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What a wonderful trek!  Been to Baseball HOF and Cooperstown a few times.  Last time was like 20 years Ago, when My Friend Gary Carter was inducted and made the trek with My Son.  We flew from Virginia (Lynchburg) to Albany.  Lived 21 Years (Closeout my Military & Teaching Career) in Virginia (1998-2019), before moving back to Florida (Space & Treasure Coast) for Our Blessed Retiree Ville Years.  Would like to return to Cooperstown again, in the not too distant future.  Hope You have a totally amazing Trip to Baseball HOF, and the beautiful Cooperstown Area!!

Yours in The Journey - Felix

I have eaten at Brooks (and had Brooks sauce at home thanks to family that lives close to Oneonta). I second Chuck's recommendation on this one.

And when I visited as a kid, we stayed in Oneonta. Not a bad drive to Cooperstown from there. The youth sports "compound" wasn't there when I was a kid, so that might add some traffic to the trip between Oneonta and Cooperstown, but it should still be about 30 mins.

If you do want to stay right in Cooperstown, the Otesaga is beautiful. We were lucky enough to get really good pricing because of my son playing in a golf tournament at Leatherstocking (state-wide youth tournament). Now that HOF weekend is over, rooms may be available again. :)

Enjoy upstate NY - it's beautiful up there (and the people are generally very friendly, nothing like NYC).

To quote Rachel Ray, "The best barbecue chicken in the universe."

I second that recommendation for the Ommegang Brewery!