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Here at Escape Brooklyn, we get a lot of emails asking for personal recommendations–whether it be hotels, questions about relocating, and very often, what our "insider" scoop is on the coolest rental properties out there. Though I promise you, we don't have any secret spots (okay, maybe one or two or five really special places), the truth is we love sharing our experiences and knowledge of the Catskills with our readers. We'd recently been ...
American author Henry David Thoreau moved to the woods in 1848 for two years, two months, and two days to answer the call of what he referred to as “living deliberately.” He explained his quest for self-reliance, seclusion and simplicity in his most famous piece of literature, Walden, where he moves into a tiny cabin in the woods to reduce life to the nitty gritty. In this seclusion, Thoreau was able to immerse himself in nature and also to focus ...
Guest house, farm house, party barn, recording studio, zen garden, pond, wood-fired sauna, and a hot tub on 20 acres. No, this isn’t David Bowie's hidden place you heard about in the Catskills–it’s Silent G Farms, just two hours from New York City in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. On the bucolic, sprawling 20-acre property in North Branch, NY, owners Justin and Elizabeth Bolognino have been crafting their dream escape since September of 2014. Their ...
Not to to state obvious, but here at Escape Brooklyn we appreciate both ends of the travel perspective, from campy lowbrow to luxury highbrow. And though this property is mostly the latter, it's rare to find someplace that combines both. But alas, we did! Just two hours from New York City in Port Jervis, this 1970's summer camp turned luxury resort is called Cedar Lakes Estate. And right outside it's swankiest (lakeside, Adirondack-style, $250 a night) ...
Nestled on the New York and the Pennsylvania border, Barryville is just a two hour drive from New York City in the Delaware Water Gap area. Though it's a small town, Barryville offers all the ingredients for a memorable weekend – including a few great places to stay, farmers market, antique shopping, and one of the best dive bars ever. To get here via public transit, take New Jersey Transit ...