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Where to Stay in Lake Placid
Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, the year of the U.S. hockey team's win over the Soviet Union, and the Olympic venues are still in use. Whiteface Mountain, the alpine ski venue, is about 20 minutes away in Wilmington, and the bobsled track, ski jumps and speed skating oval are open to visitors. The village has a walkable Main Street on Mirror Lake, a small lake ringed by the village, and the High Peaks are close by. Summer brings hikers and paddlers, winter brings skiers and Nordic athletes, and fall brings foliage visitors. Mirror Lake Inn, on Mirror Lake, has a spa, a private beach and a MICHELIN Key (2024). Lake Placid Lodge, on Lake Placid itself, has 1920s cabins in the Adirondack Arts and Crafts style, and Whiteface Lodge is an all-suite resort with pools, an ice rink and a movie theater.
Mirror Lake Inn
Featured StayLake Placid · Inn
A lakefront resort in Lake Placid with a private beach on Mirror Lake, a half-mile lake separate from Lake Placid itself. It has held AAA Four Diamond status for 40 consecutive years, belongs to Small Luxury Hotels of the World, and received a MICHELIN Key in 2024. Dining includes The Cottage and The View. Andrew and Denja Weibrecht own and run it. The 1932 and 1980 Olympic arenas are within walking distance.
AAA Four Diamond for 40 consecutive years. Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Michelin One Key 2024. Private beach on Mirror Lake. Family-owned by the Weibrechts.
Whiteface Lodge
Lake Placid · Resort
An all-suite resort in Lake Placid where every suite has a full kitchen and a cedar or mahogany balcony, with wood interiors modeled on the Adirondack Great Camps. The resort has the KANU Dining Room, a spa, an ice skating rink, a bowling alley, a movie theater and several pools. It received a MICHELIN Key in 2025. Lake Placid village and the Olympic venues are within walking distance.
Lake Placid Lodge
Lake Placid · Lodge
Thirty rooms and cabins on the shore of Lake Placid, including 17 lakeside cabins from the 1920s that survived the 2005 fire that destroyed the original main lodge. The rebuilt lodge and the cabins have twig furniture, bark siding and stone fireplaces in the Adirondack Arts and Crafts style. Kayaks, paddleboards and canoes are available at the waterfront. It is a Relais & Châteaux member and part of the Opal Collection.
Paradox Lodge
Lake Placid · B&B
A small B&B on Paradox Bay on Lake Placid, with 8 rooms in two buildings. Cedar Lodge rooms have king beds, jetted tubs, dual sinks and European showers; Paradox Lodge rooms have private baths and lake or mountain views. Kayaks and canoes are free to use. The owner cooks breakfast from scratch every morning. It is on Saranac Avenue, about a mile from the Lake Placid village center.
Why Stay in Lake Placid
- •Whiteface Mountain lists a 3,430-foot vertical drop, which it says is the largest in the East, about 20 minutes from the village.
- •Mirror Lake Inn has held AAA Four Diamond status for decades and received a MICHELIN Key in 2024.
- •Olympic heritage is real and present — the venues are active, the sports culture runs deep, and the Vermont/NH comparison doesn't apply here.
- •The village is walkable, and the path around Mirror Lake takes under an hour on foot.
What Makes This Area Interesting
- •Whiteface Mountain: about 12 miles northeast in Wilmington; 3,430-foot vertical. On the Mountain Collective pass from the 2025–26 season.
- •High Peaks trailheads: the Garden in Keene Valley (25 minutes) for Mount Marcy and the Great Range.
- •Olympic Village sports complex: bobsled rides, ski jump facility tours, and the Olympic speed skating oval; open year-round.
- •Saranac Lake: 10 miles west; a smaller, less touristy Adirondack town with its own restaurant and arts scene.
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