LAKE PLACID — In terms of modernization and upgrades, the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid has never been one to stand still.
In recent years, the AAA Four Diamond property has spent in excess of $5 million reimagining many of its guest rooms and suites throughout the property in tandem with significant spa renovations.
That theme continued throughout the recent winter season as the inn’s construction and maintenance teams, at the direction of ownership, installed a new state-of-the-art Nordic spa, featuring both a spacious hot tub along with an accompanying sauna cabin. Accessible from the inn’s already popular indoor pool and jacuzzi area, this latest addition overlooks both Mirror Lake and the surrounding Adirondack High Peaks.
The new space was officially opened by long-term guests of the inn John and Donna Clark, who have been visiting over 30 years, alongside three generations of their family during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held during the recent holiday timeframe.
Guests of the resort have offered high praise ever since.
“My wife and I just enjoyed the outdoor spa. A wonderful experience,” Ted W. posted on Facebook.
As the Nordic spa project was getting underway, another was completed.
The Adirondack Game Room welcomed guests during the Thanksgiving holiday. The game room, designed in a North Country hardwood motif, features both billiard and shuffleboard tables in separate rooms with a shared fireplace. Each has an ample sitting area.
Just around the corner from the billiards table is a comfortable sitting room designed for enjoying board games, puzzles or card games. A spectacular heated terrace fronts the entire area with views of the lake and mountains.
A business center with three individual workstations has been created in the entrance to this area.
“These most recent improvements bring the Mirror Lake Inn to another level of service and comfort,” Ed Weibrecht, resort owner for the past 50 years, said in a press release. “Thanks to our staff and management, the property creates an atmosphere that strives to remind guests of home. We’re happy to add these to our list of amenities.”
Guests who have visited the resort’s spa recently have enjoyed an enlarged and repositioned reception area along with the inn’s newly created Peak Boutique gift shop.
The shop offers personal item, a wide selection of logoed apparel and housewares, along with an extensive inventory of wellness products, healthy snacks and beverages, and souvenir items.
Finally, a state-of-the-art fitness center replaced the previous, smaller iteration nearly two years ago. It offers new Peloton bicycles and recumbent bikes, kettle bells, weight machines, med balls, ellipticals and free weights. There is also plenty of floor space for exercise and stretching programs.
The Mirror Lake Inn has existed for 101 years, with just two local ownership families over that time. Climena Wikoff established the inn’s reputation prior to the sale to Ed Weibrecht and his family in the late 1970s. Throughout that century, there have been several common themes: commitment to families and an unparalleled levels of service, cleanliness and friendliness.
“It’s so enjoyable seeing families make use of these new additions to the hotel,” said Andrew Weibrecht, Olympic silver and bronze medalist in alpine skiing and vice president and operations manager of the resort.
“The improvements have resonated with guests in the first few months. We couldn’t be happier with how the outdoor spa and game room have developed.”