Spa Resorts & Wellness Retreats in the Catskills

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Neversink, NY · Wellness Resort

A 33-room hotel and spa on 230 acres in Neversink, opened in fall 2023 by Foster Supply Hospitality, which also runs Kenoza Hall. The property was formerly the New Age Health Spa. The spa has 12 treatment rooms, an indoor pool, a hot tub, a steam room and outdoor saunas, and the grounds have private hiking trails and meadows. Guests must be 16 or older.

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.

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 · 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.

Mount Tremper, NY · Resort

A resort on Route 28 in Mount Tremper with 53 rooms and suites split between a contemporary Inn and a log-built Lodge. Catamount Restaurant serves breakfast, brunch and dinner, and there is a full-service spa. Walking trails lead through meadow and woods to the Esopus Creek, and dogs are welcome, with a fenced dog park. The Kaatskill Kaleidoscope, 56 feet tall, opened in 1996 in a converted grain silo on the property, and the Shops at Emerson fill a restored 19th-century dairy barn.

Phoenicia, NY · Wellness Retreat

A retreat center and spa on Pantherkill Road near Phoenicia, a project of Tibet House US, the Dalai Lama's nonprofit Tibetan cultural center in America. Group retreats of two days to a week cover Buddhism, yoga and holistic health, and personal getaways are also offered. The Dewa Spa is on site, and the grounds have woods, a creek, a pond 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.

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.