Crowne Plaza Lake Placid, An Ihg Hotel

“Great Long Weekend”

The bad: 1. This hotel sits up a massive hill. While one of its perks is it is walkable to downtown and it overlooks the lake, the walk back to the hotel is up a massive incline and if you have any issues walking up hill, this is a big obstacle to overcome. 2. The resort has a free private '… more

The bad: 1. This hotel sits up a massive hill. While one of its perks is it is walkable to downtown and it overlooks the lake, the walk back to the hotel is up a massive incline and if you have any issues walking up hill, this is a big obstacle to overcome. 2. The resort has a free private 'beach club' on Mirror lake. About a 15 minute walk or a 3-minute car ride. While it is nice they offer this for free, it is in need of massive upgrades. The beach chairs are from 1970 and the lounges have one setting. You cannot adjust the lounge chair ( it just stays in the fully laid down position - so you cannot lay on the chair and look at the lake) . They are the old plastic slotted chairs and many are broken and damaged. They do offer free beach towels and the kayaks and paddle boards are free to use. There are sand ants (apparently per other guests, they are always there) 3. The lake front balcony is very narrow. They supply a bench and that is it. But you cannot sit on the bench facing the lake because it is too narrow. The first floor rooms had 2 Adirondack chairs and much more space. View was still good just not as high up as floors 2, 3 and 4 The great 1. Restaurant and Bar: There is a restaurant on site for Lunch and Dinner. You could eat inside or outside. Meal prices were on the higher resort side but comparable to what you would expect. There is also an inside bar, but you could take your drinks outside. They had plenty of chairs and tables and even a very nice fire pit that they lit every night. The restaurant and bar stayed open late until at least 11pm. 2. Pool: Inside pool was large and had a hot tub. They say it was heated, but I would call it temperature controlled. Was probably around 78 degrees. 3. Breakfast: They had a breakfast buffet that was very good. Once of the best we have had. It is $17.00 and it includes your juices, tea and coffee. The had an omelet and egg station where someone made fresh omelet and eggs to order. Then also had all your normal breakfast foods. 4. The view: Flat out amazing. 5. Location: very nice. You could walk to Mirror Lake, downtown, the Olympic area and rink. Other than the walk back, it was a very good location. Quiet at night. No other hotels in the area. 6. Staff: Very friendly and informative 7. If you want to avoid the walk back up the hill, there is a parking lot at the bottom of the hill that you could park at for reasonable rates. I think we parked there for 4 hours and it was around $9.00. 8. Rooms: We had a 2 queen room on the lake. The room was updated, clean and spacious. Bathroom was nice and had everything you would expect. 9. Hotel is undergoing what appears to be an internal renovation to their rooms and some common areas. We had absolutely no issue with noise though. The areas that have been renovated were done very nice. It looks like they are only renting rooms that have been renovated, but I would ask to make sure. 10. Lounge area with Fireplace. They have a very nice lobby lounge area with a gas fireplace. Overall: This hotel was VERY NICE. Would stay again with no issues.

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“Our New Kid Free Lake Placid Hotel”

This is a jewel in the Mirror Lake area. The views of the lake and mountains are spectacular and the best of any hotel around the lake. The staff are amazing! They are so friendly and helpful, definitely the stars of the hotel. We were there for the 4th of July and this was our first time there, we… more

This is a jewel in the Mirror Lake area. The views of the lake and mountains are spectacular and the best of any hotel around the lake. The staff are amazing! They are so friendly and helpful, definitely the stars of the hotel. We were there for the 4th of July and this was our first time there, we usually stay at the Whiteface Lodge but the last 2 years we wanted to stay closer to town since we are empty nesters now. For us Whiteface Lodge is the place to beat and while The Grandview is not quite there yet but we believe with the planned improvements and upgrades it will be a worthy rival. Our room was in their newer wing with a beautiful view of the lake, mountains and down town. Perfect for the parade and fireworks with a comfortable king size bed and the best hotel pillows. It would have been nice to have a bigger refrigerator instead of the mini fridge though. The bathroom was perfect and decor was very Adirondack which is what we like. The rooms in the center section of the hotel were being remodelled while we were there with a lot of construction activity but it was not a distraction at all. The bar/restaurant was beautiful and has a wonderful view of the mountain s while dining. Our food was delicious but we did wish there were a few more options to choose from. We had planned on eating there a second nigh after the parade and before the fireworks but were told there was an hour and a half wait despite there being many open tables. We were told the kitchen was backed up so we went to town and picked up a pizza(not exactly how we wanted to spend dinner on the 4th of July). We will be back next year for the holiday celebration. I think we have found our new kid free Lake Placid hotel. P.S, The hotel's lake side beach is a great place to spend the day.

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“Beautiful setting on the hill.”

We loved this hotel, beautiful setting on top of hill. Dog friendly. Would love to return.