We've Joined the Wine Trail

The Waterstone Inn is proud to announce that we've joined the Shawangunk Wine Trail as an associate member. Look for us in the 2012 brochure and soon to be on the trail's website www.gunkswine.com. Just minutes to many wineries, the Waterstone Inn is the perfect place to perch on the lakefront deck with a bottle from your favorite winery.

This warm winter weather has me thinking of Spring so here's a fab event coming up in April. The Shawangunk Wine Trail is hosting Pasta Primo Vino on April 14 & 15. Celebrate Spring with a tour of the wineries as they pair their tasty wines with delicious pasta recipes. This is also an opportunity to taste the new releases for 2012.

Free BBQ Every Friday Night!

Just in case you need another excuse to make it to the mountain, here's a great one. Every Friday night in January and February 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuxedo Ridge ski resort will treat its customers to a free BBQ complete with hotdogs, hamburgers, side dishes and more. All you need is a paid lift ticket for that day or a season pass. Couple this deal with the Waterstone Inn's Ski for Free Friday promotion and you've got an afforable little ski trip. Forecast is for snow tonight. Finally!

Foot Spa Tea Bar

One of the many perks of running an Inn is that it's part of my job to "research" things to do in the area that would be of interest to guests. I recently discovered a nearby Foot Spa Tea Bar! It's a wonderful little place tucked away on a side street that offers reflexology sessions. For $40/hour it was an absolute bargain for the treatment I received. It's a tranquil environment complete with soothing music, herbal teas, and a warm foot soak complimented by a neck and shoulder massage. When the reflexology treatment begins you lounge back in an amazing leather recliner and are tucked in to a fuzzy blanket.

You can even organize a private "girls' night out" type event and bring in your own wine and appetizers.

It was hard work, but our guests are worth it :) I'll continue to check out places like this to reccomend.

Ski for Free Fridays is Back!

Just in time for the 2012 ski/snowboard season the Waterstone Inn is again offering Ski for Free Fridays. Simply stay Friday and Saturday night and we'll pick up the tab for 2 full day Friday lift tickets at Tuxedo Ridge. Check out http://www.waterstoneinn.com/ for ski and stay rates.

Holiday Happenings

The decorations are up and we had an amazing Village-wide celebration over the weekend to kick off the holiday season. Santa came to town via a red helicopter, there were horse and carriage rides and the Tree Lighting ceremony really got everyone in the spirit.

Power is Back!

Just an update. The electricity has been restored and we're back to business as usual. A big thank you to our guests who took it all in stride and seemed to enjoy the candlelight and extra fluffy blankets.

Halloween Snow!

The trick was on us this year. Greenwood Lake got dumped with about 17 inches of snow this weekend. Couple that with fall leaves still on the trees and the end result was a lot of damage, road closures and power outages. Thankfully the Inn fared well. We're hoping to have electric service restored today.

Innkeeping is always an adventure. Saturday night we hosted the cast and crew of The Weather Channel. They were broadcasting from our area since apparently we were at the top for snow accumulations. Guess it's time to start thinking about ski season.