TL;DR

Heritage property: over a century of hosting with consistent upkeep.
Rural luxury: relative comfort with abundant outdoor activities.
Relaxing retreat: ideal for just staying on-site rather than exploring the area.
Great outdoors: gardens, streams, and Catskills views nearby.
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This Windham, Hudson Valley boutique hotel has hosted guests for more than a century. The experience, and years of consistent upkeep, show.

Wylder Windham Hotel is not the most central, but not everyone is traveling in order to check out a cool new town.

Sometimes you want to find the perfect place and stay there.

This is what the Wylder Windham might just offer. It’s relatively luxurious for a rural hotel, and has an abundance of activities that let you enjoy the great outdoors even if you almost never leave the property.

What are the rooms like?

Number of rooms: 110, including Kings, Queens, Double Queens, suites, and lofts.
Unique design: historical property with individualized rooms and modern comforts.
Views: Mountain-view and Streamside rooms offer private balconies with Catskills scenery.
Room amenities: plus platform beds, armchairs, marble bathrooms, patios, balconies.
Suites & lofts: larger spaces perfect for groups, with extra luxuries.
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Being a historical property, each room at Wylder Windham Hotel has its own size, structure and small luxuries.

It has done a nice job of ensuring consistency of comfort with plus platform beds, modern-comfort armchairs, and lots of windows.

Some rooms utilized the windows for a fully nature-filled experience. In Mountain-view and Streamside rooms you can bask in the beauty of the Catskills daily on your private balcony.

Cozy, Manor and Charming rooms are more rooted in the Wylder property, some sharing the main house’s balcony and others boasting luxurious soaking tubs.

All of these room types offer King, Queen and Double Queen options.

Suites and lofts are plush and perfect for groups, offering more space that you may even need, marble bathrooms and charming patio/balconies.

What are prices like?

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And what’s the food like? Any facilities we should know about?

Restaurant: Babblers serves lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch with varied cuisine.
Bakery & coffee: Babblers Bakery with pastries and morning coffee options.
Bar: cocktails with a special touch; local market recommended for late nights.
Outdoor facilities: seating by streams, fire pits, hammocks, capsule saunas.
Active amenities: heated pool, pickleball court, rec room with pool and shuffleboard, mountain/electric bikes.

Wylder Windham Hotel’s on site restaurant is called Babblers, a lunch and dinner joint with brunch on Sundays.

The cuisine offers a little bit of everything, from French Onion Soup to a cheesy baked orecchiette to a prosciutto-wrapped shrimp and grits.

Cocktails are strong staples, each one with a little extra touch that makes it feel special.

The bar closes a bit early, so we recommend snagging a couple of bottles at the local market if you want to make a night of it.

In the morning, there are exceptional pastries available at Babblers Bakery.

Choose a coffee off of the menu, and check out the sandwich, oat and waffle options if you’re one for a heavier breakfast.

There are plenty of facilities beyond dining, also. A wide range of relaxing spots pepper the grounds, including seating near small streams, fire pits, hammocks and capsule saunas.

The more active types will love the heated pool, the pickleball court, and a rec room with pool and shuffleboard tables.

Mountain and electric bikes are also available.

How is the neighborhood? Anything interesting nearby?

Proximity to nature: trailheads and wilderness within minutes of property.
Access: short drive to town center, highway, and train station.
Downtown Windham: cute buildings, limited entertainment but charming architecture.
Nearby towns: Leeds and Catskill 30 minutes away; Route 87 access.
City access: Hudson for social scene and train station.

If you’ve chosen this spot, we recommend you take advantage of the proximity to some of the best nature the country has to offer.

Southeast of Wylder Windham is a large swath of wilderness full of paths to explore and enjoy.

There are at least 3 trailheads within a 5 minute drive.

You’re an easy drive from the nearest tiny town, the nearest highway, and the nearest train station, but far enough away that it will mostly just be you, the mountains, a friendly yet tactful hotel staff, and your fellow guests.

The Wylder is a 20-minute walk down a state highway from the town center, or less than a 5-minute drive.

The collection of cute buildings that make up downtown Windham are a great visit, but unlikely to entertain for an extended period.

It’s an easy half hour from Leeds and Catskill, where you can hop on route 87 to continue up or down the state.

If you were looking for a downtown social scene, we’ll send you to nearby Hudson. It’s also the home of the nearest train station, and very easily accessible from the city.

And what about the reviews? What did other guests think?

What Guests Liked

“Great rooms, pool, friendly staff. I loved the bike for free, we did a wonderful trip in windham path. Lovely. The bakery in the morning is amazing. Great coffee and pastries…….”

“The property was beautiful and the staff excellent. We had exception weather and there was plenty to do. We enjoyed the heated pool, fire pits, bike riding, and played pool. A nice restaurant on the property had live music Saturday night, and there were also several good local restaurants nearby…….”

What Guests Didn’t Like

”TV was difficult to work, basically we couldn’t use it. We wish somebody would accompanied us to the room to show us around so we knew where everything was. We wish there was a closet in the room…..”

”The restaurant’s food was bland. Especially the pasta, not very flavorful. The weather was really cold for August. I expected the pool to be warmer but the water was so cold even thought the staff said it was 85 degrees. It didn’t feel like it…..”

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