Waterfront Seneca Lake House: Fire Pit + Boat Dock

NY in the fall -- yes, please!

We had a great fall break at this home in Geneva! This area of NY is absolutely stunning in the fall. The house had lots of space for the 9 of us to spread out. We enjoyed fishing (though didn't catch much this time of year), cooking at the house (kitchen is pretty well stocked), sunrises/sunsets in the hot tub, playing games in the basement and checking out local highlights/eateries (Watkins Glen area -- the state park trails, plus downtown shops, Jerlando's Ristorante & Pizza Co & Watkins Glen Race Park; Geneva/Penn Yan area -- downtown shops including Grounded coffee shop, Seneca Mill & Falls trails, Smokin Pete's Barbecue, Weaver View Farms Amish Country Store, etc.). Being from Indiana, we usually head somewhere warm on breaks, but we wanted to try something new and we did enjoy ourselves in NY! I will mention that the pics of this home are a little outdated (the furniture in the communal areas have been updated some, but there's not any less seating... the kitchen/dining space was remodeled a bit... and there are quite a bit of stairs to enter the home and also on the rear/lake side). The parking area is right next to the train track, but we only heard one train pass by while in the home. Being a three-story home, there was some dirt/cobwebs on the higher-up windows, but other than that, it is pretty clean and also stocked with towels. After we left, we realized we left a cosmetic bag behind with some important items. Management actually reached out to us first and was kind enough to ship it to us. That usually doesn't happen! Thank you, Chris, for a wonderful stay and good service.

Long weekend get away

Absolutely amazing weekend in the finger lakes! The house was absolutely amazing and exactly what we needed. The area is absolutely gorgeous and we plan on coming back soon.

Lakeside Harmony

The view of Seneca Lake was lovely. The house has a large amount of stairs. Three flights going from the parking down to the house and three flights from the house to the lake. There is only one bedroom on the main floor. This house may be fine for young groups. It does not work well for anyone older or really young children. When you come from the livingroom the stair to the playroom/game room is a sharp left straight down the stairs and not safe for young children. It would probably work well for young groups since it has two kitchens and offers separate spaces. The home does need some work on the outside railings and on the deck. A simple fix of the broken locks on both gates on the deck and the hand rails coming into the house. It has potential to be a nice spot but needs some care to make it worth the rental price. I think with some repairs and thought to safety features it could be a nice spot with a beautiful view.

Good option but could be better

This was a family gathering for Thanksgiving as all of our children have moved to NY State and our son was newly employed in the FLX so only the day off. The CONS dampened what could have been a great experience. -We called ahead as we have a daughter in a wheelchair and the listing indicates stairs. We were told there were 7 stairs. We could handle 7 stairs so I made the reservation only to find out the week of our arrival that in reality there were 21 stairs. We were severely limited in getting out into the community by having to carry her up and down 21 stairs. -The hot tub was something we were looking forward to. The hot tub was not hot when we arrived. We texted our contact with no response. We reset the breaker and the water started to warm. Again, during the night the breaker tripped so the water cooled. The second time we reset the breaker it held but by then we had been unable to use the hot tub for 2 out of the 4 days we were there. We did receive a call back but the information was not helpful. -The unit had not been well cleaned. The examples: kitchen had debris and the coffee maker had a moldy basket of grounds. The upstairs bedroom had medication on the floor. -The listing says an ice maker. There is an ice maker in one fridge but our whole stay only made 5 ice cubes and was not in operation when we arrived. It required we hunt down the bin and set the maker to on. We ended up having to go into Geneva for ice. -The communication was deplorable. I am not sure Evolve exists. Very minimal contact or information, poor website. VERY delayed response. I understand the owner is out of the country but email knows no time zone. -The entertainment in the basement is in very poor shape. PROS -large space with good bathrooms (one full bathroom is in the kitchen) and comfy beds. -Plenty of space to have privacy/quiet time.