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Sleepy Hollow
Bed and Breakfast
[email protected]
(866) 426-7422
(613) 382-4377
95 King Street West, Gananoque, ON K7G 2G2
www.sleepyhollowbb.ca
Sleepy Hollow Bed & Breakfast in Gananoque, Ontario
Nestled between Kingston and Brockville Gananoque is the the Canadian Gateway to the Thousand Islands. Come discover
Sleepy Hollow Bed & Breakfast. Built in 1905, Sleepy Hollow is a three-story mansion, complete with a turret and wraparound porch a perfect place to escape, relax, or arrange a special get together....like a wedding!
Your hosts, Don and Marion Matthews, began running Sleepy Hollow in 2001 and specialize in making your stay in our home a pleasant and memorable experience. Our home is enhanced with collections of vintage photographic memorabilia, toys, and dolls, antiques we have collected over the years to make it our home. We have restored this romantic home to its original splendor.
Our home, Sleepy Hollow, boasts an extensive, elegant living room, a plentiful library, a formal dining room, a pool table on the second-floor landing, and central air conditioning for your enjoyment and comfort. Speaking of comfort, one of our rooms, Tara, has "SofTub" hot tubs, Camelot has a very comfortable soaker tub, and the Travancore room has a whirlpool tub! In a move to maintain the original building and still be safe and secure, a full sprinkler system and emergency lighting were added to Sleepy Hollow.
We guarantee that breakfast will be a highlight of your stay (after all, breakfast is half of what we do). Enjoy your choice from our delicious eight-item menu, complimented by fresh fruit, fresh baked breads, excellent coffee, and teas, including herbal teas - click here to find out more about the menu!
Our suggested Itinerary for your stay with us.
Nestled between Kingston and Brockville Gananoque is the the Canadian Gateway to the Thousand Islands. Come discover
Sleepy Hollow Bed & Breakfast. Built in 1905, Sleepy Hollow is a three-story mansion, complete with a turret and wraparound porch a perfect place to escape, relax, or arrange a special get together....like a wedding!
Your hosts, Don and Marion Matthews, began running Sleepy Hollow in 2001 and specialize in making your stay in our home a pleasant and memorable experience. Our home is enhanced with collections of vintage photographic memorabilia, toys, and dolls, antiques we have collected over the years to make it our home. We have restored this romantic home to its original splendor.
Our home, Sleepy Hollow, boasts an extensive, elegant living room, a plentiful library, a formal dining room, a pool table on the second-floor landing, and central air conditioning for your enjoyment and comfort. Speaking of comfort, one of our rooms, Tara, has "SofTub" hot tubs, Camelot has a very comfortable soaker tub, and the Travancore room has a whirlpool tub! In a move to maintain the original building and still be safe and secure, a full sprinkler system and emergency lighting were added to Sleepy Hollow.
We guarantee that breakfast will be a highlight of your stay (after all, breakfast is half of what we do). Enjoy your choice from our delicious eight-item menu, complimented by fresh fruit, fresh baked breads, excellent coffee, and teas, including herbal teas - click here to find out more about the menu!
Our suggested Itinerary for your stay with us.
Sleepy Hollow
Rooms & Rates
Rent the Whole House Take the whole house 7 rooms for the ultimate family/corporate getaway (per night for up to 14 persons) This includes the Dining room Living rooms and Library use.
It does not include use of the Kitchen.
(We do have a contract Caterer available for your every culinary need and there is a 15% gratuity added to these special events).
Gift Certificates Usually issued for your choice of room and the recipient can then book the room (or a different room if they wish) at their convenience and we will apply that certificate to their choices. We can usually email the certificate within 24 hours and make you the hero!
To Purchase: Choose a room (for any date) you would like the recipients to stay in, using your contact information and credit card number (the booking process is secure), and at the end of the booking information, in the "Additional Information" area mention that it is a Gift Certificate give us names and phone number of the folks you are sending, tell us if it is for off-season or summer.
We will assign the reservation you just made to your guests and email you the gift certificate. Just that simple. (We won't contact them we will leave that to you).
To Redeem: "Check Availability" and book the room. At the end add your Certificate number in the Extra Information box.
Policies Cancellations or changes to your reservation can be made up to 72 hours before your scheduled arrival time without charge. Changes within 72 hours of your scheduled arrival time will necessitate a one day charge. Unfortunately, we can not accommodate pets.
Tara
Tara is a spacious, warm, inviting room.The largest of the bedrooms on the second floor (15 x 13 plus the alcove area), this room has a king bed, an ensuite bathroom with oversized shower. In the alcove area, a "SofTub" hot tub has been added, a table and chairs for a quiet spot to read or for your first cup of coffee in the morning. This is our most requested room.
We began this Bed & Breakfast with thoughts about how we would organize our home and make it an experience for your guests.
