Family-Friendly Hotels & Lodges in the Catskills

Big Indian, NY · Resort

A resort on 100 acres in the Oliverea Valley near Big Indian, 10 minutes from Belleayre Mountain. Rates include three meals a day: buffet breakfasts and lunches, dinner in the dining room and occasional creekside barbecues. Lodging ranges from inn rooms to studio cottages with decks, glamping tents and multi-bedroom family cottages. A heated four-season pool, a hot tub and fly fishing on the Esopus Creek are on the property.

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.

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.

Windham, NY · Resort

A hotel on 20 acres along the Batavia Kill in Windham, with seven kinds of lodging in buildings that range from Victorian houses to historic lodges. There is a heated pool, wood-fired saunas, an indoor recreation room, pickleball courts, lawn games, fire pits and electric bikes, and guests can tube on the river. Babblers café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the property has a dog run.

Round Top, NY · Inn

An all-inclusive resort on more than 300 acres at the base of North Mountain in Round Top, owned and run by the same family since 1838. It has 49 rooms, all meals are included, and it is open year-round. The resort describes itself as one of the oldest in upstate New York.

Hunter, NY · Lodge

A lodge on Main Street in Hunter with 14 units, from 1-bedroom rooms to a 3-bedroom suite and a 5-bedroom cabin. There is a game room with billiards and table tennis, a fireplace, a garden and grills, and check-in is self-serve with a door code. Hunter Mountain is about 2 miles away.

East Durham, NY · Inn

An Irish-American resort on Golden Hill Road in Cornwallville, near East Durham, owned by the Gavin family since 1961. Stays include meals: three a day in summer and five over spring and fall weekends, served as breakfast and lunch buffets and plated dinners. There is a pub with live music and an outdoor pool.

Stamford, NY · B&B

A B&B at 42 Main Street in Stamford, in the northwest Catskills of Delaware County, run by Jean Kopp. Breakfast is cooked to order and served country style, with dishes like stuffed French toast, pancakes and eggs, homemade breads and muffins, and fruit in season. Two rooms are fully wheelchair accessible.