Nothing says summer time greater than a waterfront getaway. And at these 5 properties you possibly can take advantage of the season, whether or not you need to splash within the ocean off the Maine coast, paddle board throughout a reservoir in upstate New York, kayak in a Rhode Island bay, or laze by a river on a South Carolina island. You possibly can even skirt the crowds in Europe’s capitals by escaping to the mountains of Austria the place a citadel on a lake awaits.
The Catskills, N.Y.
At this luxurious escape in White Lake, N.Y., a couple of two-hour drive from Manhattan, immerse your self in additional than 100 acres alongside the Toronto Reservoir. Or higher but, get into the reservoir and go paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking and swimming. And since the Chatwal Lodge is ready throughout the roughly 2,500-acre Chapin Property, you may as well fly-fish on non-public trout streams there.
On dry land, fake you’re again in summer time camp and take a look at archery, birdhouse adorning, baking courses and yoga. Or go to the recreation middle the place you possibly can play shuffleboard, duckpin bowling, ping pong, billiards and board video games. At night time, collect for stargazing and s’mores round a hearth pit.
This yr, the property added what it calls Treehouses, three lodging perched about 15 ft above the bottom amid oaks and maples, to its 11 current suites and stand-alone stone cottage. Every treehouse, which might accommodate as much as 4 company, has a king-size mattress on the primary degree, a loft with a Murphy mattress, a lounge with a moist bar, a coated balcony, and a deck with a hearth pit.
Wandering the Chatwal Lodge, a part of the Unbound Assortment by Hyatt model, calls to thoughts the Nineteenth-century Nice Camps of the Adirondacks, and a lot of rooms there have water views. The entire lodging have non-public outside area. Seasonal farm-to-table meals might be loved out of your non-public terrace or patio, inside your room, or within the Lodge’s Rustic Grill. Costs for the Lodge, which embody all meals (not alcohol) and sure actions, begin at $900 an evening; costs for the Treehouses begin at $2,300 an evening in the course of the summer time.
Johns Island, S.C.
Starting Aug. 1, examine into this new 72 room-and-suite luxurious property alongside the Kiawah River and also you’ll have 20 miles of waterfront and nature trails to hike and bike. Water actions abound, together with kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing courses, clam-harvesting workshops and a “water safari” that takes you on the river’s estuary the place you may spot roseate spoonbills, nice blue herons and sea turtles. Whenever you’re not exploring the river, take a look at the spa, which makes use of honey, together with aster honey from native apiaries, for remedies similar to nectar-infused facials.
Regardless that you’re surrounded by nature, you’re only a 40-minute automotive experience to the buzzy bars and eating places of downtown Charleston. However there are many locations to tuck right into a meal simply past your room, too. For lunch and cocktails make your method to the Cove, a Nineteen Fifties beach-club-inspired restaurant on the riverfront pool. Order bites like wood-fire-grilled oysters, cocktails and whiskeys on the Willet Room bar, and savor Southern coastal cooking with seafood and river views at Linnette’s restaurant.
The Dunlin, named for a shorebird, has charming, cottage-inspired rooms that play off their sunny Lowcountry environment with wicker, linen, and white and mint-green hues by the inside designer Amanda Lindroth. Porches present locations to sip iced tea and gaze on the river. Go for a set and also you’ll have more room, together with a lounge and a soaking tub from which you’ll be able to take pleasure in views of the water. Costs from $749 an evening.
Hof bei Salzburg, Austria
On July 1, this Fifteenth-century citadel on Lake Fuschl within the Austrian Alps will reopen its doorways after closing in 2022 and present process a intestine renovation. What was as soon as a looking lodge and a summer time residence of the Archbishop of Salzburg is now a part of Rosewood Motels & Resorts, and it’ll have 98 rooms, together with suites and stand-alone, lakefront chalets, in addition to locations to strive regional delicacies, which emphasizes fish from native lakes, cheeses and wood-fired bread. A spa will embody a heated infinity outside pool, an indoor pool and a health middle. The large draw, in fact, is the huge blue-green lake, and staying there means you possibly can take part in actions like a fishing tour that may wind up with you beside the water savoring a freshly smoked catch served on newspaper.
And whereas the tranquillity of the lake and the property’s strolling trails might make you are feeling removed from metropolis life, Salzburg and its historic middle, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Checklist, is just a half-hour automotive experience away. In case you’re prepared to discover slightly farther, the picturesque lakeside village of Hallstatt — a part of the breathtaking Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Alpine area, which can also be on the UNESCO listing — is about an hour’s drive from the resort.
Wherever you select to spend the times, they’ll conclude in your elegant room the place soothing hues are in step with the pure environment. A lot of the rooms have full or partial views of the lake, and a few have non-public outside area as nicely, together with the lakefront chalets. Summer season costs from €800 an evening, or about $870.
Ogunquit, Maine
On the southern coast of Maine, amid flowers and picket fences, the cottages on the Dunes are scattered throughout 12 acres of lawns close to the Atlantic Ocean. Following a renovation, the property simply opened with 21 whitewashed cottages with inexperienced shutters, starting from one-to-three bedrooms, all with a personal porch or patio, and a fire.
Within the morning you possibly can have espresso, baked items and a newspaper delivered to your door. Later, take a five-minute stroll to get recent seafood on the Ogunquit Lobster Pound. The charming eating places, bars, outlets and sandy seashores of Ogunquit are additionally a stroll away, or you possibly can hop on one of many lodge’s complementary bikes and experience into city. The lodge additionally has row boats so that you can cross the river to the favored Ogunquit Seaside.
Again on the Dunes, owned by Atlantic Hospitality, whose properties in Maine embody the Claremont Resort and the Lincoln Resort, go fishing off the brand new dock, paddle boarding, kayaking, or be a part of a waterfront yoga class. Take a dip within the heated swimming pool with views of the ocean, or whereas away a day enjoying garden video games. Costs from $950 an evening for a one-bedroom cottage.
Newport, R.I.
Recent off a $50 million renovation, this resort on the positioning of a former torpedo manufacturing unit has 257 rooms and suites, and a 22-slip marina the place you possibly can take to the water on inflatable paddle boards and in kayaks. A brand new seasonal water taxi will whisk you from the marina to the outlets and eating places of downtown Newport.
Or keep put and feast on seafood on the resort. The restaurant 1639 has New England classics like clam chowder and lobster, which you’ll be able to take pleasure in on its outside deck or indoors with views of the harbor. Head to the Pineapple Membership for its pool, cabanas and restaurant, the place a brand new menu consists of lobster rolls, salads and flatbreads, and grown-ups can slip into a brand new adults-only seating space. For extra sea-inspired dishes like blue crab toast and tarragon lobster, go to the Torpedo Bar & Lounge. And fulfill your candy tooth at the Bakery, a brand new spot to seize espresso and baked items on the go.
Beforehand generally known as Gurney’s Newport Resort and Marina, the resort is now owned by Pebblebrook Resort Belief. The rooms, most with views of the water and plenty of with balconies or patios, have new furnishings and are adorned in calming earth tones. Go for a swim within the outside saltwater pool or, if the climate doesn’t cooperate, within the heated indoor pool. Cease into the spa for a therapeutic massage or physique remedy, work out within the health middle, or really feel the ocean breeze in your hair as you are taking a experience on one of many complementary bicycles. Costs from $459 an evening, various by season.
