Minnewaska Lodge

Wonderful Trip We took a short trip to Minnewaska and stayed at the Minnewaska Lodge. It's close to Minnewaska Lake. The room was large, the bed comfortable, and the breakfast memorable. It's very well run by new owners, who helped with local things to do and places for dinner. We're already looking forward to returning.

This is a Lodge charging Hotel rates. Look elsewhere unless you are there for Hiking and camping. This is a lodge charging hotel prices. Not worth the Money. I was under the impression from the Website that the rooms had been renovated, NOT, Saggy Mattresses And all they had were excuses . We were there to attend a wedding held elsewhere. Friends who stayed at a local Airbnb were much happier. If you’re there for hiking and camping looks looking for a rustic experience maybe this could be for you . Overall, much much too expensive for what they offered, and I would make sure that the room you had was renovated.

Upgraded Surprise at the Foot of the Gunks Planned to do several hours of hiking with our dog around Minnewaska over a weekend. Found a dog-friendly room at Minnewaska Lodge, then realized: wait, is this the run-down lodge we always passed on Route 55 into the Mohonks? New owners have transformed the place: it now feels like an old fashioned Adirondack lodge, with significant upgrades. The rooms are all refurbished with reliable AC and comfy beds. The bathrooms are very upscale with nice amenities (nicer than most hotels we've seen in NYC). The lodge has a wonderful hall for breakfast, or just hanging out, and in the evening on the weekend we visited they served wine and appetizers to the guests. The view from the patio out back (and from a dozen rooms) is of the Shawangunk cliffs, which makes for great evenings sipping wine or beer by the firepits. You couldn't ask for a better location: 15 minute hike up the road to the Mohonk Visitor Center and start the of Trapps trails, and 10 minutes from Minnewaska lots of trailheads, so we beat all the crowds to parking on Saturday and Sunday (yay!). Can't say enough good things: this might be the best lodge in the area, not excluding a certain mountain house, which is not dog friendly.

beautiful place-but don't bring your young kids! The Minnewaska Lodge is a lovely facility located on quiet and well maintained grounds off the highway and with no near neighbors. There was a great deal to like about it-but our experience was soured by the way the innkeeper reacted to our grandkids. First, the good stuff. We were happy to get reservations for 2 rooms fairly late in the season. Our group included my husband and myself, our daughter and son in law, and their kids aged 4 years and 10 months. I asked that we be given rooms close to each other, and they turned out to be right across from each other, which made life much easier for all of us. We had a king with cliff view and our kids had 2 queens. Both rooms had porches, and we enjoyed ours very much, as did our older grandson, G. The rooms were spacious, comfortable, and clean. The bed was too soft for us, but it always is-we like a pretty firm mattress. The bedside lights would have been more useful if they had been located at head level rather than at shoulder level. They didn't provide great light. Bathroom was roomy and I am always happy to see wall dispensers for soap and shampoo rather than little plastic bottles. Bath towels were adequate but not great. Breakfast is served in a great room (as in a large open room) adjoining the back patio and lawn. We enjoyed the offerings, which included a large variety of breads and pastries, whole fresh fruit, a waffle maker, and a few hot items. The property adjoins several trails of varying difficulty and both the back patio and the lawn had comfortable seating groupings. There was plenty of space for G to run around (although he did pick up a tick when he was playing in the grass-it's part of the regional environment and the inn keeps repellants at the desk for guests to use. However, we all noticed that most of the drinking glasses provided weren't clean. The only restaurant nearby is a German place across the street. Otherwise you have to drive at least 10 minutes for meals. Isolation comes with tradeoffs and we were fine with that. Except for the innkeeper, the staff were welcoming, friendly, and helpful. When we brought take out food back for dinners, they provided flatware and extra ice, and they cheerfully cleaned up after our 10 month old, who is a messy eater. We wiped off tables, left our dishes in the bins provided, and picked up food that L, the baby, dropped on the floor. The floor probably needed a light wipe down with a vacuum afterwards, but we did scoop up as much as we could. Now the problem. Our grandkids are energetic, curious boys, and they love exploring, always with one of us accompanying them. We made sure to keep close eyes on them at all times and see that they behaved in ways that were age appropriate but respectful of other guests. On the first morning, we caught G walking across a banquette in his socks, and before we had time to tell him to get down, the innkeeper came in and told him that he was misbehaving and that if he didn't do better, his mom and dad would have to take him home. G was upset by this and was pretty subdued until we returned to our rooms. On the second morning, maybe an hour before we were going to check out, the innkeeper came in again and scolded our daughter for pushing 2 2-top tables together rather than sitting at a bigger single table. No one needed smaller tables while we were in the breakfast room; there was only one other group of guests, who chose one of the big tables. If any couples had come in, we of course would have offered to move to a larger table. It was our daughter's impression from what the innkeeper told her that there were complaints from oither guests about noise. But we came to breakfast during the posted hours and we were always back in our rooms by 8 pm. G was reminded when necessary about using his indoor voice in the breakfast room. He is not a loud or poorly behaved kid, although he is pretty tall for his age and might look older than he is (just turned 4 in June). Again G was upset by the way the innkeeper talked to him. He continued to express his fears throughout the next week when his family returned home. I heartily endorse the decision by restaurants and hotels to run adults-only establishments. But the innkeeper knew we were bringing young kids and what their ages were. None of the guestswe met complained to us about either kid, and most of them said hello and interacted with both of them. Overall, we managed to enjoy our stay despite the problems described aboce, and I would have no hesitation to recommend it to anyone who is not traveling with young kids. But I never thought that one of the results of our stay would be having to explain to G about adults who have no patience with kids.

Great Stay in a Little Lodge We just returned home today from a fantastic long weekend at Minnewaska Lodge, and I didn’t want to wait to post a review. We stayed 3 nights. The location is excellent, the grounds are gorgeous, the staff are kind and helpful, the furniture is comfortable, the food is good, and the lodge is welcoming and cozy! It is a comfortable and serene setting which makes the lodge an excellent base for both outdoor activities and small town adventures. There are a couple of small trails of various difficulties right on the property and is close to Mohonk Preserve, Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz, and more! There are some active improvements happening to the lodge, but it was not disruptive at all, and they will make our return trips even better (because we will be back). It is clear that the innkeeper, Eric, and the staff enjoy what they do and it shows! We received helpful and personal advice and guidance about where to go, what to do, where to eat, and tips and tricks that made our time in the area even better. We also enjoyed how many guests naturally congregated in the outdoor spaces—on the porches, around the fire pits, and in the great room—it was nice to speak with and spend time with so many different people and dogs while enjoying the beautiful weather. It is easy to see that while summer is great time to visit, fall must be spectacular with the changing colors, and winter snowfall picture perfect—we want to bring our kids back to sled down the back lawn!