We had an absolutely terrific time at the LP Lodge ... it was a perfect place for our mini honeymoon. The decor is amazing -- the most beautiful I've ever seen in a hotel -- but what impressed us the most (and almost everything impressed us!) was the amazing service and friendliness of the staff. Everyone was very well trained and really did their best to make us feel welcome. Quite simply one the best hotels I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. A true gem!

I stayed in the original property before the fire, and just had the chance to stay here again in the re-built Lodge. They did a wonderful job re-creating the charm and coziness of the original Lodge, and it really is quite lovely with lovely views. The food is excellent, but the service is not quite there. While the staff is certainly friendly, they are a bit ditzy -- it took several attempts to confirm a car service correctly. That said, overall a wonderful place to stay to get away from it all.

My husband and I stayed at the Lake Placid Lodge this past weekend and could not have asked for a more perfect hotel experience. We participated in the Food & Wine Weekend, which was fun and delicious as promised.

The main lodge itself, new since the fire, has a wonderful Arts & Crafts feel that will certainly gain a lovely patina with age. There are many cozy nooks and crannies in which to sit and read by a fire, not that we needed one given the unseasonably warm weather.

We stayed in a Lakefront cabin (Eagles Eyre), which was a few feet off the water and as peaceful and private as you can imagine. The cabin was both sumptuous and cozy, the furnishings absolutely to our liking, and we appreciated all the little extra touches like the snacks every day and the firewood stacked and made up for us. Everyone (staff and guests) seems to have a favorite cabin, and we look forward to trying out the other cabins over the next several visits.

While the lake, main lodge and cabins are beautiful, what made this hotel stay memorable for us was definitely the staff, their attention to detail and the way they anticipated and fulfilled every need we had. Thank you especially to John Graham, the GM, who has an uncanny ability to make you feel like a truly honored guest with his warmth and personal attention. Thank you also the the exemplary front desk staff (Bethany and Ryan and Stephanie!), the kitchen, bar and FOH staff (Chef Nathan, Michael, Lori, Amy!) and so many others whose names I did not catch. All of these wonderful people made us feel like family, and we were so sad to leave them.

Before leaving, we did something unprecedented for us, which was book our reservations for next year. We are getting excited about our next visit already!

This is an excellent place to stay and without doubt the best place to stay in the Lake Placid area (more on this later). For our 20th anniversary, my wife and I stayed here for 3 days. We were in a cabin just feet from the edge of Lake Placid, with nothing to obstruct our view and just wilderness to look out on. Waking up to the rising sun over the over the mountains (but in a nice comfey room) is our style of being in the great outdoors.
The cabin was in classical Adirondack style with a fireplace and the expected comfortable bed. Rustic but very refined.
The food at Maggie's pub and at Artesians was very well done, full of taste, with excellent service and came with a great view of the lake.
I loved the main lodge as it was full of old paintings from the Hudson River style of painting and other artwork. It was like staying in a museum while not being in a museum.
Service was excellent- everyone was very friendly and went out of their way to help us or just simply to chat. Obviously a lot of effort has been put in by management in this area.
The best for last: To my surprise I have discovered that when people go or stay in a hotel in Lake Placid, it really means they are in the TOWN of Lake Placid but which overlooks commercialized Mirror Lake. It's a nice lake with a 2.7 mile well marked walk around it and with lots of people walking, shopping, eating. The shore around Lake Placid itself is mostly owned by very wealthy people or is State owned land. This means that this incredible, minimally developed lake, so rustic for the most part, can only be accessed if you own property there. The only exception for tourists that was obvious is the marina area where you can take a ride around the lake and see the islands in it. By stayng at the Lake Placid Lodge we could really enjoy the lake to it's fullest, evey day. Yes, it is very expensive (we went in the off season) but what a different experience then if we had stayed at one of the other hotels that are "in Lake Placid".