Aurora Cooks

Posh, lakefront inn in a 19th-century house with elegant rooms & fine dining, plus breakfast. On the shore of Cayuga Lake in the center of town, this chic, Federal-style inn in an 1833 building is a minute's walk from Aurora Village Park and less than a mile from Wells College. Posh rooms with period furnishings offer Wi-Fi, flat-screens, Italian linens and marble bathrooms; many have fireplaces, or balconies with lake views. Suites add sitting rooms and whirlpool tubs. An upscale restaurant, with a terrace and lakeside fire pit, serves locally sourced American fare. Breakfast, canoes, bikes and lawn games are available. Guests have access to the athletic center, tennis courts and golf course at Wells College.

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