Considering we were only looking for a cheap and clean stopover on the way from Boston to Niagara Falls, we hit the jackpot here. I identified a rough geographical area where we would be looking to stay (based on how far I could safely drive in one day from Boston) and started searching Expedia for a likely suspect - and found this. Its about 400 miles from Boston.
It looked good on the website - nice standard of facilities, lakefront setting - but you can never tell what you're getting until you arrive. We were not disappointed - especially at the price.
The room we got was on the fourth floor, very clean and spacious (even the bathroom), with good temperature control, tea/coffeemaker in the room, and a wonderful view of the lake. Just the thing after a long drive. The quality of the food in the restaurant was very good - more restaurant-quality than hotel, if you know what I mean. Good choice of interesting and fresh meat and fish dishes. The menu seemed to change regularly. Very friendly and helpful staff and reasonable bar prices. View of the lake when you're eating too.
The hotel provides free hot coffee in the reception area from 6am. This actually enabled one of the highlights of the stay. I woke up early on the first morning, went downstairs for some coffee, and brought it back to my room just in time to open the curtains, put my feet up, and watch the sun rise over the lake. If you stay here, you must try to get a lake-facing room so you can do this.
The hotel stands more or less on its own. Geneva is a small blue-collar sort of a town, set back a little from the lakefront.
It's ideal as a base for a trip to Niagara Falls (about a 90-minute drive), but next time, I'd stay a bit longer in the Finger Lake area. It's worth a visit on its own.