At The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes, you'll be a short five-minute drive from Harriet Tubman Home and Falcon Park. Guests looking to stay active can experience the nearby hiking/biking trails, kayaking and rafting, and free perks include WiFi, self-parking and continental breakfast daily between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Also, Fingerlakes Mall and Emerson Park are a short five-minute drive away.
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
Willard Memorial Chapel - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
Getting around
Syracuse, NY (SYR-Hancock Intl.) - 43 min drive
Ithaca, NY (ITH-Tompkins Regional) - 50 min drive
Cortland, NY (CTX-Cortland County) - 51 min drive
Restaurants
Balloons Restaurant & Catering - 18 min walk
O'Tooles - 10 min walk
Dunkin' - 16 min walk
Little Caesars Pizza - 10 min walk
Angelos Pizza - 12 min walk
About this property
The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes
At The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes, you'll be a short five-minute drive from Harriet Tubman Home and Falcon Park. Guests looking to stay active can experience the nearby hiking/biking trails, kayaking and rafting, and free perks include WiFi, self-parking and continental breakfast daily between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Also, Fingerlakes Mall and Emerson Park are a short five-minute drive away.
At a glance
Hotel size
53 rooms
Arriving/Leaving
Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age – 18
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Required at check-in
Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
Government-issued photo ID may be required
Minimum check-in age is 18
Pets
Pets allowed (dogs and cats only)*
Service animals welcome
Internet
Free WiFi in public areas
Free Wi-Fi in rooms (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices))
Parking
Free on-site self-parking
Wheelchair-accessible parking on site
Other information
Designated smoking areas
Property amenities
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast each morning 6:00 AM–9:00 AM
Complimentary wireless Internet access (speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices))
Free long-distance and local calls
Food and drink
Mini fridge
Microwave
More
Daily housekeeping
Fees & policies
Pets
Service animals exempt from fees
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per night
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
This property does not have lifts.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover
Also known as
The Cayuga At The Finger Lakes
The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes Hotel
The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes Auburn
The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes Hotel Auburn
Frequently asked questions
Are pets allowed at The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes?
Yes, cats and dogs are welcome. There's a charge of USD 15 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.
Is parking offered on site at The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes?
Yes, there's free self parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes?
You can check in starting at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:30 AM.
What is there to do at The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes and nearby?
During the winter, enjoy nearby recreation such as skiing and return when the snow melts for fishing and hiking. Additional recreation nearby includes hunting.
What's the area around The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes like?
The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes is in the heart of Auburn, a short 6-minute walk from Auburn Public Theater and 4 minutes' walk from Seward House Museum.
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Reviews
The Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes Reviews
4.2
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3.6
Cleanliness
3.6
Amenities
6.0
Staff & service
3.6
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
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10/10 Exceptional
5 July 2026
The staff was amazing at this location just that alone would have me go back
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2/10 Poor
16 Aug 2026
Very dirty and run down. Staff was helpful.
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4/10 Fair
12 June 2026
The only positive was the staff
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6/10 Good
5 June 2026
When I got there Oscar was very helpful get me into my room.
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10/10 Exceptional
26 Sept 2025
Skipped the breakfast / staff was great room was nice and clean I’ll return for sure
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10/10 Exceptional
12 Oct 2025
The staff was wonderful and very accormodating
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10/10 Exceptional
24 Sept 2025
The staff was awesome.
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8/10 Very good
4 Oct 2025
Internet was fine, AC and heater were fine. Room and other areas of building clean.
Staff was OUTSTANDING. Very polite, accommodating, very helpful.
It's a older building but as I said staff was fantactic
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10/10 Exceptional
4 Oct 2025
ChatGPT said:
Breakfast is pretty light, but there are some great spots nearby that open early and serve an awesome breakfast.
The best part though—those beds and pillows are insanely comfortable. I honestly felt like asking where they get them :)
Bottom line:
For the price, this place is a great deal. Perfect if you’re not planning to hang around all day and just need a super comfy spot to crash for the night. That’s exactly what we were looking for, and this hotel totally delivered.
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4/10 Fair
5 Oct 2025
Absolutely dirty, carpets ect. Room and hallways co sumed by stink bugs. Good place to take a 1 night stand but thtas it
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6/10 Good
24 Sept 2025
Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes not how it appears
Very expensive for the poor condition of hotel. Rust and mold in room and bathroom. Lock broken on door.
Comfortable bed, roomy. Didn’t have breakfast— two chairs in lobby and meager offering of food.
Gentleman at front desk very responsive to have repair man fix TV twice; shower faucet not labeled, trouble getting hot water.
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8/10 Very good
25 May 2025
They're at least trying.
The staff was really friendly. You can tell they're at least really trying to run an old Days Inn property themselves and turn a profit. Its hard.
I get it. Its the Finger Lakes. Rich folk. Wine Country. ALL the rooms are expensive. The price of the room for what you get? Not awesome. It's a non-smoking facility, but the place smelled of cigarette smoke (the room at least didn’t). I walked to my room, and another guest was straight up smoking away down the hall.
The rooms were as clean as they can be with what they’ve got. There's empty screws/nails in the walls that likely used to have art, and having a single garbage can in the main room instead of a small 2nd in the bathroom was odd. Water pressure was just okay.
But, it was still the least expensive room available (under $170) for a single night near the venue I needed to travel to.
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10/10 Exceptional
9 Sept 2026
Great room nice area to go walking
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2/10 Poor
5 Sept 2026
The worst place I’ve stayed in over 40 years! Dirty, loud and the bathroom sink was completely clogged. I was so glad to get out of there!
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2/10 Poor
24 Aug 2026
The room was dirty. Cockroaches everywhere and stinks so bad. Staff looked high. Book any other hotel you can because this experience was TERRIBLE!!!
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4/10 Fair
16 Aug 2026
Room is in terrible disrepair. The review I read about rusted to holder and mold on the wall and ceiling in the shower? Dead on point. After already changing rooms the front desk guy did at least come wash our tub of all the left over hair but overall it was just really bad .
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2/10 Poor
29 May 2026
This place is so nasty please don’t ever stay here.
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4/10 Fair
13 July 2026
The pictures online did not match the condition of the hotel. The neighborhood was sketchy. The desk staff was very jolly and nice. The carpet on the stairs were filthy and the lobby and outside smelled like weed. Surprisingly the room was comfortable. The bed was good. However it could have been cleaned better. There were limited items at breakfast.
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4/10 Fair
28 June 2026
Room was terribly dirty,smelled terrible sheets were stained and the tub was very dirty
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2/10 Poor
14 June 2026
The man checking us in was nice but this was by far the dirtiest place I have stayed in my life! The pictures are either photo shopped or taken somewhere else. Also, I think I smoked more marijuana that was outside my window with the people hanging outside my window talking all night! This place should be closed down!
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2/10 Poor
17 May 2026
The place was totally disgusting. The rooms were filthy and stunk. I actually found another place to stay because I really did not feel safe in the place.
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2/10 Poor
7 June 2026
Do not book here. Pictures are misleading. Room was not clean. Window had a board holding it. Unsafe with all the druggies around. He couldn't get any keys to work so he had to use the master key only. Never ended up staying there. Holiday Inn was wayyyy better!!!
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8/10 Very good
12 Oct 2025
The gentleman at the front desk was super nice and flexible
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2/10 Poor
11 May 2026
The hotel looked nothing like the pics. It was very dirty with holes and stains on carpet. The worst of all— the stained sheets and linens. I was stuck bc I had a dog and no other options for hotels or I’d have left.