The Stanbrook Manor, a restored Victorian home built in the 1880's, is located in one of the United States oldest settled communities.

Dotted throughout the area are fine architectural examples of homes and businesses of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.

A tranquil country environment, minutes from bustling, high-energy Manhattan is what makes Karen Stanbrook's English Bed and Breakfast accommodations a unique experience.

The Manor is a leisurely fifteen minute walk or a five minute bus or car service to the St. George Ferry Terminal. The terminal offers island-wide bus service, a South Shore rail line, and free ferry service to Manhattan, seven days, 24 hours non stop. This is a great free service.

Here in the Stapelton Home Port section, you will find shopping, banking, and fine dining all within minutes of our door.

Karen Stanbrook is from Southampton, England. Following the example set by her father, who has owned an English bed and breakfast for over 20 years, it was inevitable that Ms. Stanbrook would open her own. She just has a passion for hospitality.

At both houses we have queen size bedrooms with fire place also we have single and 2 single bedrooms.

Attractions:

Statue of Liberty:

Ferry fare includes entry to Ellis and Liberty Island. Wheelchair access via elevator to observation deck only.

Lower Manhattan:

The lower tip of Manhattan, where the Hudson and East rivers meet, is an architectural and historical melting pot. The old colonial churches and early American monuments, dating from the time when New York City was America's capitol, stand in the shadows of modern skyscrapers of polished steel and glass.

Empire State Building:

A symbol of New York City all over the world, the Empire State Building stood as the tallest building in the world until 1977 when the World Trade Center took the title. None-the-less, the Empire State Building remains one of the most beloved and recognized buildings in the world. Designed in the Art Deco motif, the building was completed during the depression of 1929.

Central Park:

Central Park Manhattan Central Park provides New Yorkers with a much-needed escape from the concrete, noise and traffic that is part of everyday life. What is perhaps most interesting about this 843-acre haven is that none of it originally existed where it now stands. The park is entirely manufactured and required 10 million cartloads of stone and earth to fill the area. Over 500,000 trees and shrubs were planted here and provide shelter to a surprising variety of wildlife.

SoHo:

SoHo and TriBeCa SoHo and Tribeca - Manhattan South of Houston Streets, North of Chambers Street, West of Lafayette Street to the Hudson River Nearly demolished in the 1960's, SoHo (south of Houston) was saved when it was recognized that the rare cast-iron architecture was a valuable asset to the city. Formerly an industrial district, after the revival SoHo became the home of artists who move into the loft spaces.

Greenwich Village:

This area was once criss-crossed with streams and dotted with small farms. As a result, the area would not conform to the city's grid pattern. Its pattern of streets has been likened to a mousetrap and visitors often get lost. The name The Village comes from a time when the area, then a small village, was used as an escape from the yellow fever epidemic of 1822.

Other Attractions:

• Macy's
• Pier 16
• Chinatown
• Little Italy
• Wall Street
• Ellis Island
• Trump Tower
• Penn Station
• Fifth Avenue
• Times Square
• Herald Square
• Jacob K Javits
• Apollo Theater
• United Nations
• Studio Museum
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Strawberry Fields
• Belvedere Castle
• Chrysler Building
• Rockefeller Center
• World Trade Center
• Washington Square
• South Street Seaport
• Metro Museum of Art
• Radio City Music Hall
• Guggenheim Museum
• Grand Central Station
• Museum of Modern Art
• Madison Square Garden
• Museum of Natural History

Directions:

From NJ Turnpike:

Stanbrook Manor: Vanderbilt House

• Take Exit 13 (Goethals Bridge) ($4 Toll).
• Go straight onto I-278 (Staten Island Expwy).
• Take this all the way down to the Lily Pond Rd.
• Exit. This is the last exit before the Verrazano Bridge.
• Go to the light and make a Left. Follow this road down to Bay St. and make a left
• Take this down to Vanderbilt Ave. and make a left.
• Go down to 126 Vanderbilt Ave
• It is on the left side of the street. It is a white and green gothic Tudor house with a white picket fence.

Stanbrook Manor: Van Duzer House:

• Take Exit 13 (Goethals Bridge) ($4 Toll).
• Go straight onto I-278(Staten Island Expwy).
• Take this all the way down to the Lily Pond Rd. Exit.
• This is the last exit before the Verrazano Bridge.
• Go to the light and make a Left. Follow this road down to Bay St. and make a left.
• Take this down to Water St. (right after Canal St. There is a Subway on the right and a Baris Pizza on the left).
• Go to the light and make a right on Wright St.
• Go up to and through the light at Van Duzer St. to the first driveway on the right. There is a parking lot, where you can park for free.

From Manhattan:

Stanbrook Manor: Vanderbilt House:

• Go over either of the three bridges (Williamsburg, Manhattan, Brooklyn)Take 278W (Brookly-Queens Expwy) to the very end, which turns into the Verrazano Bridge. Pay toll ($7) and take Hylan Blvd.
• Exit (Second exit after toll).
• Make a right on Hylan Blvd. and take it to Bay St.
• Make a Left on Bay St. Take this down to Vanderbilt Ave. and make a left.
• Go down to 126 Vanderbilt Ave. It is on the left side of the street. It is a white and green gothic Tudor house with a white picket fence.

Stanbrook Manor: Van Duzer House:

• Go over either of the three bridges (Williamsburg, Manhattan, Brooklyn).
• Take 278W (Brookly-Queens Expwy) to the very end, which turns into the Verrazano Bridge. Pay toll ($7) and take Hylan Blvd.
• Exit (Second exit after toll).
• Make a right on Hylan Blvd. and take it to Bay St. Make a Left on Bay St.
• Take this down to Water St. (right after Canal St. There is a Subway on the right and a Baris Pizza on the left). Go to the light and make a right on Wright St.
• Go up to and through the light at Van Duzer St. to the first driveway on the right. There is a parking lot, where you can park for free.