The Graham & Co.
The Catskills design-motel that started the whole thing.
Before Scribner's, before Eastwind, before Foxfire — there was The Graham & Co., a 20-room repurposed motel in Phoenicia that opened in 2014 and quietly invented the Catskills design-motel as a genre. It's still the cheapest way to get the aesthetic. Pine-paneled rooms, black-and-white photography, Pendleton blankets, a small pool, a bonfire pit, a communal breakfast table. That's the whole place.
What makes Graham & Co. age well is that it's never tried to be more than it is. No spa, no concierge, no restaurant — there's a coffee bar and the rest is on you. Phoenicia is two minutes away for food, the Esopus is five minutes for trout, Woodstock is fifteen minutes for everything else. The Graham is a base camp, and it's good at being a base camp.
Who it's for: Couples on their first upstate weekend. Photographers. Anyone who wants the aesthetic without the mid-luxury price tag.
Who it's not for: Guests who want a restaurant on property. Families with small kids (it reads as couples-oriented). Anyone who expects service — this is self-serve by design.
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