One of the nicest places I have been to
Written: Nov 16 '01 (Updated Sep 12 '02)
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Pros: Great Views!!, Great views, Great family time
Cons: Alittle expensive!
The Bottom Line: if you are looking for a weekend get away for the fam, the two of you, or just yourself... this is the place.. believe me!!
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| cusnwalter's Full Review: Mohonk Mountain House |
Mohonk mountain house is one of the best resort/luxury places to visit in NY. I have been to mountain house three times. All three times I had a great weekend. It is located in New paltz , NY. About (this is an estimate) 3-4 hours from the city. It is a great place to go if you are looking for a quiet relaxing time. The house is on a cliff over looking the Catskill Mountains. The other side of the house is on a lake with cliff. It is very beautiful.
What is there to do?
The house always has events going on every weekend. Singles weeks, yoga weeks, conventions, and relationship building events, call ahead to get a schedule. I have not been there during the summer months so I do not know what happens in the summer but the winter it is very busy.
Ice skating – they have their own covered outdoor ice skatin rink, it over looks the lake and house. It has a hudge 10ft fire place and one of the ends. very nice!!!
Snow tubing- they bus you down to the golf course and give you a tube. VERY FUN!!! (Needs to have snowed =))
Horse back riding- only during the summer ( I think you have to pay extra)
Labyrinth- This is so cool. Its natural formed in the rocks. I’ve never been there when it was actually open because of all the ice ( we went anyways) VERY FUN!!
Walking trails- miles and miles of them. You can get boxed lunches to go. You can also walk to the top of Mohonk Mountain to the look out tower. Great views, very windy.
two game rooms , and ice cream shop, massage place, afternoon tea, kids program
what I love about this place
They should call it mountain lodge or something along that lines, its not a house what so ever. It starts out as one but it has tons of add-ons. Each room has great view no matter what rooms you are in you look out at to the mountains. ( it’s really beautiful) I love the fact that there is a sense of community even though there isn’t. It’s hard to explain. When your there it is never crowded. The whole place is filled with decks on the 3rd and 4th floors with rocking chairs. So if it’s nice you can sit out side. There are also fireplaces everywhere that are always lit. along side of the fireplaces are bookshelves, table’s chairs, you can do pretty much anything you want to do. Sit anywhere you want. They have a games closet filled with games. Everyone always sits around and plays cards and game or talks. I have the greatest time. Its not because we are sitting around playing cards but because we are actually together and have nothing else to do, no one is worried about anything.
I also love afternoon tea. Every day there is afternoon teatime with cookies in the main parlor room. Its great!!!
some tips and things to know
The rooms are somewhat expensive but well worth it. Remember when you pay for your rooms you are also paying for your meals.
About the meals. They are all in the main dining room. The entire time you are there you get your own table and your own waiter/ waitress. Break fest is buffet style. But good buffet style with omelets, craved meats. The how 9 yards. Lunch is served the same way. Dinner is served at a certain time for child under a certain age( not sure of the age). I think it was 8pm no more children are allowed at dinner. Dinner is formal attire. Men must wear jackets. Women dresses and nice clothes. ( remember to bring your nice clothes!!). Dinner is gourmet. You have a choice of usually three things. The dessert is the best part!! All the food is great and you can always have seconds or the other meal if you decide you don’t like what you ordered.
Try to get the rooms all the way to the end of the house. the Victorian style ones, they are the best. The showers are huge. You have to use a step stool to step up into the tub. The views from these rooms are extremely nice. I think they are $350 a night.
I plan to go back this winter again for my fourth time! I hope I have helped you to know the mountain house better. It really is a great beautiful place. If you don’t know if you want to spend that much money for a room. You can still go up and stay for the day.
Melissa =)
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Member: Melissa
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