So many people are really into books these days and book clubs that we decided to name our rooms and Sleepy Hollow as well after places and subjects in books. Lots of folks in this part of the world are familiar with Sleepy Hollow, the story, thanks to Walt Disney.
Each of our rooms are named after places in books, Tara, Avonlea, and the other 5. The book that is associated with each room is in the room.
Tara for instance, has “Gone With the Wind” and the rest have appropriate books as well. We even have a small library with books that interest us and some that have been left by guests that left them. Take a book, leave a book, and enjoy your stay.
So many people are really into books these days and book clubs that we decided to name our rooms and Sleepy Hollow as well after places and subjects in books. Lots of folks in this part of the world are familiar with Sleepy Hollow, the story, thanks to Walt Disney.
Each of our rooms are named after places in books, Tara, Avonlea, and the other 5. The book that is associated with each room is in the room.
Tara for instance, has “Gone With the Wind” and the rest have appropriate books as well. We even have a small library with books that interest us and some that have been left by guests that left them. Take a book, leave a book, and enjoy your stay.
Travancore
Travancore is the "room at the top" right under the turret roof. A king size bed, the largest of the ensuite bathrooms that includes an extra large "Ultra tub", the best whirlpool experience because it pumps air rather than water. Travancore looks out on the town and the Gananoque River.
A great place to hide from the everyday cares and pressures of the outside world. Emerge refreshed and ready to take on whatever awaits. Travancore is the room name that most of our guests ask about. It used to be a province that was the Riviera of India where Don's great grandfather worked building a bridge in the previous century. We hope we have created here a Riviera of Sleepy Hollow.
The Camelot Room
Located on the third floor where roof lines and room shapes are unique,
Camelot is quiet and secluded.This room (16 x 18) has a king bed and has it's own 4 piece bathroom ensuite which includes an elegant "soaker tub". A heavenly retreat overlooking the back garden. For the folks that have been here before this room has changed in decor and the new soaker tub will be another reason to return to Camelot.
The Avonlea Room
A restful and whimsical room. And the stained glass window enhances the theme. The room (13 x 13) contains your choice of two twin beds or a King bed (be sure to let us know your choice) and a small 3-piece ensuite bathroom and as you can see below, the sink is in the room.
The Atlantis Room
A quiet and cozy room. This room (13 x 13) has a king bed and a full ensuite bathroom that includes a bathtub with shower directly accessible from the room. It is a favorite with our nautical minded guests. It is on the west side of the house and so the morning sun doesn't wake you quite so early.
The Eden Room
Flowers on the inside make this a bright, sunshine-filled room. It overlooks the back garden and the morning sun through the stained glass window will get you up early. A large octagonal room (18 x 16), this room has a Queen bed and includes a private 4 piece bathroom next door. It has a double pull-out couch so that 4 people can sleep in this room ($30 each for the third and fourth person).
Provence
Located on the third floor, Provence has a Queen size bed and a private 3 piece bath across the hall (a great new shower). The decorating style here was influenced by our visit to the south of France and Peter Mayle's book "A Year in Provence".
History
Constructed in 1905, as a three-storey mansion for the prominent Gananoque manufacturer and provincial politician, Frederick J. Skinner, the Queen Anne Revival Style building was designed by the architect Frank T. Lent, and constructed by the firm Mitchell and Wilson (Figures 1-2).
Lent worked as an architect in the United States, principally in Massachusetts and New York State before establishing a practice in Gananoque and Thousand Island area with a focus on suburban and summer residences.
The firm of Mitchell and Wilson was a major lumber and building operation in Gananoque prior to and following the construction of 95 King St. W., and was responsible for many prominent structures in the area.
Constructed in 1905, as a three-storey mansion for the prominent Gananoque manufacturer and provincial politician, Frederick J. Skinner, the Queen Anne Revival Style building was designed by the architect Frank T. Lent, and constructed by the firm Mitchell and Wilson (Figures 1-2).
Lent worked as an architect in the United States, principally in Massachusetts and New York State before establishing a practice in Gananoque and Thousand Island area with a focus on suburban and summer residences.
The firm of Mitchell and Wilson was a major lumber and building operation in Gananoque prior to and following the construction of 95 King St. W., and was responsible for many prominent structures in the area.
Wedding Packages
These packages include everything that your special day needs.
There are no anxious moments planning or trying to ensure that everything is remembered, we do it for you. We go with you to the Town Hall to get your license, we arrange for the Officiant, our caterer. After 8 catering ensures the reception food is just the way you like it.
Then, we add in the ambiance, charm, fun that is a part of this Century Home and a place to spend the night. We want your "Special Day" to be everything you have envisioned. We will do everything we can to make it so. Pack your toothbrush and bring the wedding gown.....that's it!
