Boutique & Design Hotels in the Catskills

Hunter, NY · Lodge

A renovated 1966 lodge on Route 23A below Hunter Mountain, with a heated outdoor pool used year-round. The Rounds, 11 cabins with Japanese soaking tubs, oculus skylights and 360-degree views, were named to Travel + Leisure's 2024 It List. Prospect, the restaurant, sources locally and runs an après-ski program on winter weekends.

Year-round heated pool. The Rounds cabins with soaking tubs and oculus skylights. Prospect restaurant. Below Hunter Mountain.

Windham, NY · Boutique Hotel

A hotel on Route 23 in Windham, in a 1920s-era lodge redesigned in a Scandinavian modernist style, with 23 rooms and 10 Lushna cabins. The cabins range from 150-square-foot A-frames to 400-square-foot suites with kitchenettes. A breakfast basket is delivered daily on request, and Dandies is the restaurant and bar. Listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Lushna cabins from 150-square-foot A-frames to suites with kitchenettes. A breakfast basket delivered daily on request. Listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Roxbury, NY · Boutique Motel

A motel in Roxbury with themed suites, including The Wizard's Emeralds, with a yellow brick road mural, and Maryann's Coconut Cream Pie, a Gilligan's Island room with seashell decor. The Shimmer Spa on site has a sauna, a steam room and treatment rooms. The same owners rent the Stratton Falls Fantasy Cottages nearby.

Themed suites, from The Wizard's Emeralds to Maryann's Coconut Cream Pie. The Shimmer Spa, and fantasy cottages at nearby Stratton Falls.

Tannersville, NY · Boutique Hotel

An 1890s Victorian estate on 7 acres in Tannersville, restored and reopened in fall 2022 as a 22-room hotel by Lost Boys Hospitality, with interiors by the San Francisco firm Field Theory. Original 1890s wood paneling turned up behind drywall during the renovation. The cocktail bar has a wood-burning stove, and Hunter Mountain is a short drive.

Catskill, NY · Cabin Resort

Twenty-four wooden cabins on 50 acres near Catskill, designed by Garrison Architects with cues from Japanese and Scandinavian building. Cabins have floor-to-ceiling glass and handmade furniture. The spa is built into the hillside, with a bluestone steam room, a cedar sauna, a cold plunge pool and a yoga studio, and the restaurant serves three meals a day.

Catskill, NY · Boutique Hotel

A former motor lodge in Leeds, at the foot of the Catskills just over the Rip Van Winkle Bridge from Hudson, redone by the team behind Hudson's Rivertown Lodge. It has 24 hotel rooms and 26 log cabins with wood-burning stoves, Frette linens and heated bathroom floors. Casa Susanna, on site, serves food from Jalisco, and a firepit is lit at dusk every night.

Big Indian, NY · Lodge

A 42-room resort across 13 buildings on 200 acres in Big Indian. Some rooms have clawfoot tubs, and there are outdoor cedar soaking tubs, an Estonian sauna, a seasonal pool and a tennis court. The Dining Room serves chef-driven meals, the Parlor Bar serves cocktails, and Ralph's Bar and Bowling has wood-fired pizza and a bowling alley.

Big Indian, NY · Boutique Hotel

A 26-room Eastwind hotel on McKenley Hollow Road in Big Indian, with Lushna cabins and suites and direct access to the McKenley Hollow trailhead. There is a heated outdoor pool open year-round, dry saunas, an infrared light room and a communal fire pit. The Dandelion Restaurant & Bar, in the main pavilion, is open to the public every evening. Listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Greenville, NY · Boutique Hotel

Ten rooms in a mid-century A-frame lodge on 4 wooded acres at 3807 County Route 26 near Greenville, about 30 minutes west of the Hudson. The lodge has its own restaurant and bar serving natural wines and cocktails, and it hosts weddings. There are hammocks and fire pits, and several Greene County hiking trails are nearby.

Kingston, NY · Boutique Hotel

A 42-room hotel spread across four restored buildings in Kingston's historic Uptown, or Stockade, district, on Wall, Pearl, Fair and John streets. Restaurant Kinsley, at 301 Wall Street, serves a seasonal New American menu and has a wood-paneled cocktail bar, and hotel guests get a continental breakfast. Uptown's restaurants and galleries are a short walk, and the Catskills are a short drive west.

Hillsdale, NY · Inn

The former Swiss Hutte Inn on Catamount Road in Hillsdale, at the foot of Catamount Mountain on the New York–Massachusetts line, renovated and reopened in 2022 by the team behind Black Seed Bagels and The Smile in New York. It has 14 rooms in an alpine-style building with a pink exterior. Edwards Tavern is the restaurant and bar, and there is a seasonal pool.

