Hotels with Jacuzzi in Buffalo, New York

Downtown puts you within walking distance of Canalside and the KeyBank Center, and the Curtiss Hotel has in-room jetted tubs in one of Buffalo's most distinctive buildings from $209. The tradeoff is that event-night pricing can double or triple. An hour south, Chautauqua Harbor Hotel sits directly on Lake Chautauqua with in-room jetted tubs and waterfront dining from $139. Seneca Allegany Resort in the Allegheny foothills pairs oversized jetted tubs with a full casino floor from $98. The farther you go from downtown, the more tub you get for the money.

It depends on the property. At most downtown chains, including the Hampton Inn and Hilton Garden Inn, the tub is a standard bathtub in the bathroom with no jets. You are paying for location and a brand name. Best Western On The Avenue is the exception: a theater-district hotel where $120 gets you an enlarged corner jetted tub in the room. Confirm 'jetted' when booking; the word 'whirlpool' on a booking site can mean anything from a soaking tub to a full hydromassage system.

Buffalo winters are brutal, and that is why the jacuzzi trip works better from November through March. Hotel rates drop once football season ends, and a jetted tub at the end of a cold day matters more. Summer brings Canalside concerts and higher prices across the board. Book a lakefront room at Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in January and you will have the place nearly to yourself, with rates at their floor. Buffalo summers are wonderful, but the tub is less of a draw when it is 80 degrees outside.

Elmwood Village is the answer. InnBuffalo off Elmwood sits on the strip, the highest-rated property in the Buffalo cluster at 4.9, and you can walk to Thin Man Brewery or grab dinner at Cantina Loco before heading back to the room. The Curtiss Hotel downtown puts you closer to Chippewa Street's bar scene if you want something louder. Either way, stay where the restaurants are, because rideshare availability thins out fast once you leave the city core.

If you expect a luxury spa resort with robes and turndown service, Buffalo will disappoint. This is a blue-collar city where even the nicest downtown jacuzzi suite (the Curtiss at $209) sits in a converted office building with mixed maintenance reviews. The value is there, though. Garden Place Hotel runs $67 a night for a jetted in-room tub near the airport, and Seneca Allegany offers a full casino resort for $98 in the Allegheny foothills. The small owner-run inns like Fields of Eden do more with ambiance, but they book out fast in peak season.