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Skaneateles Lake

Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles, NY
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Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
The Bird's Nest Motel £51 5.6 mi 8.9 km 3 of 5 stars
Skaneateles Boutique Hotel £103 6.5 mi 10.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Mirbeau Inn and Spa £209 6.7 mi 10.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Skaneateles Suites £93 7.1 mi 11.5 km 5 of 5 stars
Inn at the Finger Lakes £73 11.3 mi 18.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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1820 House 2.0 mi 3.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Sherwood Inn 6.4 mi 10.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Asti Caffe 16.7 mi 26.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Harriet Tubman Home 10.8 mi 17.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Rosamond Gifford Zoo 15.3 mi 24.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Emita II 19.7 mi 31.6 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Lakes hold power for more than Clintons” USA Today
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 2 attractions in Skaneateles
Traveller Description: This clean, serene lake is the easternmost of New York's Finger Lakes.
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Attraction type: Lake
Activities: Fishing, Sailing

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“Swimming in Scaneateles NY?”
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1 of 5 stars
anole1
Boston MA
21 Aug 2006
2/4 found this review helpful

My family booked a weekend at Skaneteles Suites in Skanteteles NY, the primary purpose of which was to swim in Lake Skaneteles, purported to be the second cleanest body of water in the US. The Hotel was very nice, but we soon learned that unless you own property, or are the guest of a property owner on the lake, you... more

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Curt Feldmann, manager

I remember this Guest, and his request. First, as a member of this community, I apologize that we do not have a traditional swimming beach. While there is public swimming in the Village Center, these Guests wanted to "wade" in. I referred them to the lake access point they described, but only after qualifying it as very inadequate. I hope...

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