| room service is available. set on wooded grounds, this refined spa hotel off route 9 is 2 miles from rhinecliff train station and 3 miles from wilderstein historic site, a queen annestyle mansion with tours. sophisticated rooms and suites provide claw-foot tubs, fireplaces, wi-fi and flat-screen tvs. some quarters have woodland views. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. the 12,000-sq-ft spa offers treatments, steam rooms and salt saunas, as well as an outdoor pool with fountains and a poolside snack bar. amenities include breakfast, an elegant restaurant/bar, and a gym featuring yoga and fitness classes
Albany International Airport 1 hr 20
Wilderstein Historic Site (8 min)
Tours are available of this ornate, 19th-century Queen Anne mansion on 40 acres with river views. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (21 min)
Historic 181-acre estate with Eleanor Roosevelt's former home & a center with history exhibits. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (17 min)
Estate of the former president, featuring a historic, federal-style home, library & museum. Mills Norrie State Park (11 min)
These 1,000 ac. include hiking trails, campgrounds, a public golf course & a river marina. Saugerties Lighthouse (29 min)
Quaint B&B in an 1869 lighthouse offering 2 TV-free rooms with a shared bathroom, plus a boat dock. Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (16 min) Poets' Walk Park (9 min) Hudson River Maritime Museum (21 min)
Waterfront museum with rotating exhibits & a fleet of small boats, including an 1898 steam tugboat. Opus 40 (28 min)
6.5-ac. stone-sculpture park in an abandoned quarry with trails & a museum featuring vintage tools. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (10 min)
Museum featuring antique (1900-1935) airplanes, which still fly in shows, plus cars & motorcycles. Ferncliff Forest (6 min)
200-acre forest preserve & game refuge with trails for hiking & biking, campsites & a fishing pond. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (14 min)
Frederick W. Vanderbilt's 54-room, beaux arts house museum offers a visitor center & guided tours. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (16 min)
FDR's presidential library & former home with exhibits plus 2 wings dedicated to Eleanor Roosevelt. Catskill Mountain Railroad (22 min)
Charming heritage railroad featuring day trips through scenic mountain & village terrain. Staatsburgh State Historic Site (11 min)
This 65-room Gilded Age mansion in Mills-Norrie State Park hosts guided tours, events & concerts. | 
