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Inns of Aurora Resort & Spa
Aurora, New York, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Pleasant Rowland, who created American Girl, restored a string of village mansions on Cayuga Lake into the Inns of Aurora: the 1833 Aurora Inn plus Rowland House, E.B. Morgan House, and later cottages on about 350 acres. Michelin awarded One Key. A wellness spa and 1833 Kitchen & Bar sit in the village, a short walk from the lake.
- Opened 1833
About Inns of Aurora Resort & Spa
- The flagship Aurora Inn was built in 1833 by Colonel E.B. Morgan, a co-founder of the New York Times.
- American Girl founder Pleasant Rowland assembled and restored the village houses into one resort.
- Michelin awarded the resort One Key.
History
Colonel E.B. Morgan built the Aurora Inn in 1833 on Cayuga Lake as a coach-and-canal stop. Pleasant Rowland later bought and restored a cluster of village houses (Rowland House, E.B. Morgan House, Zabriskie House, and others) into the Inns of Aurora, a single resort with a spa on roughly 350 acres.
Restaurants and bars
- 1833 Kitchen & Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Winemaker Weekends and Library Wine Dinners — Wine dinners and winemaker weekends with Finger Lakes wineries, including Dr. Konstantin Frank, Red Tail Ridge, Trestle 31 and Heart & Hands.
- Nervous System Reset — Three-day wellness retreat, with further sessions listed for January, May 2027 and the December 2026 retreat.
- Sleep Camp — Three-day sleep-focused retreat, with a further session listed for 15-17 March 2027.
- Connection Retreat — Three-day retreat focused on connection, listed for 8-10 February 2027.
- Birding Retreat — Retreat held Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 April 2027.
- Group Gatherings three-course family style menu — A three-course family style menu for groups from 12 to 25 guests.
Amenities
- Spa
- Cayuga Lake
- 1833 Kitchen & Bar
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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