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Reviews of Sara Placid Inn & Suites

2.5 out of 5
Sara Placid Inn & Suites
445 Lake Flower Ave, Saranac Lake, NY

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 214 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 158 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 439 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 439 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Hilde

Travelled with family
Okay
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 10 Apr 2024
Thank you so much! We do hope you'll visit us again to see our constant updates!

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
14 needs flooring
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Shannon and the Sara-Placid Family on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you so much for the great review. We are actually in the process of doing what we call a "spec" room.. remodeling a room to figure out how to roll out all room remodel. The green carpet must go! We want to make sure the decisions we make are well thought out for the comfort of our guests.

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Always clean and an easy check in- check out process.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 10 Apr 2024
Thank you Katie! We'll see you again soon we hope!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 10 Apr 2024
Thank you for your great review! Please visit us again to see what upgrades we do next!

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 11 Mar 2024
Thank you so very much.

8/10 Good

Ellen, Chappaqua

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for getting to trails. Liked having coffee machine in room. Nice to have microwave and refrigerator (although freezer in bad need of defrosting). Appreciated having free Hulu (on large TV). Good lighting. Price reasonable for area. Frequent (online) communication from staff. Took “forever” to get hot water - and even then only warm.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 26 Feb 2024
Hi Ellen, Thank you so much for letting me know about the freezer and hot water, I have the fridge defrosting and out facilities dept taking a look at the water. I do appreciate people letting us know about things that sometimes we would never know about. I would welcome any additional feedback you have on how to make the rooms comfortable for our explorer guests as we start the slow process of updating them! Please visit us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Sindy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 26 Feb 2024
Thank you so much! You and your doggo are welcome to stay with us anytime!

8/10 Good

Brian K.

Travelled with partner
Excellent proximity to cross-country skiing on Lake Flower (across the street) and a rail trail (behind the property). Also within easy walking distance of restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 26 Feb 2024
Thank you so much Brian! We love our close proximity to nature! Please visit us again and see how our progress is in the upgrades and updates we have planned!

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 26 Feb 2024
Thank you so much! We do hope you will come stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 18 Feb 2024
Thank you Kelly! We look forward to your next stay with us!

6/10 Okay

B A

The room was hot and it was very difficult to control the thermostat. The parking was in a very muddy area and when we got out of the vehicle you had to stand in mud which led to getting mud all over our clothes.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 18 Feb 2024
Thank you for the feedback. I apologize for any inconvenience that the touchscreen thermostat gave you, I did check it to make sure it was working properly and it seemed to be, I do wish you would have reached out I would have been happy to check in on it during your stay. As for the mud, mother nature decided to warm us up during your stay resulting in all the unpaved parking area to showcase its muddy self, we are looking into having the remainder of that area paved for the future, just have to wait for spring thaw to be over. We do encourage guests to utilize that back paved parking area while we staff an stand in the mud. We do hope that won't discourage you from visiting us again.

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 10 Apr 2024
Thank you Timothy! Please visit us again soon!

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Reasonably up to date, thin-walled, road-side motel at twice the cost. We were in a pinch, they weren’t sold out, now I know why. Not a terrible spot but very overpriced.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Shannon - Sara Placid Inn on 8 Feb 2024
Hi Andrew, thank you for your thoughts. I see you stayed with us in opening weekend of winter carnival and you happened to grab the last room we had available, sold out at all our properties! We are slowly upgrading and making much needed changes so we love all feedback. As for the price, as all other accommodations in the area rates do fluctuate when special events happen but when you book through online travel sites hoteliers have very little say in the rate. Online sights can either undercut the rates of booking direct through hotels or raise them as they make money through commission. Hopefully you'll visit the area again!

10/10 Excellent

Spurgeon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family Run, Personal Touch
Clean, comfortable, family-run place that we love to return to!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 15 Feb 2024
Hi Spurgeon, thank you again! Looks like I am seeing you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

zach

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean quite, although dated the beds were new and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 15 Feb 2024
Thank you Zach! We are slowly making progress on the rooms, and I mean slow as 20+ year old wallpaper takes forever to get off the walls! We will keep plugging away. Hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Zack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 27 Jan 2024
Thank you so much! Please visit us again!

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Stay
It was a great few night stay in Saranac, centrally located and very close to Olympic Village. Jacuzzi suite was great and relaxing after being in the elements all day! Bed was comfy
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 27 Jan 2024
Thank you so much. We are always looking to improve and making changes and upgrades. Hopefully you'll return to see what we have done.

8/10 Good

Tara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 27 Jan 2024
Thank you! Your family is always welcome! Hopefully we will see you this summer again?

