Finding a B&B near NYC

April 24, 2015 8:35 AM

In about a month, I would like to take myself and my SO to a B&B or similar type location. The town needs to be accessible via train from NYC (Metro North or NJT) and having a place to hike around would be great. This is only for a single night on a weekend.

My first choice was the Pig Hill Inn, but they only do two nights on weekends, and we only have a Saturday night. But anything like that one would be great. If needed, I could rent a car, but without insurance it would vastly increase the cost of this trip.

I'm open to going somewhere in CT or NJ, but I'm mostly thinking along the Hudson.

posted by Hactar to Travel & Transportation (5 answers total)

Best answer: You may have a hard time finding a B&B that only does one night on the weekends. Few years back I was looking for something in the similar area for my wife and I and everything was 2 night weekends.
posted by Captain_Science at 8:38 AM on April 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Beacon, NY is a great little walkable town on the Metro-North with nearby hiking and lots of cute shops/restaurants. The difficulty will be a single-night reservation. Some B&Bs open up single nights on a last-minute basis. You could also try an AirB&B. Or, call around and see if they have some event booked that leaves them with open rooms for just Saturday night (e.g., a Friday or Sunday night wedding, or a convention that leaves town Saturday morning).
posted by melissasaurus at 8:46 AM on April 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

Came here to say Beacon and the two night minimum thing.
posted by caek at 9:04 AM on April 24, 2015

Beacon also has the Dia: Beacon, which is a great museum and worth a day trip just for that alone.
posted by holborne at 9:38 AM on April 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thank you all. We managed to schedule things to leave on a Friday, so we'll have two nights in a B&B in Beacon.
posted by Hactar at 9:01 AM on May 8, 2015