Olga and Rodrigo’s guidebook

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Outdoors, Hiking, Parks

Beautiful swimming hole in the Catskills with waterfalls and amazing views all along the drive to get there. Swimming in the warmer months, but also a beautiful drive anytime of year. Check out Marty's Mercantile (listed in Eating Out) on your way there or back.
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Peekamoose Blue Hole
Peekamoose Road
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Beautiful swimming hole in the Catskills with waterfalls and amazing views all along the drive to get there. Swimming in the warmer months, but also a beautiful drive anytime of year. Check out Marty's Mercantile (listed in Eating Out) on your way there or back.
Minnewaska is a beautiful state park with lakes, waterfalls, trails to explore. Check the website for detailed info on trails.
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Minnewaska State Park Preserve
5281 Route 44-55
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Minnewaska is a beautiful state park with lakes, waterfalls, trails to explore. Check the website for detailed info on trails.

Eating Out

Westwind Orchard, one of the closest spots from our house to eat out, is now open year round on the weekends, with a comfy restaurant serving farm-to-table dishes and a great atmosphere. When the weather is nice, eating outside is delightful and for those with kids there is plenty of fun for them to entertain themselves!
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Westwind Orchard
215 Lower Whitfield Rd
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Westwind Orchard, one of the closest spots from our house to eat out, is now open year round on the weekends, with a comfy restaurant serving farm-to-table dishes and a great atmosphere. When the weather is nice, eating outside is delightful and for those with kids there is plenty of fun for them to entertain themselves!
If you're heading north to Woodstock or the Catskill Preserve, Marty's place is one of our favorite spots for breakfast, lunch, a snack. Great coffee, delicious sandwiches, and some cool local goods. In the summer, they also have homemade ice cream.
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Marty's Mercantile
4075 NY-28A
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If you're heading north to Woodstock or the Catskill Preserve, Marty's place is one of our favorite spots for breakfast, lunch, a snack. Great coffee, delicious sandwiches, and some cool local goods. In the summer, they also have homemade ice cream.
The Cheese Plate in the New Paltz Water Street Market is a great place to stop for a sandwich (including grilled cheese!), Vietnamese coffee, or other snack. Outdoor and indoor seating. The Cheese Plate specializes in fine local and imported cheeses, artisan-crafted meats, specialty products and handmade sweets. They also carry picnic and dinnerware gift items. Cute place in a cute setting.
The Cheese Plate
10 Main St
The Cheese Plate in the New Paltz Water Street Market is a great place to stop for a sandwich (including grilled cheese!), Vietnamese coffee, or other snack. Outdoor and indoor seating. The Cheese Plate specializes in fine local and imported cheeses, artisan-crafted meats, specialty products and handmade sweets. They also carry picnic and dinnerware gift items. Cute place in a cute setting.
Classic Italian restaurant in New Paltz!
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A Tavola Trattoria
46 Main St
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Classic Italian restaurant in New Paltz!
Arrowood Farm Brewery & Taproom is located in Accord, NY, and is one of the closest spots to grab a drink from the house. Enjoy a pint with friends on the patio, take in some breathtaking sunsets and stroll through the dramatic trellis system of the hop yard. Lekker Food Truck is often there at the brewery serving a rotating seasonal menu. Please check the website for hours!
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Arrowood Farm-Brewery
236 Lower Whitfield Rd
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Arrowood Farm Brewery & Taproom is located in Accord, NY, and is one of the closest spots to grab a drink from the house. Enjoy a pint with friends on the patio, take in some breathtaking sunsets and stroll through the dramatic trellis system of the hop yard. Lekker Food Truck is often there at the brewery serving a rotating seasonal menu. Please check the website for hours!
Excellent Mexican restaurant in downtown New Paltz. It's small, so you may want to call ahead if it's the weekend, or catch them at the beginning of the dinner hour when it's less likely there will be a wait.
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Mexican Kitchen
15-1/2 N Front St
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Excellent Mexican restaurant in downtown New Paltz. It's small, so you may want to call ahead if it's the weekend, or catch them at the beginning of the dinner hour when it's less likely there will be a wait.
A favorite among locals! Please check the website for hours.
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Rough Cut Brewing Co.
5945 US-44
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A favorite among locals! Please check the website for hours.
Closed for the winter, but in the spring/summer/fall this is a must-visit for coffee, delicious food delights, and really nice space to chill outside. There's also a shop in the barn. It's just down the road on Samsonville!
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Ravenwood
579 Samsonville Rd
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Closed for the winter, but in the spring/summer/fall this is a must-visit for coffee, delicious food delights, and really nice space to chill outside. There's also a shop in the barn. It's just down the road on Samsonville!

