This Charming Inn in New York's Catskills Is a Perfect Winter Escape-With a Roaring Fireplace, an 'Honor Bar,' and a Great Restaurant

"In every shared space, the lighting is perfectly soft. The coffee table in the living room is covered by a curated selection of books, including "How to Grow Roses," which I browsed. And if you visit in the winter, like we did, I guarantee you will find the fireplace dancing and guests scattered across various lounge chairs and couches nursing glasses of wine from the self-service "honor bar.""

"It's the passion project of four hospitality gurus: chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske Valtierra, and interior designers Ely and Danielle Franko of The Hunter Houses. The group took the bones of a longstanding property-likely built in the early 1900s, judging from an old postcard they found of it as a hotel in 1918-and remodeled. The result is a serene, 16-room escape less than a three-hour drive from Manhattan."

"The Henson has 16 rooms spread across its three floors, and each feels like a bedroom I wish were in my own home. There are five types of rooms, the largest being the "Garden Suites," which have large windows to let light in and observe the mountains in the distance. Each room has a king-size bed topped with a Casper mattress, a Frame TV, a Marshall speaker, and Grown Alchemist products in the bathroom."

The Henson opened in May 2024 in the eastern Catskill Mountains, occupying a remodeled early-20th-century property. The 16-room hotel spans three floors and offers five room types, including Garden Suites with large windows and mountain views. Shared spaces feature soft lighting, curated coffee-table books, a dancing fireplace in winter, and a self-service honor bar serving wine. Rooms include king-size beds with Casper mattresses, Frame TVs, Marshall speakers, and Grown Alchemist bathroom products. The property is the passion project of chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske Valtierra and designers Ely and Danielle Franko, and lies less than a three-hour drive from Manhattan.

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