Spend an hour on the Athenaeum Hotel Porch looking out over Chautauqua Lake.

The Athenaeum Hotel was established 1881. Throughout Chautauqua Institution’s summer season, Athenaeum Hotel guests are inspired by a variety of learning, recreational and entertainment programs that are all part of the unique Chautauqua experience. For 146 summers, people have come to Chautauqua’s 750-acre community to experience arts, education, concerts, lectures and lively discussions.

During the spring and fall months, the Athenaeum Hotel acts as a host to well-organized conferences, beautiful weddings, and special events. Individual overnight or extended bookings are also available. https://chq.org/athenaeum-hotel

According to Buffalo Spree: "Sited on a rise alongside long and breezy Lake Chautauqua, the Victorian, wooden Athenaeum Hotel is elegant and imposing. Operating continually since it was completed in 1881, the light yellow hotel with wrap-around verandas, soaring columns, and two-story mansard roof topped with fluttering American flag is known as “the grand dame of Chautauqua.” It is one of Chautauqua Institution's iconic structures, and remains one of its finer places to dine and stay during a visit."