Sara Placid Inn & Suites

Ease of access, price, location

The pictures looked better than the actual look. I thought there would be a view of the lake from the rooms.

We did not have breakfast at the Sara Placid. We were able to walk into the town of Saranac Lake where there were a number of wonderful coffee shop breakfast options. We stayed in a one bedroom suite that had its own kitchen complete with everything we needed to make our own meals. We ate out one night at the Hotel Saranac. We ate our lunches on the road. We made before we ventured out each day. We were there to ride our bikes on the newly completed rail trail which runs from Tupper Lake to Lake Placid. The Sara Placid is located at the halfway point.

Great location, close to the center of town with a view of the lake. Amenities were super; loved the well-stocked kitchen, comfortable bed and size of the room. Virtual communication was frequent and our one request was responded to quickly.

Very difficult to control water temperature in shower. It was either extremely hot or cool.

This was the cleanest motel room I have ever staryed in. The staff was very helpful. We had a kitchen in our suite. It had everything, including a smaller regular refrigerator, dishtowel, sponge, dishsoap, & pleanty of coffee pods. Once the traffic dies down at night (it's close to the road) it is pretty quiet.

The shower water was horrific. It took forever to get to a temperature you could stand under. I get my hair lathered up, then out of nowhere it went ice cold. It took several minutes to get it back to a decent temperature then - it went scalding hot. This went on the entire shower. It was terrible. They left two guests staying several nights 2 towels & 2 wash cloths. I found 2 extra towels on top of the room closet. The listing said the mattress was memory foam but it was not. It was the hardest mattress we've ever slept on. It caused my hips/shoulders and my husband's shoulders a lot of pain during & after sleep. The rug used in our room was pieced together squares that were not secured to the floor. I tripped on one (where a gap was) & twisted my ankle, fell on my knees & bruised them. As for the "Partial Water View" & the images of the pretty sitting areas in the yard - I'll just say it's all extremely misleading. We never saw anyone in the lobby. It was a self-service room. It didn't have what we needed. They do text you every morning asking if you have everything you need, which was very nice. When I did text them what I needed they responded within 10 minutes. I don't think we will return because it just wasn't comfortable, but I wish them the best.