Spent a long Labor Day weekend at the Stillwater Hotel with my husband, our 3 children and Mom and…read moreDad. Rented the cottage, plenty of room for the 7 of us. Ate breakfast and dinner at the restaurant every night. The filet was great, scallops and shrimp scampi, and probably the best French onion soup I've ever eaten. The food is great, and people are even better. Marian and Joe treated us like family and our waitress, Pamme, was awesome. Wonderful, laid back experience in a beautiful setting! Beautiful hiking, kayaking (flat water and white water) and fishing in area. Oh... and the peanut butter pie.... mmm... we'll be back!

A destination restaurant bar with outdoor seating and lodging. Amazing views of the water and…read moresurrounded by Adirondack pine forest, stargazing, loon listening, hummingbird by the window feeders and engaging delightful hosts: Marion and joe Romano. And wait: the menu is sooooo well thought with specials and standards: duck, prime rib, steaks, fish, seafood cooked like they should be. We stayed in room seven which was a converted 1920 icehouse with knotty pine and Hot shower, heat or air and large queen maybe was a King bed. Yes you can get a Bloody Mary for breakfast. And it is a homemade one! We had a ball- moonlight walks, night caps, paddling, hiking and eating the best food ... Wish we had known about this place sooner. Lively waterfront with boats launching, giftshop where you may find the ultimate hat that looks like a moose or otter or Munster....truly worth the drive into the backwoods and do spend a night as it is too relaxing to turnaround and head back toward Lowville or Turin.

Great place. Low key and relaxing, but with access to the lake and use of canoes, kayaks, etc…read more Grills, table games, and ping pong available as well as free wi-fi. The proprietor, Jean, is SUPER friendly. He lent us a deck of cards, gave us helpful directions on which hikes to take and how to get there, and was noticeably friendly with other guests as well. Not a "fancy" place, but very cozy and comfortable, and great for people who want a low key getaway with options for relaxing near the cottages or hiking nearby. Check it out.

My husband and I have stayed at the Marina Motel many times over the past several years. It is a…read moregreat location in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains surrounded by many beautiful lakes including The famous Fulton Chain of Lakes. The motel is always beautifully maintained, the owners are very helpful and friendly, and they include a substantial continental breakfast. Although we have moved to CA, we have always stayed at The Marina Motel when we return for visits to the Adirondacks. Julie and Irwin Nathanson

I saw there's a bad review on Yelp of this place- that's ridiculous! Forget that one-- this place…read moreis 5 stars. My wife and I travel all over, often, and we loved the Marina Motel. Back in the 1980s I used to come to this motel with my parents. I loved it because they had some games in the basement breakfast room. I was so glad to see they still had the vintage bowling game there in 2024! Jamie Lynn, who runs the motel, was KIND and helpful. She CARES about her guests and her place. It's such a clean place, from the outside to the inside. Gabby and Robert make it look GREAT. Meanwhile, breakfast is good, the location is perfect for walking to town and back... If you're looking for a place to stay in the Adirondacks, don't hesitate to book this place!

We visited Black Bear Lodges for a weekend in April and we loved it so much we are going back for a…read moreweek in September. The lodges are even more beautiful than the pictures show. They are kept in immaculate condition and the owners are wonderful to work with. Had a great time and we can't wait to go back.

Just spent a wonderful week on beautiful 4th Lake at Black Bear Lodges. As we have a large family,…read morewe opted to book all available cabins & the lodge. This is a beautiful property with modern amenities and an abundance of on site or nearby activities for everyone. An absolutely perfect week!!!

Beautiful cabins. Nice quite setting, sandy beach with lots of chairs. Cabins are beautiful,…read morereally clean and well equipped. Great location. Owners are so friendly and very attentive to needs. Each cabin has a fire pit, grill and all bbq eqyipment. Canoe and kayaks available for use. Campfire wood right on premise.

Best prices in town, cute cottages, fantastic lake front, and the nicest owners you could ask for…read moreall at an almost unreasonably good price! Plenty of dock space so you can bring a boat and right in between Eagle bay, old forge, and inlet so there is no shortage of activities if you can even bring yourself to leave the camp.

My family has been spending summers at The Waldhiem for most of two decades. There is no cell phone…read moreservice, no television, no radio. It is an amazing and relaxing vacation, and one of the most beautiful places in the world. The family that runs the campis amazing, not only in their care for their patrons, but for their love of the institution.

