quickly.
Book directly on our site for the best available rate — and a stay that feels nothing like a hotel.
Best rate when you book direct
Breakfast included every morning
Reserved parking included
Free cancellation available