Wildflower Farms, Upstate New York: the perfect place to reset and rewild away from the city It can be hard — when you’re stuck in the thick of New York City’s thrum — to find a little bit of peace and quiet.
It’s top tier in terms of hospitality — and part of the Auberge group, who know exactly what they’re doing when it comes to good hotels with excellent service and smart design to boot — but while popular with urbanites and city flee-ers, it’s easy to carve out your own space, and with a slow pace to follow too.
Specifically, up to that stretch of soft folding hills where the Hudson River Valley meets the mountainous landscape of the Catskills in Upstate New York.
So much so that owners Phillip and Kristin Rapoport (and former residents of nearby Gardiner) brought in interior design firm Ward and Gray and architects Electric Bowery to craft up a cluster of bucolic wood-clad structures to sprinkle across the estate.
Once you’re there, you won’t want to leave but if you do fancy a bit of town hopping, art snooping and antique shopping – there are a handful of very charming spots nearby – so it helps to have one.
