Want to stay at Woodstock’s Cherry Tree Inn on a future Groundhog Day? The wait is several years.

In her “Groundhog Day”-inspired outfit with top hat, Ann Stillwater chatted Sunday with guests at Woodstock’s Cherry Tree Inn, the bed-and-breakfast where Bill Murray’s character Phil Connors stayed in the movie and a stop on the walking tour of filming locations.

Stillwater was among the many revelers and fans of the film who came from out of state to take part in Woodstock’s Groundhog Days festivities. Some, like Stillwater, come back and volunteer to help out for the weekend, or just to say hello.

“We can all be redeemed,” Stillwater said of the message of the film, “even Phil Connors.”

But for “Groundhog Day” fans who actually want to stay at the iconic bed-and-breakfast, they’d better plan ahead: The queue for a chance to get lodging during the festivities is years long.

The wait list goes to the moon and back, Lori Miarecki, who owns the bed and breakfast alongside her husband George, said. Those staying this year had been on the wait list for five to eight years. Some people have been on the waiting list since the couple purchased the bed and breakfast in 2017.

The cost to stay at the Inn during non-groundhog times is $238 to $279 per night. Those who are lucky enough to land a room at the inn during Groundhog Days have a $150 up-charge per person, which covers tickets to a Groundhog Day breakfast and other swag, Miarecki said, adding the bed-and-breakfast does not price gouge for the holiday. There’s a minimum three night stay.

Online booking is also not an option, and people hoping to stay over have to contact the Cherry Tree Inn directly. There’s also a guest house about a block away, and Miarecki will tell guests that might be where they stay if they’re offered a room.

Sometimes, people cancel or leave early, which can help a lucky guest snag a space.

Joshua Ledoux took a nine-hour drive from Kentucky with family Saturday to stay at the inn Sunday night. He said he’d left a voicemail for Miarecki about a month ago about staying at the bed-and-breakfast. He told her he recognized it was late but was curious if there was a room.

Miarecki got back to him and it was his lucky day; she had a room available if he wanted it. It wasn’t just any room but one with a view that overlooks Madison Street and is the view from the bed-and-breakfast in the film.

It also happens to be the room “Ned Ryerson” stayed in when he returned to town; Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the insurance agent in the movie, stayed at the Cherry Tree Inn while in town this weekend but left Sunday.

Special guests often stay at the Cherry Tree Inn during Groundhog Days. Tom Skilling, last year’s special guest, joked that he slept so well he was taking his mattress from the inn with him.

Ledoux and his wife and daughter spent Saturday night in Huntley but also got to see Woodstock Sunday, including a viewing of the movie at the theater, which was known as the Alpine Theater in the film. The family bowled at the bowling alley, and afterwards, Ledoux said his daughter, Remi, asked him to drive on the train tracks like the characters did in the movie. He had to say no.

He was grateful to be able to witness the prognostication in person Sunday morning and said he was “very excited” about the early spring prediction.

He and his family also tried to see as many sights of the movie as they could while in Woodstock and “had a whole lot of fun” before heading home Monday.

Beyond overnight guests, the inn also gets lots of visitors during groundhog festivities. Inside the bed-and-breakfast Sunday afternoon, visitors were able to look at some of the rooms, get groundhog merch, check out a chest of movie memorabilia in the living room and watch the film.

It also happens to be the final stop on the walking tour that takes fans around all the places featured in the cult classic. Tours during the groundhog festivities are frequently led by Bob Hudgins, who was the locations manager for the film.

Hours after Willie predicted an early spring Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in Woodstock Square for a walking tour of sites in the film. Woodstock Square, which served as Gobblers Knob in the cult classic, experienced similar weather as the prognostication site did again and again and again in the movie.

The tour began at the bandstand, where Hudgins shared a bit about how Woodstock came to be the site of the film and other lore and then took questions from the audience.

Someone asked about a potential “Groundhog Day 2.”

Hudgins said no, but also referenced a movie directed by Orson Welles, who spent many of his formative years in Woodstock. Welles also has his own space on the Groundhog Day mural in downtown Woodstock that pays tribute to the film, but also other Woodstock arts.

A sequel, Hudgins said, would be “like doing Citizen Kane 2.”