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The best hotels near the cathedral in Lake Placid

Gerald Whitfield

Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

Updated 1 September 2026 · 36 Lake Placid hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Lake Placid, out of the 36 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.9000006.

Pet Friendly Lake June Escape House is the one I would book myself.

Pet Friendly Lake June Escape House

Highest rated of the five

Pet Friendly Lake June Escape House

★★★★★5 from 218 reviews

Pet Friendly Lake June Escape House comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 218 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 the business district.

36 hotels in Lake Placid qualified for this list and five made it. Lake Huntley Oasis: Private Dock - 1/2 Acre - Kayak is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Pet Friendly Lake June Escape House1

    Pet Friendly Lake June Escape House

    ★★★★★5 from 218 reviews

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    • Lake Huntley Oasis: Private Dock - 1/2 Acre - Kayak2

      Lake Huntley Oasis: Private Dock - 1/2 Acre - Kayak

      ★★★★★4.9000006 from 279 reviews

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      • Waterfront Lake Placid Escape w/ Dock & Lanai3

        Waterfront Lake Placid Escape w/ Dock & Lanai

        ★★★★★4.984266 from 143 reviews

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        • Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June!4

          Beautiful completely remodeled home across the street from Lake June!

          ★★★★★4.9123077 from 130 reviews

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          • Waterfront Lake Placid Home with Private Dock!5

            Waterfront Lake Placid Home with Private Dock!

            ★★★★★4.9864864 from 74 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            36 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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