Overlook Lodge and Stone Cottages at Bear Mountain

Site is located just off of a traffic circle, this makes finding the site a little confusing. The room was 1 of 6 mini suites housed in one cabin with a fire place tables and chairs in common areas. We had no temperature control so we opened a window to combat the heat. Overall, it was a cozy spot for a weekend stay.

房間比較小，洗手間更小，浴缸下水很難，基本上可以説是堵的。勝在提供了木炭，可以在客廳點上壁爐，挺有氛圍感的。別墅中，幾個房間隔音效果一般，鄰居的開門聲穿透房間……石頭房子比較有特色，附近的湖很漂亮，森林中的感覺，空氣很好。可能夏天到這裏，更好吧。

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I was very excited to go to the bear mountain and they put us in one of the cottages. We'll to my surprise this room was horrid. They had the tiniest bathroom, a spider was in the tub. The bathroom was so small, you have to turn left and right in a tiny circle to access the toilet, sink, tub, and close the door. The door did not open fully because it was blocked by the tiny sink. The shower curtain had red droplets on it that may have been blood. The room had an Emergency Exit in our room that was to be used for all occupants of the cottage in case of an emergency with eight rooms. The green light on the emergency sign kept me up all night.

We stayed in one of the stone cottages. As you would expect given the nature of Overlook Lodge, the room was not up to modern standards. It was tiny and did not have a desk. The bathroom was very small with no place for toiletries. The walls were thin and you could hear people come and go outside. But the scenery and setting are gorgeous. So if you are willing to put up with the inconvenience and not have to spend any extra time in the room it is worth it. The 1915 Restaurant in the main hotel, a very pleasant half mile walk from the stone cottages, was excellent.

After spending some amazing time at the Memorial Tower, with its magnificent views off the River Valley; we returned to the Inn (which we had checked out earlier) and engaged in their afternoon high-tea. The Inn has a comfortable wood-centric interior, which is a surprisingly pleasant complement to the formality of a full service tea. Our server, Shari, was friendly and attentive; lending to the enjoyment of the experience. The sweet and savories accompanying the tea were nicely conceived and quite tasty. All and all, this became a very satisfying afternoon; and along with the earlier spectacular time at the Memorial Tower, made for an excellent start to our 10 day exploration of the Hudson River Valley. The Inn has a nice gift shop, with a decent variety of area related items from which to choose. Any staff members we encountered throughout the facility, were welcoming, informative and accommodating. Even though it was late April, there was a fair amount of activity at the Inn; and as we were leaving in the late afternoon, some event was creating a steady stream of incoming traffic to the parking area. If we are again in the area, a visit back to the Inn will definitely be on our agenda.

We stayed at the Overlook Lodge which was more than a mile from the main building/reservations/staff - up a very long, remote, isolated, rough road. There was no staff on-site and we were guessing we would be the only guest in the whole place (although there were two other cars by morning). It creeped me out. I stopped at the reservation desk to tell them and they said they have staff there on the weekends...but what good would that do for me on a Monday night? I wish their practice to tell guest who book weeknights like me, since I would have stayed somewhere else instead. Also, the bar was closing early because it was the same day they served tea in the afternoon. Oh, well. I bet it is a better place to say in season.

We stayed at the Stone Cottages with the common area in the middle. Since someone made a fire in the common area, our room smelled so intensely of smoke the entire night....and the common thermostat was set extremely hot....awful! Lumpy pillows as well....would not recommend. They need to improve the ventilation or not allow fires.

I will absolutely never stay here again. I can find much less expensive hotels to stay for a night but I gifted this to my partner and it was not the romantic getaway we’d hoped for. No one seemed to understand how to utilize a gift certificate and everyone I spoke to blamed the girl who checked us in saying “she’s new and doesn’t know what she’s doing”. Which is a terrible thing to do, to throw an undertrained staff member under the bus. She was told to have us go to the room and wait a half hour for the manager to call. I waited over 90 minutes and no one called. I went to the Inn to find someone and no manager was present. I was told he’d be in in the morning so I came back and no manager again. Apparently my issue was beneath him and didn’t care to try and fix it or make it better. I even emailed him and no response. What a shame because the location is incredible but I wasted almost $300 that I can’t get back because no one cares to make this right. Oh and just to top off this experience, we were so hungry by the time we got back to our room and had given up trying to fix this. I wanted to order food from 1915 and go pick it up but no one answered the phone. And the vending machines in the lobby of the lodge were practically empty. I expected a lot more out of this place.