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Reviews of Spruce Lodge Bed & Breakfast & Guest Cottage

2 out of 5
Spruce Lodge Bed & Breakfast & Guest Cottage
6034 Sentinel Road, Lake Placid, NY

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 158 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 82 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 376 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just a lovely stay with pleasant host, enjoyed my stay in Lake PLacid!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Barbara, Amsterdam, NY

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean, economical, and proprietor was friendly and enjoyable to talk with.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

MC, Hamilton

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros Very nice staff Charming with character Internet Cons Noise from the road Blue bedsheets Toilet on a partially elevated floor step with no leg support
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness
Pleasant Couple Get-a-Way in Older Home
Pleasant, older home with smaller room and bath adjacent to room. Room was clean and WiFi worked well. In town for Empire Games so did not spend much time in our room. Breakfast was continental plus homemade bread. Very adequate for the price paid.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property and home was great. It is located on a busy main street, so there was a lot of traffic noise in the front room that we stayed in. Room itself was great and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Ken

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Janer on Nov 16, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Janer on Nov 16, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Khan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s was nice wooden house as nice hotel. It’s definitely good experience. Breakfast was just bread and butter....haha
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Janer on Oct 28, 2019
Bread and Butter that is awesome - thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Brisbane

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in The Apartment which has its own separate entrance at the back of the Main House. Our carpark allocation was just a few strides to our apartment entrance. There are a few steps to the entry. Tbe Apartment was as advertised and filled our expectations. It is not modern, but old as part of the original home, but that was character to us, and was very clean and everything working just fine. The Apartment gave us the space and privacy we wanted. Great water pressure and enjoyed good hot showers. Breakfast was plenty satisfactory with homemade bagels, bread, butter, cream cheese, jams, fresh fruit, juice, hot drinks etc. You could sit around a communal breakfast table with other guests, but we chose the comfort and solitude of eating in the communal lounge. In warmer weather the option would be to eat outside on the porch. The owner Carol was friendly and chatted with us about her life there in Lake Placid and its history. Also gave us couple of good recommendations of what to visit in the area. The House is old so expect some creaks from other guests' movements and bring earplugs as we did if that bothers you. The location was excellent - about 15 min walk to main centre, and just 5 minutes walk opposite direction was a good corner store where we bought ready-made meals. I would recommend The Apartment for clean good value accommodation in Lake Placid.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Janer on Oct 28, 2019
Thank you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Janer on Oct 28, 2019
Thank you

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The room has hot water heating and it was quite warm which made it difficult for sleeping. we had no control over the heat. The breakfast was cold cereal and toast, and the coffee was watery with no flavour at all. On the whole the experience was disappointing and we will not be back.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Janer on Nov 16, 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We have never had a bad experience staying here Carol is a wonderful host .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Janer on Oct 10, 2019
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is close to the shopping/eating areas and also to many scenic areas
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Janer on Sep 30, 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very clean and the hosts awesome. love the cats too
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Janer on Sep 30, 2019
Thank you

4/10 Poor

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Hikers stay away!
Hikers: stay away unless you only want an uncomfortable bed and no breakfast. I spoke to a woman (who I assume is the owner) and told her that we would be leaving at 6 AM and asked if she would leave some breakfast items out for us. Nothing on the breakfast menu is prepared by the staff, so I didn't think this would be a problem. She adamantly refused to do anything before 8AM, so if you want to leave early and enjoy the beautiful Lake Placid, ADK area, plan on having to eat breakfast somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Janer on Sep 30, 2019
Funny, we have not had a complaint about the bed in your room. But we will definitely check it out. Sounds like we were a bad choice for you. It appears that you would have been better if you had stayed at the Adirondack Loj. You would have been closer to the trail heads, You could have had a private queen room for $160 or a bunk room with 5 other guests for $70 for the night. Their breakfast is 7-8am and because you were closer to the trail heads, you could have made their breakfast, plus they do trail lunches and you could have taken advantage of those. The Adirondack Loj would have definitely been a better choice for you. Hope your hiking went well that day and your stressful night sleep didn't interfere.

10/10 Excellent

Wallace

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was wonderful. Very adequate. Nice people Would certainly return
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Janer on Sep 30, 2019
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Janer on Sep 30, 2019
Sorry wish we could have been better in your opinion

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Loved the cozy feeling our room had and the private porch! Little warm temp wise but overall recommended
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Janer on Aug 18, 2019
Thank you and thanks for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed here before and are always impressed with how clean and convenient it is. It is not fancy and rooms are small but perfect for a quick visit. Walked into town which was great too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Janer on Sep 30, 2019
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Regular, NC

Liked: Cleanliness
Spruce Lodge consists of an old house and several newer buildings. The old house where I stayed was clean but quite run down - windows didn't stay open, one wall was apparently just a board (frighteningly unsoundproof), outside stairs were very steep. But kitchen was well equipped and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Janer on Aug 2, 2019
I find it very hard to respond in my defense to reviews like this, especially since we had a great talk while she was having breakfast and not once did she say anything about aspects of my building that concerned her.

