Lakeside Stays at The Lodge at Schroon Lake Hotel with Fire Pits, Kayaks & $25 Dining Credit

Family Getaway We had a nice few days away as a family! Lots of things to do, and we could walk a lot. The pool heater was broken, which made swimming on rainy days unbearable due to the freezing water. We went to the beach on Thursday afternoon, but it ended up being closed for a private photoshoot on the nicest day of our stay. They did not inform us at check-in; instead, it was an email sent the night before.

Beautiful property for an overnight stay! Lovely property, wish we could have stayed longer to enjoy all it has to offer! Stayed in the main lodge. Loved the king size bed. Room was sparcely decorated and some of the furniture and art could have been placed differently so as not to have empty corners. Smallish bathroom but completely functional.

ADK Gem on Schroon Lake We had a fantastic, spontaneous 3 night stay at The Lodge at Schroon Lake. Be sure to dine outside at The Brown Swan. Book a boat ride with Captain Stan; reserve tour at front desk. Various lodging options. Many fun activities for all ages. Love the fire pits. Friendly and hospitable service from all staff. Will definitely return!!

Disappointed Stay This was our first stay at The Lodge at Schroon Lake. We selected the lodge based upon the overall rating and pictures online. We stayed at the main lodge and our room was standard and clean. The grounds are well kept and there are 3 fire pits on the property to relax with in the evening. The lodge provides smore kits for free to be used at either of the two wood fire pits and complimentary cookies were available daily. Maybe my expectations were too high, but we ended up being disappointed for several reasons. First, the heated pool was very cold, and few people ventured into it. The hot tub is for adults-only but it had numerous kids in it because the pool water was so cold and there is no staff to enforce the adults only rule. Keep in mind that the hot tube has a maximum occupancy of 6. Also, while the resort is on the lake, busy Rt9 separates the beach/boating area from the resort. Additionally, the scenic view of the lake is diminished by the traffic on Rt 9 and the power poles/lines that run along the road. We also noticed that the view for several expensive chalets appeared to be significantly obstructed by large trees on both sides of Rt 9. As for the resort priced food, the selection was limited and the taste mediocre. A buffet is offered for $18.00 or you can order ala carte from a very limited menu that will cost as much or more than the buffet. The resort is located in easy walking distance to the town of Schroon Lake. However, it appears that there isn't enough foot traffic to stay open 7 days a week. A number of stores/restaurants are closed on Monday and Tuesday and/or Wednesday. I would avoid going there for a few days at the beginning of the week.

Chalets are great, but not the Main Lodge rooms. My wife and I love the Schroon Lake area and have been coming here for more than 20 years. The B&B where we used to stay shut down in 2001 and, since we prefer to stay in a place with kitchen facilities, we were very excited when we first read that the old Word of Life (WOL) Inn had been sold, and that the property would be renovated into higher-end lodging. I first stayed at The Lodge shortly after it opened in the Summer of 2023 with my wife and daughter. We were able to get a Chalet and liked it very much. The Chalets were newly refurbished, and, despite some issues that I attributed to teething pains, we enjoyed our stay very much. I wasn't a fan of the foam rubber mattresses on the beds, but they were new and fairly supportive, so it wasn't too much of a problem. I've tried to make reservations at the Lodge several times since then but was never able to get a Chalet or Owls Nest cabin (similar to the Chalet, but on the far side of the property with no water view), so we ended up making other plans. I finally made a reservation here for a 5-night stay in August 2025 though, in a Main Lodge one-bedroom suite with a kitchenette and 2 double beds. The online reservation system is a bit clunky and just gives you an average room rate per night, so it's hard to see what you're actually paying for each night. Check-in was smooth, but I would note that they charge your card for the entire stay upon check-in. Every other place that I've stayed at, simply puts a hold on your card and charges you when you check out. Our room was nice enough, but the kitchenette consisted of just a mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker and sink. There were no plates, cups or utensils, so we had to buy some disposable ones at the local grocery store. The bedroom was quite large and could easily have fit 2 queen-size beds, so I don't understand why they cheaped -out and put in full-size beds instead. The foam rubber mattresses were also starting to break down a bit, and they were too soft for my taste. I woke up with a bit of a backache most days. The lighting in the room was dreadful as well. The worst problem though, was the inoperable windows and dated HVAC system. In each room there were old through-the-wall type HVAC units of the type seen in cheap motels. These were obviously left over from the WOL days and not replaced with better units. The HVAC units had high and low fan settings, but both settings were very powerful and quite noisy. Even worse though, was the temperature control. Similar to a window-type unit, the A/C would shut off when the room became cool enough and then blew in warm air from the outside. Then there would be a deep electrical hum when the A/C turned back on. This made it difficult to maintain a comfortable temperature in the room and even more difficult to sleep because of the noise. The thing that bothered me even more though, was that the old WOL windows had never been replaced and were sealed shut. It was cool outside most evenings, and we could have been perfectly comfortable if we could have just opened the windows. Housekeeping was generally okay, but we still had problems on 3 out of the 4 days that we were there. The first day was fine, but on day 2 we came back to our room at 6:30 PM only to discover that the room hadn't been serviced. Luckily there were still some housekeeping people on duty, and they made up the room quickly. On Day 3 we were in and out a few times during the day, and I had to ask on 3 different occasions before the room was finally serviced. Finally on our last full day there, I received a text from the front desk saying that "they were keeping things light" that day, but they could drop off clean towels if we wanted them. I replied that I wanted the room serviced normally and they did, but left half the number of towels. I should also mention that servicing the room consisted of just making the bed, taking the trash and leaving clean towels. They didn't vacuum or clean the floors or toilet, etc. Aside from the housekeeping problems though, everyone on the staff there was friendly and helpful. The Lodge has a main room called The Bevy which is beautiful and tastefully decorated. It has a bar open Wednesday - Sunday that also serves flatbread pizza and paninis at reasonable prices. There are also 2 somewhat more expensive restaurants that seem to get good reviews, but we didn't get a chance to try the food during our stay. The Lodge charges a $27/night "Resort Fee", which seems a bit pricy to me, as I wouldn't exactly classify this place as a resort. There's a small thin strip of beach down the hill and on the other side of the road. You can rent various watercraft there, but it's kind of expensive. The Schroon Lake Town Beach is much nicer (in fact some magazines have called it the nicest beach in the Adirondacks) and it's less than a mile away, so we went there most days. There is a very nice indoor swimming pool at the Lodge, and my daughter and I used it most afternoons. My only caution is that the decking around the pool is a smooth tile or brick surface (unchanged from the WOL days) that gets very slippery when wet. An unsupervised child could very easily fall while running and hit his/her head. There's also a jacuzzi that's a bit too warm for my taste and it foams up when the jets are turned on, so I didn't stay in it too long. There were also various other amenities (mini golf, movies, smores, etc.) that we didn't try. In short, I would happily stay at the Lodge again if I could get a Chalet or Owls Nest cabin. I wouldn't stay in the Main Lodge again though, due to the HVAC issues.