"it’s the rare renovation that preserves the historical character while bringing the experience entirely up to date. It’s a fine line to walk, but this is a talented team — its husband-and-wife owners brought in the mother of the groom, Alexandra Champalimaud, to handle the design work, and the result is a hospitality masterpiece."

"All [rooms] are luxurious — this part of the Hudson Valley has long been an upscale escape — but for all their plushness they don’t sacrifice personality or character. The valley’s legendary agricultural tradition provides the raw material for Troutbeck’s farm-to-table restaurant, and the estate offers no end of space for lounging, from the bar to the pool to the library and gardens. And the location places the blossoming cultural life of the Hudson Valley — as well as a first-rate restaurant scene — right at your feet."