Places to Stay in New York
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Stony Creek, NY 12878
Warrensburg, NY 12885
Highland, NY 12528
New Paltz, NY 12561
Skaneateles, NY 13152
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Hudson, NY 12534
The Nunda Ranch
Finger Lakes Region
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Nunda Ranch is a 50-acre working horse ranch in the Genesee Valley, about five miles from Letchworth State Park in western New York and the only guest ranch of its kind in the area. Under new ownership since 2019, it combines horse boarding and an events business with a small lodging operation.
Overnight guests choose between a 4,800-square-foot ranch house sleeping up to sixteen, with four bedrooms, an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, game room and fire pit, or a rustic ranch-hand cabin furnished with a queen bed, wood-burning stove and shared bathroom facilities in the barn. Guided trail rides operate year-round by reservation across a trail network graded from easy to strenuous, with helmets, tack and horses supplied, and riding lessons run for everyone from toddlers to returning riders. The barn and pavilion also host weddings and corporate gatherings. For property rentals and events, call (585) 622-1454.
1000 Acres Ranch Resort
Adirondacks Region
1000 Acres Ranch Resort
465 Warrensburg Road
Stony Creek, NY 12878
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
1000 Acres Ranch Resort runs along the banks of the Hudson River at Stony Creek, inside the Adirondack Park and about 25 minutes from Lake George. The seasonal all-inclusive ranch has been relaunched around a full-service kosher kitchen under Tartakov hashgacha and now caters largely to Jewish families, offering daily minyanim alongside its ranch program. Lodging is a mix of recently renovated riverfront knotty-pine cabins and rooms in historic two-story ranch houses.
Wranglers lead nose-to-tail trail rides on a herd of quarter horses and draft crosses, with walking, trot and canter groups plus an extended river-crossing ride for experienced riders, booked as an add-on. Stays include three meals daily and access to outdoor and indoor pools, an indoor hot tub, a private river beach, kayaking, tubing, a ropes course, disc golf and live music at the Red Dog Saloon. Pets are welcome at $30 per pet per night with proof of rabies vaccination; they must be leashed outdoors and are not permitted in the dining room or saloon.
Driftwood Ranch
Catskills Region
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Driftwood Ranch is a working horse and cattle ranch turned small luxury guest ranch at White Lake, in the Sullivan County Catskills roughly 90 minutes from New York City. Accommodation is limited to a handful of individually themed suites, the Longhorn, Western Barn, Museum and Cattle Drive suites, plus the Driftwood Timber Lodge, each fitted with handcrafted western furnishings and stone fireplaces, with breakfast included.
Professional horsemen run the riding side, offering trail rides over about three miles of wooded paths, western lessons for all levels and specialty sessions in roping and barrel racing; guests can also help feed the ranch's longhorn cattle. Fishing ponds, kayaking, hiking, snowshoeing, leather-stamping classes and campfire evenings with live music and cowboy poetry fill the rest of the day. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and Delaware River rafting are close by.
Ridin-Hy Ranch Resort
Adirondacks Region
Ridin-Hy Ranch Resort
95 N Sherman Lake Road
Warrensburg, NY 12885
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Ridin-Hy Ranch Resort spreads across 700 acres on private Sherman Lake in Warrensburg, inside the southeastern Adirondack Park and a short drive from Lake George. Family-operated since the 1940s, it remains one of the most traditional dude ranches left in the Northeast, with all-inclusive rates covering lodging, meals, activities and nightly entertainment.
The riding program combines guided trail rides across the ranch's wooded trail network with complimentary instruction from resident wranglers; rides are graded by ability from walk-only groups through experienced walk-trot-canter rides, alongside corral lessons, pony rides, wagon rides, hayrides and a guest rodeo. The lakefront adds a swimming beach, waterskiing, pontoon rides, kayaks, paddleboards, rowboats and guided fishing trips, while archery, tennis, pickleball and a games barn fill out the schedule. No pets or emotional support animals; registered service animals only.
Rocking Horse Ranch Resort
Hudson Valley Region
Rocking Horse Ranch Resort
600 State Route 44/55
Highland, NY 12528
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Rocking Horse Ranch Resort occupies more than 500 acres of rolling Hudson Valley countryside outside Highland in Ulster County, roughly 90 minutes north of New York City. Family-run for decades, the all-inclusive resort pairs a genuine trail-riding operation with full resort infrastructure, a rare combination among Eastern dude ranches. Its stable keeps a string of about 119 horses and runs year-round guided rides graded from walk-only outings through advanced walk-trot-canter trips, plus junior wrangler pony rides and horsemanship demonstrations.
Away from the barn there is the Big Splash indoor water park, Eldorado hot springs pools, a private lake for kayaking, canoes, paddle boats and banana-boat rides, a winter tubing hill, nightly live entertainment and an exotic wildlife exhibit. New Paltz, the Shawangunk Ridge, the Shawangunk Wine Trail and the Walkway Over the Hudson are short drives away. Pets are not permitted; ADA service dogs excepted. GPS users may enter 13 Pancake Hollow Road.
Mohonk Mountain House
Hudson Valley Region
Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
A National Historic Landmark owned and operated by the Smiley family since 1869, Mohonk Mountain House is a Victorian castle resort perched above a glacial lake on the Shawangunk Ridge, roughly 90 miles north of New York City and surrounded by some 40,000 acres of forest.
