Bordering
the Hudson River, the wooded, 600-acre Bard College campus is
ideal for walks, hikes, and picnics. The campus is just two hours
north of New York City and one hour south of Albany by car. It
is surrounded by several beautiful Hudson Valley estates, including
Montgomery Place, Clermont, Olana, Mills Mansion, the Vanderbilt
estate, and the Roosevelt Home and Museum, all of which are open
to the public. Other nearby attractions include the Culinary Institute
of America, the Cary Arboretum, the Innisfree Garden, country
auctions, wineries, pick-your-own vegetable and fruit farms, nature
sanctuaries, and historic river ports. Special events during the
Bard Music Festival include daily tours of the Hudson River houses
and riverboat excursions.
Transportation
Accommodations
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
Bard
College is in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, on the
east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York
City and 220 miles southwest of Boston.
By
Rail: Amtrak provides service north from Penn Station,
New York City, and south from Albany to Rhinecliff Station, 9
miles south of Annandale. Taxi service is available at the station.
By
Automobile: From southern Connecticut, take
I-84 to the Taconic State Parkway; take the Taconic north to the
Red Hook/Route 199 exit; drive west on Route 199 through the village
of Red Hook to Route 9G; turn right onto Route 9G and drive north
1.6 miles. From northern Connecticut, take Route 44 to
Route 199 at Millerton; drive west on Route 199 and proceed as
from southern Connecticut. From Massachusetts and northern
New England, take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit B-2 (Taconic
Parkway); take the Taconic south to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit
and proceed as from southern Connecticut. From New York City,
New Jersey, and points south, take the New York State Thruway
to Exit 19 (Kingston); take Route 209 (which changes to Route
199 at the Hudson River) over the Rhinecliff Bridge to the second
light, Route 9G; turn left onto Route 9G and drive north 3.5 miles.
From Albany and western New York, take the New York State
Thruway to Exit 19 and proceed as from New York City.
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A C C O M M O D A T I O N S
Hotels
and Motels
Inns
Bed and Breakfasts
HOTELS
AND MOTELS
Red Hook,
NY 12571 (10 min.) Gaslight Inn, Rte. 9, 758-1571;
Hearthstone Motel, 7958 Rte. 9, 758-1811
Rhinebeck, NY
12572 (15 min.) Rhinebeck Motel, 117 Rte. 9, 876-5900;
Village Inn of Rhinebeck, 6 Rte. 9, 876-7000
Kingston, NY 12401
(20 min.) Holiday Inn, 503 Washington Ave., Exit 19 &
NY State Thruway, 338-0400; Ramada Inn, Rte. 28 & Exit 19
of NY State Thruway, 339-3900/800-228-2828; Skytop Motel, Onteora
Trail, 331-2900; Sunset Park Motel, 1001 Stoll Court, 336-5797;
Super 8 Motel, 487 Washington Ave., 338-3078; Super Lodge Motel,
129 Rte. 28, 338-4200
Saugerties, NY
12477 (25 min.) Comfort Inn, 2790 Rte. 32, 246-1565/800-228-5150;
Sawyerkill Motel, 1099 Old Kings Hwy., 246-8160; Wenton Motel,
3127 Rte. 9W, 246-1071
Hyde Park, NY 12538
(30 min.) Golden Manor Motel, Rte. 9, 229-2157; The Inn
at Hyde Park, 537 Albany Post Rd. (Rte. 9), 229-9161; Journey
Inn Bed & Breakfast, 1 Sherwood Place, 229-8972; Roosevelt
Inn, 616 Albany Post Rd. (Rte. 9), 229-2443; Super 8 Motel, 4142
Albany Post Rd., 229-0088/800-800-8000; Vanderbilt Motel, Rte.
