Located in the most sparsely populated county east of the Mississippi River, the hamlet of Long Lake sits in the center of New York's Adirondack Park.

The motel building was built in the 1950s, and the property was originally owned by the Mulwane family. At the northern end of the property is the house that once served as their restaurant, complete with stairs going down to the lake. Over the years, many small cottages were added.

Stanley and Dana Stryszowski took over as the fourth owners of Motel Long Lake & Cottages in 2008 and began extensive renovations. Their work has included renovating the motel building, adding to and modernizing infrastructure on the property, renovating and in some cases enlarging the cottages, adding several new buildings, and much more.