La Tourelle Resort and Spa in Ithaca, NY a Great Place to Escape

Located in Ithaca in New York's beautiful Finger Lakes Region, La Tourelle Resort and Spa is a premiere resort that offers warm and spacious accommodations, a top-notch spa, excellent dining, and a stay in a part of New York State that provides culture, adventure, and much more. Ithaca, a college town and home to Cornell University and Ithaca College, sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, providing additional opportunities for an abundance of watersports like fishing and boating.

A small resort nestled in Ithaca's countryside, La Tourelle Resort and Spa features 54 uniquely decorated guestrooms, all with excellent views. Room choices include king, queen, double king, or double queen accommodations as well as a variety of specialty suites. These suites include a turret-shaped tower room, a king room with woodburning fireplace, an oversized executive suite, and rooms for disabled guests and visitors who are traveling with their small pets. All rooms are lovingly decorated with plush pillowtop mattresses, country style bedding and furniture, jetted tubs or double headed showers, refrigerator, coffee maker, high speed internet access, and other standard hotel amenities.

Additional accommodations include La Tourelle Resort's Tennis Country Cottage, a separate private cottage with two double beds, a day bed, pullout trundle bed and two bathrooms, ideal for families traveling to the Ithaca area. Similar amenities to those found in the standard guest rooms are available in the cottage, including appliances such as a refrigerator and microwave.

La Tourelle Resort's August Moon Spa is simply lovely, inspired by the nature of the Finger Lakes Region. Decorated in warm colors and abundant wood, the spa offers a vast menu of treatments blending traditional Eastern therapies with the Western knowledge of today. The spa products at August Moon are largely made from the area's natural resources and include local maple and wine products.

Included on the menu of treatments is a variety of skincare therapies including the classic European facial, acupressure facials, enzyme therapy, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels. Guests can also take advantage of the spa's waxing services and collagen treatments for the eyes and lips. Massages include the Swedish variety as well as deep tissue, hot rock, and a number of August Moon specialties including the Aroma Sage and Finger Lakes Grape massages. Guests can also employ the services of two masseuses at once, for a four-handed massage. Therapeutic water soaks rejuvenate the body via hydrotherapy and guests may also choose other invigorating treatments like body scrubs, wraps, waterfall treatments, and the signature Maple Walnut body buff.

Special services are available for teens ages 14 to 18 including facials and lessons in make-up application. There is also a customized menu for gentlemen visitors to the August Moon Spa. There are also standard salon services such as manicures and pedicures, in-room yoga and meditation classes, and iridology analysis, which analyzes the iris of the eye to determine strength, weaknesses, health problems, and other specifics about the subject.

The onsite Simply Red Bistro offers guests a variety of international foods combined with the wealth of fruits and vegetables grown in the Finger Lakes Region. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.

The 70-acre La Tourelle Resort and Spa is also a popular place for weddings, especially from May through October. The hotel can arrange everything from guest rooms for the bridal party and their guests to the food for the reception. The hotel's conference center may also be used for corporate meetings or other affairs.