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Bed and Breakfast Near Utica NY

If you’re looking for a bed and breakfast near Utica NY, Grand Colonial Bed and Breakfast in Herkimer is about 20 minutes east of Utica on the Thruway (I-90), and we’re often the right answer for visitors who’d rather stay in a small historic inn than a chain hotel along the highway corridor.

Why a B&B over a Utica chain hotel

Utica has a meaningful cluster of business and leisure travelers passing through, but lodging options in the city itself skew toward chain hotels on the highway corridors. Travelers who want quieter accommodations, real breakfast, and a historic-home setting often look outside the city. Grand Colonial sits 20 minutes east of Utica in Herkimer, NY, a small village in the Mohawk Valley.

Four en-suite guest rooms in a historic 1890s home, full hot breakfast included, off-street free parking, and an easy hop back to Utica or onward via I-90.

Book direct on our site for the lowest rate plus our $10/night return-guest discount.

How far is Grand Colonial from Utica?

  • Grand Colonial Bed and Breakfast: 112 W German Street, Herkimer, NY 13350
  • Utica city center: about 20 minutes west on I-90 (NY State Thruway), exit 31
  • Utica College / Utica University: about 25 minutes
  • Mohawk Valley Community College: about 20 minutes
  • Stanley Theater (downtown Utica): about 25 minutes
  • Saranac Brewery (Matt Brewing): about 25 minutes
  • Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: about 25 minutes
  • Utica Zoo: about 25 minutes

What kind of Utica-area trip is this?

Family visit

Visiting family or friends in the Utica area? A B&B gives you privacy and quiet that staying at relatives’ homes doesn’t always offer, with a short drive back to wherever your people are. Many of our guests come for exactly this reason.

College or university visit

Touring Utica College, Utica University, or Mohawk Valley Community College? An overnight at Grand Colonial gives you a calmer setting than a hotel near campus, and a real breakfast before a campus tour day.

Concert or theater night

The Stanley Theater hosts concerts and performances throughout the year. Drive in for the show, drive back to a quiet B&B 25 minutes east. Better than a chain hotel near downtown.

Business travel

Business in Utica or along the I-90 corridor? Stay here instead of a generic hotel and start the day right with our breakfast. Reliable wifi, quiet rooms, easy I-90 access.

Through-the-region driving

Heading through New York on I-90 between Albany and Buffalo? Herkimer is roughly the midpoint and Grand Colonial is 4 minutes off the Thruway. A scenic, historic-home stopover beats a highway-corridor chain.

The Grand Colonial experience

  • Four en-suite guest rooms, king or queen, all with private baths. Browse our rooms.
  • Full hot breakfast included, time arranged at check-in
  • Off-street free parking
  • Historic 1890s home in a quiet residential neighborhood
  • 3 PM check-in, 11 AM check-out
  • Five-star average across hundreds of TripAdvisor reviews. See our testimonials.

Combine your Utica visit with other things to do nearby

Looking for things to do in Herkimer specifically (vs. the broader region)? See our Things to Do in Herkimer NY page.

Related lodging guides

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Ready to book your Utica area stay

Reserve your stay direct for the lowest rate, free cancellation, and the $10/night return-guest discount. For questions about availability or longer stays, call us at (315) 982-5004.