History of the Welch House
It was purchased by Bernard & Esther Welch in 1950 and has remained in the family since. The names of the rooms reflect the Welch family’s Irish Heritage! Hospitality is of the utmost importance to the Irish, yet keeping your ability for privacy!

Full Breakfast at 8:00AM – 9:30AM
Earlier by Prior Request
Farm fresh eggs and bacon, fresh fruit, cereals and locally made yogurt, breads and sticky buns are served daily. Keurig / Green Mountain Coffee and assorted teas are also available.
Features

Full breakfast, Keurig coffee in each room, air conditioning and ceiling fans. Electric fireplaces, WiFi and house computer, bath amenities and hair driers, TV, refrigerator, desk, full closet clock radio. Comfortable memory foam beds, clothes steamer.
Convenient check-in, Smoke-free and fabulous breakfasts.
We are located 5 miles from Route 90 Exit 32 Westmoreland and just a short 1/2 mile walk to Hamilton College. We are only 25 minutes from Colgate University and the perfect spot for those visiting the colleges.
We are right in the Village of Clinton and village restaurants and shopping are a short walk.
Rooms

Rates

5 day & 7 day rate special
O’Brien | 1 Queen | $139 – $149 (First Floor) |
Fitzgerald | 1 Queen | $139 – $149 |
Sunday – Thursday | (5 nights) | $600* | * Excludes Murphy & Kennedy Rooms |
Weekly Rates | (7 nights) | $875* | * Excludes Holiday Weeks & Special Event Weekends |
Please add to rates: 8.75% NYS Tax and 5% Hotel Tax
A one night deposit is required to confirm your reservation
NOTE: There is a premium charge of $50 per night per room above base rates for Hamilton College Event Weekends including Graduation, Parent’s Weekend and Alumni Weekend.

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Full breakfast






Bacon and Local Items


Policies

The Welch House COVID-19 Modifications
We have implemented guidelines from the CDC & NYS Department of Health , revising them as they revise their guidelines.
Effective September 1, 2021 only fully vaccinated guests are welcome to stay at the inn. Present proof at checkin or text a picture prior to arrival. The only exceptions to this are: Immunocompromised must have a form signed by a physician. Note: each guest room has a private dining room available.
- Please enter the FRONT DOOR. Your envelope with the key will be on the table as you enter. The Entry Code will be provided to you before your arrival.
- Each room may have their own private dining area or you may choose to sit with others(Kitchen & Dining Room & Living Room & Front Porch or Back Yard. Each room has access to one of 5 outside tables.
- Occasionally a full breakfast will be unavailable at the B&B. In that case, either a continental breakfast or a gift certificate to a local eatery will be provided. You will be notified in advance of your stay.
- EXTRA TOWELS in your closet are covered with a Clear plastic bag. Our housekeeper will not be entering your room during your stay.
- Your KEYS have been sanitized using a UV Light Case.
- Door KNOBS & TV REMOTES have been sanitized.
- Staff Routinely Wash Hands
- Regularly Sanitized High Traffic Area
- Hand Sanitizer available for Staff & Guests
- Contactless Checkin & CheckOut.
- Linens Disinfected Between Guests.
Cancellations
Full refund is given for cancellations 7 days or more prior to arrival day. Special Events required longer notice (eg Parents Weekend & Graduation & Alumni Weekend & Trustees Weekend) by prior arrangement.
Payment is due in full 7 days prior to arrival.
Payment is due in full ,by prior arrangement , for Special Event Weekends.
No Smoking
No Pets
Children must be at least 5 years old.
RESERVATIONS ON HAMILTON COLLEGE GRADUATION WEEKEND & HAMILTON COLLEGE ALUMNI WEEKENDS
- A minimum of 3 nights is required
Balance is due by prior arrangement
THERE IS A 2-DAY MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENT FOR:
- Colgate Graduation Weekend (exclude Hamilton’s Graduation)
- Boilermaker Weekend
- Thanksgiving ( No checkout on Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve & Christmas Day ( No checkout on either day)
ADA Website Compliance
The Welch Irish house/structures were built prior to ADA requirements and are grandfathered into the city ordinance. We are not wheelchair accessible or physically ADA compliant. Our goal is to provide a wonderful experience in the desirable location of Clinton, NY. We have built our site with ADA compliance in mind and have utilized available tools such as achecker.ca and Google Chrome’s ADA compatibility diagnostic tools. Please be aware that our efforts are ongoing. If you have difficulty navigating our website or booking a room at our inn, we ask you to contact us via telephone or email and our helpful staff will be happy to assist you.
We work very hard to provide an easy-to-use online experience for all guests. We believe all of our website visitors should be able to easily research online on https://www.thewelchhouse.com regardless of device type and whether an individual requires assistive technology. Our hotel website allows visitors to search for accessibility featured guest rooms with ease and details our property’s accessibility features here. If you have any questions or would like to report any issues related to the accessibility features of our property’s website, please contact us at thewelchhouse@gmail.com
67 College Street
Clinton, NY 13323
(315)853-2911
Owners: Judy Welch
thewelchhouse@gmail.com
SERVICE ANIMALS:
Service Animals owner must show proof of Completion of Certification Of Training from Accredited agency.Animals must leave with the owner anytime the owner leaves the premises.
Bed and Breakfast Website Accessibility Features
This inn’s website for Antique & Irish Welsh House is designed to be fully accessible to all and is designed according to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and conforms to most priority checkpoints which entail some of the following elements:
Navigation Shortcuts Our inn’s website can be navigated by using the tab key to traverse the elements of each page and by using the enter key to activate a highlighted link. Structured, Semantic Markup
HTML heading tags are used to convey the document structure. Navigation menus are tagged as HTML maps so that the menu title can be read out, and the menu items are presented as a group.
Images Visibility
All content images include descriptive ALT attributes and all purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Standards Compliance
The site is designed to conform to Level AA compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 and use structured semantic markup.
Accessibility References
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which explains the reasons behind each guideline.
- Section 508, Information and news about the accessibility standards introduced by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Accessibility Software and Services
The following tools and services are available for free to assist you with viewing and interacting with our website:
- HTML Validator for HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
- Click Here for Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
- Click Here for Lynx, a free text-only web browser.
Browser Help
Optimize the way you view your web browser. If you have difficulty in reading our website on your screen, you may be able to change the settings on your browser to help you improve readability and visibility of each webpage:
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Local Attractions

