Saratoga Springs ยท Congress Park
Batcheller Mansion Inn
Judge George Batcheller's 1873 High Victorian mansion by Congress Park, condemned by the city in 1973 and restored as an adults-only inn.
- Built
- 1873Built 1873 for George Sherman Batcheller to the design of Nichols & Halcott of Albany (inn).
- Style
- High Victorian Eclectic (French Renaissance Revival, Italianate and Egyptian)
- Architect
- Nichols & Halcott
- Type
- Inn
- Area
- Congress Park
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Judge George Sherman Batcheller built the mansion in 1873 and named it Kaser-el-Nouzha (‘palace of pleasure’); President Grant, a guest at the house, appointed him judge and American representative on the Court of First Instance in Cairo, where he served for ten years. The family sold it in 1916, and it stood vacant and vandalized until the city condemned it in November 1973. It has since been restored as an inn.
The ghost story
Saratoga Living calls the 1873 mansion a haunted hotel, with guests reporting supernatural activity such as unexplained puffs of air and objects moving on their own.
Source: saratogaliving.com
Good to know
- No pets
- Adults only
- Address: 20 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.