Unlike outs in baseball, inns were created to welcome weary wayfarers and don't require desperate base running or feelings of failure. Bask in a winning find with today's Groupon: for $99, you get a one day weekday stay (up to a $225 value), or for $125, you get a one day weekend stay (up to a $275 value) at the Aurora Inn or E.B. Morgan House, both located on Main Street in Aurora. The related establishments provide a cozy respite from daily stresses with an elegantly calming atmosphere, friendly, accommodating staff, and sweeping scenery of Cayuga Lake. Recline in comfort in one of Aurora Inn's 10 spacious guest rooms, or luxuriously partake of one of E.B. Morgan's seven amenity-laden relaxation stations; the latter is named for a co-founder of the New York Times, whose ghost amiably delivers crossword-covered muffins to your door along with unsolicited 19th-century stock-option advice. Guests at both inns can nosh on savory complimentary breakfast eats in the Aurora Inn dining room, take advantage of the myriad kayaks, canoes, and bicycles on the grounds, or stroll through the quaint village of Aurora, sprinkled with coffee shops, bistros, and glimpses of the storied—but not ringed—Finger Lakes.

Reviews

TripAdvisors give Aurora Inn, a AAA Four Diamond Award recipient for five consecutive years, a near-perfect 4.5 owl eyes:

• Just returned from a 1-night stay at the Aurora Inn. This is an elegant, beautiful place - we will stay longer next time!...Our room was large & spacious, with a lovely deck area and view over the lake. The bed was ridiculously comfortable…The room design is classic, but fresh and airy - not cluttered or outdated. Solid modern amenities - new windows, flat screen TV, nice bathroom design with a great walk-in shower… – JabaGee, TripAdvisor
• We stayed in room #1 of the Morgan house. The inn-keepers were unparelled, the inn was absolutely beautiful, and food was plentiful and excellent (I LOVED the fresh muffins!). I have traveled extensively and I can’t say enough about the Inn! – CaptRandall, TripAdvisor