Ginger Cat Bed & Breakfast

Had a wonderful visit. Gita was a great hostess and cooked us very tasty breakfasts. It’s a small B&B, only two rooms, but that makes for a very cozy feel. Lovely little garden off the back deck and more extensive gardens that we didn’t find time to explore. Great location for visiting Farm Sanctuary, wineries, or just getting out on the lake. Curious kitties, well at least Wally, Indiana Jones, and Sebastian, will say hi if you like, but if not no worries, they’re kept out of the guest portion of the house. We had a lovely weekend, and as we prepared to depart on Sunday Gita packed us up some delicious baked goods for the road. Look forward to staying again.

We stayed two nights at Ginger B&B and absolutely loved it. Gita is an outstanding host, an incredible cook, and an amazing person. We had fresh home baked vegan chocolate cake waiting for us when we arrived. Delish! The weekend breakfasts were over the top with many ingredients from Gita’s own garden. Her tofu fritatta is insanely good. And then topping homemade waffles with black raspberries picked just minutes before? Heavenly. We just wish we had more time to spend there. Ginger Cat B&B was completely relaxing and comfortable, and Gita made us feel very much at home. If you do stay there, be sure to walk through her yard and gardens. We felt like little kids doing so. Ginger Cat B&B is a lovely place and Gita is a lovely host. Highly recommended, we’ll definitely be back!

My girlfriend and I came out for a 2-​night stay to enjoy Ithaca, Watkins Glen, the Farm Sanctuary, and the early fall foliage. Gita was a great host, greeting our arrival with delicious, moist chocolate cake she’d made, fresh fruits, a chance to hang out with her adorable, affectionate cats, and helpful information about things to do in the area and vegan options for food, drinks, and even desserts. Gita had mowed paths among wildflowers on her sizable property, so we decided to spend some time walking amidst the flowers and bees and enjoying the clean, crisp fall air. We had 2 brunches, both of them substantial, healthy, and delicious, with generous opportunity for 2^nd helpings. Tofu scramble one day, breakfast burritos the next, each time accompanied by vegan granola parfait, fruits, and vegetables. The well water, due to its sulfur flavor or content, was a bit hard to swallow for non-​well-​water drinkers (even with the double filtration), so if you anticipate being sensitive to that, we recommend bringing your own bottled or filtered water. I should also mention that the modest exterior appearance of the house belies the beauty and cleanliness of its interior and also the exterior gardens (wish we had photos to add). Anyway, we highly recommend this place and would definitely want to go back. Oh, and for people living near NYC, the opportunity to see the Milky Way on a clear night was amazing.

Ginger Cat is so amazing, I don’t even know where to start. I guess I’ll go with the tofu frittata, considering it’s one of the tastiest things I’ve ever eaten, seriously. Wow! Delicious doesn’t even begin to do it justice. It was followed by parfait with fresh fruit from Gita’s backyard, fresh green beans, sauteed kale (also from the backyard garden), vegan cheddar scones, some kind of fruit muffin (which I was too full to taste!), and of course delicious bottomless coffee. And that was just the first day’s breakfast!
We stayed there two nights, the second breakfast started with Belgian waffles (amazing!), super fresh local corn on the cob, blueberry coffee cake, vegan sausage with peppers and onion, and a mixed greens salad. YUM. Gita should write a cookbook, she’s an incredible cook!
So now that I’m done obsessing about the amazing food (did I mention I loved the food?), let me cover some other awesome things about Ginger Cat. First off, Gita is super nice and accommodating. We had a long drive to get there and got delayed significantly, and she was super cool about our lateness. The accommodations are very cozy and very clean. The shower is hot and powerful. She has an enormous back yard, a big chunk of which is basically a wild flower field with grass walking paths mowed through it. Such a neat idea, if I was a kid I would freak out and run around those paths for hours, so fun! Since I’m now an adult, it was such a simple pleasure strolling through picking and eating wild berries.
The place is idyllic, can’t wait to go back!

Just returned home from spending a FABULOUS two days at the Ginger Cat B&B — and already miss it!
Gita made my family and I feel right at home, from the homemade moist and tasty vegan chocolate cake that was waiting for us upon arrival from a long drive in, to the fabulous and nourishing warm tea and coffee served up right when we needed it. Gita is a fabulous cook, and the food she served made for a decadent, delicious breakfast with abundant options to choose from — think spreads of fresh local fruits (chocolate dipped strawberries and apricots!), salads, muffins, cakes, parfaits, bread, roasted potatoes and veggies, and a homemade vegan quiche to die for!). Being a vegan coffee lover, I always travel with soy creamer but to my surprise and delight, Gita had this stocked already, along with so many other vegan treats and eco-​friendly amenties — even all of the toiletries! This was a welcome first, in my travels!
But don’t get me wrong, this by no means is a place for vegans only — ANYONE that loves delicious local, healthy homecooked food and a peaceful, sunny, serene and quiet country setting would love it here. The house was immaculately clean, with no detail overlooked — the bedrooms were comfy and inviting, and the house decorated with an endless array of the cutest whimsical kitty décor that I never tired of admiring.
With a lovely garden and deck, walking paths full of wildflowers, and on top of that, access to Gita’s side of the house, where you can visit and share some love with six of the most adorable and friendliest cats you could meet — did I mention this place is a cat-​lovers paradise? :-)
I couldn’t have asked for a nicer stay and better way to spend my birthday. THANK YOU Gita for sharing your home with us (and even dinner out with us on one night!), and for becoming a part of the family, if even for just a few days! I absolutely treasure the memories of this trip, and you made it possible! With any luck, I’ll be visiting again in the not-​too-​distant future!

The only vegan b&b I know of–
*unbelievable* brunch, definitely a specials menu schedule, if you know what I mean– Gita really loves putting on her chef hat. She indulged us with french toast (the best my meat eating husband has ever had), fruit from the garden, quiche, salad, wheat berries, smoothies, and german apple pie…
and yes. that was one single meal. :)
Plus– Gita is such a sweetheart, she used to run a shelter in Boston and then moved to Rock Stream to work at the Farm Sanctuary (
). This is an unbelievable combo visit for any animal lovers out there! It’s an hour and a half from Rochester, a little further to Syracuse, and Buffalo.
RATES & FOOD: Brunch on weekends $ 100/​night
«continental» on weekdays… $ 85/​night.
(And don’t forget to meat Ginger cat and her friends!)