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Reviews of The Nest on Saratoga Lake

3.5 out of 5
The Nest on Saratoga Lake
511 Route 9P, Saratoga Springs, NY

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 339 out of 663 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 203 out of 663 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 663 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 663 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 663 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Norelle

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The check-in process really needs some work, and it would not take much. First, I did not receive any check-in details from the property ahead of my stay, and when we arrived, I just went to the restaurant to ask since that's what I'd seen (in the reviews) that others had done. Luckily we didn't show up after hours, because I honestly don't think we would have been able to access our room. Second, there should really be a simple sheet of paper in the guest rooms with basics like the WiFi info, where to find the mini fridge (there is NOT one in the rooms), and how to get into the building after hours. My husband had to go out to our car for something early this morning and luckily I stayed inside, or yet again, we would have been locked out (the code for our room was not the same as the code for the exterior door after hours). There is no front desk person on site as far as we could tell and while the restaurant team is helpful, it's clear this is not their job. Other than the above negatives, the room was clean, the bed was comfortable, and in general our stay was adequate. I just probably won't be back and wouldn't feel right recommending this place to others, which is a shame - it's a cute spot and could be so much better if the ownership just paid SLIGHTLY more attention to the guest experience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randall, Fairport

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great place to stay. I could only imagine staying in the summer when the beach is open. Personnel was fantastic in the restaurant and with checking in.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Calvin L.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rajeev

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
we loved the stay and the restaurant with the wonderful live music!! will come back. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating staff!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Courtney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The walls are very thin. I got to hear the couple next to us having sex all night with the bed banging and the girl screaming. Not appropriate when I had my thirteen year old son with me.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Maureen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
There was no heat in the room. Just a portable oil heater. Woke up it was very cold. Couldn't get hot water in the shower. Wasted so many gallons waiting. Noticed later on the top of the showe r, tiny sign, let rin 5 minutes. Not a place if you go to bed before 3. Loud bar below! Im mever going baxk.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a lovely room. I recieved checking instructions a few days before my stay. Check in was quick and easy. The room was very nice with a view of the lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The shower in the Josephine room is awkward. Its wide corner shower but its narrow. The head points at the wall. Instead of at you. You need to hold it by hand to rinse. The water pressure is good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great and room was cute and restaurant a plus with band
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jill

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint lovely room with a beautiful view of the lake! The bed was very comfortable and the bedding was so cozy. We love the decor of the room, Lady of the Lake, very tranquil. The bar music was able to be heard but did not bother us a bit. Everything was well maintained and the coffee nook upstairs was a nice addition. The water for the shower could be hotter but would definitely stay there again!!!!! Thanks!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is gorgeous! It consists of an Inn with 7 rooms, a restaurant/bar, and a beach. The decor is charming with a beach motif. There is plenty of parking, with reserved spaces for guests of the Inn. We were there in January, but the rooms were centrally heated with an extra electric heater in the room. The bed was incredibly soft, and the 6 pillows and comforter (described as plush on the website) were amazing! Dock Brown's - the attached restaurant - was so inviting with a gas fire and live music. There is a coffee/tea station on the 2nd floor. It also had cereal bars, a Keurig, a microwave, and a mini refrigerator. The staff went above and beyond to welcome us and make us comfortable. There are 2 things to be aware of... When you book through Expedia, the automated email with your entrance codes does not come through. The restaurant manager had to call the Innkeeper (who was off-site) to get the codes. Also, I underestimated the warning on the website about the fact that there was no elevator. My husband and I are disabled and couldn't climb the steep staircase with his heavy oxygen machine. The restaurant manager called the Innkeeper back and got us moved to a downstairs room. Both the restaurant manager and the Innkeeper were incredibly responsive. What could have been a disaster was turned into a blessing. My husband was so excited that he was now across the hall from the bar lol! So, note that High Peaks and Josephine are the only downstairs rooms...
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun times
Absolutely amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danuta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed there one night to brake our long drive to skiing center in Adirondack park. We like this hotel all what we needed was there…bonus is the restaurant below just walk down from your room very convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Megan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute spot - I imagine even better in the summer! Room (beachside bungalow) was a little small, but very comfortable. You can hear the live music from downstairs, but it ended promptly at 9:30 every night - so we didn't mind at all. Lots of hiking and nature nearby. Very easy check in and out with keypads to get in/out. We'd stay again!

