877/523-2700 or 518/523-2700
www.lakeplacidlodge.com

19th-century Great Camp in the Adirondacks, 2 miles out of town on a hill overlooking the lake. Great for weekend getaways.
 

ROOMS 34 (including 17 newly redone cabins), all rustic-luxe with feather beds, wood-burning fireplaces, twig and birch-bark furniture made by local artisans.
SERVICE Staff-to-guest ratio of 1.5 to 1.
FOOD The restaurant serves excellent creative American dishes.
FACILITIES Tobogganing, snowshoeing, ice-skating in winter; canoeing, kayaking, biking, hiking in summer.
COST Doubles from $375. No guests under 14.