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Where to Stay in Callicoon & Barryville
Callicoon sits on a bend of the upper Delaware River, where the river forms the line between New York and Pennsylvania. The Art Deco theater on Main Street dates to 1948 and still shows films, and the Sunday farmers' market sells only from producers. Barryville, about 25 miles downriver, is the base for river trips. Several outfitters run rafting, kayaking and tubing on the Delaware from May through fall, on gentle Class I and II water. Seminary Hill, above Callicoon, has an orchard, a cidery and a restaurant. Kenoza Hall has 22 rooms and 10 bungalows on 55 acres above Kenoza Lake, with the Hemlock Spa, and Callicoon Hills, a resort since the 1940s in a 1905 boarding house, has 65 rooms on 23 acres.
Kenoza Hall
Kenoza Lake, NY · Historic Inn
A late-1800s property on 55 acres above Kenoza Lake in Sullivan County, bought by Foster Supply Hospitality in 2015 and rebuilt in 2018. It has 22 rooms and 10 standalone bungalows, with original hardwood floors, custom wallpapers and velvet furnishings. The Hemlock Spa offers Kneipp-inspired treatments, an outdoor sauna, a hot tub and a movement studio, and guests can canoe on the lake.
Callicoon Hills
Callicoon Center, NY · Historic Resort
A resort on 23 acres in the hamlet of Callicoon Center in Sullivan County, which began as the Wenzel boarding house in 1905 and was run as a resort by the Hill family from the 1940s. It has 65 rooms, a seasonal outdoor pool, two Scandinavian saunas and a yoga deck. The Conover Club is the restaurant and bar. It is listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
The Western Supper Club & Inn
Callicoon, NY · Historic Inn
A building from 1852 at 22 Upper Main Street in Callicoon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and reopened in 2016 as a small inn. It has 7 rooms, a farm-to-table supper club restaurant with a mahogany bar, and Harmonie Hall, a restored second-floor ballroom used for events. The upper Delaware River runs along the edge of the village.
Boarding House at Seminary Hill
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.
Stickett Inn
Barryville, NY · B&B / Inn
An inn in the center of Barryville on the upper Delaware River, with four two-room suites named Drink, Eat, Soak and Steam: Steam has its own steam room, Soak a deep round tub, and Eat a full kitchen and a balcony. A 2-bedroom cottage behind the inn is set aside for guests with children or pets. There is a hot tub and a bar on site.
Inn at Lake Joseph
Forestburgh, NY · Inn
An adults-only inn for guests 18 and over, on a 250-acre private lake at 162 St. Josephs Road in Forestburgh, Sullivan County, about two hours from New York City. Rooms, suites and a 4-bedroom private cottage are available, and a homemade breakfast is included. Guests can use rowboats on the lake, a heated pool and a 2.5-mile trail, and the inn also hosts weddings and retreats.
Why Stay in Callicoon & Barryville
- •The upper Delaware has swimming in summer and foliage in fall, with fewer visitors than the northern Catskills.
- •Sullivan County prices. This is one of the less-discovered corners of the Catskills, and lodging quality hasn't caught up to that reputation yet.
- •Callicoon's Main Street has a working 1948 theater, a farmers' market that sells only from producers, and the Catskill Provisions distillery.
- •Strong range of lodging options at different price points, from the intimate Stickett Inn to Kenoza Hall's full lake-and-spa compound.
What Makes This Area Interesting
- •Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery: estate cider, farm-to-table food, and hillside views above Callicoon Center.
- •Barryville river outfitters (Reber River Trips, Indian Head Canoes, Kittatinny Canoes) for Delaware rafting and kayaking, May–October.
- •Jensen Ledges: a 2-mile moderate hike with Delaware River views, accessible from Callicoon.
- •Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area: hiking, trout fishing, and reliable winter bald eagle sightings.
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