Lake Placid Lodge

If you have a few thousand dollars to spare, I'd definately recommend a week here, or at any Relais et Chateax property.

Exhibit A. When we arrived, we were offered champagne, juice, tea and a cruise around the lake before we'd even checked into the room.

That's Whiteface mountain in the background. The lake was gorgeous. It was in the eighties but nice and cool on the water. We checked out the estates and boathouses on the lake and picked out one for when we win the lottery.

Exhibit B. The cabin room.



The bed was gigantic, I had to do a pole vaulting move to get up on it. Too warm for the fireplace, although they had a fire for roasting marshmallows outside after dinner. And all the minibar items were comp, which is a nice change of pace from the 3.00 cans of sodas at regular hotels.

Exhibit C. The view from the room. Enough said.


Exhibit D. The bath. We were there less than 24 hours, and I spent about 3 hours in the tub. Huuuuuugggggeee!!!



It wasn't quite the experience it should have been without the main Lodge building. The kitchen (a temp set-up in a Semi) is too small to do a 7 course meal, so instead they have a small bistro set-up in one of the cabins. The plus is that we could eat on the deck right over the water. But I would have enjoyed a full gourmet dinner, and a chance to relax in the library or lounge. Dan didn't want a picture of the big gaping hole in the ground, but we noticed many boaters who slowed down to take a look at it.

They were busy gutting one of the buildings that technically survived the fire, but had extensive smoke and water damage. Hopefully, they can move on to the building phase soon and meet their target to fully reopen next June.