Aurora Inn

Surrounding Area

Set on the shores of Cayuga Lake amidst a tiny heritage village in the heart of the Finger Lakes, the Aurora Inn has a pedigree dating back to 1833. The village of Aurora, just north of Ithaca and west of Syracuse, is home to Wells College and the MacKenzie-Childs furniture factory and restaurant. The surrounding region offers a wealth of natural beauty, history and other diversions.

Accommodations

Now impeccably renovated with understated elegance, the Inn has 10 exquisite guest rooms, with comfortable furnishings, designer fabrics, private marble bathrooms, up-to-the-minute creature comforts and options such as fireplaces, balconies with rocking chairs and swings, whirlpools and more.

Rooms/Suites

Lake- and village-view rooms offer queen-size beds, large windows, sitting areas, balconies. Some with fireplaces. King suite offers lovely lake views, a king-size bed, a separate sitting room and in-room kitchenette with wet bar, and a deep-soak whirlpool tub with skylights overhead. With a vaulted ceiling and exposed beams, the Double Suite has two double beds, with half-moon window to north, otherwise like King Suite. All rooms have elegant, private marble bathrooms, individual temperature controls, telephones, flat-panel TVs with DVD/VCR player, radio/CD player, and high-speed internet access.

Amenities

Lakeside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner- 7days/week. Bar open 12-9 pm every day. Banquet room is the perfect setting for weddings, special celebrations, business meetings; accommodates 90 indoors for dinner, with ability to extend the space outdoors. Lawn weddings up to 200.

Restrictions

No pets, smoking.

Rates & Availability

$200-$300/night; call for availability.

Directions

Route 90; east side of Cauyga Lake. From NYS Thruway West, take exit 41. From NYS East, take exit 40 (Weedsport).