Idlwilde Inn

The New Idlwilde Inn

We bought this wonderful Inn in November and, since it hadn’t been open in the winter for the past twenty years, we chose to announce ourselves as open for business, expecting a slow winter, allowing us to settle into our new roles as innkeepers. Appropriately, we had our first guests on New Year’s Eve, and … Read More

Bar sculpted from ice

Ice Wine Festival

If you’re planning to attend the Watkins Glen Ice Bar, you can skate down the hill right to the door! The downside is, you’ll have to take off your skates to come back up the hill, but we can always bring down your shoes for you. They use over 25,000 pounds of ice, carved into … Read More

Spring Is Sprung!

That’s right! We call it spring, so put a little of it in your step and get on up to the Idlwilde… just cause we love you! It’s gonna be a beautiful year in the Finger Lakes. If you haven’t seen it here, get up here! Bring a friend! Or a spouse! Or an electric car!

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