Troutbeck has a rich history of hospitality. The original owners, the Benton family, welcomed creative thinkers such as Mark Twain and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Later, publisher Joel Spingarn purchased the property and hosted literary heavyweights including Ernest Hemingway, as well as a series of conferences to advance the cause of civil rights in America. Ramps make it easy for wheelchair users to access all common areas, and there’s a suite with an adapted bathroom on the ground floor.