The Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid New York
The Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid, New York was already luxurious enough to make our list of the top ten U.S. resorts last year. It is even more of a draw now that it has opened the Spa at Whiteface Lodge. The intimate spa matches the rest of the resort with rustic wood timbers, antler chandeliers and stone water features. The spa includes a salon with hair, make-up and waxing services. There are six treatment rooms including a double suite for couples that includes a tub for two. There is also a wet treatment room with a Swiss shower. The spa uses the B Kamins’ signature line and the Red Flower’s signature line and offers treatments that reflect the setting such as Adirondack Forest Facials, the Whiteface Peak Facial, and Dreamcatchers’ Massage Rites featuring a Maple Butter Massage which costs $135 for 50 minutes or $205 minutes for 80 minutes.
One of the hallmarks of an exceptional destination is the resort activities menu. The Whiteface Lodge activities offerings are truly one-of-a-kind and, unlike many Adirondack destinations, they are year-round as well. Activities and amenities include:
   * The Spa at Whiteface Lodge
* The Canoe Club with exclusive private beach including canoes, kayaks, volleyball, badminton, croquet, bocci ball, horseshoes, frisbee, and ping pong
* Extensive health and fitness center
* Year-round, heated indoor-outdoor swimming pool
* Ice skating rink
* Fifty four seat, surround-sound theater
* Family game room with pool, shuffleboard, air hockey, and foosball
* Adirondack Summer Experience
* Nightly “Experience the Lodge” family bonfire with s’mores from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
* Ten-pin bowling alley
* Platform tennis
* Snowshoe and cross-country ski trails nearby
* Hiking and mountain biking trails nearby