Preferred hotel for Watkins Glen
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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.
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Originally Posted by hinchcliffe
Seneca Lodge is cool, but you'd have to hike to a pond to swim.
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.
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Originally Posted by JoelG
The newest motel in the area is The Falls Motel in Montour Falls. It looks nice enough but I haven't stayed there myself.
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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!
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!
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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
Rate was $150 per night. Decent restaurant & bar too...
Edit: I just checked and you can now get a rate of $129...
Norm
Last edited by ngoldrich; 07-06-2005 at 04:38 PM.
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Just spent 4 night at the Hilton Garden in Elmira
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.
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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
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
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Originally Posted by 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!
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!
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