The Best Hotels in the Hudson Valley, New York
"With New Yorkers largely confined to exploring their home state a few years ago in 2020, the arrival of The Maker felt like a welcome splash of newness—and gave design lovers another excuse to head up to Hudson for the weekend. Hugging a sunny corner of Warren Street, the town’s main artery and lined with antique and home goods stores, the 11-room Maker is a jewel box channeling the creative spirit of its location. The place is filled with one-of-a-kind decor worthy of its name—a metal writing desk made by a French blacksmith, handwoven rugs picked up by co-owner Lev Glazman in Morocco. But unlike other design hotels, a large portion of its interiors are for sale, down to the vintage martini glasses. The four suites are odes to various “makers”—The Artist, The Writer, The Architect, The Gardener—and all rooms have soft Italian robes hanging in the closets, Fresh bath products (Glazman and co-owner Aline Roytberg are the brand’s founders), and cloud-like linen bedding. Downstairs, there’s a light-filled restaurant and a modest pool with a few loungers. The best part though is the low-lit, velvet-clad bar tucked inside the adjacent 19th-century carriage house, primed for the post-pandemic partying ahead. —Lale Arikoglu"
