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Looking for a place I can bring the family to. Pool, etc. Not a 4 seasons - but a nice place. thanks in advance...

hinchcliffe

Glen Motor Inn is nice, not sue if the pool is open or not. Seneca Lodge is cool, but you'd have to hike to a pond to swim. I don't think any others have pools. A walk through the State park and some water falls would cool you off though.

JoelG

Last time I stayed at the seneca lodge (2 yrs ago) they had a working pool -- its at the top of the hill where people park trailers sometimes.

The State Park has a great big pool (with diving boards, not common around DC anymore) -- you can walk from the Seneca Lodge (about 5 mins) and I think if you walk in they dont charge you. Otherwise, I think there is some charge for day use. The time I took my kids to WG they spent the whole day at the pool at the State Park and had a great time.

As far as places to stay, every place I've ever stayed at WG has been, um, kinda rustic, but OK. The Glenora is supposed to be nice but its out of my budget. The newest motel in the area is The Falls Motel in Montour Falls. It looks nice enough but I haven't stayed there myself.

Larry Herman

Actually it's one of the oldest, but they have completely rebuilt it over the past few years. Very nice owners, nice clean rooms, but no pool.

Dbltime

I would vote to stay in Corning Probably 15 easy miles from the track. Radisson hotel, several nice resturants and a first class grocery store.

Bull

Phil has done a nice job renovating The Falls, and now has his new Pub opened on site (the old house). He has seating and TVs upstairs for viewing those track videos and swapping lies. No pool though.

The Glenora is very nice, about 8 miles north of town and twice as much as The Falls (at least). When they first opened, they had a first class restaurant. But, the chef left and the last time I was there it seemed like Larry, Mo and Curley were in the kitchen!

ngoldrich

Hilton Garden Inn in Elmira was one of the nicest Hiltons I have stayed in. Only about 18 mins from the track.

Rate was $150 per night. Decent restaurant & bar too...

Edit: I just checked and you can now get a rate of $129...

Norm

Mike K.

Pool, gym,Internet, business center. Food outlets ( Olive Garden, Red Lobster McD) nearby, Movie theatres in the mall across the street. As Norm said, a bit more but the wife and kids will be happy.

ngoldrich

Even an Outback right up the street.

BTW - Wolf Henzler and the Farnbacher team stayed there too for the PCA race...

Norm

TT Surgeon

The falls ain't no place for your family, there is a hilton/sherraton in elmira, 15min away. When I go with my buds, the falls is great but forget the pool.

sbelles

For the family I like Glenora.

Nordschleife

I have been well looked after at Geneva On The Lake. But they do have a preference for 'Old Money', so if that isn't your style, avoid.

R+C

944Ecology

After going to several dives in the Watkins Glen area, I find the Falls Motel to be a wonderful place. Clean rooms, working air conditioning, cable tv with speed channel, and no mold or mildew whatsoever. When you compare it to what else is available in the WGI area, there is no other choice.

That said, if you really want a pool for your kids, it's not the place for you. There is none...

For anyone else, it gets my best recommendation.

gb

TD in DC

I rented a house, which was nice, but a little difficult with three kids under 2 1/2. I had asked the landlord whether it was child friendly and she said yes. I later found out she had never had children so she meant well but really had no idea how much havoc twin one-year old boys can create.

I took my wife to dinner at Glenora, and she was pissed that I had not booked a reservation there. The only way I made it up to her is by taking her to Hershey Hotel and Spa for a few days on the way back. It worked, but it was $$$$$$$$$$$$$ Actually, it was almost half the amount of my new track car Talk about the hidden costs of our addiction

rdstemler

How much $$$ for Seneca and Glen Falls?