8/10 Good

Assol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 23, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Price is good for this location. Room facing main street, a bit noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 20, 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 9, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Todd, Camillus, Ny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a nice and quiet bed & breakfast right near downtown
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 7, 2019
Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Did not stay the night. No AC in room, no dark curtains. My boys would have been up at 4am. There are also cats on the premises, sign on the door says not to let them out. I am highly allergic to cats. Nice room otherwise
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 2, 2019
it always surprises us when our guests are unaware of our cats because we push that fact due to the fact that cat allergies are very prevalent in the world. There has been atleast one cat here for over 40 years.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a beautiful quaint quiet little place, just what we were looking for. The staff was not the most friendliest, pretty much ignoring you at times when going down to breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 2, 2019
We apologize if you felt we were unfriendly. I guess i should apologize, cause Breakfast is on me.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely located, clean, well-priced, and friendly people. We'll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jul 2, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Sonesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy place with 2 cats
This place is a beautiful cozy place in town with friendly staff. I liked everything about it, there's 2 cats that roam around the house. Be sure not to let them out. Also, note that you can't use the kitchen at night, so make sure you put whatever you need in the refrigerator before hand and keep snacks in your room if you plan to munch a bit.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jun 25, 2019
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jun 24, 2019
Thank you for your rating and for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a fun place to stay right in Lake Placid! The room was clean, quiet, and relaxing. The location is so convenient to get to anywhere in town or the trails outside of town. The staff was super helpful with any questions or services. They even helped me print a document for business that I had forgotten to print before I left.This was my second stay here and I will definitely be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from janer on Jun 24, 2019
We appreciate your kind comments and thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and relaxing place and very nice breakfast..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jun 24, 2019
Thank you for the good review and for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a pleasant stay and a good breakfast. We appreciated the quick checkin and effort of the owner
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jun 24, 2019
Thank you for your kind words and for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Janer on Jun 11, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A Pleasant Stay Near Lake Placid
We stayed in the "apartment," a flat in a building that probably was built before 1970. It was up a flight of outside stairs and had a small kitchen, a tiny bathroom, a bedroom with a double bed and a sitting area with a futon. We enjoyed a full kitchen, limited outlets, and acceptable wifi. We slept fine. The breakfast was homemade bread with jams and instant oatmeal. I would have preferred oatmeal cooked from whole oats. Chatting with guests and the hosts at breakfast was a lot of fun.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Janer on Jun 11, 2019
Thank you. The building was built in the 1870's and the bed size is actually a queen.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a decent place to stay for the cost. The owners should think about replacing mattresses. In my room queen mattress was sloaping toward center. In my daughter's room it was soft. The was only a shower in her room that she wasn't told about. Luckily my 3 yr old grandson was able to take a bath in my room. As others have said, coffee was extremely weak. There should have been sugar free options for those on restricted diets. Packaged oatmeal was only maple sugar, and cereal options all had added sugars. I would still stay there again but now I know better..
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Janer on May 24, 2019
WOW, I can not come up with an answer to this. But I will be calling my furniture company to let them know that the mattress I just bought is apparently an inferior product.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Janer on May 6, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Jonathan L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
In LP for a meeting at the ADK Loj but didn’t want to stay there. We read the reviews, especially the negative ones. I’m allergic to cats but they were in the common areas only so I was ok. Other reviewers complained about the bed and room size. All rooms are different in an old house. Ours, room 6, had a comfortable queen bed in a spacious room. Yes, breakfast was not a large buffet but was fine for us. Fortunately, the upstairs people didn’t move around much—floor creaks loudly when they did move. Overall, a nice place to stay and we would do so again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Janer on May 6, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

April

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
so comfy and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. Room very spacious. Not the most new room but honestly was refreshing change from chain hotels that are all the same, the place has some character. I would absolutely stay here again. The price compared to room received is a bargain.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Janer on Jan 15, 2019
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed staying at a historic home. In the common area, the owner has kept a lot of original antique pieces and added in pictures of her family from previous generations to the current younger generation with her grandkids. My daughter really enjoyed being able to go out and pet the cats in the common area since she couldn't put her own while we were on vacation. The breakfast was filling and really hit the spot every morning. It was also nice that we had our own separate entrance to our rooms. We didn't hear any noise from any other guests and enjoyed quiet sleeptime and our rooms were clean and homey feeling.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Janer on Jan 1, 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We were happy with everything. Our room was clean and comfortable, and the hostess was very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Janer on Dec 18, 2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Alexandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, my second and not my last trip.
Gréât little bed and breakfast. Affordable and clean. The owners have cats on site, which I enjoyed, but if you’re allergic it may not be the place for you. The breakfast was ok, but I’d recommend bringing your own nut butter as it’s mainly toast and cereal and won’t hold up if your heading outdoors. The location is great, close to everything and a 20 minute walking distance from most amenities. They heat the place quite well, a little too much for my personal preferences but I’d rather be too hot than cold so that’s not a negative comment.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Janer on Dec 18, 2018
Thank you Peanut butter is available upon request. We do not put it out due to allergies

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Janer on Nov 27, 2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff, great prices, comfortable room. Bed was a little small. I’m 5-9 and feet where touching the end frame
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Janer on Nov 27, 2018
oh, man, I hate it when that happens. thanks for being a good sport about it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Janer on Nov 29, 2018
Thank y ou

10/10 Excellent

Brent, Ontario, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really cute and comfy lodge, and for the price a fabulous room. Thanks!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Janer on Nov 27, 2018
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this home!
Absolutely loved this vintage home! Owner informative & pleasant. Such a quiet, comfortable stay! Wish we would have booked another night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Jane on Nov 27, 2018
thank you. My grandparents definitely wanted people to be comfortable in their home

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, friendly, comfortable. Terry at night not to friendly about the cats. The road is very close but the cats shouldn't be there when they can easily get out.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Janer on Nov 29, 2018
we all panic at night when the cats start to get restless, we are very afraid that they will get out but we also realize if they want out, they will find a way out and we just need to deal with it.