STYLE
ROOMS & SUITES: 300
RESTAURANTS & BARS: 3
SWIMMING POOL: 1
STARS: 4
Fairytale forest villas are set in 1,000 acres of private wilderness at Lake Kora, an inimitable upstate escape buried deep in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. The century-old Great Camp has seen its fair share of summer excess – railroad tycoon Alfred Vanderbilt is one of its esteemed former owners – and the hedonistic spirit of the Gilded Age lives on. Days here are filled with pleasure-pursuits in vintage boats on the lake, leisurely sports in the grounds, and hiking or biking through the virgin woodland. Cocktails in the casino are followed by family-style feasts in the storied dining hall, then roasted marshmallows around the lakeside log fire, or a round of tenpin on the Playhouse’s antique bowling alley. So round up your nearest and dearest for a camp you won’t forget.
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The Concierge Tips
ROOMS
Fourteen, including three suites.
CHECK–OUT
11am, check-in 2pm, but flexible, subject to availability.
RATES
Double rooms from £16869.86 ($21,578), including tax at 8 per cent.
MORE DETAILS
Rates include à la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner, non-alcoholic beverages, most activities and equipment.
ALSO
The century-old bowling alley was equipped with the world’s first mechanical pin-resetting mechanism – get down in ‘the pit’ to find out how it works. New York’s monied came here for nature, but didn’t want to go without home comforts, so the estate got its very own electricity network – you can see the preserved machinery in the Old Powerhouse. The camp was constructed almost entirely from local spruce, cedar and pine wood, with ironwork hammered out by the on-site blacksmith.
FACILITIES
AT THE HOTEL
Watersports boathouse, spa, bowling alley, squash court, gym, softball field, roller hockey, tennis court, billiards room, library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV and DVD player, kitchen, minibar, tea- and coffee-making facilities.
OUR FAVORITE ROOMS
There’s nothing flat-pack about any of the lodges, but the Tree House is the most unique. You don’t have to be a clambering Boy Scout to stay there either – the name comes from the tree that gnarls its way up the bedroom wall, forming part of the bed itself and hosting a stuffed owl in its upper reaches.
RESTAURANT
There’s nothing flat-pack about any of the lodges, but the Tree House is the most unique. You don’t have to be a clambering Boy Scout to stay there either – the name comes from the tree that gnarls its way up the bedroom wall, forming part of the bed itself and hosting a stuffed owl in its upper reaches.
BAR
There’s nothing flat-pack about any of the lodges, but the Tree House is the most unique. You don’t have to be a clambering Boy Scout to stay there either – the name comes from the tree that gnarls its way up the bedroom wall, forming part of the bed itself and hosting a stuffed owl in its upper reaches.
Request to Book
Call us 24/7 on +44 20 8338 7753
