Hotel

The Benjamin Hotel: Is It Right for Your Stay?

Ranked 16 of 32 in the Finger Lakes / Ithaca area on our weighted review measure.

Best for
Staying inside Finger Lakes / Ithaca
Location
Finger Lakes / Ithaca
Review score
10.0 out of 10 from 4 reviews
Price band
$150 to $300
Property type
Hotel, 5-star listing
Last checked
August 2026

The verdict

The Benjamin Hotel ranks 16 of 32 in the Finger Lakes / Ithaca area on our weighted review measure, which balances the score against the number of reviews behind it. It holds 10.0 out of 10 from 4 reviews. Its reference price of about $157 sits close to the $168 median of that set. The clearest reason to shortlist it is staying inside Finger Lakes / Ithaca.

Its 10.0 score sits at or above the 8.9 median of this shortlist, across 4 reviews.

The trade-off

The score is high but rests on 4 reviews, so it carries less weight than a similar score from a few thousand.

Location

The address is 223-1 N Franklin St, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, United States.

Streets and transit around The Benjamin HotelState Route 414State Highway 79Steuben StreetCounty Route 28County Highway 30County Line RoadCounty Road 23County Road 17Lovers LaneReading RoadStamp RoadThis hotel1 mileN
Roads around the property and the nearby places where this shortlist has hotels, drawn to scale from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not driving routes.

The honest comparison

Right for you or not

Book it if
  • travellers deliberately buying the top classification tier
Look elsewhere if
  • The score is high but rests on 4 reviews, so it carries less weight than a similar score from a few thousand.
  • A pool is part of your requirement: this property does not list one.
  • You want a well-tested property: this score rests on 4 reviews.

What the listing records

Facilities in the source listing

Recorded without a verification flag.

  • Free wifi
  • Children welcome

FAQ

Common questions

Is The Benjamin Hotel a good choice?

It depends on the trip. On our weighted review measure it ranks 16 of 32 in the Finger Lakes / Ithaca area. The main trade-off is that the score is high but rests on 4 reviews, so it carries less weight than a similar score from a few thousand.

What does it cost?

About $157 a night in our August 2026 snapshot, which is a reference point rather than a bookable rate.