Sunset View Guest House in Lily Dale NY Chautauqua County

03/24/2024

We’re here in Lily Dale watching the SNOW slowly melt. The view from our enclosed porch tonight is still beautiful.

01/05/2024

We’re now The Bird House at Lily Dale check us out at LilyDaleBirdHouse.com and Happy National Bird Day! Yes it’s a reason to celebrate with an Audubon Society cocktail https://www.audubon.org/news/cool-bird-inspired-cocktail. It’s Friday anyway! 🍹

An 1889 guest home now owned and operated by registered medium, author and teacher “Dr. Lauren” Thibodeau, PhD, The Bird House (formerly known as the Sunset View Guest House) in Lily Dale is about 100 steps (per “Mr. Ed” Thibodeau, who counted) to the eastern shore of middle Cassadaga Lake.....

01/01/2024

Happy 2024! Just a dusting of snow here in Lily Dale. And a head’s up: we’re changing our name to The Bird House at Lily Dale. Our five rooms are named after birds native to this area, and we’re sprucing up too. Contractors are due Monday. Or…Thursday?! We shall see 🤣🤷‍♀️LilyDaleBirdHouse.com

12/20/2023

Snow!!! A LOT of snow. But it’s beautiful in its own way. If you don’t spend 20 minutes moving “beauty” out of the way that is. A local road had only the beauty today. And…power lines.

12/14/2023

Sunrise on Cassadaga Lake as seen from the public boat launch this morning. Lots of ducks and ice starting to form as it’s 24F/-4C. Still beautiful!

12/11/2023

What is it about a new place that revives interest in holiday decorating? I made three wreaths yesterday. Never again! Ran out of ribbon but I kinda like the short bows for outside. Pillows too much? So what. ‘Tis the season.

12/11/2023

More decor! I now understand why people pay much more for an already-assembled wreath! Made three. Ran out of ribbon but I’m kinda liking the short bows for outside.

12/05/2023

We’re decorating for the holidays! A lovely friend of many years and one of our first guests this, our 1st year kindly gifted me a snowman ornament. Hoping it’s not a “sign” Just enough ❄️❄️❄️ to look pretty is plenty! Not gonna use the “S” word 🤣

11/21/2023

Getting ready for Thanksgiving here in peaceful Lily Dale!

09/09/2023

Welcome to The Sunset View Guest House at Lily Dale! We’re here year-round with five guest rooms for up to eight guests. We’re booking for June 2024 already. And we’re an ideal spot to enjoy the Monday, April 8, 2024 TOTAL eclipse on the shore of peaceful Cassadaga Lake 15 minutes from SUNY Fredonia planetarium https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/physics/fredonia-public-astronomy-nights We’ve already got NASA-approved glasses! 2 night minimum.

From April through October (weather permitting), Fredonia offers approximately weekly public astronomy nights at the Kelly Family Observatory on the roof