ntsammy5 7 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I got a fantastic deal for Valentine's Day from a place called Living Social ~ two nights at the Aurora Inn, breakfast two mornings, a $50 certificate for dinner, a bottle of wine in the room along with 6 chocolate covered strawberries. PLUS, the Inn had a cheese & crackers and wine reception on top of it all. The whole thing was $230!When we got to the Inn, we found out that we were staying at the E.B. Green house instead, because we were the only guests at the Inn - we were there the day after VD and things had slacened off a little. We had a corner room with a canopy bed, a marble fireplace, a marble bathroom with a double shower, and a beautiful view of the lake.EB Green House:The Front porch:This is the room:And we had turn down service too:We ate dinner at a little pub down the street and it was beautiful, but I didn't take any pictures. Aurora NY is home to Wells College, which I never heard of before - a small liberal arts college which until a few years ago was a woman's college. There were lots of kids at the bar.The next morning we went to breakfast at the Aurora Inn and were the only ones there - we had a great breakfast and then took off for some wineries - we ended up in Ithaca and at Cornell University - I hadn't been there since 1966! It is still a dump - albeit an expensive dump. We went up the west side of the lake and stopped at a small park along the way to see some falls!We came back to the Inn and explored - here's a few pictures - we had full use of everything in the Inn:That night we ate dinner ate the Aurora Inn again and it was AWESOME. We had our own server and an executive chef - all to ourself! The absolute BEST service I have ever had and one of the best meals ever. I took pictures of the restaurant the next day - our table was right in fron of the fireplace. We had a gourmet meal - scallop appetizers, lamb chops and some obscene deserts! It was a unique experience. The whole thing was a trifle expensive but worth it. The dinner that is. I obviously had to leave a great tip! I did have a Sam Adams too. The first picture is the table we ate dinner at.... the rest of the pics are from the Aurora Inn and the dining room....Then after breakfast we stopped at a place called McKenzie-Childs - a pottery place that is unbelieveable! They mix colors like I've never seen before. People come from all over to buy stuff here - cups cost $50 each so we didn't buy much. They also had a farm house that they use as a display thatwe took a tour of. Beautiful place......Then we lefte but not without a stop at stall #2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kampfirekim 260 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow! What a beautiful place!!! And a bargain too!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H in SC 85 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Now that looked like a really nice getaway. Beautiful place, and at a bargain. :banana: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 That is a gorgeous place. It looks like y'all had a good time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anolefan 8 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow!That place looks amazing. Thank you for sharing with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Great trip report about a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing with us!BTW, my Daddy graduated from that dump (a long!!! time ago). He turned out okay, so it can't be that bad! LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ntsammy5 7 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 BTW, my Daddy graduated from that dump (a long!!! time ago). He turned out okay, so it can't be that bad! LOLThe place is just old and the buildings are run down - just like they were 45 years ago. It is a good school though..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest starbuc71 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 ntsammy5, I have been there many times. I am originally from Auburn, NY and have lived in FL for the past 22 years. As much as I hated that place when I lived there (mostly due to the winters) I can say now that I miss it very much. Compared to the hustle and bustle down here, it's just a slower and more relaxing lifestyle. I tell my wife all the time, if we could make the money up there we would probably be back. Glad you had a good trip. I love playing golf at Aurora College in the summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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