09/18/2026
The Catskills are having their moment, and two signature Baxter projects continue to command the spotlight. Defining a new chapter for Catskills hospitality, Inness and Scribner’s Lodge continue to captivate guests while earning recognition from world-class publications.
In the late-summer edition of the Catskills travel guide, “16 Idyllic Hotels in the Catskills, Where Design Meets the Upstate Wild,” both Inness and Scribner’s Lodge were featured among a curated collection of destinations redefining modern Hudson Valley hospitality.
From the article:
“Within minutes of arriving at this rustic but refined compound in Accord, you realize what a welcome shift it heralds for hospitality in the Catskills. With its 28 cabins and 12-room farmhouse and social hub, it marries Scandinavian-style minimalism and throwback Americana, with echoes of the Borscht Belt summer resorts that used to be ubiquitous in this part of the state. There is an excellent restaurant, naturally, with a menu of comfort food with shades of Italian and Middle Eastern cooking. The surrounding area is paradise for hikers and cyclists from spring through fall; in winter, the cabins, with their simple Shaker-style furniture and wood-burning stoves, are cozy refuges for relaxing under a throw and gazing out at the frost-kissed landscape. Kingston and Woodstock are nearby, though guests do not have to leave the property to have an ultimate upstate getaway here. On the hilly and expansive site, there’s a nine-hole golf course, tennis courts, two pools, and walking trails. —Jesse Ashlock”
“Scribner’s is impossible to miss; its all-black wood exterior bold on a sloping hillside at the tail end of Hunter, New York’s Main Street. From the lobby and recreation areas to the rooms, the design is pure Scoutcore with green-and-blue plaid carpet, pennant flags, and shelves loaded with novels. The crowd dresses to match—you might see young parents in denim and flannels gathered around the outdoor firepit, or groups of 30-something city slickers in Carhartt shooting pool—and you get the feeling that those Birkenstocks an