Toiletries, Hair Dryers

• Inclusive of all meal and non-alcoholic beverages (alcoholic beverages are inlcuded in the evening Drinks Hour)

Handicapped facilities. Cribs & high chairs available for children, Complimentary high-speed wireless internet access throughout, Please note: Cell service is unavailable in the mountains. Direct dial phone lines in each guestroom, Telephone charges are complimentary within the US, Bedrooms supplied with signature robes, sundry items, hair dryer, Televisions in some rooms but a large screen TV is in the Media Room in The Playhouse. Radio/alarm clocks.

Recreation & Guest Activities – Complimentary

• A range of water sports; antique canoes, kayaks, sail boats, electric boats, lake swimming
• 2 new pickleball courts, tennis court, basketball, baseball field, roller hockey, volleyball, mountain bikes, various walking trails ranging from .5 miles to a loop of 2.8 miles
• Main Lodge: billiards, roulette, card & board games, puzzles
• Playhouse: The Pub, heritage bowling lanes, squash court, ping pong, large screen TV
• Exercise Room: treadmill, free weights, exercise bikes, yoga mats
• Ice & Meat House: whirlpool, sauna, showers & changing rooms
• Old Power House; dedicated conference facility with board table/chairs for 12 persons. Reading room, side office for private calls, admin use. AV equipment. Expansive terrace.
• Extensive vintage library collection with first & limited editions.

Maid(s), Chef(s), Manager, Groundskeeper/Pool Maintenance

Culinary Program – Inclusive

Dining options include sit-down meals, buffets, picnics, etc. with various venues utilized to take advantage of our outdoor settings/weather permitting or in the Dining Room. The resident chef will customize all meals in advance of arrival and serves farm-to-table menus to take advantage of local farmers markets, neighboring farms, etc.

Full Breakfast each morning served buffet/family-style in the Great Hall Dining Room. In addition to standard breakfast items (muffins, fruit, yogurt, cereals etc.), guests can request omelets, pancakes, oatmeal, or a custom egg order, etc.
Daily lunch offers a few options from dockside at the Boathouse or outdoor barbecue served at picnic tables to box lunches for excursions. When guests dine together, lunch is typically served family-style.
Drinks Hour – prior to dinner each evening, typically from 7 to 8 pm daily (or a time per the guests’ preference), is ‘Drinks Hour’. The cocktail hour offers a complimentary evening signature cocktail. Guests can also order other alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, spirits, or Champagne. An array of passed hot and/or cold canapés is served. This reception can be held in The Pub, The Casino, dockside, or on the front porch of The Playhouse. During this hour-long reception, all alcoholic beverages are complimentary.
Dinner each evening is typically served in the Dining Room and is traditionally a four-course meal with printed menus. For dinner, meats, chicken, steak, or salmon/local Rainbow trout are prepared. Casual barbeques are also popular. For special occasions, a more festive setting and upgraded cuisine can be created and served.
An earlier children’s dinner can be arranged so adults can enjoy their evening meal. After their early meal, children can enjoy a playroom nearby with a TV, games, and books for their pleasure. Lake Kora can arrange for child-minding during this time with advance notice for a fee.
After Dinner – typically, guests enjoy taking in the evening’s chill at a campfire with old-fashioned s’mores down at the Wiki-ups at the water’s edge under a starlit sky. After dinner drinks, ice cream or other late-night snacks can also be arranged. The Pub is another favorite spot for night caps.

Optional Services

Transportation transfers to & from Lake Kora (auto, limo, seaplane, helicopter)
Additional activities requested; massage therapist, yoga instructor, guided fly-fishing, professional tennis coach, wildlife naturalist, musicians, D.J., storyteller, photographer
Off site visits to Great Camp Sagamore or The Museum on Blue Lake Mountain
Additional wines, beers & spirits can be ordered in advance at guest’s expense with selection from our cellar list. Other items may be ordered from our local purveyor. Guests are also welcome to bring your own alcoholic beverages, in which case, a corkage fee is applied to opened bottles.
Babysitting services by authorized staff with advance appointment. Hourly rates apply.
Laundry services
Motor Boats can be reserved on a daily or weekly basis.
Stone Chapel; historic chapel built by John Russell Pope

Gratuities

The following services can be arranged (at additional charge and with advance notice)
• Transportation transfers to/from Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake – car rental, limo services or luxury mini-van
• Helicopter rides from SLK to land directly on the property
• Sea Plane rides from SLK, New York, Boston to land directly on the private lake • Helicopter or sea plane tours during fall foliage season.
• Sea plane or helicopter flights from New York City or Boston directly to/from Lake Kora are approx. 75 minutes (one way).
Driving:
Lake Kora is reachable from Northeastern cities. Approximate times:
New York City 5½ hours
Greenwich, CT 5 hours
Westchester County 5 hours
Boston 5 hours
Montreal, Canada 3 ¾ hours
Albany, NY 2¼ hours
Lake Placid, NY 2 hours
Syracuse, NY 2 ½ hours
Note: Specific directions directly to our Great Camp can be provided upon a confirmed reservation due to security precautions.
Air Travel:
Closest airport: Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK). Cape Air flies direct to Saranac Lake into SLK offering three flights a day from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Guests can rent a car at SLK for 1½ hour drive to/from Lake Kora on scenic roads.
Lake Kora can arrange charter service for guests interested in flying privately into SLK. This airport has the longest runway in the Adirondacks and can handle jets up to and including Boeing 757s.
Another option is flying with a major carrier: Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest or United to Albany, NY; Boston, MA; New York City airports or Syracuse, NY — then rent a car for a scenic drive to/from Lake Kora. Car rental services available at airports.
Train Travel:
Closest train station is Albany-Rensselaer (ALB) on Amtrak from New York City- Penn Station. Their Adirondack line travels up the Hudson River Valley for a scenic ride. Guests can then rent a car at ALB for a 2 ½ hour ride to/from Lake Kora.