The Woods Inn

Rick Mccoy

We had dinner. The menu was good the food and our ser er maria were excellent, we will be back when in the area.

NY Ciné

I cannot wait to visit this lodge again! These people know hospitality, they know good food, they know how to provide a great experience so that their guests can enjoy their time in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The building creeks. It's lovely, its expansive history is just oozing throughout the atmosphere - you can sense this from the moment that you walk in because the building creeks. Upon entry you're instantly clear about the fact that you are on a property with a rich history - one that was probably built from the lumber of the trees right there on its lake. A property that has withstood all the tests of time. A property that is also very much haunted. Yes, I said it! The Woods Inn has disembodied energies! The property has a ghost (or two, or three) running around, as I PERSONALLY saw the shadow of something or someone in the upstairs hallway coming right at me like it knew my first and last name or something. And this was BEFORE Charlie confirmed that, yes, there are some unexplained things & beings hanging around the spot. If you are a hiker, the Rocky Mountain Trailhead isn't too far. So that's a plus. The Woods Inn, and Charlie & co., deserves all of the success that they have been blessed to experience, and given the opportunity this Winter, I would love to plan another visit. Fingers crossed!

Jen Pecka

Wedding couples beware. I inquired with the Woods Inn in March of this year for my elopement this summer. At first Nancy was responsive and quoted me a $500 event fee for a group of our size (20 adults and 10 kids "ish") and $85.00 per plate. I had no issues with this and asked about rooms for family members. She stated that another wedding was already planning to take place on that date but we could still have dinner there and she would let me know if they finalized or not since she had already blocked rooms for that event. If they didn't finalize their wedding, she would let me know and block rooms for mine. I promptly sent her a message back but didn't hear from her for a month. I messaged her again in April and she responded saying the other wedding never responded to her requests so we could have rooms (at this point our family had booked elsewhere) and that the fee was now $1250 for non-exclusive and $3000 for exclusive. I asked her kindly to elaborate what the difference was between the $500 she had originally quoted me and the $1250 or $3000. I can only assume she felt she had lost money since the original wedding party inquiring at the woods inn ghosted her and wanted to make that money up by almost tripling her original quote for me. Instead of offering an explanation, she ghosted me. Her last message was on April 27th. I followed up on May 4th and again on May 19th. When I heard nothing I sent a message on Facebook. I didn't want to make the awful assumption that she was acting this unprofessional maliciously and wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt but I had a sneaking suspicion she didn't want to explain the change in price. Someone responded on facebook and stated they would pass along my message. That was on May 27th. On June 14th I sent another FB message stating how disappointed I was in their lack of professional conduct. We really had our hearts set on the Woods Inn and I couldn't believe how mismanaged this place was. (Though after reading other reviews, I guess I can now.) Nancy finally responded today and said the event fee is $1300. (Ok, so not 1250?) She also said "To set some parameters, let me explain our policies regarding weddings. We require a minimum of 70 people, the pavilion to be rented and all 21 rooms in the inn to be rented out by your guests." Um, what? lol I mean, maybe when I initially inquired in MARCH saying we just wanted a nice place to have dinner and there was only 30 people at MOST, this would have been a good time to whip that policy out. In fact, this is what I said in direct quotes "We don't really plan to linger - just sit down for a meal together and maybe a cake." Not a reception. Dinner. The sad thing is, if she had just been straight with me from the get go or explained she had miscommunicated something on accident, we would have happily paid whatever fee. I also work as a wedding photographer and have shot a wedding there before (it may have been before Nancy owned it - not to date myself but it was a hot minute ago.) and would recommend the Woods Inn to clients looking for an adk venue or honeymoon spot. Not anymore. I know how stressful wedding planning is and your vendors need to be reliable. ESPECIALLY your wedding venue. I would highly recommend not risking your wedding day on this place.

Scott Hassan

We've been 2x during the snowmobile season. 2 VERY different experiences with the same bartender. 1 was excellent the other not really that great. Perhaps a bad day? We were unsure. Food was good both times. Pic of wings from the first visit, which we loved!