Firelight Camps

2.5 star property

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King Tent | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, free cribs/infant beds
Terrace/patio
Exterior
Interior
Hiking

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
1150 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850
  • Buttermilk Falls State Park
    4 min walk
  • Manley's Mighty Mart
    6 min walk
  • Ithaca Bus Station
    5 min drive
  • Ithaca, NY (ITH-Tompkins Regional)
    17 min drive

Room options

King Tent

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Double Queen

  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Electric King tent

  • 182 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Ithaca

Located in Ithaca, Firelight Camps is in a state park, a 4-minute walk from Buttermilk Falls State Park and 11 minutes by foot from Ithaca College. .This spa lodge is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Ithaca Commons and 3 mi (4.8 km) from State Theatre of Ithaca.

What's nearby

  • Buttermilk Falls State Park - 4 min walk
  • Ithaca College - 11 min walk
  • Ithaca Commons - 5 min drive
  • State Theatre of Ithaca - 5 min drive
  • Cornell University - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Ithaca, NY (ITH-Tompkins Regional) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Firelight Camps

Lodge with a full-service spa, a quick walk to Buttermilk Falls State Park
Firelight Camps offers 19 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies. This Ithaca lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Hypo-allergenic bedding, hair dryers, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 3 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. The spa is equipped with a steam room. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. Additional amenities at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Firelight Camps. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a library, coffee/tea in a common area, and a water dispenser. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 7 for adults and USD 7 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Full-service spa
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Library
  • Shopping
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Free crib
  • Free rollaway/extra bed
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Coworking space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Full-service spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Prenatal massages
  • Spa open daily
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 6 accessible parking spaces
  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Area rugs in room
  • Cobblestone flooring in public areas
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Gravel flooring in public areas
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • In-room roll-in shower
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Built in 2014
  • Communal living room
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Free rollaway/extra bed
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • 6 shared bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laundry detergent

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 2 AM
Guests will receive an email 5 days before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between October 29 and April 30.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 7 for adults and USD 7 for children
  • Pet fee: USD 25 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Firelight Camps Safari Ithaca
Firelight Camps Safari
Firelight Camps Ithaca
Firelight Camps Campground Ithaca
Firelight Camps Campground
Firelight Camps Campsite Ithaca
Firelight Camps Campsite
Firelight Camps Lodge
Firelight Camps Ithaca
Firelight Camps Lodge Ithaca

Firelight Camps Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 117 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I usually pop up my own tent, but wanted to go on a relaxing retreat for my birthday. The fine details at firelight make it a very stress-free and accommodating place to stay outdoors. I enjoyed rocking on my own private porch. The bed was comfortable and clean the bottles of water left helped me prepare for my hike to the waterfalls the next day. I enjoyed sitting around the fire Under the moonlight and roasting marshmallows. The bathrooms are very clean and come with shampoo conditioner, and blow dryer so you don't have to pack more in your bags, the only complaint I have is that I arrived at 4:30 and three of the staff members were all standing at the bar, making drinks for a few customers and not attending to the guest check-in in and trying to settle down. I didn't feel that three staff members were needed to make drinks thank you so much for my stay and a relaxing time
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth a

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family of four had a magical, happy time from start to to finish. Super comfortable, simply good for the soul with all of the details handled. We really loved it. Can't wait go get back. Thank you !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was absolutely dreamy! We loved the tent, we loved the amenities, everything. It was clean, the staff was so nice, the breakfast was perfect. LOVED the campfires, the grills, the bar. Absolutely lovely. The ONE suggestion we have is the bathroom situation; the current facilities are super clean, but they’re not convenient for tents. I would suggest having a small (2 stall) facility close to the tents bc the fear of going to the bathroom at night and having to cross camp and walk up the stairs is real. Otherwise, Firelight is perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brookelyn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This experience exceeds your expectations. If you’re looking for an stress-free, easy get away, this is perfect! Whether you’re looking for a family, couples or you only … this is it! Just make sure you bring some food but they have all of the drinks covered. We felt safe and sleeping was beyond blissful in the “glamping” camping experience. My only suggestions would be, hot tubs or hot springs, more outdoor activities and live music. The staff was incredibly accommodating and so kind. I also love how eco, family and dog friendly firelight camp was!! We will return as a family or a girls trip. Next time, I want to take advantage of all of the hammocks around. Oh and, OMG the massage I received at August Moon by Rebecca was absolutely amazing! It was so nice to walk out of my tent yo my massage while my daughter and her friend relaxed in hammocks. I knew they were also relaxing and safe!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sivan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nabil

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience! The staff was excellent and made our stay even better.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was so clean and relaxing and just back to the earth. The staff was SO beyond kind, helpful and informative. Thank you especially to Sam and Marina for the pizza recommendations and delivery! So fantastic! 10/10 recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

karen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ithaca Glamping
First time glampers. We enjoyed being close to all the waterfall parks. The beds were so comfortable! Staff very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fei

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Glamour camping experience!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay as long as you don't need any sleep
I feel truly bad only giving this place 3 stars as almost the entire experience was amazing! Love the concept & amenities, super clean, so many fire pits so you felt like you were roasting your marshmellows for your complimentary s'mores in your own little world. But given this was a sleeping accommodation and we were not able to sleep any, I just cannot rate it at 5 stars. For the most part, everyone at the campground got the memo that this is a peaceful, connecting with nature experience....except for the tent of people right beside us and their friends who were staying two tents down from us. The people stayed out on their deck beside us talking in full volume voices until almost daylight and the friends walked between the two tents, up and down the gravel paths (crunch, crunch, CRUNCH) so many times that I wouldn't be surprised if Firelight had to dump more gravel in the ruts of the paths after their stay. My husband and I were so sleep deprived by the next morning that when we checked out, we just drove home and cancelled the plans we had made for that day (very disappointing as that was the whole reason we were in the area looking for accommodations to begin with). We have stayed at similar "glamping" experiences previously and those organizations maintained the quiet hours much more successfully than Firelight (as we never heard anyone go to the tent and ask them to quiet down). Such a wonderful experience that turned very disapointing. :(
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, Clearfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Found out glamping isn't really my style and the weather (with heat warning) didn't help but property itself is fine. Only thing was that the tent got too hot during the day. More uncomfortable than outside. Would consider staying again in the fall when weather's cooler.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

brittany

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
A little too wild and not worth the money
I wouldn’t recommend unless you really like glamping. I got one hour of sleep because every hour you could hear coyotes howling in the distance. You could hear animals all night going by your tent, but at one point there was something larger on my back patio and the zipper of the tent was jaggling. Another time something lunged at my dog from a bush twice scaring the hell out of both of us. It was the worst sleep of my night and set the whole trip into a bad descent. I would skip it unless you really love this type of experience. The dog fee has also increased and not been updated on here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chill space
So wonderful… definitely spreading the word about this chillaxing spot!
Waking up to this❤️
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Peta

We enjoyed our time and had an enjoyable experience. The breakfast was amazing. We have stayed with other similar glamping companies such as under canvas - and unfortunately because this is priced so similarly you inadvertently compare the two - and for value for money and level of service I would unfortunately have to go with under canvas.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zeineb

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff who were very accommodating. The tents and communal bathrooms were super clean and the beds were comfortable. Being able to sit at individual fire pits in the evening made our stay even more cozy and enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

hemali

First time experience of glamping and we enjoyed it. Was very quite and since we went in weekdays less people so bathrooms was very clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved the whole vibe of Ithaca . The staff and tents were amazing . The beds very comfortable. Drinks at the bar amazing. Everything was organic
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024