Hunter Lodge Bluebird by Lark

Really amazing hotel with an amazing view and room. The room we got was 2 beds with a sleeper sofa upstairs. Everything was clean. There are a lot of spaces where you can lounge when you don't want to be inside the room. There's also a game room in the basement. The hotel is well maintained and the staff is nice. You can grab coffee, tea, or hot chocolate throughout the day next to reception. There's space to sit outside by the fire pit in the back with the mountain view. Breakfast is available for a short time in the morning, but I didn't get any since I don't eat in the morning. But there's muffins and yogurt and fruit from what I saw and probably more. The cats loved the duplex attic and stayed there most of the time. Would definitely come back here!

Wonderful experience and great location. We arrived late on a weekday and they called us to make sure we would get our keys. The room was beautifully decorated, with comfortable mattress and pillows. They have a great lounge area, with a large screen, kids' toys, and boardgames. There's also a good breakfast bar included with your stay and we really enjoyed it. In addition, there's plenty of water, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate available next to the reception desk. Plenty of parking and incredibly close to Hunter Mountain resort.

My stay at Hunter Lodge was absolutely wonderful!! From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed with warmth and hospitality. The hotel is BEAUTIFUL, and the rooms are both stylish and very comfortable. I loved the cozy, rustic feel of our room as well as the entire hotel, which also had an amazing view of the mountains! The staff was incredibly friendly and made us feel right at home. The complimentary breakfast was a great way to start the day, and the evening dinner was also fantastic! The lodge itself is full of cozy spots to relax, whether by the fireplace or in the lovely sitting areas. Overall, I had a lovely experience and will definitely be returning ASAP!

Hunter Lodge caught my attention when friends of mine raved about their stay there a year ago. When looking at prices to stay the week of "Easter Break" I found them to be quite reasonable. However, there are things to watch out for including a "lodging tax," "other taxes" and the strangest of all, an "amenity fee" of $20 per night for what the heck I don't know. What amenities? This was a complaint brought up in a prior review that the hotel vowed to look into, but I guess not hard enough to remove it. We brought our dog, so paying an additional $70 pet fee for two nights was understandable. That's a very common fee for hotels. It's just a bit crazy that one gets attracted to a reasonable rate only to see all these fees tacked on. That's enough about that. Overall, we found the lodge to be an enjoyable, comfortable stay. Nothing about it screams "premium." The rooms are basic but a bit dark (due to being painted in green and with limited lighting). However, the bed was very comfortable, the shower was quite nice and the room included a mini-fridge which allowed us to store our dog food and kept our drinks ice cold. Our room was a "Deluxe King Patio" which was located on the ground floor with a view of the mountain. It was nice to be able to open the door and let our pet out. There is a pet bag/garbage receptacle on site which we thought was nice and we made certain to clean up after our dog. Being it was a pet-friendly room two dog dishes were sitting in the corner ready for us to use. That was a nice plus. Kudos to the hotel for embracing digital keys. There is a digital key app that you need to download to use your phone to unlock the room. It worked great for the main room entrance but unfortunately, not the patio door. Hopefully, the hotel will upgrade those locks for digital key use. It was nice to have the room cleaned and towels replaced for each of the nights we stayed. Thank you for that service. A continental breakfast is included in the stay, featuring bagels, cereal, muffins, and coffee. While the coffee was the only item that seemed fresh, the food was sufficient to fuel your morning routine. Breakfast starts at 8 am, and I'll second the suggestion by another reviewer that the hotel consider an earlier start time, as many guests prefer to leave the hotel earlier. Unfortunately, to date, the hotel hasn't taken that suggestion to heart. There are these beautiful pictures of the fire pit on the hotel's website and we were disappointed during our two-night stay it was never lit for the cold evenings. We were told it only gets lit "by request," but that comes with a bit of guilt in having to be the one to ask the staff to go to the trouble. There is a familiar quote, "if you build it, they will come." I think the hotel should have made more of an effort to make the first move in starting the fire pit -- especially with the amenity fee that is being automatically tacked on to the bill. The hotel makes for a wonderful "home base" for those that want to ski or hike. Being we visited in April, the weather has been perfect for several hikes we did at Kaaterskill Falls, Windham Path, Ashokan Reservoir, and Diamond Notch Falls. The one issue we did run into was that there weren't many places to eat in the area. While we considered eating at the hotel's tavern, it had an extremely limited menu of only a handful of items. We went to Tannersville and found everything closed during our stay. We ordered a Pizza from MaMa's Pizza (which was very good) and on another day we ate at the Hunter Mountain Brewery which had a very diverse menu with food that was good, but far from great. It just seemed, for some reason, that following Easter, the area felt like an abandoned ghost town with empty roads, empty restaurants, and closed shops. Fortunately, there is a Topps supermarket open four minutes away. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and plan to return. I would just like to join another reviewer in asking for more clarification on the "amenity fees" being charged.

I stayed there with a friend this past Monday 3/3, and was thrilled to see how wonderful the renovations to the place were! I was there back in 2017 I believe and was how do I say, was happy to see the “new” Hunter Lodge. Rooms were gorgeous and very well kept, you can still smell the New of the place!! Lobby, library and game room areas were beautiful! The bed, oh and those pillows were so comfortable! And all the amenities in the room… thank you! I would recommend this lodge to my family and my friends and anyone who ask’s me where to stay in Hunter. Great place! Thanks for an amazing stay!! I believe we’ll be back in June sometime.