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 27 Jan 2024
Thank you so much! Please come visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 4 Jan 2024
Thank you so much Danielle! We do hope you will come and visit our area again!

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The caretaker/owner took personal care for our comfort. The room was well appointed and had reliable heating and hot water, and had great wifi and cable TV. Excellent location for shopping and dining and across the way from the main lake in town. Sure beats the overpriced lodging in Lake Placid!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Shannon and the Sara-Placid Family on 29 Dec 2023
Hi James! Thank you so much for your kind words! I hope you both had a wonderful time exploring Saranac Lake and of course "the other place". Please come visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 27 Jan 2024
Thank you so much for the great review! We look forward to your next stay!

8/10 Good

Kesia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from The Sara Placid Family on 29 Dec 2023
Thank you so much! We hope you visit us again and see the improvements we are making.

10/10 Excellent

Darlene

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sara-Placid Inn on 8 Dec 2023
Thank you Darlene! Please visit us again soon!

6/10 Okay

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness
Pros: clean, quiet, convenient location, large room, and the jacuzzi tub worked fantastic. Cons: shower drain plugged badly which resulted in several inches of standing water while showering, the room smelled like bleach, and the mattress was the worst I have ever slept on (mattress springs are noisy and sag). Fix the shower and buy new beds for these rooms and they'd be great. Until then I won't return.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Shannon- Sara Placid Inn on 28 Nov 2023
Thank you Adam for your review and letting us know about the shower drain. I do wish you had let us know while you were here as we would have had our facilities department go in while you were out and get that fixed for you. We were able to resolve the issue right after reading your review. We do use a professional cleaning product for cleaning the jacuzzi, hospital grade actually. I am sorry that you felt it was too strong of a clean smell, I have never had someone say anything about that but definitely feedback we take seriously and I'll look into the possibility maybe its too strong for the room.I also thank you for your feedback on the mattress. The overall consensus on that mattress by guests is that it is so comfortable people sleep very well, but that could be changing. When we receive feedback about mattresses we have our team go and try them out, as each one of us have different preferences. We try to find a common ground and change them out accordingly. Again, we do appreciate your stay and feedback. I am sorry that you feel that you won't return but we do hope you'll stay with us again and see the upgrades we have planned.

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Inn Family on 23 Nov 2023
Thank you so much James! We do hope you'll visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Mira

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was unusual but exactly what we needed for one couple and a cousin: two queen size beds and a third queen size bed separated by a partial wall. Also a decently-sized fridge and a microwave. Check-in and -out is electronic.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 22 Oct 2023
Hi Mira! I am so happy the room worked well for you and happy we were able to get you in before 3. Please do stay with us again when your travels have you coming through our little town.

6/10 Okay

Nadine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Yes the property may be outdated, but was a clean and convenient location to stay for a place to sleep. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 22 Oct 2023
Thank you so much. We have owned the property less than a year and have big plans on room renovations, starting soon with creating a communal space for guests where the office now sits, then onto the guest rooms themselves! We want the Sara-Placid to be the basecamp for all Adirondack Adventures! We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

HARRY, schenectady

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in/out, directions for everything was great
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 16 Oct 2023
Thank you so much Harry! Please visit us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 15 Oct 2023
Thank you so very much! Wish the weather was a bit nicer for you! Please come visit us again!

8/10 Good

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exactly what was needed for a good sleep Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 15 Oct 2023
I am so glad you were able to have a dry place to sleep and relax! Come visit us again!

4/10 Poor

Ned

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Economy single was a very basic room in need of renovation. Our room was 40 feet from a busy state highway... Lots of noise. Air conditioner did not cool the room even though it was set on 62. It was a warm stuffy night. On one hand this isn't the Hilton at Hilton prices... But even at the economy price, we've had better on our trip.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 13 Nov 2023
Dear Ned,As we discussed prior, we had purchased the property less than a year ago and are starting the room remodel process now starting with a test room. Also as explained the room you stayed in is typically the last room we will have someone stay in due to its proximity to the road, and since I can't move the building we are making the room more soundproof is a plan for that rooms remodel. I had taken a look at the air conditioning unit after you let me know that it did not seem to work and, while it was set at 62 it did need to be drained to be able to work more efficiently, I thank you for letting me know about that. As for pricing, hoteliers do not have a lot of say when it comes to what online sites charge, however as you stayed with us on a comp night the price did not affect you.

10/10 Excellent

BERI L

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, reasonable pricing, activity options, view.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 6 Oct 2023
Thank you so very much! We do hope you'll visit us again!

