Urban Cowboy Lodge
Lodge · Ulster County
37 Alpine Rd, Big Indian, NY 12410
Highlights
Hipster hunting lodge with vintage decor & communal activities
Hipster hunting lodge with vintage decor & communal activities
"Spread across 68 acres in a bucolic setting, the property features 29 rooms styled with Pendleton textiles, hand-printed wallpaper, antler artwork, and salvaged-wood headboards; many rooms in the Alpine building include clawfoot tubs and gas fireplaces, while some Walden rooms offer Japanese cedar soaking tubs. The mood leans playful and slightly kitsch, complete with a two-lane bowling alley and a cocktail bar called Ralph’s, and guests can swim in nearby rivers and swimming holes since there is no on-site pool." - Sophie Friedman
"Urban Cowboy Lodge & Resort in New York's Catskills offers expanded accommodations and amenities, including 44 rooms with two standalone houses, a pool, bowling alley, shuffleboard, tennis courts, and an arcade. The resort also features Ralph’s Bar & Bowling and offers hiking trails and live music events." - Kristine Hansen Kristine Hansen Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She often seeks out wine bars, coffee roasters, cheesemongers' shops, art museums, antiques and vi
"Turns out, gathering around the campfire hasn’t gone the way of the hotel business center—at least not at Urban Cowboy Lodge. Set on a 68-acre tract in the Catskills, with a cluster of wooden buildings that fan out neatly atop a hill, the hotel looks and sometimes feels like a summer camp. It’s an apt comparison when you consider its merrily irreverent staff and adult-friendly, join-if-you-want-to, fine-if-you-don’t approach to programming, which ranges from fireside rounds of reggae bingo in the antler-bedecked common area to morning hikes and piano nights on the baby grand. The ethos extends to the decor, which includes vintage sports equipment bolted to the walls and a riot of Native American–inspired prints that cover everything from the couch cushions to the wallpaper. It’s the first rural foray for founders Lyon Porter and Jersey Banks, who teamed up with hotel developer Phil Hospod of Dovetail + Co. for this venture—and who previously brought country flair and a community ethos with Urban Cowboy locations in Brooklyn and Nashville. But if that tack feels purposefully contrarian in the city, it’s right at home here in the mountains. —Betsy Blumenthal" - Jessica Chapel
"could hardly be a better hiker’s paradise. Set on expansive grounds, choose the inn or one of the freestanding cabins." - Mitchell Friedman
"Urban Cowboy Catskills could hardly be a better hiker’s paradise. Set on expansive grounds, choose the inn or one of the freestanding cabins. Either way, you’ll have access to their restaurant and bar, perfect little swimming hole, and massive clawfoot tubs." - Mitchell Friedman
