AFAR | Where to Stay in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, New York, in 2025

Wildflower Farms

Location: Hudson Valley, New York

Wildflower Farms is just a 90-minute drive north of Manhattan, but thanks to its location on a former tree farm below the Shawangunk Ridge, it feels worlds away. Guests staying in one of the 65 freestanding cottages decorated with local mementos (like custom-made quilts) have access to three miles of trails and a farm that provides seasonal vegetables—plus wildflowers in summer—to the on-site fine-dining restaurant, Clay. The Thistle spa offers facials and massages using local, hand-harvested oils and scrubs. But wellness here is more than just a spa treatment (or two). It’s also a chance to connect with the rhythms of the environs around you, whether you’re forest bathing down near the Shawangunk Kill or picking your own eggs from the chicken coop for breakfast each morning. Read Afar’s full review of Wildflower Farms. —Lyndsey Matthews