Timberframe Spa Lodge in the woods on Skaneateles Lake, NY

Our 11th year at The Lodge...it's all about the view and the pontoon boat.q

Loved our stay! This was our 4th year at Paul’s but first at the lodge (we’ve previously stayed at the cabin next door). Absolutely beautiful property - loved the seclusion and views. Great for our entire family, 7 adults, 1 teenager, 2 young kids and a baby. Already booked again for next year!

We had a wonderful stay! Highly recommend this property!

As described, the house is spectacularly situated in a quiet, isolated spot high up on the cliff of Skaneateles Lake. Really good for people who like to boat, fish, kayak, or want to be really away from it all because they need a quiet break. It is truly beautiful. The driveway is no joke. It is a steep gravel driveway with some sharp turns, situated high up carved into the hills alongside the lake. There are 120 steps to the lakefront dock. There isn't really any place around the property or even up the road to walk or just be outside unless on one of the cleverly designed decks or the dock. I felt too confined. If that makes you happy, this is your place. The downstairs bedrooms were smaller than I imagined from the pictures. The guest information said there was a home theater with Sirius Surround Sound. I wrote to the owner asking if that meant we could stream from a computer or was there a CD player. His reply was that there was no CD player, and a computer should work from auxiliary. There WAS a CD player, & speakers mounted on the walls up & downstairs. Only downstairs worked. There were speaker wires coming out of the wall to the CD player. We spliced 2 of the wires to get 3 speakers working. The description needs an update. One of the major reasons we rented this house was "on the lake with a hot tub & private". The hot tub was not working when we arrived. I figured out how to get it going after texting the property manager. The water level was too low. I had to drag a hose around the patio & fill it. Then the jets never turned off & the temp was off. The house manual instructions didn't work: Press Button 3&4 to get right mode. Buttons 2 & 4 did it. 1 hour later.This was not a cheap rental. Home maintenance was not on my agenda for my 60th birthday girls' weekend. On Sunday, we heard a loud alarm and the downstairs toilet was flooding and an alarm was sounding. The property manager came promptly and fixed it . The porch lights are beautiful and on a constant timer. Which means they shine into the main floor bedroom. All the time. For such a beautiful, sophisticated style house, the kitchen was poorly stocked. I like to cook and like good quality cookware and utensils. I know that's not the norm nor how the house was advertised, but I was surprised at how much the house was not oriented to cooking. And there aren't any nearby restaurants! For example: were no under counter lights which makes it hard to see while cooking at night.