About

One of the grandest hotel/restaurants of the Hudson River Valley is located in the river town of Athens, directly across from Hudson, New York. Continuing a legacy that began in the 1883 when it first opened its doors, the Athens Hotel acts as the perfect companion to the Shakespeare-on-the-Hudson estates, located only 2 miles away and offering an 11-room "River House" and an 11-room "River Lodge" on over 90 bucolic acres of Hudson River. The Athens hotel itself accommodates up to 18 guests. This architectural treasure has had a complete renovation since being damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene during the summer of 2011.

Owen Lipstein, the owner of the Stewart House at The ATHENS HOTEL, has presided over this nuanced, imaginative and critically acclaimed restoration, literally from the inside out. The nine spacious and fully complete guest rooms pay appropriate respect to the Stewart House's historically important past. At the same time, it now features state-of-the-art heating, cooling and electric. The bathrooms are remarkable, featuring marble tile showers, custom baths and heated towel warmers. These rooms have been carefully styled for the ultimate getaway boasting large and airy suites, perfect for snuggling up and enjoying the view of the Hudson River.

(One more thing.... many guests, have asked us about the significance of the backward S on our logo. The backwards S appears on a large iron plate of the Stewart House SE entrance (see image below), presumably added as the finishing touch in 1883. We think the backward S- which is now tenured- occurred for one of the following reasons: a. the person who molded the iron made an old fashioned mistake-and that mistake was acknowledged and judged not be important enough to change; we assume the judge was Hardy Stewart. b. The backward S was intended as a particularly prescient style fashion statement. c.The person who did the mold was dyslexic, and to him/her, the world often appeared in reverse. (Who that person was...is a mystery)

And another thing: the reason our logo is SH is because our founder, Owen Lipstein founded and runs Shakespeare on the Hudson. Among other activities, this entity produced some critically acclaimed set of performances in past years which will be followed by movie versions of two tragedies of Shakespeare. As you see, there was a method to our madness.

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