2026 LakeGeorge.com Fab Five Winners: Best Lodging for Large Groups
From family reunions to group retreats, the 2026 LakeGeorge.com Fab Five highlights the top places designed for bringing people together. Based on this year’s community voting results, this category honors lodging businesses equipped to comfortably accommodate large groups. These standout properties offer the space and amenities needed for a seamless Lake George group stay.
1. Northern Living NY
Northern Living NY provides luxury, large-scale vacation rental properties positioned throughout the Lake George town and village areas. This service specifically accommodates extended families and corporate retreats by offering expansive estates with multiple master suites, commercial-grade kitchens for group meal prep, and massive private indoor and outdoor gathering spaces like custom game rooms, home theaters, and lakeside decks.
2. Fort William Henry Hotel
Fort William Henry Hotel sits on an expansive, historic estate overlooking the southern shore of Lake George Village. The property streamlines group coordination by offering 16,500 square feet of indoor conference and event space, on-site banquet catering, multiple restaurants, and a diverse inventory of hotel rooms and suites that can be blocked out together to keep large parties centralized on one campus.
3. McEnaney’s Lincoln Log Colony
McEnaney’s Lincoln Log Colony is situated in Lake George, just south of the main village center near Battleground State Park. This location is designed for multi-family groups and reunions who want to travel together while maintaining individual privacy, offering a cluster of fully equipped efficiency log cottages and multi-room apartments centered around a shared outdoor swimming pool and a large communal lawn perfect for group barbecues.
4. The Stone Gate Resort
The Stone Gate Resort occupies an 8-acre lakeside property along Lake Shore Drive in Lake George. The resort caters to mid-to-large travel groups by offering a flexible mix of standard hotel rooms, multi-room family suites, and standalone cabins, paired with sprawling outdoor group-bonding amenities like a private sandy beach, communal fire pits, an outdoor pavilion, and pickleball and basketball courts.
5. Silver Bay YMCA – Conference and Family Retreat Center
Silver Bay YMCA – Conference and Family Retreat Center is a sprawling, 700-acre waterfront campus located along the northern shores of Lake George in Silver Bay. This dedicated group facility features specialized high-capacity accommodations, including historic lodges, private multi-bedroom houses like the 16-bedroom Paine Hall, and a 700-person auditorium, alongside inclusive group packages that bundle meals at the dining hall with activities like archery, boating, and indoor climbing.
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