Eating & Sleeping
Mt Tremper
4 Emerson Resort & Spa Resort^ $$$
(%877-688-2828; http://www.emersonplace.com;
5340 Rte 28; s/d from $190/220; aW) A full-
service base for year-round Catskills adventures
with both luxurious Asian-inspired suites
and rustic-chic rooms in the log-cabin-style
lodge. The Phoenix restaurant (mains $15 to
$30) is probably the best in the region and the
Catamount, popular with locals, has pub fare
(mains $10) including burgers and BBQ ribs and
live music and dancing Monday night.
4 Kate’s Lazy Meadow Motel Motel^ $$
(%845-688-7200; http://www.lazymeadow.com; 5191
Rte 28; r from wkdays/wkends $175/200; aW)
A kitschy, upbeat and comfortable mountain
motel with 1950s-style decor and mini-
kitchenettes (owned and run by Kate Pierson
of B-52s fame). Plus, there’s an outside fire pit
for toasting marshmallows while gazing across
babbling Esopus Creek.
Phoenicia 3
4 Phoenicia Lodge Motel^ $
(%845-688-7772; http://www.phoenicialodge.com;
Rte 28; r from $80, ste from $130; aW#)
Less than a mile west of town, this classic
and affordable roadside motel has simple and
unpretentious rooms with wood-paneling and
a touch of mid-century modern decor. Groups
should try a cottage or suite.
Tannersville 6
5 Last Chance Cheese American^ $$
(6009 Main St, Tannersville; mains $9-20;
h11am-midnight Fri-Sun) This independent-
minded eclectically furnished Tannersville
institution has an overstuffed counter displaying
gourmet cheeses, chocolates, candies and 300
varieties of beer. The menu runs the gamut from
big salads to lasagna to steaks and hearty chili,
not to mention fondue and s’mores. Live music
Friday and Saturday nights.
4 Hotel Mountain Brook Hotel $$
(%518-589-6740; http://www.hotelmountainbrook.
com; 57 Hill St; r wkdays/wkends with breakfast
from $150/200; aW#) If not for the parking
lot of the middle school across the street, the
Mountain Brook, which is set on a hill with
forested mountain views, would evoke an
Adirondack ‘great camp.’ Rooms are furnished
in stylistically rustic decor with luxurious
bedding and breakfast is a gourmet feast. With
a sofa in front of a fireplace, room 7, on the 2nd
floor of the main cabin, is especially cozy.Woodstock 7
5 Taco Juan’s Mexican $
(Tinker St; mains $8-15) There’s no missing this
popular Mexican organic eatery, thanks to the
vivid yellow and blue facade and flamboyant
window art.4 Village Green B&B B&B^ $$
(%845-679-0313; http://www.villagegreenbb.com;
12 Tinker St; r incl breakfast $135; aW)
Overlooking Woodstock’s town square, in front
of the bus stop, is this three-story Victorian with
comfortable, homey rooms.4 Woodstock Inn on the
Millstream Inn $$
(%845-679-8211; http://www.woodstock-inn-ny.com;
48 Tannery Brook Rd, Woodstock; r $140-250;
aW) Beautifully decorated rooms with flat-
screen TVs, quiet pastels and electric fireplaces.
Also has serene, flower-filled grounds.NEW.YORK.TRIPS.3
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