Where to stay, eat and tour in Niagara Falls

Judith H. Bernstein

June 8, 2007

WHERE TO STAY

Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara Falls, 6700 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; 888-488-6388, niagarafallsembassysuites.com. City-view doubles from about $275 on midsummer weekend nights; falls view from around $295. Also, packages available.

At the Falls B&B, 101 Genesee St., Montour Falls, New York; 607-535-2445, www.thekings.org/atthefalls.html. Doubles $130 to $150 a night, with discounts offered for stays of more than three nights.

The Falls Motel & Lounge, 239 N. Genesee St., Montour Falls, New York; 607-535-7262, thefallsmotel.com. Single queen room for two from about $70 a night.

WHERE TO EAT

Niagara area:
The Keg Steakhouse & Bar at the Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara, 905-374- 5170 fallsviewrestaurant.com. Dinner entrees, $12 to $28.

The New Italian Place at the Anchorage, 186 Ricardo St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; 905-468-2141, theanchorage.ca. Dinner entrees $16 to $28.

Riverbend Inn & Vineyard, 16104 Niagara River Pkwy., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; 888-955-5553, riverbendinn.ca. Entrees, $25 to $33; lounge menu also available.

Finger Lakes area:
Chef's Diner, Watkins Montour Road (Route 14), Montour Falls; 607-535-9975, chefsdiner.com. Varied menu of salads, sandwiches, steaks and sides; dinners from $6.95 to $18.50.

Village Marina Bar & Grill, Seneca Harbor Park, Watkins Glen, 607-535-7910. Entrees, $3 to $6.95.

Sarrasin's on the Lake, 301 Lake St., Penn Yan; 315- 536-9494, sarrasins.com. Dinner entrees from $13.95.

Suzanne Fine Regional Cuisine, 9013 Route 414, Lodi; 607-582-7545, suzannefrc.com/veranda.html. Entrees from $19.

Wing Tai Oriental Restaurant, 164 Castle Ave., Geneva; 315-789-8892. Dinners from $6.95 to $13.95.

WATERFALL INFORMATION.

New York State Parks, nysparks.state.ny.us/parks. Click on the "State Parks" link in the yellow bar; search for parks with waterfalls.

Rich and Sue Freeman's "200 Waterfalls in Central and Western New York: A Finder's Guide," footprintpress.com

TOURING INFORMATION.

Niagara Falls State Park, niagarafallsstatepark.com
NiagaraUSA, niagara-usa.com
InfoNiagara, infoniagara.com
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, city.niagarafalls.on.ca/index2.asp
Niagara Falls Tourism, niagarafallstourism.com
Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance, fingerlakes.org
New York Tourism: Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, visitfingerlakes.com
Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce, schuylerny.com