Proctor Institute
Hall of Fame
Mansion House

Local Colleges

Antique & Irish Welch House Bed and Breakfast is a short 1/2 mile walk to Hamilton College. Whether you are in town to tour the college, visit your child, attend parents weekend or the Graduation Ceremony, we offer you the perfect accommodations and location to stay while in town.
Our inn is just a short walk to the Village Green (Center) with access to an assortment of Restaurants and Shopping.
Call for special offers and book early! We fill up fast.
- Fall Coming and Family Weekend for Alumni and families
- Visits and Tours of the Campus
- Alumni Meetings and Events
- Sporting Events
- Commencement

Antique & Irish Welch House Bed and Breakfast is just 25 minutes from Colgate University. Our inn is just 5 miles off of Route 90 for easy access. Whether you are in town to tour the college, visit your child, attend parents weekend or the Graduation Festivities, we offer you the perfect accommodations and location to stay while in town.
Our inn is just a short walk to the Village of Clinton and access to an assortment of Restaurants and Shopping.
Call for special offers and book early! We fill up fast.
- Family Weekend
- Commencement
- Athletic Events
- Alumni Events

Things to Do

Alteris Italian American
Open Tuesday – Saturday
- 7 College St
- 1-315-853-6363
- www.alterisrestaurant.com
Clinton Ale House
Lunch & Dinner, Closed Tuesday’s
- Hannaford Shopping Plaza
43 Meadow St, Clinton
Knuckleheads Brewhouse
Adirondack Sports Bar & Restaurant Lunch and dinner
- 7362 E. Main St Westmoreland
(If you get off Rt 90 @ Exit 32 take a quick right onto Cider St & a quick left onto 233 S. Turn left on East Main Street. Drive about1/4 mike on right
Skenandoa Golf Club Clinton
Closed Mondays
Open Tuesday & Wednesday 11-8
Thursday. 11-3
Friday. 11-9
Saturday 11-5
Sunday. 11-5
- 7105 Norton Ave. (@ the end of Campus Road)
UTICA COFFEE
- 92 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502
- (315) 624-9596
- https://uticacoffeeroasting.com/
Herron Creek Golf Course
Golf Season (Lunch & Dinner)
- 151 Kirkland Ave, Clinton
- 1-315-853-8283
THE CREMERIA
- 17 College St, Clinton, NY 13323
- (315) 967-3336
- https://www.thecremeria.com/
Clinton Wine & Spirits (Liquor Store)
Open till 9 pm
- 43 Meadow Street, Clinton
Hannaford Shopping Plaza - 1-315-859-1245
The Spaghetti Kettle
Open on Sundays
- 7756. Rt 5 Clinton
- 1-315-853-6013
Primos Pizza
(attached to Spaghetti Kettle)
- Rt 5
- 1-315-381-4111
THE SOUP BOWL
Giovanni’s Pizza
- 12 E Park Row
- 1-315-853-7700
Tony’s Pizzeria & Deli
- 41 College St
- 1-315-853-4310
Mc Donald’s
- Meadow St
Subway
- 32 College Street
Adirondack Cheese Company
- 13 West Park Row
- 315-853-1461
- www.adkcheese.com
GIOVANNIS
Artisan’s Corner
- 1 College Street
- 315-853-1453
Clinton Florist
- 5 South Park Row
- 315-853-2731
- www.theclintonflorist.com
Clinton Jewelers
- 19 College Street
- 315-853-3400
Clinton Pottery
- 66 1/2 Utica Street
- 315-853-6873
- www.clintonpottery.com
Clinton Shoe Center
- 16 West Park Row
- 315-853-5615
- www.theclintonflorist.com
Clinton Wine and Spirits
- 43 Meadow Street
- 315-859-1245
- www.shopclintonwine.com
Dawn Marie’s Treasures, Vintage, Gift & Gourmet
- 18 West Park Row
- 315-796-9099
- www.dawnmariestreasures.com
George’s Farm Products
- 160 Kirkland Avenue
- 315-853-5547
- www.georgesfarmproducts.com
Krizia Martin
- 20 West Park Row
- 315-853-3650
- www.kriziamartin.com
No.6 park Row & No.6 Cigar Company
- 6 West Park Row
- 315-853-2980
North Star Orchards
- 4741 State Routh 233
- 315-853-1024
- www.northstarorchards.com
Paddywacks
- 10 West Park Row
- 315-853-2352
Shaw’s Maple Products
- 7945 Maxwell Road
- 315-725-0547
- www.shawsmapleproducts.com
Signature 81
- 13 College Street
- 315-269-7799
- www.signature81.com
The Sketch Pad
- 60 Elm Street
- 315-853-7450
- www.thesketchpad.biz
Tom’s Natural Foods
- 16 College Street
- 315-853-6360
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