Catering
Catered affairs at the Inn on the Lake linger long on the palates of guests, with the catering team’s American-inspired menus and gourmet touches. The in-house catering department specializes in extravagant wedding receptions and working lunches; it also offers a range of themed buffets — New York Deli, Tour of Italy, Mexican, Asian, Luau and others — and break menus suitable for any type of meeting or event. The Inn’s seafood options are incredibly popular, with caviar displays and oyster bars adding a premier touch to menus that feature crab-and-scallop-stuffed sole with lobster cream sauce or broiled Atlantic salmon with roasted-shallot vinaigrette. Alcohol is available and includes New York wines and local craft brews.
On-Site
From May through mid October, the inn offers an outside, casual grille, the Sand Bar, which is the perfect meeting point after a day of boating on the lake, with live entertainment every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Live music also fills the indoor lounge every Saturday evening during the offseason; guests can saunter in after a meal at the all-day dining restaurant Lakeview. The inn also features an indoor heated pool with a Jacuzzi, an outdoor heated pool and a fitness studio. All rooms at the hotel are nonsmoking and feature complimentary wireless internet, and some of the rooms are set up to accommodate pets.
Off-Site
The Inn on the Lake shares a driveway with the New York Wine and Culinary Center (NYWCC), which is a haven for shopping and sampling the finest New York-sourced products and ingredients. Several of the Inn on the Lake’s meeting and event groups take advantage of the proximity and set up team-building events at the NYWCC, or simply go for a tasting of New York wines, beers and spirits that they have available. Sutter’s Marina can be found next door to the inn and is a popular spot for boat rentals for active guests. Main Street Canandaigua satisfies the shoppers in the group with its full lineup of quaint shops and boutiques.
Day Trips
Even though there is plenty to occupy guests on-site, the Inn on the Lake acts as a great bouncing-off point for day trips around the Finger Lakes region. Within a few hours, guests can be sipping along any of the region’s famous wine trails, shopping at the Waterloo Premium Outlets or exploring the world of aviation at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York. The region is home to some phenomenal outdoor spaces where each season offers new opportunities to get out and explore. Visitors can snow ski in winter, fly-fish in spring, sail or speed through the warm waters on a boat during summer, or go leaf peeping through the foliage of fall.
Inn on the Lake
Location: Canandaigua, New York
Size: 134 rooms
Meeting Space: 7,000 square feet of flexible space
Access: New York State Thruway
Contact Info:
585-394-7800
www.theinnonthelake.com
