Lake George is the “Queen of American Lakes” in New York’s Adirondacks, with steamboat cruises, islands, beaches, Fort William Henry and a busy summer village. Motels and resorts are plentiful, and prices drop sharply outside July and August.
Finding cheap rooms in Lake George is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Lake George you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
The lively south end with motels, the beach, the fort and boat cruises.
A quieter lakeside village with resorts and cottages.
Lakefront motels and cottages north of the village.
Chain hotels a short drive south, usually cheaper.
A historic island resort on Lake George, dating from the 1880s and rebuilt in 1930.
Check rates at The SagamoreZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
July and August are peak season; June and September bring pleasant weather and lower prices, and many places close in winter.
In June, September and the off-season, outside summer weekends.
Queensbury and Glens Falls usually have lower chain-hotel rates.
Yes — Saratoga Springs is roughly half an hour south.