Applegate Inn

About The Hotel

The Applegate Inn is a gracious country bed-and-breakfast situated on a quiet road about a quarter-mile outside downtown Lee, reopened in 2024. This 4.6-rated property across 180 reviews offers elegant rooms, many featuring four-poster beds and fireplaces, alongside a heated pool and complimentary breakfast. The inn emphasizes peaceful Berkshire hospitality with large common areas stocked with books and games, plus an evening wine and cheese gathering. Guests consistently praise the soft linens, spacious bathrooms, and attentive innkeeper Pam. The property spans substantial grounds backing onto wooded areas, creating a serene retreat minutes from Tanglewood and the Mass Pike.

What Guests Are Saying

“This is a quiet, comfortable and cozy B&B located about 1/4 mile outside of downtown Lee. While the owner/innkeepers were not very visible (there were only 3 couples at the Inn this weekend) Pam was a friendly, helpful and efficient presence from breakfast through the evening wine and cheese gathering. The common areas of the Inn are large and comfortable with lots of interesting books and Knick-knacks to look at. We stayed in Room 8 - an absolutely beautiful room with a large four poster bed (with INCREDIBLY soft sheets) and an enormous bathroom, featuring a sizable two-person jacuzzi under a beautiful set of windows. We often stay at Select Registry Inns and this one was among the finest we’ve enjoyed. The wine and cheese gathering at 5pm is a great way to begin the evening and/or wind down from an active adventure in the Berkshires. A thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable stay in an elegant but comfortable Inn (and I’ve found it harder than you’d think to find both elegant AND comfortable in the same Inn). We will return.” — Brad J., 5 stars

“We were looking for a place to stay while in the Berkshires and went to the trusty B&B Registry and the Applegate Inn was one of the B&B’s recommended for this area. The Inn is quant and situated on a huge property that backs up to a wooded area. The grounds are well kept and easily walkable. Due to this being a last minute trip we were limited to a few available rooms. Our room was a little small but very clean and comfortable. They have a large living room that is stocked with board games and many books which you can read in the adjacent sun room. The breakfast was served in the formal dining room and was absolutely delicious - don’t miss it!!. The common areas are well kept including the heated swimming pool. The Inn keeper, Pam, was very helpful and friendly and had great restaurant reservations. Highly recommended” — DomfromNYC, 5 stars

“Warm, inviting, comfortable, spacious… The Applegate Inn was the highlight of our recent trip to the Northeast. Each room in the Inn is different, so when I phoned, Pam helped me select the room which was perfect for our needs. We were on the top floor and had a very gracious, quiet room complete with a king sized canopy bed and soaking tub. The bedding was wonderful, the room quiet, and we slept better than we had in days. In the evening, we enjoyed wine and cheese with other guests in the living room, and breakfast the next morning was fabulous. We enjoyed homemade scones, blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit and a variety of other options. Pam is a wonderful manager and is devoted to The Applegate Inn and her guests. Her love of the property is evident in everything she does.” — BridgesFrisbeeDog, 5 stars

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Gracious, elegant country B&B with a heated pool
• Beautiful rooms — some with four-poster beds and fireplaces
• Quiet setting just outside the village center with wooded grounds
• Free breakfast and evening wine and cheese gathering
• Reopened in 2024 with renewed care and attention

Cons:

• A small B&B rather than a full-service hotel or resort
• No in-room jetted tub is documented — confirm any whirlpool room at booking
• Books up around Tanglewood and foliage weekends

The Location

On West Park Street in Lee, about a quarter-mile outside downtown, minutes from Tanglewood and the Mass Pike. You can find more details or book your stay on TripAdvisor.