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Hotels Near Chautauqua Lake Lake Cumberland State Park Lodging in Kentucky Places to Stay Around Seneca Lake, NY

by Meg Jernigan 
Formed by glaciation, New York’s Finger Lakes region is noted for its wine production, sparkling blue lakes and excellent fishing. Seneca, the largest of the lakes, stretches 38 miles from Geneva to Watkins Glen. Both cities have chain and mom and pop motels, but numerous properties around the lake provide more distinctive lodging.

Waterfront Bed-and-Breakfasts

Guests at Nautical Nights in Dundee, New York, have lake views from floor-to-ceiling windows in private rooms in the bed-and-breakfast or from the private beach bungalow. The property has a swimming beach, lakeside hot tub and a huge, cantilevered deck. Visitors who want to spend some time on the lake rather than beside it can rent a pontoon boat. Yale Manor Bed & Breakfast on Seneca Lake’s eastern shore was the home of James Macdonald, creator of “Seneca Juice.” Restored in the 1990s, the adult-only inn has a boathouse, dock and six guest rooms, most with gas fireplaces.

State Parks

Midway down Seneca Lake’s eastern shore, Sampson State Park served as a training facility during World War II. The park covers 2,000 acres and has boat docks, launches and a swimming beach along its more than 5 miles of lakefront. A large campground has more than 300 campsites, most with electricity and a view of the lake. Watkins Glen, at the southern tip of the lake, is perhaps better known for its racetrack, but Watkins Glen State Park protects a gorge with tumbling waterfalls and high cliff walls. The well-developed park has an Olympic-sized pool, food concessions and playgrounds. Visitors can spend the night in a rustic cabin or in the campground.

Upscale Lodging

Belhurst Castle, a towering mansion on the northwestern side of the lake, has roots in 19th century intrigue. The property’s first resident, on the lam after embezzling money from the Covent Garden Theater, died after refusing medical help. The estate has a fine dining restaurant, tavern and spa. Guests choose from a room in the castle, an inn with lake views or lodging in a manor house at the Belhurst Estate Winery. On Seneca Lake’s eastern shore, Seneca Springs Resort has 6 miles of hiking trails on a private, 130-acre nature preserve. Twenty wineries are within a short drive or bike ride of the resort, where rooms and suites are in a restored farmhouse and a lodge.

Inland Bed-and-Breakfasts

1897 Beekman House in Dundee is midway between Seneca Lake and its western neighbor, Keuka Lake. Housed in a Victorian “painted lady,” the bed-and-breakfast has four elegant, themed rooms with private baths. Room rates include a three-course, homemade breakfast. A large porch and friendly cats welcome guests to the more modest Ginger Cat Bed & Breakfast near Watkins Glen. The west-facing deck provides sunset views; gardens surround the home and deer meander through the property. The B&B has two guest rooms with a shared bathroom. All of the food served at the Ginger Cat is vegan, but guests have access to a microwave oven and toaster.