Woodstock, NY · Boutique Hotel

A small hotel on Tannery Brook in Woodstock, built around a 15-foot waterfall and a short walk from Tinker Street and the village center. Rooms have turntables with artist-curated vinyl, Bose speakers, floor-to-ceiling windows and private outdoor space. There is no restaurant on site; the village's restaurants are a few minutes on foot. No pets. The sister property, Kingston Carriage House, is 25 minutes south. Listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Tannersville, NY · Boutique Hotel

Sixteen rooms in a 150-year-old building in Hensonville, renovated by owners Ely and Danielle Franko and opened on Memorial Day 2024. Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler and Esquire each named it a best new hotel of 2024. Matilda, the restaurant, comes from the chefs behind Wildair and Bar Contra in New York and is open to non-guests. Hunter and Windham Mountains are both minutes away.

Windham, NY · Boutique Motel

A 12-room hotel on Route 23 in Windham, next door to Eastwind, with a 5-bedroom hilltop house for groups. The restaurant serves New American food made with ingredients from local farms, and has the building's original hickory-wrapped bar, a second-floor library and an outdoor deck. Rooms range from standard kings to 1- and 2-bedroom suites.

Mount Tremper, NY · Boutique Inn

A 100-year-old inn on 10 private acres in Mount Tremper, with 11 rooms and a private cottage. Interiors mix Moroccan tiles, butterfly collections, sheepskin rugs and handmade wood beds around a stone fireplace. The Foxfire Bar Room serves dinner. The grounds have a pond, a lily pool and bonfire pits.

Mount Tremper, NY · Boutique Motel

The former Kate's Lazy Meadow motel on Route 28 in Mount Tremper, renovated in 2023 into 9 cabin-style suites across three buildings. The property covers 6 acres along the Esopus Creek, with river access, hammocks, Adirondack chairs and a fire pit. Phoenicia is a few minutes west. It is listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Phoenicia, NY · Lodge

A lodge on Route 28 in Phoenicia, steps from the Esopus Creek, with suites, inn rooms and private cabins. Some cabins are dog-friendly, and the great room has a fireplace, books and games. Belleayre and Hunter Mountain are both a short drive away. It is part of the {verdigreen} group, with sister properties including Twin Gables and Hotel Mountain Brook.

Phoenicia, NY · Boutique Motel

A 20-room boutique motel on almost 3 acres at 80 Route 214, two blocks off Phoenicia's main street. Rooms include the Bungalow, with a kitchen, a queen bed and two bunks, and there is a seasonal outdoor pool, fire pits and a communal lawn. Bikes are available for guests, and the motel sells its own clothing and goods.

Stone Ridge, NY · Boutique Inn

A 1757 Dutch Colonial stone house in Stone Ridge, just under two hours from New York City, with 25 rooms across the main house, the Stable House, the Carriage House and a cottage, on 55 acres. Butterfield is the restaurant. The grounds have a cedar sauna, a cold plunge, a 100-year-old pool, a private lake and trails.

Kingston, NY · Resort

A former brickyard on 100 acres along the Hudson River in Kingston, which says its bricks went into the Empire State Building and Yankee Stadium. Guests stay in king and queen cabins, the 1873 Edgewood Mansion or a cottage. Aster, a French steakhouse, is in the mansion, the River Pavilion is open in season, and the property is open year-round. It is listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Callicoon, NY · Boutique Inn

Seventeen rooms across 8 apartment-style units at Seminary Hill in Callicoon, each apartment with a living room and a kitchenette. Local firm Homestedt designed the interiors around Shaker forms. There is a library, a covered porch and a shared parlor kitchen. Seminary Hill has a 12-acre organic orchard, its own cidery and a restaurant, The Tasting Room.

Rosendale, NY · Boutique Inn

An 11-room inn at 435 Main Street in Rosendale, a Hudson Valley town with a long-running arts and music community around the Rosendale Theatre. The Feathers Tavern, on site, serves food inspired by early American cooking. Kingston and New Paltz are each a short drive. The inn received a MICHELIN Key in 2025.

Phoenicia, NY · Boutique Resort

Five suites on Stony Clove Creek along Route 214 in Phoenicia, for guests 16 and older, with self check-in and no restaurant. A waterfront sauna looks over the creek, guests use the creek itself as a cold plunge, and there is a saltwater pool. Two of the suites, Trout Lily and the Meadow Suite, have full kitchens.