Reviews of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden (Museum)

Jay Katz

Interesting for a few minutes but strangely they don't let you take photos not like there's anything secret there

Victoria Chadwick

Well worth a visit - they offer personalized tours of the Museum (which was a day hotel in the 1800s for the middle class in NYC). David was very knowledgeable and had lots of great, fun anecdotes! Highly recommend!

clever rodriguez

Nice place to learn about past

Syndy Benjamin

Great murder mystery event in October.

Bill Young

Beautiful bit of NYC history a day hotel from the early to mid 1800s.

Nan Carde

Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and turned into the Mount Vernon Hotel in 1826, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith - the daughter of John Adams. There are event offerings throughout the year. I attended a murder-mystery event at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum last week and had a great time. I would very much come back for another event, possibly for one of the summer concerts.

Holly Eng

I can appreciate a historic site but maybe 19th Century houses and hotels are not really my thing. It was a bit small so looking through everything was pretty quick. It was interesting to see how life was back in the day and my favorite was the game room but I wasn't particularly impressed with the plastic props used throughout the rest of the house, like the food in the kitchen. It made it a bit cheesy in my opinion. The staff was very knowledgeable though and was not pushy about offering information and answering questions if we had them.

Jonathan

Every time I walk by this place it gives me the creeps.

Yuliya Cezar

Small nice atmosphere museum

Boo Boo

Don't miss this historical gem when in NYC.

Dimitrios D

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum is an interesting, small museum hotel in Manhattan, nestled under the shadow of the 59th Street Bridge. It’s fascinating to see this three story wooden building amongst modern, multistory skyscrapers in the heart of the largest city in the US. Our tour guide was friendly and highly knowledgeable. The tour lasts 45 minutes to an hour. It begins with a 10 minute historical overview video to give you a flavor for what life in general was like at the time, and then the real life tour guide explains that this building was originally a barn, then a hotel, and then largely - and most recently- a private residence. But a restoration group bought the property and maintain it as a museum.

Gregor J. Rothfuss

Nice little museum about the new york of 200 years ago. i'd rank it third after the merchant's house and the dyckman farmhouse.

Cliff Lungaretti

The Murdee Mystery event I attended here was well organized and the Museum is well kept.

James DiDonato

DEFINITELY a Great place to explore a small part of New York's History.

Adam Black

This little museum in Manhattan is a must for anyone interested in heritage! It was a refreshing change to the major museums. As a heritage manager it was fantastic to see.

Frieda Cohen

Beautiful and historical.. really enjoyed it!

Yedidyah Herskovics

Went to murder mystery here. Was a lot of fun and the adult snacks at the end were delicious!

Ruthie Osborne

Delightful and lush garden around this historic property! Also, really fun programming for all ages and backgrounds. Great spot you wouldn't expect to find by the bridge!

Bryan Hoffman

Little quaint museum in the heart of the east side, revolutionary period day hotel.

cicilicious !

Nice and inspiring place went there for a show and loved it

Alexey Ozerov

Beautiful place!

charles j

Historic house that was owned by Abigail Adams family. Period rooms, furniture and other accessories on exhibit, and a small yard/garden. Any historic house in New York is a great resource, especially because of the slash and burn building occurring everywhere. That something 200 years old was preserved, maintained, and open to the public is worth 5 stars, but since this is carefully preserved by people interested in New York and American history is even better.

Linda Newman

i would plan to spend hours here

Martin Roman

Pizza so so

Louis Ferrante

A hidden Upper East Side of New York gem that gives a glimpse of what the area was like in the late 17th and early 18th Centuries. It's open all year. They hold seasonal events too and every tour guide gives their own point of view on the house's history. Admission is only 8 bucks for adults. Tours take about an hour. Well worth it.

M Girkinger

Interesting home and a bit of an oddity in NYC but staff seemed a bit misinformed/ couldn't answer a lot of questions about the home and the time period

Nc Kane

A little oasis in the middle of Manhattan.

Andrei Amarov

Wonderful Museum!

Texas Hemmaplardh

Structure itself is amazing. Furniture and many aspects of the interior are not original to the building but rather of the period. This is a place that is good for learning about the life and times of the Mount Vernon Hotel as a hotel, rather than about the structure and building itself. The mandatory video and guided tour didn't help. Walk by and marvel, no need to go in.

David Heras

A nice hideaway for garden parties in a hidden part of historic New York City.

Leslie Strassberg

It's like a time warp taking you back 200 years. Who knew this delightful museum was here?

Shahar Cohen

Very informative....go back in history to 1825 of nyc....do not miss this opportunity.....

Angie Castells

(Translated by Google) This house was a resort for New Yorkers with money in the early 19th century, although later was a private home, today is decorated like hotel at the time. Very interesting to know what at the time (when New York was much smaller and focused on southern Manhattan) was a retreat to the countryside for city dwellers. It seems impossible to seeing the house today in the Manhattan! (Original) Esta casa fue un resort para neoyorquinos con dinero a principios del siglo 19 y, aunque más tarde fue un hogar privado, hoy está decorada como en su época de hotel. Muy interesante para conocer lo que en su momento (cuando Nueva York era mucho más pequeña y se concentraba en el sur de Manhattan) fue un retiro al campo para los habitantes de la ciudad. ¡Parece imposible viendo la casa hoy en día en pleno Manhattan!