Have stayed at all three locations under the Belhurst name and Vinifera is the nicest. The castle is old, old, old and the rooms are not being well kept which is disappointing. It could be lovely with some work. There is a new addition, a spa, which I am sure will be very nice. However I would suggest the money could have been better spent up grading the rooms.

The views from Vinifera are lovely and peaceful. The staff has always been very helpful and pleasant. We've eaten in Edgars and it is expensive but well worth the price.

Stayed here for 2 nites while experiencing the Seneca Wine Trail. Location on the lake is beautiful with all rooms facing the Lake. The sunrise on the lake was just gorgeous.
Room was large with 2 vanities, great shower, very comfortable bed and a great heat/ac unit that did not make noise through the night. Had the buffet breakfast both mornings in Edgar's and our group of 10 were seated in the "library". How cool that was.
Castle has plenty of history and quite interesting. Did the trolley for the wine trial and it was wonderful. Drinking at 11:00 AM is quite a trip. Had dinner at Ports Cafe and Halseys which were great. Would certainly stay here again.

If you are visiting the Lake Seneca wine trail, this is a great place to stay! My husband and I had visited the Belhurst in the past to have dinner and Sunday brunch, but we had never stayed there overnight. Based on some previous Tripadvisor reviews of the Castle Chambers, I was quite sceptical....but the Vinifera Inn is much newer and EXCEEDED our expectations. The rooms are very spacious with an in-room jacuzzi tub and gas fireplace. Bathroom area also quite large with 2 separate vanity areas. The room also has a small refrigerator. I was quite impressed to find a small vase with fresh flowers in the room as well as a wrapped piece of chocolate on the bed (molded in the shape of the Belhurst Castle). All rooms face the lake (no bad views) - what a great treat to open the curtains in the morning and see the sun rising over Lake Seneca.

I planned this outing for 7 couples....all were equally pleased with their accommodations....except one couple who accidently booked in the Castle Chambers (definitely older & in need of updating). The only real problem we ran into was that the front desk had made a reservation error for one couple (booking them 1 night instead of 2), but fortunately they were able to accommodate the couple the next night in another room.

We can't wait to return...and if you go, I highly recommend Ports Cafe or Halsey's in Geneva for dinner.

Back from wonderful trip to Finger Lakes region of NY state. "It was the best of times / it was the worst of times". We had a wonderful stay in Skaneateles at Mirbeau. But we also had a very disappointing stay at Belhurst.

Checked in no problems. Room a bit dated and worn, but could have lived with it if the service was better. There was major construction going on. Fire alarms went off at 7:20am and came on several times over next 1/2 hour. They said they put coffee out at 7am, so we went up to lobby to get some at 7:30 and they were out of it. Waited about 10 minutes for some and finally gave up and went looking for a Starbucks. (found a Tim Horton's which by the way has wonderful coffee).

Came back and asked about coffee again at the front desk. Clerk was too busy flirting with the construction guys to respond to us. Gave up headed home.

Don't let this discourage you from visiting this wonderful region. Mirbeau is BEAUTIFUL. The scenery is gorgeous, the wineries are fun, and there are restaurants aplenty in the area.

But stay at a Hampton or Holiday Inn Express, both of which are cleaner, nicer, more up to date, and have better service than Belhurst for the same money. Or splurge and spend more money and stay at Mirbeau.