The Best Hotels Near Inns of Aurora, by the Record
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A koi pond with an arched bridge over water lilies does a lot of heavy lifting for a hotel lobby, but Mirbeau leans into its French manor fantasy and the grounds more or less pull it off. The 34 rooms and four standalone cottages all come with fireplaces, and most guests seem to arrive with the 14,000-square-foot spa already on their itinerary. Forbes rates it Four Star. Skaneateles is quietly lovely, and Mirbeau knows it.
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A Marriott on the Ithaca Commons, close enough to Cornell that parents' weekend fills the lobby fast. Rooms run a pacific blue and white palette with waterfall showers, and the higher floors catch Ithaca's tree canopy at its best. The hotel's own Monks on the Commons handles in-room dining, and the weekly calendar keeps things lively with tastings, trivia, and board-game nights, which is either charming or a lot, depending on your Friday mood.
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A Finger Lakes resort on Canandaigua Lake where the traditional clapboard exterior opens into rooms done in pale wood and white linen, the kind of Scandinavian calm that makes you feel like you've already had a nap. There's a lakefront pool, a full spa, and the region's vineyards close enough to fill an afternoon. Winter draws skiers; summer draws everyone else. The Michelin Guide has it among its selected hotels.