If you’re contemplating a weekend or a week in the Hudson Valley or Catskills (or if you’re a resident looking for a break from routine), you probably already know you can fill your days with just about anything: art, music, food, outdoor fun, shopping, and more. The options around here come in so many flavors that deciding which to sample is a bigger problem than simply finding some. But the center point of your stay, of course, is where you choose to hang your hat.
Good news: We have just about every flavor in that department, too; these are places that are so cool that they’re highlights in themselves. Check it out and check in; you may never want to leave.
the 1850 House Inn and Tavern
situates you in the heart of playful Rosendale, in a boutique room blending the finest modern luxuries with artfully placed historic photography. Downstairs you’ll find a top-notch, friendly tavern and spacious deck overlooking the Rondout, complete with great food and a few steps from eclectic shopping and the Rail Trail’s historic train trestle. Rosendale, the1850house.com
Clove Cottages
offers peaceful, clean, and cozy furnished cottage accommodations, each with WiFi, smart TV, grill, and hammock; a couple of rooms feature a fireplace and/or jetted tub. You can bring your own well-behaved fur person along to meet the dog, pet llama, chickens, and rescued cats. Check out the solar array that provides 70% of the property’s power.High Falls, clovecottages.com
Country Inn Boutique B&B
evolved from a legendary backroads pub into its current boutique form, a blend of luxury and rustic delights with a cabin called the Love Shack, along with boutique sweets. You’ll be nestled up against the Cats, amidst the woods, just steps from a restaurant serving handcrafted locavore Italian with a vast selection of beer. Olivebridge/Krumville, krumville.com
Emerson Resort and Spa
offers complimentary bikes and binoculars for guests to borrow, the better to explore the fabulous grounds and surroundings. Satisfy your appetite at the Woodnotes Grille, enjoy state-of-the-art all-natural treatments at the deep green spa, and browse the eclectic on-premises shops. Mount Tremper, emersonresort.com
Glasco Woodstock
At Glasco Woodstock, you can stay in an exquisite mid-18th-century home with 30-foot ceilings and vast windows looking out on Overlook Mountain, enjoying design-forward, meticulous luxury hospitality and a hot tub under the stars Woodstock, stayglasco.com
the Graham & Co’s
“modern take on the classic weekend getaway” offers three acres to play on—there’s a pool, a bonfire pit, and free bikes for exploring the quirky glories of Phoenicia. Indoors, you’ll find a Tivoli radio in every room, coffee and tea served all day, and a spacious and lovely den perfect for cocktails. Phoenicia, thegrahamandco.com
Hotel Dylan
offers a sleek boutique take on Woodstock’s hippie ethos. “Peace. Love. Stay,” is the motto, and you’ll love your peaceful stay here with in-room record players and a vast library of music and curated books to explore when you’re not out at the fire-pit—or luxuriating in the all-organic bath products. Woodstock, thehoteldylan.com
Jessie’s Harvest House
offers six cozy guest rooms with glorious views of Hunter Mountain, where your hostess Sarah grew up and learned hospitality. Downstairs, her CIA-schooled husband is busy crafting and cooking an exquisite menu of fresh and wonderful gourmet comfort food. Tannersville, jessiesharvesthouse.com/lodging
Menla
is set in an enchanting Catskills valley on 300 acres of pure wilderness. The property hosts well-loved spirituality and wellness retreats, but you’re also welcome to book a room and just enjoy the surroundings, world-class spa, and renovated 200-year-old barn with its fireplace, pool table, and selection of movies to watch. Phoenicia, menla.org
the Nest at Woodstock
If you’d like to glamp, The Nest at Woodstock offers a two-acre private site with a spacious, luxuriously appointed safari-tent bedroom with your own separate dining and relaxing deck. and screened rustic-fabulous camping kitchen. Woodstock, thebrighamgroup.com
Mohonk Mountain House
is one of a kind: a sprawling Victorian castle beside a sparkling sky lake, set on 40,000 acres of Shawangunk Mountain forest. Your room comes with three meals a day and a private beach, along with golf, tennis, lawn games, archery, rock scrambling, kayaking, and more, and there’s an award-winning spa for your tired muscles. New Paltz, mohonk.com
Old Mill Guesthouse
by Audrey’s Farmhouse Centered around a 19th-century farmhouse, Old Mill Guesthouse by Audrey’s Farmhouse in Wallkill is a guesthouse estate with seven separate units. Old Mill can accommodate a total of 50 overnight guests and host events for upto 200. Wallkill,
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the Woodstock Inn on the Millstream
Plop yourself into a hammock and enjoy nature’s own soundtrack of rushing water. Nearby are gardens full of exquisite fairy roses, echinacea, day lilies, peonies, and more; indoors are boutique accommodations and amenities ranging from standard rooms to freestanding bungalows and cottages. Woodstock, woodstock-inn-ny.com
Woodstock Way Hotel
basks in the musical sounds of Tannery Brook Waterfall (the brook runs through the property) and offers the chance to experience sustainable building close- up: It’s constructed with reclaimed woods, living roof systems, bio-retention ponds, and high-efficiency, low-carbon-footprint materials. Woodstock, woodstockway.com
Catskill Concierge
If you’re staying a while, you should know about Catskill Concierge. These good folks offer home maintenance, property management, and organization and project services, for when you don’t have the time (or just the motivation) to do it all. catskill-concierge.com
Manage This Home
And here’s a turnabout. If you own an elegant place up here and would like to share it with others while not using it yourself, Manage This Home offers complete turn-key Airbnb management services that will keep your property pristine and protected and your guests full of smiles and praising you to the skies. managethishome.com
