Ledgewood House is a nine-room inn on a hill above the Hudson, outside Rhinebeck.
A 1790s farmhouse, dinner by the fire, breakfast in the garden, and nothing you have to do.
- RoomsNine, from $245 a night
- DinnerThursday to Sunday, from 5:30
- Check inAfter 3 pm, or whenever you arrive
- The villageSix minutes down the hill
Rooms that face the weather.
Every room looks out over the river or the orchard. The beds are deep, the floors creak in the right places, and there isn't a television anywhere in the house.
The Hayloft
from $245Up two flights, under the eaves, with the first light of the morning. A queen bed and a reading chair by the dormer.
The Orchard Room
from $285Ground floor, with its own door onto the apple trees and a clawfoot tub long enough to lie flat in.
The Study
from $325The old library, with the shelves still full and a wood stove. West-facing, so you get the long evenings.
The Barn Suite
from $410Two rooms in the converted barn with a kitchen, a sitting room and a porch. Good for families, or for a week.
Rates, by the season.
We charge more in October and less in April, and we'd rather you knew that before you asked. Pick your dates and the ledger does the arithmetic.
- FoliageLate September to late October. Two-night minimum on weekends.+40%
- HolidaysDecember 20 to January 3.+25%
- Ski seasonJanuary to mid-March. Quiet, snowy, and the fire never goes out.+10%
- SummerMemorial Day to mid-September.Base
- Mud seasonApril and early May. The quietest weeks of the year, and some of the nicest.−20%
- Fridays and SaturdaysAny season.+15%
Dinner, four nights a week.
Three courses from whatever the farms along Route 9 have that week. The menu changes on Thursdays. Guests always have a table; everyone else should call ahead.
The barn, for the day that matters.
One wedding a weekend, so the whole house is yours. Ceremony in the orchard or under the barn's beams, dinner at long tables, and your people in every room on the hill.
- 140
Seated in the barn for dinner, or 180 standing. Heated from October, so the leaves can be part of it.
- 9
Rooms in the house, plus the Barn Suite, which comes with the booking. We hold a block at the hotel in the village for everyone else.
- 1
Wedding a weekend. Friday arrival, Saturday ceremony, Sunday breakfast on the lawn before everyone goes home.
What's down the hill.
You can do a great deal from here or nothing at all. These are the things guests ask about most, with the honest drive time.
- Rhinebeck village
Bookshops, a Saturday farmers market, the old Beekman Arms, and dinner if ours is full. Six minutes, and you'll be back for the fire.
6 minutes - The river
Kayaks go in at Rhinecliff. We keep two you can take on the roof rack, and a map of the quiet stretch north of the lighthouse.
12 minutes - Olana
Frederic Church's house on its hill, with the view he painted still in front of it. Go late in the day.
35 minutes - Dia Beacon
A former box factory full of very large art. Take the train from Rhinecliff and skip the parking.
50 minutes - The Catskills
Kaaterskill Falls, Hunter Mountain in winter, and the long way home through the hollows. We pack a lunch if you ask the night before.
45 minutes