Lake Placid Lodge

Top choice in The Adirondacks


Overlooking Lake Placid and channeling the rustic glamor of classic Gilded Age Adirondack lodges, this luxury hotel offers 13 gorgeously decorated rooms and cabins. The cabins are 19th-century originals, but the main hotel is a remarkable reconstruction following a devastating 2008 fire.

A full range of outdoor activities is on offer to suit the season. Its restaurant, Artisans (6pm to 9:30pm; tasting menu with wine pairings $95), and pub, Maggie's (noon to 9:30pm), are open to nonguests.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

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1. Olympic Center

1.95 MILES

This is the location of the 1980 'Miracle on Ice,' when the upstart US hockey team trumped the unstoppable Soviets. In winter you can skate on the outside…

2. Lake Placid Olympic Museum

2 MILES

Relive the 'Miracle on Ice,' when the US hockey team triumphed over the unstoppable Soviets, at the 1980 Winter Olympics and other sporting moments at…

3. Wild Center

22.49 MILES

Dedicated to local ecosystems, this hands-on museum has everything from rare frogs to live river otters. Outdoors is a trail to the river and the Wild…