Where to hold an off-site meeting outside of Manhattan?

May 14, 2008 7:07 PM

Anyone have recommendations for a place where my 10 person, New York City-based design team can hold a 2 day off-site meeting? Should be within an hour of manhattan, ideally north of the city. We would need to be able to sleep there, and there would need to be a conference room with whiteboard, etc. Would be great if the place had some charm.
posted by davidvan to travel & transportation (11 comments total)

Mohonk Mountain House. I checked this place out for a retreat once. The cost wasn't absurd.
posted by kimdog at 7:28 PM on May 14

Silvermine Tavern. One hour from NYC. Charming, restaurant on-site with great food, very low tech so it is difficult for people to walk away from the corporate meetings easily :)

I used to stay there frequently when I traveled to Rowayton, CT on business. Lovely place.
posted by jeanmari at 7:28 PM on May 14

I second the Mohonk Mountain House. I just attended a retreat there, and it is stunning.
posted by SciGuy at 7:36 PM on May 14

I don't know if this would be of interest to design folk, but the Silvermine Tavern is also close to the Silvermine Art Guild. You can host a meeting in the galleries there.
posted by jeanmari at 7:36 PM on May 14

Ooh, had my wedding reception at Silvermine. Which means I remember none of it. Food got lots of compliments though.
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 7:37 PM on May 14

Do NOT go to Doral Arrowwood. It's less than an hour from NYC, but it's pretty awful.
posted by brina at 7:38 PM on May 14

How spendy are you thinking? Check out Castle on the Hudson, in Tarrytown.
posted by Stewriffic at 7:54 PM on May 14

There is an IBM facility with an onsite hotel, health club and bar (lots and lots of meeting rooms too) near Piermont. Or Nyac. Sorry for the vagueness.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 8:23 PM on May 14

The IBM facility that JohnnyGunn mentions is in Palisades, NY. It's managed by an outside company (whose site seems to be down right now) and as far as I know, they host outside companies as I've been to events there that were for non-IBM entities. It has a hotel, bar, gym, and food facilities onsite. It's not easy to get to by train, though. You'd have to drive.

It's great for meeting spaces, though, as they have tons of rooms with pretty much every kind of meeting technology available. Projectors, meeting rooms, videoconferencing, etc.
posted by bedhead at 8:46 PM on May 14

I've never stayed overnight at the Rye Town Hilton, but I've used the pool and have been there for brunch many times. Lots of services because it's a big hotel, but it's nicely set (they even say they have a walking trail on their "45 wooded acres") and doesn't come off as sterile or generic. You'll also be close to good restaurants in Rye and the same plus decent entertainment (if you want it) in White Plains and Greenwich. It's a 40 minute ride on MetroNorth.
posted by CiaoMela at 7:30 AM on May 15

I was thinking of the Tarrytown place myself, Castle on the Hudson. Nice, but yes, pricey.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 8:09 AM on May 15