Some research forwarded from one of our clients:
39. The
Catskills, New York
Not your Bubbie and Zadie’s
getaway.
Something funny is happening in this mountainous region
100 miles north of New York City, where Jewish comedians like Woody Allen once
performed at Borscht Belt resorts: The Catskills are being reshaped by a new
generation of fresh-air-seeking urbanites. On summer weekends the tiny hamlet
of Phoenicia resembles Williamsburg North, with pilgrims drawn by the Graham & Co., a 20-room hotel
started by four Brooklynites, and the local favorite, Phoenicia Diner. And with Vogue-approved spots
like the Italian restaurant Cucina and short-stay cabins Woodstock Way, Woodstock has moved
beyond its tie-dyed hippie image. What hasn’t changed is the abundance of
outdoor activities: world-class trout fishing, rafting on Esopus Creek and
skiing at Hunter Mountain and Belleayre Ski Center.STEVEN
KURUTZ
Catskills,
NY
The
region that welcomed Jewish families in the ’50s, hippies in the ’60s, and
soon, perhaps, casino gamblers is also making room for a new tribe: hip,
design-crazed travelers. A string of stylish B&Bs have opened, many of them
by transplants from Manhattan and Brooklyn (call them “hicksters”) who value
buzzwords like local, authentic, and handmade. Among them are the bohemian-chic Hotel Dylan in
Woodstock, the Arnold House in Livingston
Manor, with its tavern and diminutive spa, and Phoenicia’s Graham
& Co., where the retro amenities include Tivoli radios,
bonfires, and a badminton court. Area farms provide the ingredients for
inventive restaurants like Table on Ten, in Bloomville, which just added a trio of
whitewashed rooms upstairs. The blackjack tables—and a few megaresort proposals
that envision the return of the area’s Borscht Belt heyday—may be only a few
years off, so now is the time to enjoy fly-fishing, hiking, antiquing, microbrewery-hopping,
and other placid pursuits. —Peter J. Frank
Fodor’s, the world's largest English
language travel publication, has released its annual “Go List” of the top 25 places to visit in 2015, featuring
locations from the arctic to Australia, and this year the Hudson Valley and The
Catskills made the list.
This is no small accomplishment—the national
competition alone is extensive, plus the list covers six continents and
highlights destinations for every type of trip, such as natural wonders in
Iceland to exquisite colonial cities in Vietnam.
But the region’s natural beauty and rich culture
led Fodor’s to call the Hudson Valley “impossible to
ignore.” They singled out the area's wine production, geography, historic
significance, and a growing dining and farmers' market scene as particularly
excellent.
Catskills,
NY
The region that welcomed Jewish
families in the ’50s, hippies in the ’60s, and soon, perhaps, casino gamblers
is also making room for a new tribe: hip, design-crazed travelers. A string of
stylish B&Bs have opened, many of them by transplants from Manhattan and
Brooklyn (call them “hicksters) who value buzzwords like local,
authentic, and handmade.
Among them are the bohemian-chic Hotel Dylan in
Woodstock, the Arnold
House in Livingston Manor, with its tavern and diminutive spa, and
Phoenicia’s Graham & Co., where the retro
amenities include Tivoli radios, bonfires, and a badminton court. Area farms
provide the ingredients for inventive restaurants like Table on Ten, in Bloomville, which
just added a trio of whitewashed rooms upstairs. The blackjack tables—and a few
megaresort proposals that envision the return of the area’s Borscht Belt
heyday—may be only a few years off, so now is the time to enjoy fly-fishing, hiking, antiquing, microbrewery-hopping, and other placid
pursuits.
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