My favorite place on earth. Visiting feels like a warm hug - which is exactly what you get from the staff when they welcome you "home". I saw a review of the food on this site and I was horrified. Called it "mediocre, cooked from frozen" and said that they had problems with allergies in spite of telling them ahead. NOT ACCURATE. Our food has always been fresh and beyond delicious. I am allergic to all grains and they have been incredibly helpful at making substitutions. One night they had cheesecake on the menu. I was excited because it is one of the few desserts Incan eat. I just don't eat the crust. When it came, my husband's was the usual cheesecake but mine was special. The crust was made with almond flour, made especially for me! And of course the property is stunning. There are not enough words to describe it adequately. read more

Elk Lake Lodge - Hotels Near Me - North Hudson, New York

The chef should be rated as 5 stars. Tending to our special dietary needs and using fresh ingredients. You could photograph the dishes as served at our table. The Creme Brulee topped with a sweet strawberry & mint leaf was delicious. Three great tastes in one dessert. Tasting the mint remained me of my fishing the Brook Trout streams as a young fisherman. read more

We hosted a family reunion of 20 guests at Elk Lake Lodge and had an absolutely wonderful time! I booked from North Carolina sight-unseen, as our family had historically camped/cabined nearby at Paradox Lake. Everything about the trip was amazing - from all the help with advance planning, to the day of, to the meals, to the experiences, to the bag lunch for the road the day we left, to the memories. I'm not sure why anyone would leave anything other than a 5 star review. It was absolutely worth every penny and more. Elk Lake Lodge is truly an *all inclusive* vacation. Just show up with your clothes, swimsuit and ambition and they'll provide the rest. read more

With so few reviews here I thought it would be helpful for a recent update - while many of the problems listed by others previously remain, the prices are now stratospherically high. And as mentioned, the website is not clear as to what you are really getting and this is just not a good value. This August, my family of 4 paid $1900/NIGHT for a 3 bedroom 2 bath cabin, staying for 2 nights. At this rate I expected impeccable luxury and first rate dining. This is not that. Reviews called this the "jewel" of the Adirondacks. But they could only possibly mean the views from certain places. The cabin was sparsely and uncomfortably furnished, some screens had holes or windows didn't close, letting in the notorious Adirondacks bugs. It looked and felt like an old summer camp cabin or park cabin which would have been reasonable for $300-500 a night. I did not go inside other cabins but assume they are the same. We had a view of the driveway and a sliver of a mountain from one upstairs window. I thought all the cabins were lakefront allowing one to walk out to the dock or beach; none are. Some other cabins did have a view of the lake from their porch...I wish ours had been priced accordingly or it had been clear on the website. The beach is a tiny spot that no more than two families can fit in, next to roadway and the lodge. It holds the kayaks, canoes and rowboats - the only recreating provided - so is busy and if you dont get there early, they are gone. There are no grounds as the lodge and cabins are ust along a gravel road, so no other spots for games or sitting or other spots for views of the lake. The dining room is plastic tablecloths and paper napkins. While portions are ample, the food was mediocre, like food cooked from frozen. I had expected local fresh food like trout or venison, but instead our first night was overcooked salmon, dry corn on the cob, baked potato. Next night similar quality. Minimal choice and it was a problem for my spouse with allergies even though they had asked about allergies before arriving. Alcohol extra. Lunches are sandwich and chips. The staff was all super nice and welcoming, and what you are really paying for is the access to their privately maintained trail system and kayaking on the private lake. And I assume upkeep of such. For a particular kind of traveler, the $$$ rate and the facilities may be worth that. For us, we thought we were getting a luxurious relaxing vacation spot. PS There is a "dinner bell" - an actual bell they ring that can be heard from the cabins - at 7 am each day for breakfast. And there are no blackout shades or any kind of drapes on the windows, so you are up before that anyway (a garbage truck also picked up recycling cans at 6:45 am one morning). We felt like we were at summer camp, and being fleeced. I wish I had known as this was just not a value for us at the price paid. read more

