Ellicottville is a small village with an unusually deep bench of places to sleep. That is what happens when two ski resorts, a summer bike park, and a festival calendar all share one square mile of Cattaraugus County. The choice really comes down to one question: do you want to walk to the lifts, or walk home from dinner?
Almost everything below sits within about a mile of the village center. There is no bad answer here, only trade-offs, and this guide lays them out honestly. One thing to do first though: check the events calendar. Festival and holiday weekends move both prices and minimum stays, and they are the single biggest factor in what a room costs here.
On the slopes at Holiday Valley
Holiday Valley runs the largest concentration of lodging in town, all of it about one mile from the village. Central Reservations handles the hotel properties at 716.699.2345.
Tamarack Club
The Tamarack Club is the resort's four-star slopeside condo hotel, sitting right in the main base area. Studios through three-bedroom condominiums plus deluxe hotel rooms. The amenity list is the real draw: underground parking, ski and golf club storage, a heated indoor and outdoor pool open year-round, two outdoor hot tubs, a fitness center, and conference space.
The Inn at Holiday Valley
Set on the slopes and the golf course, the Inn is the more relaxed of the two resort hotels, and a straightforward choice if you want to be on the mountain without condo square footage.
Rental communities on the mountain
Holiday Valley Rental Management handles a large portfolio of privately owned condos, townhouses, and chalets across several communities, reachable at 716-699-2912:
- SnowPine Village: one to three bedroom ski-in, ski-out units with big views.
- Valley Village: private units sleeping up to ten, some with ski-in, ski-out access.
- Alpine Meadows: townhouses sleeping six to eight near the Sunrise lift, close to the village.
- Wildflower: studios through three bedrooms, two to eight guests, near the village.
- Fox Ridge: condominiums, plus scenic chalets nearby.
Booking through the resort carries a real perk: guests get discounts on lift tickets, the Sky Flyer mountain coaster, and Sky High Adventure Park.
The Lincoln Boutique Motel
Not everything at the base belongs to the resort. The Lincoln sits at 6089 Route 219, directly across the road from Holiday Valley and a few doors from the Inn, and it is the most characterful room in the area. This is the old Telemark Motel, the one with the penny-colored roof, reopened under new ownership as a twelve-room boutique motel with an apartment over the restaurant and an A-frame besides. Ski-in, ski-out, with a ski shuttle, private parking, and rooms redone in vintage-meets-modern rather than motel beige. Booking is direct at 716-699-1002 or through the site.
The other reason to know about it: Pour Taproom is inside it. Thirty self-pour taps on a wristband, pay by the ounce, plus a full kitchen doing wings, burgers, and flatbreads. If you are staying at the Inn, it is across the street. If you are staying at the Lincoln, it is downstairs.
Plan for minimums. During ski season and busy holiday weekends, resort rentals may require a two or three night minimum stay. The same is true of most private rentals in town. If you are hoping for a single Saturday night in February, start looking early.
Eating, drinking, and the spa without moving your car
You can stay on the mountain and never leave it. Edna's at the Tamarack Club serves lunch, dinner, and apres with panoramic windows onto the slopes in winter and the golf course and pools in summer. McCarty Café in the Holiday Valley Lodge covers breakfast, lunch, and grab-and-go, with Starbucks coffee and deli sandwiches. The Cabana Bar is the seasonal outdoor spot at the base, a covered bar and restaurant with live music that runs through the warm months.
For the recovery half of the trip, the Ellicottville Oasis Spa operates on site at the Tamarack Club, alongside the fitness room.
And directly across Route 219 from the resort, the landmark Depot reopened in July 2026 as Wayne's Depot. Brothers John and Harry Crook, who run Bar-Bill Tavern in East Aurora, took over the 47-year-old restaurant and kept the nostalgic room almost exactly as regulars remember it, down to the relics on the walls, while adding a dartboard, Golden Tee, a photo booth, and a jukebox. Bar-Bill's famous wings came with them, plus a pizza menu that is new territory for the group. Their Facebook page has the current hours.
In the village
Staying in the village means you park once. Washington Street, the restaurants, the bars, and the shops are all on foot, and the slopes are a short drive.
Wingate by Wyndham
The village's hotel, the Wingate by Wyndham, sits at 11 Mill Street, steps from the Washington Street shops, with an indoor pool and spacious rooms. It is the practical choice if you want a standard hotel experience and a walkable night out.
