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Lake Placid · Hotel shortlist

High end hotels in the university district, Lake Placid

Gerald Whitfield

Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

Updated 1 September 2026 · 5 Lake Placid hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Lake Placid, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9123077 down to 4.363158.

Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June! is the one I would book myself.

Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June!

Highest rated of the five

Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June!

★★★★★4.9123077 from 130 reviews

Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June! comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9123077 from 130 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under old town and around $348 a night on the dates we checked.

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All five, ranked

  1. Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June!1

    Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June!

    ★★★★★4.9123077 from 130 reviews

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    • The Little Retreat, Solo, Couples & Small Families2

      The Little Retreat, Solo, Couples & Small Families

      ★★★★★4.8197727 from 88 reviews

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      • Pet Friendly Historic Section of Sebring Townhouse3

        Pet Friendly Historic Section of Sebring Townhouse

        ★★★★★4.8 from 60 reviews

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        • Residence Inn by Marriott Sebring4

          Residence Inn by Marriott Sebring

          ★★★★★4.5 from 496 reviews

          • Pool
          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Bar
          • Parking

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        • Clean And Comfortable5

          Clean And Comfortable

          ★★★★★4.363158 from 114 reviews

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          How this list was put together

          5 Lake Placid hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

          Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

          The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

          What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

          Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

          Gerald Whitfield

          Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

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