9, 229-7100; Village Square & Country Inn, 531 Albany Post
Rd. (Rte. 9), 229-7141
Poughkeepsie, NY
12601 (45 min.) Best Western, 2170 South Rd. (Rte.9)
462-4600; Courtyard by Marriott, 2641 South Rd. (Rte. 9), 485-6336;
Econo Lodge, 426 South Rd. (Rte. 9) 452-6600; Holiday Inn Express,
Rte. 9 & Sharon Dr., 473-1151; Sheraton Civic Center Hotel,
40 Civic Center Plaza, 485-5300
New Paltz, NY 12561
(45 min.) Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd.,
255-1000/800-772-6646
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INNS
Red Hook, NY 12571
(10 min.) Red Hook Inn, 7460 S. Broadway (Rte. 9), 758-8445;
Sage House, 48 Old Post Rd. N., 758-4001
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(15 min.) Beekman Arms, Rtes. 9 & 308, 876-7077; Belvedere
Country Inn, Rte. 9, 889-8000
Hudson, NY 12534
(15 min.) Inn at Blue Stores, 2323 Rte. 9, 518-537-4277
Clermont, NY 12583
(15 min.) The Country Cottage, Woods Rd., 518-537-5582
Germantown, NY
12526 (20 min.) Gingerbread Haus, 44 Young America
Rd., 518-537-3756
Staatsburg, NY
12580 (20 min.) Arborcrest, 15 Reservoir Rd., 889-4953
Stanfordville,
NY 12581 (25 min.) Lake House Inn, Shelly Hill Rd,
266-8093
West Hurley, NY
12491 (25 min.) Reservoir Inn, Rte. 1 & Dike Rd.,
331-9806
Woodstock, NY 12498
(30 min.) Woodstock Inn, 38 Tannery Brook Rd., 800-679-8211
Amenia, NY 12501
(45 min.) Troutbeck, Leedsville Rd., 373-9681
Poughkeepsie, NY
12603 (45 min.) Inn at the Falls, 50 Red Oaks Mill
Rd., 462-5770
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BED-AND-BREAKFASTS
Red Hook, NY 12571
(10 min.) 1821 House, RD 1, Box 1, Old Post Rd. (Rte. 9)
758-5013; The Grand Dutchess Bed and Breakfast, 7571 Old Post
Rd., 758-5818; Lombard’s Antiques and Bed & Breakfast,
79 Spring Lake Rd., 758-3805
Tivoli, NY 12583
(10 min.) Bird’s Nest Bed & Breakfast, 21 Clayhill
Rd., 757-4279
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(15 min.) Beckrick House, 27 Beckrick Dr., 876-6416; Betty’s
Bed & Breakfast, 2 Mill Rd., 876-7334; The Bittersweet Bed
and Breakfast, 53 Wurtemburg Rd., 876-7777/4488; The Gables
at Rhinebeck, 6358 Mill St., 876-7577; MacPherson House, 37 Knollwood
Rd., 876-6221; Mansakenning Carriage House, 29 Ackert Hook
Rd., 876-3500; Olde Rhinebeck Inn c1745, 37 Wurtemburg Rd, 871-1745;
Sleeping Beauty Bed & Breakfast, 30 Chestnut Street, 876-8986;
Stone Church Bed and Breakfast, 339 Stone Church Rd, 758-2427;
Veranda House Bed & Breakfast, 6487 Montgomery St., 876-4133;
Whistle Wood Farm, 52 Pells Rd., 876-6838
Rhinecliff, NY
12574 (20 min.) Rhinecliff Bed & Breakfast, William
& Grinnel Sts., 876-3710
Germantown, NY
12526 (20 min.) Fox Run Bed & Breakfast, 936 Cty.
Rte. 6, 518-537-6945
Hudson, NY 12534
(20 min.) Hudson City B&B, 326 Allen St., 518-822-8044
Staatsburg, NY
12580 (20 min.) Half Moon B&B, 161 W. Meadowbrook
Ln., 266-5296; River Haven B&B, Rte. 9 and South Cross
Rd., 889-4628/246-0186
Kingston, NY 12401
(20 min.) Rondout Bed & Breakfast, 88 W. Chester St.,
331-8144
Ulster Park, NY
12487 (25 min.) Rennie’s House Bed & Breakfast,
25 Ulster Ave., 331-5560/800-447-8262
Hyde Park, NY 12538
(30 min.) Fala Bed and Breakfast, 38 E. Market
St., 229-5937
Clinton Corners,
NY 12514 (40 min.) Deerhaven Bed & Breakfast, Knight
Rd., 868-2201
Stanfordville,
NY 12581 (40 min.) Country Manor Lodge, 423 Rte. 199,
876-1151/800-859-8978
Dover Plains, NY
12522 (45 min.) Old Drover’s Inn, Old Rte. 22,
832-9311
Poughkeepsie, NY
12603 (45 min.) The Copper Penny Inn, 2406 New Hackensack
Rd., 452-3045
