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    Where to Stay in Skaneateles

    Skaneateles sits at the northern tip of Skaneateles Lake, the easternmost of the larger Finger Lakes and the closest to Syracuse, known for its clear water. The village has a Main Street of restaurants, a wine bar and boutiques, and a dock where the mail boat still makes its summer run to the lake's cottages. Mirbeau Inn & Spa has 34 rooms, a spa with mineral pools and gardens modeled on Monet's Giverny, and Hobbit Hollow Farm, a Colonial Revival farmhouse across from the lake on West Lake Road, has 6 rooms overlooking its barn and stables.

    Hobbit Hollow Farm

    Hobbit Hollow Farm

    Skaneateles · B&B

    A turn-of-the-century Colonial Revival farmhouse at 3061 West Lake Road, across from Skaneateles Lake. The 6 guest rooms have gas fireplaces, whirlpool tubs and enclosed porches, and look out over meadows, vineyards and the farm's barn and stables. A full country breakfast is included, and the village of Skaneateles is a short drive north.

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    Mirbeau Inn & Spa

    Skaneateles · Resort

    A 34-room inn and spa at 851 West Genesee Street Road in Skaneateles, built in the style of a French country manor and modeled on Claude Monet's garden at Giverny, with water gardens and footbridges. The spa has mineral pools, steam rooms and a full treatment menu, and the Bistro serves French country food with seasonal ingredients. The village of Skaneateles, on the north shore of the lake, is a short drive.

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    Why Stay in Skaneateles

    • •Skaneateles Lake has clear water for swimming, sailing and kayaking from late June through September.
    • •The village walkability is rare for the Finger Lakes: restaurants, coffee, wine, and groceries all within a short walk of the lodging.
    • •Mirbeau Inn & Spa is a full-service spa resort, and Hobbit Hollow Farm is a quieter B&B with 6 rooms.

    What Makes This Area Interesting

    • •Skaneateles Lake: public beach at Clift Park in the village center; summer boat tours and the historic mail boat run mid-June through September.
    • •The Sherwood Inn: a restaurant and inn on Main Street overlooking the water.
    • •New Hope Mills: about 15 minutes south; a gristmill making buckwheat flour and pancake mix since 1823.

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    Frequently Asked

    July and August for lake swimming and the full resort season. The shoulder months of June and September are quieter and often cheaper, with the lake still swimmable in early September.

    Yes. The village is walkable, with good restaurants, and lodging ranges from Hobbit Hollow Farm's 6 rooms to Mirbeau Inn & Spa, which is set up for couples' spa weekends.

    About 30 minutes southwest of downtown Syracuse via Route 20, and about 35 minutes from Syracuse Hancock International Airport, which makes it an easy first or last stop on a longer Finger Lakes trip.
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