My parents, grandparents and I began going to the Waldheim in the summer of 1957. My father was a…read morestressed-out executive at GE and the Waldheim was exactly what he was looking for: no telephones, no tv, no noise, very few motor boats. It was heaven for him. My mother loved the food in the dining room, especially the pies. My grandfather loved the three hearty meals per day and the walk through the woods to go to the dining hall. My grandmother loved to sit in an Adirondack chair and look at the lake. Every morning at sunrise, Duane --- a jack of all trades -- would come in and make a fire in our fireplace. I slept on a rollaway bed in the living room, and I was always awake when Duane came in. The morning fire warmed up the water heater that stood behind the fireplace and it took the chill off the room. My grandfather woke up early, and he'd come out of his bedroom and every morning he'd call Duane by the name Larry. My grandfather and I would get dressed and hit the trail early to reach the dining room precisely when it opened. We'd walk up to the porch and a waitress would ring a large bell to let the resort know they were open. We could smell wood burning in the fireplace, bacon frying, coffee brewing, bread baking and pancakes on the griddle. By the time we were finished with breakfast, my parents would arrive with my grandmother and we'd all enjoy the rising sunlight dappling off the lake. When I looked through contemporary photos of the Waldheim today, I swear nothing has changed. Green water glasses in the dining room, canoes from the boat house on the dock, hikes to nearby lakes for picnics, fishing and swimming off docks in front of the cottages, reading lamps in the windows....it's all still there, unchanged and charming. When we stayed in Longview, we chased a huge white catfish around North Bay but we didn't catch it for years. When we did, we took a Kodak black and white photo of it that I still have. We spent hours canoeing around, floating through massive populations of exotic water lilies with massive blooms that were forbidden by law to pick. As we canoed, we would look down and see fish swimming lazily below us. I remember dragon flies darting around us, dipping to the surface and leaving circles like rain drops. At night, we would play cards and read. No tv. Everyone drank, and in those days my father would take an ice pick and break off large chunks of ice from a bin on the front porch. He'd carry the chunks to the bathroom sink and chop it up into cube-sized pieces. The ice had been cut from the lake in the winter and stored between layers of sawdust in the ice house down the road. All of our senses came alive at the Waldheim and, 47 years later, the smells and sunlight and canoeing across a silent bay all come back to me as some of my best memories of childhood.

The one star is for the young lady that is the housekeeper and cook...she provided a nice breakfast…read morewhile the 4 of us were staying the 5 days. But obviously the owner of the Blue Mt Lake Inn could care less about anything else that occurs on his property. I'm not new to this area. I've been staying on this street for over 53 years, since I was a baby, I've stayed in almost every place here, and I understand the difference between "adirondack rustic" and "boardinghouse hovel" . This was the latter. The huge problem we had here was the July 4th "frat party" that began at midnight until 5 am, including the outside bonfire that we watched them douse with gasoline throughout the night. We watched in fear that this over 100 year old property would torch, with us in it. They all looked underage and they drank, fought with each other, and meandered throughout the house...there were no locks on any of the bedroom doors, or even the house itself. And through the night we phoned the police 3 times, though I never did hear them come. When I got up at 8:00 there they all were, sleeping it off throughout the house. We were beyond angry but not knowing these kids, we didn't want a confrontation. We called the owner at the number provided for us, which was answered by Hudson River Rafting Co, which the owner, Mr. Cunningham, apparently owns too. Talked to someone, explained everything, and of course the owner never called us back. I was fortunate that many of my family members were staying at Faxons cabins, and we spent most of our time there. You have been warned- don't do any business with the Cunninghams.

I stayed at the Inn in late Sept... so the little town was quiet . It was raining and I was…read moreconcerned about how to entertain myself. I arrived and fell in love with the Inn =the history, personality and charm of the place made me instantly smile ! My room was perfect ; my bed was so very comfortable- that i found it very hard to leave in the mornings. There were outlets even on the porch if i wanted wifi. Breakfast was delicious and there were lots of varieties of foods to eat . Being across the street from a beautiful lake was very nice -since i would go to the lake between rainfalls. The huge porch was so inviting and comfortable to spend a rainy day on . I have never been to a more relaxing , healing place ! I've saved the BEST for last =Meredith , the Innkeeper and her neighbors have got to be some of the nicest people I have ever met !!. Meredith thinks of everything to make your stay perfect ! I felt right at home and pampered immediately ! I hated leaving the Inn and cant wait to go back !! P.S. = If you like dogs = you will LOVE Mango= the Inns resident mascot !