There are two primary fulcrums of activity: One is the spacious, high-ceilinged lobby and moody adjacent library, which features eye-catching details like a monolithic reception desk of reclaimed wood and a Miro-like chandelier by sculptor Fitzhugh Karol, while also prioritizing comfort—it’s so easy to plop down on the generous leather sofa or one of the easy chairs to read a book or enjoy the view of the lake through the French doors. The other is the Sand Bar, the casual eatery right on the water that blends indoors and outdoors. The restaurant is a rebuild of a version that existed in the hotel’s previous incarnation, and remains popular with the locals (some of them refugees from New York who have settled into the upstate life), who intermingle with cool creative types from the cities of the Northeast at the lakeside pool and hot tub or around the fire pits which burn after dark each night (ask reception for a S’mores kit!).