The award-winning Spa at Mohonk pairs body treatments with a year-round outdoor heated mineral pool, a eucalyptus steam room, dry sauna, a solarium with stone fireplace and indoor relaxation verandas, while guided meditation, sound healing, yoga, mindfulness and fitness sessions run daily. Inclusive rates cover meals and most recreation, among it more than 40 miles of trails, the Labyrinth rock scramble, an Eagle Cliff via ferrata, rowboats and pedal boats, ice skating and cross-country skiing. A sandy swimming beach on Lake Mohonk operates from late May to early September. Pets are not permitted; service animals only.
Mirbeau Inn & Spa Skaneateles
Finger Lakes Region
Mirbeau Inn & Spa Skaneateles
851 W Genesee Street Road
Skaneateles, NY 13152
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
The original Mirbeau, opened in 2000 on the western edge of Skaneateles village, models a French country estate wrapped around pond gardens directly inspired by Claude Monet's at Giverny. Accommodations total 34 rooms: 18 in the chateau-style Main Inn, linked to the spa and dining room by elevator and a covered bridge, plus 16 more across four freestanding Cottage buildings whose rooms have private exterior entrances.
Many rooms include fireplaces, oversized baths with soaking tubs and walk-in showers, and views over the Monet ponds or woods. Spa Mirbeau supplements its treatment menu with a resting area and heated foot pool, herbal-infused saunas and steam rooms, and the Aqua Terrace whirlpool with private bar, plus complimentary yoga and fitness classes. Skaneateles Lake, the village shops and Finger Lakes wineries lie minutes away.
Mirbeau Inn & Spa Rhinebeck
Hudson Valley Region
Mirbeau Inn & Spa Rhinebeck
46 W Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Mirbeau Inn & Spa Rhinebeck sits in the heart of Rhinebeck village in Dutchess County, within walking distance of the Hudson Valley town's shops and restaurants and minutes from the Rhinecliff-Kingston train station. The 49-room resort takes its architectural cues from an old-world Parisian hotel; guest rooms and suites feature fireplaces, oversized bathrooms with walk-in showers, soaking tubs and double sinks, with mobility- and hearing-accessible rooms available.
Spa Mirbeau is the centerpiece, supporting its treatment menu with a Himalayan salt sauna, eucalyptus-infused steam room, a resting area and the Aqua Terrace, a heated whirlpool with its own private bar. Complimentary yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates and strength classes run alongside a fully equipped fitness studio, and a wellness membership is offered to area residents. Willow, the on-site restaurant, handles dining.
The Lake House on Canandaigua
Finger Lakes Region
The Lake House on Canandaigua
770 S Main Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Lake House on Canandaigua occupies a historic resort site at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, where 124 rooms and suites, many with private balconies facing the water, combine hand-carved furnishings and Waterworks bathrooms with a relaxed Finger Lakes sensibility.
Wellness is anchored by Willowbrook Spa, which offers massage, facials and botanical body treatments alongside outdoor barrel saunas overlooking the lake, a sunroom relaxation area, Himalayan salt foot warmers, and access to a year-round heated lakefront pool and oversized hot tub. Daily complimentary programming includes evening yoga flow on the docks, family yoga and fitness-center access, while kayaks, pedal boats, pontoon rentals and complimentary bicycles round out the activities. Dogs under 35 lb are welcome in designated first-floor rooms of the North Cottage; fees apply.
The Whiteface Lodge
Adirondacks Region
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Set on 30 secluded wooded acres a half-mile from downtown Lake Placid, The Whiteface Lodge is an all-suite Adirondack resort built in the tradition of the region's Gilded Age Great Camps, with timber framing, stone fireplaces and handcrafted interiors. Wellness centers on the 5,700-square-foot Spa at Whiteface Lodge, which pairs massage, skin care and salon services with cedar saunas, steam rooms, separate men's and women's sanctuaries and a 24-hour fitness center.
Yoga classes are offered through the resort's Summit Wellness program. Other facilities include a heated indoor-outdoor pool, hot tubs, a private movie theater, bowling alley, game room and the Kanu restaurant. Guests reach the shoreline of Lake Placid through the resort's private Canoe Club, served by a complimentary shuttle, and the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain and High Falls Gorge are all short drives away.
Thyme In The Country Cottages
Hudson Valley Region
Thyme In The Country Cottages
671 Fish and Game Road
Hudson, NY 12534
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Thyme In The Country occupies five acres of meadow, pond and garden six miles east of Hudson, in the farm country of Columbia County. The property centres on an 1880s farmhouse and offers three self-catering cottages, each converted from an existing outbuilding, an old milkhouse, a barn and a countryside hideaway, and furnished with antiques, natural fibres and hand-finished detail.
Cottages have full or summer kitchens and wood or gas fireplaces, and two use chemical-free composting toilets in keeping with the owners' green practices. Guests share an in-ground pool, gardens that supply fresh produce, walking trails and resident goats and geese. Hudson's Warren Street galleries, antique shops, orchards and Hudson River towns are all close by. Pets cannot be accommodated.
Trout House Village Resort
Adirondacks Region
DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATIONS:
Trout House Village Resort lines the shore of Lake George at Hague, at the quiet northern end of the lake. Lodging is spread across log cabins and one-, two- and three-bedroom cottages, a nine-bedroom country inn, motel rooms and private rental homes, most within steps of the water. The centrepiece is a 400-foot natural sand beach with a gentle entry, backed by private docks where guests can rent dock space, shallow slips or beach a boat.
Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, paddle boats, stand-up paddleboards and sailboats are free to use. The grounds also hold a nine-hole putting green, shuffleboard, bocce, horseshoes, volleyball and ping pong. Nearby are hikes to the Lookout and the historic graphite mines, fishing charters and Lake George steamboat cruises. Pets are considered September through June on an invitation basis only, and are not permitted in the Country Inn, motel rooms or summer weekly stays.