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Delmar

The village core of Bethlehem — walkable Four Corners with a bookstore, luncheonette, and one of the region's best independent grocers.

From
$119
Hotels
0
Known for
VILLAGE CENTER
Part of
Midtown & Pine Hills
Nearby
3
Four Corners intersection in downtown Delmar with local shops Four Corners intersection in downtown Delmar with local shops

Why people stay in Delmar

Delmar is the commercial and social center of Bethlehem, focused on the Four Corners intersection at Delaware and Kenwood. It's a real village core, with a bookstore (I Love Books), a longtime luncheonette, a chocolate shop, a farm market, a couple of restaurants, and a small green. Most of Bethlehem's civic life happens within a half-mile of this intersection.

For a visitor, Delmar is one of the most pleasant places to spend a Saturday morning in the whole Capital Region — but you’re really visiting the village, not staying in it. Hotel inventory is minimal. What Delmar offers a traveler is a genuine small-town breakfast, an actual independent bookstore worth an hour, and the Rail Trail trailhead. Skip Delmar as a base unless you specifically want a two-block walkable village — otherwise stay in nearby Albany neighborhoods and drive here for a meal.

Almost no traditional hotel inventory in Delmar itself. A handful of B&B rooms and a small guesthouse or two, $119-165. Short-term rentals in the residential streets around Four Corners run $110-160. Best rental blocks are Adams Street, Kenwood Avenue between Delaware and Elsmere, and the streets around the middle school. Avoid rentals more than a mile from Four Corners — you lose the walkable-village benefit that's the whole point of being here.

At a glance Cheapest room$119 Hotels tracked0 Guides3 Free cancellationMost rooms are free to cancel Hotels in Delmar

What to see

Places to visit I Love Books
Places to visit Farm stand at the Delmar market
Places to visit Breakfast at Four Corners Luncheonette
Places to visit Kids' storytime at the Bethlehem Public Library
Walks & outdoors Delmar Village Loop (2 km)
Eat & go out Farm stand at the Delmar market
Eat & go out Breakfast at Four Corners Luncheonette
Where to stay

Hotels in Delmar

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Getting around Delmar

Part of

CDTA bus 18 stops at Four Corners, 30 minutes from downtown Albany, $1.50. Not frequent — plan around the schedule if you’re bus-dependent. From the airport, drive 25 minutes. From Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak, Uber $22. Inside Delmar, walking works within the half-mile around Four Corners. Beyond that you need a car. Free street parking around the village core.

Questions about Delmar

Where can I find an independent bookstore in the Albany area?

I Love Books at 380 Delaware Ave in Delmar is the best in the region. Real fiction curation, active kids' programming, staff who read. Open Tuesday-Sunday. Also worth checking: Market Block Books in Troy for a different vibe.

Is Delmar's Farmers Market worth the trip?

Yes for a Saturday morning in summer — around 30 local vendors, prepared food you can eat on site, and the walk to the bookstore and luncheonette after. Not a huge market, but a genuinely local one. Free parking a block off Delaware.