

While it’s not new (in fact it’s quite old, dating back to 1872), seeing the country castle with Moorish accents and stunning grounds are worth a ramble.Regulators take aim at AI to protect consumers and workers If you fancy some more outdoor time-and nearly everyone does these days-head up the mountain to Olana, a historic house that was built by Frederic Edwin Church, a major figure in the Hudson River School of painting. Take your time strolling along the river as the sun sinks behind the mountains, bathing the river in a golden light. Just before sunset, walk to the end of Warren Street where it hits the Hudson River, known as Promenade Hill. Minna, which features textiles designed by the owners and made in Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru by independent and family owned workshops using traditional methods and the Quiet Botanist, a botanical apothecary and dried flower shop hidden down a small alley that might just be the most beautiful shop in all New York. Ask about the fragrance room, a petite alcove on the second floor where guests can spritz themselves with one of Glazman and Roytberg’s favorite perfumes, lovingly displayed in an antique vitrine-including a new scent called Hudson, created just for the hotel by Source Adage, a local fragrance shop next to the hotel. One hundred percent of its sales will go toward Friends of Hudson Youth, a nonprofit to benefit local youth and families in need.įurther down the street is Artemisia, featuring linen apparel designed and produced in the U.S. In fact, cozy fireplaces abound, including one in a comfy sitting room and another in the adjacent library filled with books selected by New York City’s Strand Book Store. If you feel ready to drink indoors (indoor drinking and dining are currently allowed in Hudson), a sexy cocktail lounge with a grand piano and fireplace is in the old carriage house (it’s worth poking your head in just to see it). The hotel also has an indoor-outdoor European-style café serving breakfast and lunch, and a full-service restaurant inside a plant-filled glass conservatory with handmade pastas, perfectly cooked steak, pork chop, and trout, and a stunning potato gratin with what seems like a thousand layers. The Gardener room at The Maker Hotel Photo: Courtesy of Francine Zaslow


Bathrooms are spacious, some with deep soaking tubs, and all are stocked with full-size Fresh bath products, which guests are encouraged to bring home. Beds were handmade in Portugal and are covered in linen duvets, while custom Society Limonta Italian linen robes hang in the closet. The four in-demand Maker Studios are each inspired by a different creative: the Architect, the Artist, the Writer, and the Gardner, while there are also two large terrace suites with balconies overlooking the backyard pool. Each of the 11 distinct rooms feature decor that draws from the belle epoque, art deco, and mid-century modern periods, much of it sourced by Glazman himself from around the world-every piece of furniture, rug, painting, and light fixture has a story here. The Maker, founded by the owners of Fresh beauty products Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg, is spread across three carefully restructured historical buildings-an 1800s-era carriage house, a Georgian mansion, and a Greek revival building-and features original architecture melded with detailed work done by local craftspeople. Downtown Hudson got a new hotel with all the trimmings this summer.
