9 Best Hotels in The Catskills, New York

Antiques are scattered throughout this handsome 1892 Queen Anne Victorian, which has stained-glass windows and other original features. You can warm up by the fireplace in the parlor—which is slightly formal but inviting—or help yourself to a snack in the kitchen. The guest rooms have down comforters and furnishings that evoke a time gone by without exaggeration. The master suite—with its king-size bed and feather bed, double whirlpool tub, and gas fireplace—is billed as honeymoon central. Behind the inn is a carriage house (formerly a horse stable) with five suites with cathedral ceilings, skylights, double whirlpool tubs, gas fireplaces, and garden views. The inn also has two sister properties—the Mountain Streams Cottage, with two suites and one room, and the Farmhouse, with three apartments—in Windham. A bountiful breakfast is included.

Just a short stroll from the slopes at Hunter Mountain, you can see the mountains from your room at this Queen Anne Victorian, complete with gorgeous corner turret, wraparound porch, and lovely gardens. With original details like parquet floors, wood paneling, and stained-glass windows, the pristine rooms have wrought-iron, four-poster, carved-wood, or brass queen beds; some have fireplaces, clawfoot tubs, and antique dressing tables. Fellow guests mingle and chat about their days on the slopes in the house's many common areas.

This 1886 Queen Anne Victorian occupies 6 acres atop Margaretville Mountain, on the site of what was the region's first cauliflower farm. Bluestone steps lead to the 80-foot porch, where you can sit on wicker love seats and chairs while taking in sweeping views of the Catskill Mountains. Lace curtains veil the windows, and vintage photographs line the stairs leading to antiques-filled rooms. One room has a dramatic canopied brass bed. Breakfast is served on Royal Dalton china in a formal dining room. A hot tub occupies the old milk house.

Garden gnomes and the welcoming scent of freshly baked muffins greet you at the front porch of this Queen Anne Victorian 1887 house, which has antiques, original stained glass, and a pictorial history of the innkeeper's family. Most rooms have a traditional feel, but the Retro Suite is decorated with quirky midcentury furnishings and has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a private entrance. You can fly-fish for brown trout at the edge of the 1-acre yard, where the Bushkill Stream flows by old stone retaining walls, or wander through a stone labyrinth. A full vegetarian breakfast is served, and there is a refrigerator in the common area.

This charming 19th-century house has welcomed lodgers since 1926, and many guests return year after year to its hard to beat location, within strolling distance of shops, restaurants, and live-music venues. Patterned wallpaper provides a backdrop for period furnishings and original works by local artists. The gazebo in the pretty garden is a great place to relax. A continental breakfast is included, and there are plenty of other tempting dining options nearby.