We'll be spending a few days in the region and hope to visit The Glass Museum, the grave of Mark Twain, the soaring center and perhaps Cornell and Watkins Glen. Would Corning make a good central base? And hotel recommendations?

Appreciate any assistance.

We stayed in the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel and enjoyed our location and the hotel. The one thing I loved was the rooms have hardwood floors which is so much better than stained carpet. The one thing I hated was they did not have coffee in the rooms. They have coffee in the lobby/dining area but I had to go downstairs in my jammies to get it. This was a few years ago, it may have changed.
http://www.watkinsglenharborhotel.com/guestrooms.php

Ahhh, on my post of the above recommended hotel, I just read their amenities and they now have complimentary coffee on each floor.

I spent a week traveling around that area and really liked the Radisson in Corning. It is well located within walking distance of much of Corning sites and quite lovely.

http://www.radisson.com/corning-hote...0.../nycorning

GRRRR! why doesn't Fodors have an edit button like other sites?

Try this:

www.radisson.com/corning-hotel-ny

Thanks folks -- good info here.