8/10 Good

Corinne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to busy road but view on the lake. Room was spacious, clean and renovated. Bathroom was clean but is very outdated. Outdated furniture mixed matched with new pieces. Ok for one night but should not be listed as a three stars hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Staff at Sara-Placid Inn on 2 Oct 2023
Thank you for the review and feedback. Having just recently purchased the property we have not had an opportunity yet to get into the rooms to remodel but plan on starting on our test room very soon. In the meantime we do want the guests to see that we take care in the cleanliness of the rooms and the amenities that we can offer at this time. As for the stars, listed as 2.5 based solely on the reviews we have received, maybe someday a 3 star! We hope you stay with us again!

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Staff at Sara-Placid Inn on 2 Oct 2023
Kennth, Thank you for your review and feedback. Having owned the property less than a year we are compiling a list of all feedback and hope to soon start remodeling a test room to gauge guest feedback. We do hope you'll stay with us again.

4/10 Poor

Richard

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No on premise attendant. Overall just average or below.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Shannon- Manager of Sara-Placid Inn on 28 Sept 2023
I am sorry that you were displeased with your stay. Unfortunately our area was hit hard during the pandemic and our available workforce dwindled so many smaller properties are opting for a less staff, more automated approach. We understand not everyone likes it. I am on property 5 days a week and available 24/7 via phone or email for any guests to reach out with questions or concerns. I see the date you stayed was a day I was not on property and for that I apologize. We would love any other feedback you have regarding the room as we are compiling a list of guest feedback as we are starting to renovate. If you would like to drop us a line at saraplacid4@gmail.com I would love to see your thoughts.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 28 Sept 2023
Patricia! Thank you so much! We would love to have you stay with us again and look forward to it!

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room , close to hospital , and quiet for sleep. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 15 Sept 2023
Wayne, I hope your wife's recovery is speedy! Please stay with us again, hopefully not due to a hospital trip next time!

6/10 Okay

STACEY

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our room was in fair condition. We spoke with the owner and got some background, we were in the oldest building and they were expecting to work on that set of rooms soon. They were very open to feedback and responsive. Very convenient location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 15 Sept 2023
Hi Stacey, thank you again for the feedback when we spoke. I have been compiling a list and slowly we will check items off one by one. We do hope you'll visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

SANTOS

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ok
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you so much! Please visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Staff at Sara-Placid Inn on 2 Nov 2023
Thank you so much! We look forward to having you stay with us again.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ill be back
Really appreciated the tidy room, the outfitting of the kitchenette. Just a nice clean quiet place to stay at a good price. Only issue since you asked, lack of eco-friendly, the single use bath soap bottles and the over packaged coffee stuff instead of a dispenser for shampoo and soap and single packages of creamer, sugar and plastic stirrer but thats it. Really good place to stay if you like things simple and inexpensive. Ill be back, thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you Robert for the feedback. We are currently looking at dispensaries for the showers as in 2025 small package bottles will become illegal in NYS. I am currently trying a lot of different brands so wee what kind we want to go with in the dispensers. The coffee kits, unfortunately I want to keep it hygienic so that packaging may have to stay but if you know of any other systems you have seen please let me know, I would like to be as eco-friendly as possible. We look forward to having you stay with us again!

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Clean, comfy, affordable, cool (it was hot out!!!). Would recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you so very much! I am glad you were able to cool off! You are right, it was sooo hot! That was our summer day! Please visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

Eloise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As always I enjoy my stay every Labor Day weekend. This year was no different, and next year will be no different.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 9 Sept 2023
You know you are always welcome! See you soon we hope, or next year!

10/10 Excellent

ANERI

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 28 Sept 2023
Aneri, Next time stay with us longer! Thanks again for the great review and we hope to see you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Interesting check in went into office and got a code to get into the room ! We never once saw an employee and for a ‘mom and pop’ was interesting. The beds were comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 4 Sept 2023
Thank you Anne, the staffs ninja skills are on point! Many smaller properties are going to a non-traditional approach when it comes to lodging, primarily due to the massive labor shortage our area has. While we may not be seen all the time staff are present, multi-tasking away. Someone is always reachable by phone or via the text system that we utilize. We do hope you'll visit us again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Wan Hoi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 4 nights, very easy to check in and out. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Rooms are clean and the time we were there was quiet and pleasant! Would recommend to anyone who visits.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 2 Sept 2023
Thank you so very much for the kind words! We enjoyed having you stay with us and do hope we will see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Shannon -Sara-Placid Inn on 28 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for the great review! Just wait until you see that room when we do the upgrades! Please visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

Abhinaba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from The Sara-Placid Family on 29 Aug 2023
Thank you so very much! We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Please visit us again!