The ECOC has fifty rooms available for guests during Chautauqua Institution’s 9-week season. The ECOC is comprised of three connected buildings: the Bird-Werner at 23 Roberts Ave, the Shaw at 25 Roberts, and the Westervelt at 28 South Terrace.

Location, location, location! – The ECOC’s buildings are located next to the Amphitheater (Amp, for short) where the morning religious (ecumenical) services, morning lectures, and evening performances take place. So, we are steps away from much of the program activity. The ECOC is one block from Bestor Plaza (the village green), which is bordered by the public library, post office, and most of the shops and restaurants on the grounds. Bestor Plaza is also where one can catch the Chautauqua Institution’s bus and tram services. The ECOC is three blocks from Chautauqua Lake and the Sports Club.

Community – All our houses are shared living spaces with multiple guest rooms on each floor. Guests share all the porches and meet one another as they prepare and eat their meals in the community kitchens. Each kitchen has a host or hostess who is there to answer your questions and be a resource during your stay. There are many opportunities to build friendships with the other guests. Each week, we’ll have a Saturday social at 5pm on our second-floor porch, our Monday Midday Talk, our Tuesday afternoon social, plus more!

Affordability – Our buildings bring you back to the earlier days of Chautauqua. We offer old-fashioned, modest-sized bedrooms, each with a sink, ceiling fan, room fan*, and vintage charm. Each floor has one or two shared bathrooms. (A handful of bedrooms have half or full bathrooms, but these go first to those whose health require them.) We ask our guests to bring their own sheets and towels and to clean their room before they go. Our guests’ participation in this way helps the ECOC continue to offer the largest number of affordable rooms at Chautauqua.

*Our buildings are not air conditioned.