Driftwood Ranch Resort Opening within the Catskills

• Driftwood Ranch Resort opened on April 1 in Sullivan County within the Catskills, 90 minutes from New York Metropolis.
• The resort is a working cattle and horse ranch that options 4 spacious suites with sitting areas, eating areas, and western-inspired decor.
• Ranch visitors can take roping classes, feed the longhorns, or discover the non-public mountaineering trails.

Experiencing the West’s quiet solitude and wild, welcoming means has traditionally concerned a go to to western states like Montana or Wyoming—however one New York ranch will change that.

Driftwood Ranch Resort, boasting over 200 scenic acres, opens this month in Sullivan County within the Catskills. The resort, situated in White Lake, simply 90 minutes from New York Metropolis, is an actual working horse and cattle ranch, designed and owned by Steve Dubrovsky, a three-time Skilled Rodeo Cowboy Affiliation circuit champion and the architect for the neighboring Chatwal Lodge.

“Driftwood Ranch is actually a mix of the very best of two worlds. Drawing on my background in skilled rodeo and my ardour for designing high-end rustic lodges, we’ve created an genuine working horse and cattle ranch that showcases the sweetness and ruggedness of the West. Our luxurious suites encapsulate this spirit completely, providing all of the comforts of refined residing whereas staying true to the authenticity of ranch life,” mentioned Dubrovsky in an electronic mail interview with Journey + Leisure.

There are simply 4 distinct suites out there to lease, that includes hand-hewn posts and beams, New Zealand wool rugs, and western-inspired textiles. Each suite has a sitting space, eating house, and personal workplace. Nevertheless, every house additionally gives distinctive touches. The Longhorn Suite, for instance, appears out over the fields of Texas Longhorns and has a king-size mattress produced from white birch with branches popping out from behind the headboard, whereas the Museum Suite options decor from the Rochester Museum of Science and Nature. The Western Barn Suite has a stone hearth and is crammed with handcrafted furnishings produced from barn stall boards. And visitors of the two-story Cattle Drive Suite take pleasure in cattle-inspired motifs all through the house in addition to a full kitchen.

Actions embrace mountaineering the ranch’s non-public trails, fishing, kayaking, and horseback driving. And those that need to get an genuine style of ranch life may also feed the longhorns, watch horses get skilled by the professionals, or take a roping lesson. Driftwood Ranch has a wonderful horseriding program with classes and experiences for riders of all ranges.

“Our driving program is led by Mark and Mona Kreutziger, expensive pals and seasoned professionals within the horse world. Mark is an distinctive horse coach with accolades like coaching Quarter Horse Race Stake winners and even polo horses for Polo Corridor of Famer Bart Evans. Mona, in the meantime, has an unbelievable historical past, from barrel racing as a toddler to breaking floor as one of many first ladies jockeys. Collectively, they convey unmatched experience and keenness to this system,” Dubrovsky mentioned.

Nightly charges at Driftwood Ranch Resort begin at $1,000, together with breakfast.