It is also about to change. The property is scheduled to complete a conversion into the Huntley House Hotel in Spring 2027, joining the Ascend Collection by Choice Hotels. The new name honors the pioneering Huntley family, whose original Huntley House, once the Cattaraugus Mansion House, was a fixture of the village in the 1800s. When it opens, plans call for redesigned rooms, refreshed common spaces, a pool and hot tub, and an on-site bakery. Until then it operates as the Wingate, so book it under that name.
Breakfast is a two minute walk. From Mill Street you can be at the Ellicottville Bake Shop before the coffee finishes brewing at the hotel. It is one of our two Fuel Up partners, along with Alpine Bistro.
Near HoliMont
HoliMont sits on the west side of the village and runs no lodging of its own, so staying near it means cabins and privately owned chalets. Worth knowing before you plan a winter trip: HoliMont is a private club in winter, open to members and their guests, while the summer bike park is open to everyone.
Basecamp Tiny Cabins
Basecamp is a village of tiny cabins just under a mile from the village center and within walking distance of HoliMont, which makes it the most convenient base on that side of town. Four styles, with starting rates as of August 2026:
- Studios from $200 a night, built for couples and small groups.
- Bungalows from $225, in creekside spots.
- Lofts from $240, sleeping up to four.
- Chalet from $350, two bedrooms and the largest of the four.
Private chalets on and around the HoliMont hill also turn up regularly on the major rental sites, some of them a two minute walk from the lifts.
If riding is what brings you here, our mountain biking guide covers the 50+ mile Ellicottville system and where to start, and the HoliMont Bike Park guide has the lift-served details. In winter, the Holiday Valley versus HoliMont playbook is the better read before you pick a side of town to sleep on.
Bed and breakfasts
The village and the roads leading out of it hold a handful of small inns, the kind of places where the owner knows the trail conditions.
- Saisons Inn, 6416 Route 242 East, 716-699-9004. Rooms with private fireplaces and private baths, a year-round hot tub, a seasonal heated in-ground pool, and continental breakfast.
- The Jefferson Inn, 3 Jefferson Street, 716-699-5869. An 1800s Victorian on a quiet street a block off the main drag, which is about as close to the village as you can sleep. Five bed and breakfast rooms with private baths en suite and a full gourmet breakfast, plus two efficiency suites that skip breakfast but take pets and kids. Everyone gets the outdoor hot tub.
Short-term rentals and chalets
For groups, a house is usually the better math. Ellicottville has a deep short-term rental market, and chalets here run from two-bedroom cabins to lodges that sleep a wedding party.
- Airbnb and Vrbo both list heavily in Ellicottville, including ski-in, ski-out condos on the Holiday Valley slopes.
- Stay Apres manages a portfolio of four to seven bedroom chalets aimed at the larger-group, higher-end end of the market.
- EVL Property Rentals is a locally owned management company with a few dozen cabins, condos, and chalets around town.
- Ellicottville Vacation Rentals covers the full range, from village homes and condos to mountain chalets and ski-in, ski-out units.
- Holiday Valley Rental Management, covered above, is effectively the resort's own rental arm and worth comparing against the listing sites.
A walkable place in the village
Our featured stay puts you inside the village, so the shops, the restaurants, and the Bake Shop are all on foot and the slopes are a few minutes out.
See the listing →Camping and RV
There is no campground inside the village, so camping here means heading for the state land south of town.
- Allegany State Park, roughly 30 minutes south, is New York's largest state park at about 65,000 acres. The Red House area stays open year-round and the Quaker area runs seasonally from May into early October. Between them you get roughly 189 campsites and over 200 cabins, tent and RV sites with hookups, two beaches, and the Art Roscoe trail network for riding and skiing.
- East Otto State Forest, about fifteen miles north, offers free primitive camping. No hookups, no facilities, no reservations, and no crowds.
Book Allegany well ahead for fall weekends. Peak foliage fills the park.
So which one
Whatever you book, check the event calendar before you lock in dates. Fall Festival, the summer festivals, and holiday ski weekends move prices and minimum stays more than anything else on this list. Our events page tracks what is coming.
Hero photo: Aldrich Aerial Photography. Rates and details were current as of August 2026 and change seasonally. Confirm directly with each property before booking.