Lake George, New York
Showing posts with label Lake George. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lake George. Show all posts
Monday, July 22, 2013
Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
Fireworks from Lake George
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Minne Ha Ha and a Lost Lens Cap
Back in August when I went to Lake George I did one of the popular lake cruises, a lunch cruise on the Lac du Saint Sacrement with the Lake George Steamboat Company. There are several cruise offerings in Lake George, just cruises, lunch cruises, and dinner cruises. My friend and I choose the lunch cruise, not our best choice.
The experience started with trying to book our cruise. We had a coupon and we wanted to book separately, but only had 1 coupon. We did ask if this would be a problem before and were told it was fine. Umm, 10 minutes later we left the counter and decided we should board early because there was no way this reservation was made right.
We had been told to arrive an hour early, which we did. Our reservation was screwed up, but I think she made our party bigger so it didn't end up being an issue. Once seated we were allowed to approach the buffet, we had a waitress who brought us drinks, dessert and cleared our table. To start the chicken soup didn't look good. The buffet food was ok. There was a lot of bread and sliced meats. Then there was a hot pasta, sliced beef and salad. None of it was bad, but none of it was terribly good either. Though I did see lots of people doing the buffet thing - filling their plates and going back for more.
We were done eating around the time we set sail so we spent most of the trip on a top deck watching the beautiful coastline of the lake. And this was what made the trip worth it, I got to dream about being rich enough to own one of those houses! Ok, if I was that rich I would buy my house somewhere else, but I could rent one of those or stay at a really nice hotel for an occasional trip up there!
But we also saw the Minne Ha Ha, another boat with the Lake George Steamboat Company, that doesn't serve lunch. We should have done that cruise and had lunch in town, we had some great meals in Lake George, but not on the Lac du Saint Sacrement. But the cruise was fun and relaxing.
I'll throw in a funny story, it's only funny because it has a happy ending. I was taking the lens cap off my camera while standing at the edge of the boat and promptly dropped it. Instead of landing in the lake it landed on the edge of the boat. It was saved! Now I just had to find someone to get it for me. I did work it out with a member of the staff to get it when we got back to Lake George, but luckily the boat pulled in so that my lens cap was right next to the dock. I love a happy ending!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center
In August I finally used my winnings from the New York Travel Show - a 2 night stay at the Fort William Henry Hotel, Grand Hotel. Overall the stay was fine, but there were definitely some bumps in the road.
I made my reservation about 2 weeks ahead of time and confirmed my reservation the day before heading up to Lake George. The room was supposed to be a lake view room with 2 beds. However, when I arrived I was put into a room with 1 bed. The most annoying part of this was that I found out when I walked into the room, the desk clerk never told me about the change. The problem is that I was traveling with a friend who I was not confortable sharing a bed with. I did call and inquire about this and was told that there were no rooms with 2 beds available in the Grand Hotel, only in the lower end sections. My friend and I opted to stay in the room and each of us slept on the couch 1 night and the bed the other night. I'm not sure what happened with this, no explanation was given, nor was there any effort made to apologize for the error. Since I didn't pay for the room I didn't push the issue.
The other bump that happened was that when I went to check out I was asked if I wanted to put the room charge of $650 on my credit card. That lead to a 5 minute search for my gift certificate. Not a big deal, but just another example of the lackluster customer service at the hotel.
As for everything else, the hotel was quite nice. Our room was a little dark for my taste, but was nicely decorated. The bathroom was large and clean. The view was picturesque of the lake. The pool was nice, but I missed that there was no hot tub at the outdoor pool.
The restaurant, the White Lion, was nice. I had breakfast their and the food was good and reasonably priced. I didn't find the wait staff to be the best, but they weren't bad either. I mention that because I have seen many complaints about them.
The housekeeping staff also did a good job. When we called for additional sheets and blankets they came quickly. The room was clean and well stocked. They also never interrupted us as sometimes happens when housekeeping wants to clean rooms.
The common areas were ok, nicely decorated and clean. But I swear the one elevator smelled a little like pee the first day we were there.
The hotel website says they have internet, but the internet was only available in the sitting area on the first floor, I'm not sure if they charged for it.
Overall, the hotel was nice, the Grand Hotel is supposed to be the nicest in Lake George. It certainly looked like it from the outside. But I hope their are hotels with better service. If I returned to Lake George The Fort William Henry would not be my first choice. I think that's sad. I thought one of the reasons hotels offered such promotions was to bring in new customers, but their customer service didn't match the quality and price of the hotel.
I made my reservation about 2 weeks ahead of time and confirmed my reservation the day before heading up to Lake George. The room was supposed to be a lake view room with 2 beds. However, when I arrived I was put into a room with 1 bed. The most annoying part of this was that I found out when I walked into the room, the desk clerk never told me about the change. The problem is that I was traveling with a friend who I was not confortable sharing a bed with. I did call and inquire about this and was told that there were no rooms with 2 beds available in the Grand Hotel, only in the lower end sections. My friend and I opted to stay in the room and each of us slept on the couch 1 night and the bed the other night. I'm not sure what happened with this, no explanation was given, nor was there any effort made to apologize for the error. Since I didn't pay for the room I didn't push the issue.The other bump that happened was that when I went to check out I was asked if I wanted to put the room charge of $650 on my credit card. That lead to a 5 minute search for my gift certificate. Not a big deal, but just another example of the lackluster customer service at the hotel.
As for everything else, the hotel was quite nice. Our room was a little dark for my taste, but was nicely decorated. The bathroom was large and clean. The view was picturesque of the lake. The pool was nice, but I missed that there was no hot tub at the outdoor pool.The restaurant, the White Lion, was nice. I had breakfast their and the food was good and reasonably priced. I didn't find the wait staff to be the best, but they weren't bad either. I mention that because I have seen many complaints about them.
The housekeeping staff also did a good job. When we called for additional sheets and blankets they came quickly. The room was clean and well stocked. They also never interrupted us as sometimes happens when housekeeping wants to clean rooms. The common areas were ok, nicely decorated and clean. But I swear the one elevator smelled a little like pee the first day we were there.
The hotel website says they have internet, but the internet was only available in the sitting area on the first floor, I'm not sure if they charged for it.
Overall, the hotel was nice, the Grand Hotel is supposed to be the nicest in Lake George. It certainly looked like it from the outside. But I hope their are hotels with better service. If I returned to Lake George The Fort William Henry would not be my first choice. I think that's sad. I thought one of the reasons hotels offered such promotions was to bring in new customers, but their customer service didn't match the quality and price of the hotel.
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