Franklin Manor Bed & Breakfast

Just great. Nice room. Great facilities and lovely breakfasts.

Nothing

AC didn’t work very well so room was pretty warm and stuffy. Affected our sleep

Our room was very comfortable and beautifully decorated but there was a lot of dust underneath the bed and deep in the corners, in the bathroom. I’m allergic so I didn’t feel great about it.

The owners are fantastic hosts! We had great conversations, they were extraordinarily helpful and generous and the breakfast was delicious! Our room was beautiful and comfortable and spotless. The B&B is a beautiful historic building that has been meticulously maintained. Nothing at all. Zero complaints

Beautiful home and Rob was so delightful. We really enjoyed our stay at the Manor and Lake Saranac was a wonderful place to hang. I wish we had brought our slippers because I didn't read the fine print and shoes aren't allowed in the house.

Delicious full breakfast. Comfortable surroundings. Variety of rooms to suit your needs. Great night sleep. Coffee, tea, snacks available. Great location. Walkable to downtown & bike trail. Close to many places to hike. Bookings.com failed to explain our private bathroom was down the hall. Franklin B&B has all the room details on their website so know the name of the room for the details.

This house is absolutely beautiful. The interior design, furniture, and overall styling are done with incredible taste. Whoever designed it did a truly amazing job. Everything is so aesthetic, warm, and thoughtfully put together, we were honestly speechless. Saranac Lake itself is also wonderful. It feels like a little Christmas town, so charming and peaceful. This was our first time visiting, and we will definitely be coming back. Lake Placid is only about a 20 minute drive away and is just as beautiful. The hosts were outstanding, always available and incredibly helpful. We had a small issue with the heating, and they had it fixed within 30 minutes, which we really appreciated. We had an amazing stay and can’t recommend this place enough. We will definitely return.

No dislikes.

Beautiful home…..beautifully decorated

The home is clean, quiet, and beautiful, rich in history. The location is perfect for biking hiking and within walking distance to town. The owners are welcoming with a delicious breakfast and access to the kitchen during the day for coffee tea or snacks.

Our stay at Franklin Manor Bed & Breakfast was delightful. The proprietor Rob gave great suggestions for how to enhance our time in Saranac Lake and shared fascinating stories about this historic B&B. Rob also made dietary accommodations for my vegan diet, which was great. Our charming and comfortable room, the St. Teresa, includes an enclosed porch, which is a great place to read, relax and take in the fresh air and sounds of nature. The grand front porch, featuring several Adirondack chairs, is another place to settle in with a cup of coffee and a book. The location of this lovely, spacious B&B is another plus. It is within walking distance of shops, museums and restaurants as well as the Baker Mountain trailhead, a steep but relatively short hike that affords great views of the town and surrounding lakes and mountains. We look forward to returning to Franklin Manor when we need to recharge. At the moment, I can't think of anything.

Breakfast was good, wonderful atmosphere. Missing some modern amenities.

Such a charming B&B! The hosts were so kind to us, giving us recommendations around the area and taking such incredible care of us. We felt right at home here. The manor is spotless and so huge! Idk how they do it. We also really enjoyed the breakfast in the morning. Overall we had a great stay and if back in the area, would not think twice about booking it again.

Great hosts. Large room with sun porch. Lots of large comfortable common rooms. And front porch. Variety of excellent breakfasts. Well recommended

Everything was excellent.

The bathroom was small and old.

Beautiful home, wonderful hosts.

The host generously offered us a free upgrade to the room we had booked, which was lovely with private bathroom, shower, and bathtub. The room, and esp the bed, was very comfortable, and the place is very quiet for a good night's sleep. Nice sun porch attached to the room; the room was also spacious with plenty of closet space. Franklin Manor is a beautifully restored home and is on the National Register. The front porch is lovely for reading on the Adirondack rockers or the swing. The host shared the history of the Manor, and it was interesting that it had been a convent for some 40 years for the Carmelite nuns who were cloistered. The rooms on the ground floor are also beautifully appointed, with period wallpapers, including by designer Bradbury & Bradbury in the foyer. The library is well stocked with books ranging from travel, to the Adirondack area, to literature and French philosophy (lots of Roland Barthes!) to journalism and physics. We were encouraged to explore other parts of the house in the public areas and the other rooms on the upper floor since we were the only guests during our stay. The no-shoes policy is fine to keep the hard wood floors and carpets clean; you can wear slippers or shoes that have not been outside, but should not enter the house in street shoes. The house is also furnished with some lovely pieces from the host and his wife's family (grandfather clock, china, etc). The Manor is very close to the attractions such as Lake Saranac, hiking trails, river walks, and the restaurants and TB museum in town...all within walking distance. Easy to park on the driveway on the premises, and the host shared recommended restaurants in the area. We were very disappointed with the rather skimpy breakfast for a B&B and found the last B in B&B wanting in comparison to other B&Bs we have stayed in throughout the world. Usually, the breakfasts served at B&Bs are so large, with so many choices, that we don't eat lunch and wait until dinner, but by the time we ate breakfast here, which is only served from 7-8.30 am, including weekends, we were hungry again before noon! It was a different cooked breakfast each time, but the emphasis seemed to be on eggs and bacon (or ham-related) each of the three days we stayed....we would have appreciated more variety and attention to dietary preferences, such as fresh fruit and not Half and Half creamer for the coffee. We would suggest that if a hot breakfast must be served within certain hours, that is fine, but there should be a cold buffet available with cold cereals, milk (1 or 2% or skim or whole milk), juices, fresh fruit, yogurts, bread for toasting, jams, etc. This is easy to put out and put away, and could be available after the reserved breakfast time of 7-8.30 am during which both the cold buffet or hot options could be available. The cold buffet option could be available later until at least 10 am. We realise we were the only guests during our stay, but some choice for breakfast would have been better, and the time of 7-8.30 am is more appropriate for business travellers rather than those on holiday (esp on weekends). The other issue was a lack of servicing of the rooms. We didn't expect fresh towels and linens each day as this is not good for the environment, but at these prices, surprisingly no servicing was available at all, and a hefty $50 cleaning fee is charged! We were told a housekeeper was on the premises, but we never saw her. At the very least, we would have expected the bed to be made, rubbish bins emptied, bathroom tidied, and carpets hoovered, all of which would take about 20 minutes or so to warrant a cleaning fee.

This place is fabulous, the owners really care about the stay of their guest.