Grocery, Wine, and Quick Stops

If you're driving to or from the Woodstock or Kingston area, we highly recommend stopping at Bistro To Go. It's one of six delightful independent food shops on Route 28. You could easily miss this spot, as it looks like an ordinary "strip mall," but the small collection of artisan shops that have come together to form "Eat Drink 28" is a one-stop culinary collective. Eat Drink 28 is made up of Blue Mountain Bistro-to-Go, Cheese Louise, The Wine Hutch, La Bella Pasta, Hookline Fish Co. and KBBK Kombucha.  You can enjoy the high-quality house-made takeout offered at Blue Mountain Bistro-to-Go, which specializes in eclectic comfort food, and delicious baked goods, with a great selection of gourmet groceries. More than 250 international and national cheeses are available at neighboring Cheese Louise in addition to breads, cured meats, crackers, caviar, oils, and freshly made foods and soups. Over 500 wines at the Wine Hutch next door.   Newbies on the block KBBK Kombucha migrated from Brooklyn in 2015.   The oldest business in the stretch, La Bella Pasta, family-owned and operated since 1985, creates fresh-made raviolis, sauces, and pastas.
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Blue Mountain Bistro To Go
948 NY-28
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If you're driving to or from the Woodstock or Kingston area, we highly recommend stopping at Bistro To Go. It's one of six delightful independent food shops on Route 28. You could easily miss this spot, as it looks like an ordinary "strip mall," but the small collection of artisan shops that have come together to form "Eat Drink 28" is a one-stop culinary collective. Eat Drink 28 is made up of Blue Mountain Bistro-to-Go, Cheese Louise, The Wine Hutch, La Bella Pasta, Hookline Fish Co. and KBBK Kombucha.  You can enjoy the high-quality house-made takeout offered at Blue Mountain Bistro-to-Go, which specializes in eclectic comfort food, and delicious baked goods, with a great selection of gourmet groceries. More than 250 international and national cheeses are available at neighboring Cheese Louise in addition to breads, cured meats, crackers, caviar, oils, and freshly made foods and soups. Over 500 wines at the Wine Hutch next door.   Newbies on the block KBBK Kombucha migrated from Brooklyn in 2015.   The oldest business in the stretch, La Bella Pasta, family-owned and operated since 1985, creates fresh-made raviolis, sauces, and pastas.
The upstate version of a NYC corner deli, we often stop at Troy's on our way to and from the house. It's a very no-frills local spot but the pizza is delicious!
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Troy's Deli & Pizzeria
366 Samsonville Rd
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The upstate version of a NYC corner deli, we often stop at Troy's on our way to and from the house. It's a very no-frills local spot but the pizza is delicious!  
Nice local orchard (and one of the few open all year round) on the way to-and-from New Paltz where you'll find seasonal fruits and veggies as well as some groceries (breads, baked goods, and a small selection of dairy and meats from mostly local sellers).
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Jenkins Lueken Orchards
69 Yankee Folly Rd
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Nice local orchard (and one of the few open all year round) on the way to-and-from New Paltz where you'll find seasonal fruits and veggies as well as some groceries (breads, baked goods, and a small selection of dairy and meats from mostly local sellers).
About 30 minutes from the house in Stone Ridge, Emmanuel's is the best local grocery that's open all year round, you'll find whatever you need here to cook or grill a delicious meal at home.
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Emmanuel's Market Place
3853 Main St
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About 30 minutes from the house in Stone Ridge, Emmanuel's is the best local grocery that's open all year round, you'll find whatever you need here to cook or grill a delicious meal at home.
The best local wine shop! It's conveniently located on Route 209, very close to Saunderskill Farms, which is a seasonal farm and local grocery open from April/May until mid-December.
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Accord Wine Shop
5059 United States Rte 209
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The best local wine shop! It's conveniently located on Route 209, very close to Saunderskill Farms, which is a seasonal farm and local grocery open from April/May until mid-December.

Bookstores, Antiques, etc.

Our favorite local bookshops, with great selection of new books and some used as well.
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Inquiring Minds Inc
6 Church St
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Our favorite local bookshops, with great selection of new books and some used as well.
Top antique shop in New Paltz, right on Water Street Market (check out our recommendation for The Cheese Plate).
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Antiques On Main
10 Water St Market
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Top antique shop in New Paltz, right on Water Street Market (check out our recommendation for The Cheese Plate).

Spas, Yoga

If you're looking to splurge, the Spa at the Mohonk Mountain House is an amazing way to treat yourself! Check out their website for a menu of treatments.
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Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Rd
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If you're looking to splurge, the Spa at the Mohonk Mountain House is an amazing way to treat yourself! Check out their website for a menu of treatments.
Not exactly close to the house, but Stone Wave Yoga is an amazing yoga spot, with beautiful mountain views from the classroom. A great place to stop for a drop-in class on your way from or back to NYC in Gardiner along Route 44-55.
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Stone Wave Yoga
2694 US-44
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Not exactly close to the house, but Stone Wave Yoga is an amazing yoga spot, with beautiful mountain views from the classroom. A great place to stop for a drop-in class on your way from or back to NYC in Gardiner along Route 44-55.