• 1. Where to Stay
• 2. Where to Eat
• 3. What to Do
• 4. Insider’s Tip
• 5. An Oddball Day

Relax in the luxury condos, spa, and pool at Tamarack Club.   (Photo: Courtesy of Tamarack Club)

Plunge into the 92-degree indoor-outdoor pool at the pine- and stone-trimmed Tamarack Club (from $157), an Aspen-style fractional condo hotel that also features two roiling outdoor whirlpools and a cedar sauna. Studio rooms have full kitchens, gas fireplaces, leather sofas, and views of the neighboring Creekside slopes.

Stay in a vintage A-frame at the Edelweiss Lodge (from $190), an ideal property for small groups. Glass-walled chalet No. 2 offers two bedrooms plus a pull-out sofa, while chalet No. 3, a two-story unit, sports three bedrooms and a charming Swiss gingerbread-style balcony.

Choose between kitschy nickel slots and high-stakes gambling rooms at the tasteful four-diamond Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel (from $105), just twenty minutes from Ellicottville. If the odds are against you, nurse your losses over a spicy Bloody Maria ($7), amped up with Sauza tequila and BBQ sauce, at the casino’s Fire Lounge.

Published on Jan 13, 2011 as a web exclusive.