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This cute small boutique inn is located on Saratoga Lake. It is a short drive to downtown Saratoga and is adjoining Dock Browns an upscale restaurant with great food. The Nest is clean and each room beautifully decorated differently. Lady of the Lake is my favorite room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sylvie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place. November is a good time to be there. Summer must be crazy. Nice room. Saturday amazing band at the tavern. We only have good things to say.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Fatima

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is dusty like over one year without cleaning, microwave dusty and not working, under the bed tons on dust and the sealing full of dust, On top of the refrigerator also full of dust, plus the music in the restaurant very loud we couldn’t sleep well, uncomfortable bed to sleep on. It was very inconvenient sorry to say that. I usually don’t write reviews but this time I have to. I’m sorry owner but it’s not nice to let people styling in a dirty place like that.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hidden gem!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mollie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Don’t be misled by a nice website
This was advertised as a resort but it was simply a restaurant with 7 rooms in the back. There is no where to sit outside or gather indoors except for the restaurant which was locked up and closed. We had to drive to get breakfast. This was our summer destination and it bombed.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Norman

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This property provided wonderful lake views and dining. The complementary drink was a nice touch. The hostess was very accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

ANTOINETTE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
We stayed in the “high peaks” for two nights. The good: scenic lake view & beach within feet of property. The bad: very small room, no innkeeper on site for any needs or questions which made us feel on our own for anything we needed. But the worst of it all is how noisy our surroundings were. Maybe it’s an older building but, we kept being disrupted by all the noise in the room upstairs and outside in the hall (the property is connected to a restaurant). You could hear everything in the surrounding rooms (ex: people showering and walking) and we did not sleep well because of this. Overall, the rooms were well kept and clean but the complaints listed above outweighed anything good about the property.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Steven

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Property was close to the road which made it loud when cars passed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute inn by the water and small beach. Attached to a restaurant. Have ate there before good food. About 10 minute drive to town and other attractions. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Please get a better microwave. I liked this property very much. However, before I came, it took me a lot of phone calls & emails to learn important facts & prepare to check in. The interface with the public can be improved. Among the best: a restaurant is right on site.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bobby

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome find
Great people! Fun place! Beautiful scenery.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

sandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
They have live music next door in an open tent. They started the sound check at 5 and didn’t stop until 10:15. While it wasn’t unreasonably late, it really took away from enjoying the beach and having some peace. We specifically picked lodging AWAY from downtown to have some quiet and this did not deliver. Wish we had known.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

paula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property. The owners are wonderfully hospitable. I love staying here.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice place
The Inn was nice but much smaller than I expected. It is attached to a restaurant so can be busy at times. There was no one ever at the office so we had to go into restaurant to ask questions and get help with check in. There is coffee and granola bars upstairs in a little corner to make breakfast. The restaurant is not open until 11:00. I could not find a way to regulate the temperature in the room so luckily they had a fan. Room was very nicely decorated and bed was very comfortable. We stayed during the week so it was very quiet. There is a public beach right at the property but it costs $ cash only to use. Shallow swimming area great for kids. Overall was a nice place to stay and beautiful views of the lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Nest was very quaint and comfortable. I would recommend The Nest.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Melissa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No staff whatsoever.
It was a cute location although we were, quite literally, the only people on the property which was disconcerting. No staff whatsoever. I called the # listed to get the code to enter the hotel. The building was EMPTY. The next door restaurant was closed, beach was closed. For August it was so unusual. Room was fine, shower was nice. A keurig with no cream was the only amenity. An empty pastry tray in hallway hinted that maybe there would be breakfast but there wasn’t. Comfortable enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very surprised by the lake view, and room was farmhouse charming.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room cozy!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica, Rowley

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A hidden gem!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

dina

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023