The Elk Lake Lodge is a wonderful property down a five mile dirt road. Tucked on a lake shore deep in the Adirondacks, it has been around for a very, very long time and continues to offer nightly room and board. Meals are included in the nightly, per person, room price and are exceptionally delicious. Three meals are included in each stay: a dinner on arrival night, breakfast in the morning and a trail lunch. There is no internet in the satellite cabins and I hope it always stays that way. There is no cell service on the property, either. There is WiFi available in the Main Lodge but please, get outside and breath in the air! I can't wait to go back. This place is convenient to five high peaks (of the 46er list) and has plenty of boats for use by guests on the beautiful Elk Lake. Check it out! read more

One of my favorite places on earth. If you like fishing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing and are just an all around lover of nature, you need to visit. The cabins are cozy and always stocked with firewood and the views are amazing. The food they serve is also not bad either! Trust me, you won't be disappointed after visiting this piece of pristine wilderness. read more

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All pre-arrival communications were quite friendly and helpful. They were all just as nice when we arrived and during our stay. We started a 5-night stay with 3 nights in Windfall, which was very private and quiet. We had to negotiate a nightly rate because they require a minimum of 3 occupants here. At $175/person (weekday rate) that would have been $525/night for the two of us. We got them to agree to $400 which we greatly appreciated. Although the views and privacy were great this unit is badly in need of renovation and new furniture. Several window screens were not properly attached, inviting bugs and vermin to enter if you opened those windows (one large mouse actually leaped onto the screen when we turned on the light, ruining my wife's sleep). The screen door to the deck would not properly close and one of the sliding door screens had a large hole. At dawn I distinctly heard bats scrabbling above the bathroom ceiling as they returned to roost. A discoloration of a bathroom ceiling panel made me wonder if the droppings are collecting there. Big Darling was a huge improvement - newly renovated with intact screens plus ceiling fans, luxurious showers and another gorgeous view from the deck. But that's what I expected based on the website. Still, $250/night/person is a pretty steep price. Breakfasts were quite tasty and substantial and the lunches prepared based on the selections made the previous night were also quite good. Where they dropped the ball consistently was at dinner, when you'd think the opposite would be true. Veggies, other sides and dessert were downright plain - no better than a decent diner. Salad and soup were served nightly except Saturday, of all nights, when we were told that salad was not served because of the sloppiness of the main course (ribs) and soup was withheld because it was too warm outside. What!? We'd selected to have the salmon instead of ribs but our sides were those suited for ribs including terrible corn-on-the-cob (we were not the only ones complaining about it) and bagged cole slaw - my portion of which had a disgusting strip of plastic in it. The manager was not at all upset when we reported this - simply thanked us for telling him. We overheard several fellow diners being told that their wine selections ($10/glass) were unavailable and they offer no soft drinks at all. Their water tastes like it spends far too much time in a pipe before entering your glass. You can bring your own soda, wine and beer, so you really should do so. In 6 days I saw not a single fish break the lake's surface and neither saw nor heard an eagle, osprey or other raptor. There were at least 2 pairs of loons on the lake, one with a juvenile offspring. Flies and mosquitoes were still biting humans in mid-September. Hiking trails were inviting and exclusive. The beach was clean and the watercraft plentiful, prepped and ready to go at dawn. There's a large deck for lounging and swimming. The water is typically cold for mountain lakes, but clean and refreshing. If you're willing to spend as much as is needed for lovely views and food that is just good, then by all means go for it. Just don't expect the place to entirely live up to how it is described on the website. read more

Grew up going here and our family tries to come at least once a year. Beautiful, peaceful- majestic mountains never change. Lunch and dinner in the lodge and a trail lunch. So you do whatever you want -hike,row out to an island, swim or sun, rocking chair on porch just looking at the lake... read more