Scenic Catskills Hotels with Mountain Views

    The Catskills top out at 4,180 feet on Slide Mountain, so most views here are of ridges and valleys, not bare summits. Onteora sits on 200 acres on Mount Tycetonik, and its Mobaccus suite has a 20-foot bay window over the valley. Mohonk Mountain House is a Victorian castle on a private lake in the Shawangunks, and Roscoe Mountain Club's 18-hole course covers 1,000 acres above Roscoe, with views across the Catskills.


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    Accord, NY · Resort

    A resort on 220 acres of farmland in Accord, developed by Taavo Somer, founder of Freeman's in New York, in a Scandinavian-Shaker style. There are 28 cabins and a 12-room farmhouse, a 9-hole golf course, two saltwater pools, tennis courts and a spa with a sauna, a steam room and 5 treatment rooms. The restaurant has a porch overlooking the grounds.

    Twenty-eight cabins and a 12-room farmhouse on 220 acres. A 9-hole golf course, two saltwater pools, tennis and a spa.

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    Roscoe Mountain Club

    Roscoe Mountain Club

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    Roscoe, NY · Golf Inn

    A golf resort on 1,000 acres above Roscoe, built around an 18-hole, par-72 course. There is a 24-room inn plus lodge and house rentals, and the 1907 Restaurant overlooks the course. Pickleball and tennis courts, disc golf, a private lake with a boathouse and a winter ice rink are on the property.

    An 18-hole golf course on 1,000 acres, with views across the Catskills. A 24-room inn, the 1907 Restaurant and pickleball and tennis courts.

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    Mohonk Mountain House

    Mohonk Mountain House

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    New Paltz · Resort

    A Victorian castle resort on a private lake in the Shawangunk Mountains, founded by the Smiley family in 1869, run by the same family since, and a National Historic Landmark. Guests have 2,000 acres of hiking trails, indoor and outdoor pools, and a spa with a steam room, a sauna and an outdoor heated mineral pool. Three meals a day are included in the rate.

    Victorian castle on a private lake, run by the same family since 1869. Hiking trails across 2,000 acres of the Shawangunks.

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    Glen Falls House

    Glen Falls House

    Round Top, NY · Inn

    A 42-room inn on a 50-acre campus at 230 Winter Clove Road in Round Top, Greene County, near the waterfall it is named for. It runs arts programming alongside lodging, including residencies, workshops and events, and it hosts weddings. Artists have come to Round Top since the Hudson River School painters worked here.

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    Hotel Mountain Brook

    Hotel Mountain Brook

    Tannersville, NY · B&B

    A 20-room Adirondack-style lodge on Route 23C in Tannersville, built as a hotel in the 1940s and renovated in 2008 as part of the Hunter Foundation's work in the village. Many rooms have fireplaces and whirlpool tubs, and there are 2 separate cabins with private terraces. A hot breakfast is included, and there is a library, a bar and a wraparound porch. Central Tannersville is a 4-minute walk; Hunter Mountain and Kaaterskill Falls are about 4 miles away. It is part of the {verdigreen} group.

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    Mountain Treasure B&B

    Mountain Treasure B&B

    Maplecrest, NY · B&B

    A bed and breakfast on 3 acres in Maplecrest, about 7 minutes from Windham Mountain and 7 miles from Hunter. It has 5 guest rooms, each with a private bath, and a separate 2-bedroom, two-bath cottage with a full kitchen and a wood stove. A full breakfast is served daily. The grounds have a stream, a fire pit and a barn for storing ski and bike gear.

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    Hotel Vienna

    Hotel Vienna

    Windham, NY · Boutique Hotel

    A 29-room lodge on more than 9 acres at 107 Route 296 in Windham, with a heated indoor pool, a wood barrel sauna and direct access to the Windham Path. Continental breakfast is included, mountain-view rooms have private balconies, and housekeeping is daily. A separate 4-bedroom cabin sleeps up to 12 and has its own hot tub, grill and fire pit. The decor is modern European, not alpine.

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    Onteora, The Mountain House

    Onteora, The Mountain House

    Boiceville, NY · Boutique Inn / B&B

    Built in 1928 as the summer estate of Richard Hellmann, of Hellmann's mayonnaise, on 200 acres on Mount Tycetonik, 8 miles from Woodstock. Seven rooms are split between the main house and a hillside cottage, including the Mobaccus suite with a 20-foot bay window over the valley. The great room has a cathedral ceiling and a stone fireplace. There is a sauna, a koi pond and trails on the grounds. It operates mainly as a wedding venue, with B&B stays on non-event weekends.

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    The Graham & Co.

    The Graham & Co.

    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.

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    Minnewaska Lodge

    Minnewaska Lodge

    Gardiner · Lodge

    A 26-room lodge at 3116 Route 44/55 in Gardiner, at the base of the Shawangunk Ridge next to Minnewaska State Park Preserve, about 90 minutes from New York City. Climbers and hikers use it as a base for the Gunks, and the preserve's lakes and carriage roads are close by. The climbing cliffs are a short walk from the property.

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    Windham Mountain Club

    Windham · Resort

    Lodging at Windham Mountain Club, the ski area in Windham with 60 trails and 12 lifts. The Outpost has 20 rooms, and stays include access to the club's restaurants, spa, gym and golf course. Outpost guests can buy lift tickets even on sold-out days. In summer the club offers golf, mountain e-biking, fly fishing, sporting clays and guided hikes.

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    What Makes It

    • •In Greene County, Hotel Vienna's mountain-view rooms in Windham have private balconies, and Glen Falls House in Round Top is near the waterfall it is named for, in country the Hudson River School painters worked in.
    • •The Shawangunk Ridge, south of the Catskills, has its own views: Mohonk Mountain House has 2,000 acres of trails, and Minnewaska Lodge sits at the base of the ridge next to Minnewaska State Park Preserve.
    • •Views vary by room at most of these properties, so check room photos before booking if the view matters.

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    Frequently Asked

    Onteora's Mobaccus suite has a 20-foot bay window over the valley, and Hotel Vienna's mountain-view rooms in Windham have private balconies. Roscoe Mountain Club's 1,000 acres look across the Catskills, and Mohonk Mountain House sits on a private lake in the Shawangunks.

    They are lower. Slide Mountain, the highest Catskill peak, is 4,180 feet, against 5,344 feet at Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks and 4,393 at Mount Mansfield in Vermont, so the views are mostly of forested ridges and valleys, with few bare summits.

    Color usually peaks in early to mid-October, a little earlier on the high peaks than in the valleys. Late spring brings green fields and full creeks, and in winter the ridges are often under snow from late December.