Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery, on the outskirts of Callicoon, New York, has drawn attention for its modern cidery structure, which takes the traditional barn-style silhouette in a modern and extremely sustainable direction. Just down the road, however, in a pair of houses renovated by local hospitality experts Homestedt, is what brings us to Seminary Hill: the Boarding House, a 17-room boutique hotel in a Shaker-inspired contemporary-classic style.

The new wave of Catskills hospitality is less about resorts and more about boutique-scale hotels — in the case of Hotel Lilien, an 1890s Victorian mansion and estate in Tannersville, New York that’s been transformed into an 18-room boutique hotel. It’s the work of San Francisco–based designers, but there’s nothing overtly Californian about the design. Instead, it’s an eclectic survey of multiple styles and eras.

The Hudson Valley’s Little Cat Lodge is named for Catamount Mountain, in whose shadow the town of Hillsdale stands. This is a properly rural escape, make no mistake — but it’s also within driving distance of both Boston and New York City, and attracts urban travelers with the promise of well-considered retro-Alpine style as well as a restaurant conceived by its hosts, who are also award-winning restaurateurs.

More cowboy than urban, frankly; the first thing that strikes you about Urban Cowboy Catskills is that the rustic vibe, rather than being replaced with hard-edged minimalism or Scandinavian modernism, has been left intact, or even heightened. Sure, it’s a contemporary, carefully curated, and very self-aware sort of rustic, but it’s all the more likeable for it.

AutoCamp are purveyors of luxe Airstream trailers and stylish freestanding cabins, set in adventure-ready locations beloved by experience-hungry young travelers. AutoCamp Catskills, just outside of Saugerties, brings the luxury-boutique camping experience to upstate New York; accommodations include the aforementioned trailers and cabins as well as upscale “X Suites” and summertime-only canvas tents.

It’s co-owned by a German/Lithuanian couple who saw a bit of his own childhood in the landscapes and lodges of upstate New York, and who redesigned this 1920s-era lodge (and its outlying A-frame cabins) with an eye toward Scandinavian modernist style. The result is a sort of high-design summer-camp vibe, with more than a touch of luxury.

The most successful boutique hotels make the most of the raw material they’re given — in the case of the Amelia Hotel, in the small upstate city of Hudson, that’s a 19th-century Queen Anne–style house on a quiet residential street a short walk from Warren Street, the town’s main drag. It’s undergone a thorough but very sensitive renovation, and has been updated with modern furniture and quietly chic design pieces, as well as pieces by some big names in modern and contemporary art.

For a modern-day escape that’s rooted in Kingston’s history it would be difficult indeed to do better than the Hotel Kinsley. Its 42 rooms are spread across four restored historic buildings, including a stately old bank and a pre-Revolutionary War cottage. And alongside the stylish, luxe accommodations you’ll find impressive New American fare courtesy of Restaurant Kinsley, a joint venture between a couple of highly regarded New York restaurateurs.