A beloved Irish inn that’s been run by the same family for generations has gone up for sale in upstate New York amidst rising costs in the area. The owners of Gavin’s Irish Country Inn said they had no choice but to list the property this month, as the areas around the Catskill Mountains become more exclusive and luxurious.
“There was Covid and we had some tragedies around us in the last few years but we’ve been struggling since even before that. People’s travel expectations have changed. A hotel room is a much different experience today than when my grandfather started doing this,” said Bernadette Gavin-Palmieri.
“To meet those expectations, we’d need a lot of money that we don’t have. There are a lot of venture capitalists and investors coming into the area and they just have so much backing. We can’t keep up.”
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Gavin’s Inn was established in 1961 by Bernadette’s grandparents, Nellie and James Gavin, who were both from Co Mayo . The couple both moved to the US after 1928 and met at a dance in New York City .