Friends Lake Inn
963 Friends Lake Road, Chestertown, NY 12817 United States
Open 24/7
About
Friends Lake Inn is a luxury Adirondack hotel offering romantic lodging and two dining options; our fine dining restaurant and welcoming taproom featuring regional beers. Guests are treated to a full made-to-order breakfast each morning. Property amenities include access to Friends Lake and complimentary kayaks, a heated swimming pool, sauna, miles of hiking trails, and on-site cross country ski and snowshoe rentals. The perfect "all inclusive" getaway in the Adirondacks!
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Arielle F. on Wedding Wire
7 months ago
10/19/2022, 15:36 PM
If I could give them 10 stars I would. First of all, their packages are extremely comprehensive and affordable. I didn’t have to worry about finding any of my own vendors (and the vendors they work with are top-notch). Jullie, their wedding coordinator, was a dream to work with and made sure everything went smoothly and perfectly on the day! I truly would not have changed a thing. And the food is absolutely fantastic!!!
Arielle Fischer on The Knot
7 months ago
10/19/2022, 11:20 AM
If I could give them 10 stars I would. First of all, their packages are extremely comprehensive and affordable. I didn’t have to worry about finding any of my own vendors (and the vendors they work with are top-notch). Jullie, their wedding coordinator, was a dream to work with and made sure everything went smoothly and perfectly on the day! I truly would not have changed a thing. And the food is absolutely fantastic!!!
Janice Ganter on The Knot
7 months ago
10/19/2022, 02:40 AM
Everything about our wedding was beautiful and perfect. FLI payed attention to details ensuring our day was exactly how we had hoped it would be. They did everything. All we had to do was show up and enjoy…and we did! Thank you for making our day a dream!
Alexis R. on Wedding Wire
8 months ago
10/11/2022, 04:30 AM
We were treated like the top guests for our wedding. Anything and everything we wanted was accommodated. The location and rooms are beautiful. All of our guests want to stay there again for their own mini vacations. Would totally recommend this option for the bride and groom looking to spend quality time with the people who matter most to them.
Melissa on Booking.com
8 months ago
10/11/2022, 03:47 AM
Very Good
Did not like the noise from the road. The lake is beautiful but I thought it would be closer to the inn.
Breakfast was great.
Alissa Mustain on The Knot
8 months ago
10/07/2022, 13:54 PM
On October 1st of this year we got married at Friends Lake Inn. We have always loved the Adirondacks and wanted a small initimate wedding so we decided to follow through with Friends Lake Inn. We first visited in January 2022 where we stayed overnight and had an amazing dinner where all the accommodations, the staff, and the beauty of the inn won us over. Jullie worked closely with us all year to ensure everything went smoothly. She was very responsive anytime I had any questions. She coordinates the flowers, cake, officiant, photographer, menu, hair and make up, basically everything. It took the stress out of planning for all those things especially being from out of town. We had our ceremony outside by the willow tree which was so beautiful during this fall season and had our reception inside the inn and then afterwords ended the evening with music and a bonfire outside on the property. The food and the drinks are truly amazing, all of our guests raved about it. The wedding weekend was everything we imagined and more. We will definitely be returning for our anniversary next year!!
Mollie M. on Wedding Wire
8 months ago
10/07/2022, 05:59 AM
The team that helped pull off our wedding was exceptional! The food was amazing and raved about, the staff made sure we had everything we needed throughout the day, and it was beautifully decorated! The weather was rain in and out and yet somehow I hardly noticed! They were prepared for anything and that was superbly impressive! My husband and I were so thankful to be able to spend two nights at the Inn afterwards and that was just perfect! Everyone was so kind and breakfast was great too!!! Jullie, our overall coordinator, was the sweetest! She was so helpful and ran the show smooth!!!! All of our guests had an amazing time together and agreed, it was a beautiful choice for us to get married and unite at Friends Lake Inn and I would recommend it to any future Mr and Mrs!!!!
Tiffany Zifchock on The Knot
8 months ago
10/06/2022, 11:28 AM
I was beyond impressed with Friends Lake Inn. My fiancé and I decided to elope after my mother passed away unexpectedly last year. I really didn’t even want to go away because I had been so depressed over the passing of my mom but we settled on eloping to the Adirondacks (which is close to our home town). I looked at two places in Chestertown to elope and settled on Friends Lake Inn after contacting both places and not getting great customer service at the other place.
I spoke with Julie via email and began to plan our elopement. Julie was very responsive to all of my questions and made the process very simple and easy. As the wedding date approached I was contacted by the florist, bakery and photographer. I figured I would get to choose from a standard 3 or so wedding cake choices or floral arrangement choices. I couldn’t have been more wrong as the cake, floral arrangements and photography was very much customized to my fiancé and I.
The week of our elopement my MIL had surgery and was not able to watch our daughter (age 2) so we had to bring her to our elopement weekend. I sent Julie an email letting her know and upon our arrival Julie had a guest bed made up for our daughter in our room🥰. We were also able to get into our room earlier than expected and prepare for our ceremony. We had a very simple ceremony outdoors under a beautiful willow tree. The options for ceremony spots are plenty and Julie went out of her way to make us feel comfortable and pampered. Our officiant and photographer both arrived early and Julie helped with our fussy daughter while the ceremony took place. We had a blast taking photos with the photographer. That night we had a delicious dinner at the inn and our server was so sweet! We were able to meet and chat with a bunch of other couples (regulars) and had so much fun.
Everything at the inn went above and beyond my expectations.
The rooms were extremely clean and well taken care of (we had a nice soaking tub and steam shower in ours).
Every single staff member we encountered (from check-in to servers/bartenders to cleaners) was very friendly and attentive.
The grounds are beautiful with so many options for photographs as well as outdoor games, hiking trails, sauna and fire pits.
The food we had at dinner as well as breakfast the next day was delicious and the menu was well thought out.
I’m so happy we ended up choosing to get married at Friends Lake Inn and we look forward to going back to stay again (hopefully kid free this time 🤞)
Dave on Expedia
8 months ago
09/29/2022, 03:16 AM
Stay was off season, mid week. Quiet, Dove room was nice and cozy. Bed comfortable and warm. Breakfast offered in the am, staff friendly and helpful.
Yeah nice…
Business Response:
Dave great to see that you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for your compliments on the coziness of the room and our staff. Remember Gore is just 20 minutes from us for some great skiing this winter! Jeff