The Ellwanger Estate

An Urban Retreat

A Week­end Bed and Breakfast

The Ell­wanger Estate

The home of George Ell­wanger and fam­ily for 115 years has under gone a com­pre­hen­sive his­tor­i­cal restora­tion. We wish to share the Ell­wanger Estate as your pre­miere lodge des­ti­na­tion. Please share the excite­ment and energy of this land­mark site.

Grand Hall

The his­tor­i­cal Ell­wanger Estate located in the heart of Rochester’s Mount Hope Cul­tural Dis­trict is your pre­miere lodg­ing des­ti­na­tion. This beau­ti­fully restored home offers rooms with spec­tac­u­lar views of the lush gar­den and court­yards. Stroll in the famous Ell­wanger Gar­dens or enjoy a cool drink on the home’s restored veranda. The nat­ural beauty of the Mount Hope and High­land Park Preser­va­tion area, com­bined with the ambi­ence of The Ell­wanger will exceed your every expec­ta­tion. The Ell­wanger will be pleased to help you plan a spe­cial event or a sim­ple week­end get-away. The Ell­wanger Estate is the for­mer home of George Ell­wanger, world-renowned Hor­ti­cul­tur­ist. The Gar­dens are owned and main­tained by the Land­mark Soci­ety of West­ern New York and the sea­sonal changes invite you to come back year after year.

Rochester offers many area attrac­tion– The Susan B Anthony House, Strong National Museum of Play, Memo­r­ial Art Gallery, George East­man House, Mount Hope Ceme­tery, Rochester Museum of Sci­ence,  Strasen­burgh Plan­e­tar­ium, High­land Park, Uni­ver­sity of Rochester, and the East­man School of Music, just to name a few. Ask our knowl­edge­able staff to assist you with the many pos­si­bil­i­ties to explore in the Rochester Area and about the many fine-dining estab­lish­ments that Rochester offers.