Cooperstown - Hall of Fame
 

My Husband and I want to go to Cooperstown in July for the Hall of Fame Induction. As you might already be saying, seems like the entire town is booked. Does anyone know of a decent place to stay within 30 -45 mins of the town? We will have a car.

you may find something in Oneonta. being a college town, there should be some hotels there and it's right off the highway.... there is a Hampton inn a super 8, clarion, a holiday inn....

Three years ago, my husband and son stayed at the Lake View Motel, just outside of Cooperstown, during a 4th of July holiday. The recommendation came from a poster here named janesch. They liked it well enough. Give it a try.

Utica (my former hometown) is about 45 minutes away from Cooperstown and is a very easy drive. It's a city that's fallen on rought times and is pretty run down, but I've stayed in each of the places listed below and would do so again.

Here's where I'd consider:

Hotel Utica: Beautifully restored hotel in downtown Utica; rundown area around it, but not what I'd consider dangerous.
The Radisson: Nice facility; right down the street from Hotel Utica.
Holiday Inn: Run of the mill hotel. Suburban setting located in the Utica business park.
Ramada Inn in New Hartford: Average place. Location is great for going to Cooperstown because it's right next to Route 5, which is what you'd take to get to Cooperstown.
Rosemont Inn (B&B): Beautiful old house. Just on the outskirts of downtown Utica.
Red Roof Inn: Right off the NYS Thruway. Nothing fancy. Recently renovated and is acceptable as well. Probably the cheapest of the bunch.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

we stayed at the Hickory Grove Motor Inn which is about 6 miles outside of town. 607-547-9874