"The hills, mountains, farms, orchards, and waterways that fill the 10 counties north of New York City are paintings in themselves, inspiring artists like Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, and Frederic Edwin Church to capture the landscapes on canvas. Thankfully, more than 100 years later, the beauty of the valley still remains a draw, and hotels like Wildflower Farms in Gardiner immerse guests in it. In fact, as the name of the resort shows, Hudson Valley nature is incorporated into the experience."
"That's because the common areas, suites, and 65 freestanding cottages and cabins contain many of the elements, including reclaimed white oak ceilings, travertine countertops, slate showers, deep green upholstery, and other natural materials almost everywhere. Some spaces are open to nature almost entirely, most notably the Great Porch, which looks out to Shawangunk Ridge from the comfort of cushioned sofas and a communal fire pit."
Hudson Valley's hills, mountains, farms, orchards, and waterways inspired 19th-century painters and continue to attract visitors. Wildflower Farms in Gardiner occupies 140 acres of flower meadows, woodlands, cliffs, and views of Shawangunk Ridge. Interiors and 65 freestanding cottages use natural materials like reclaimed white oak, travertine, slate, and deep green upholstery, and design draws on Swiss and Dutch influences, earning a 2023 Built Design Award. The resort offers hands-on nature activities: feeding sheep and donkeys, forest-walk meditation, floral-arrangement classes, farm foraging and cooking, botanical cocktails, fly fishing, pressed-flower pottery, and hikes in Minnewaska State Park and Mohonk Preserve.
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