Sitting peacefully on the Delaware River, New Hope, Pa. is an enthralling city that was named one in every of “America’s Favourite Cities” in 2013. Residence to a few of the nation’s finest vintage procuring and a thriving LGBTQIA+ scene, the quaint city is well accessible from NYC and Philadelphia — and a shocking new resort worthy of the journey alone simply opened proper on the river.
The River Home at Odette’s is an elegant new 36-room resort that mixes modern city design, daring prints and patterns, and beautiful views of the river and mountains surrounding the property designed by Balongue Designs and managed by Refined Hospitality. Philadelphia-based Stokes Structure + Design is the architectural pressure behind the constructing, which mixes components of New Hope’s previous and current.
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The resort is known as after and impressed by legendary Sixties cabaret star Odette Myrtil who attracted celebrities and art-lovers close to and much to her cabaret present at Chez Odette, a restaurant beforehand positioned on the present web site of the resort. “Opulent odes” to Myrtil are weaved all through the resort, together with meals and beverage gadgets, textiles and furnishings, and a classic aptitude that transports you again to her glamorous period.
"We've carved a novel luxurious hospitality expertise that pays homage to not solely Odette's legacy but in addition the colourful neighborhood of New Hope," Ron Gorodesky, President of Refined Hospitality, mentioned in a press release. "Each element from the historic artifacts celebrated across the property to the measures taken to supply each plush comforts and an otherworldly atmosphere has been meticulously composed to move each friends and locals as quickly as they stroll by way of the door."
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Within the resort's 36 rooms, 12 of that are suites (together with two penthouse suites), friends will discover Instagram-friendly floral murals, tufted leather-based headboards, and spa-inspired loos excellent to scrub away your troubles in. For giant teams like a bridal bathe or households, spring for one of many two huge suites at The Residences, a two-story constructing separate from the primary resort. Every suite within the Residences has a king room and a double queen room with a patio or balcony, excellent to unfold out in.
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An elevated however accessible menu could be discovered at Odette’s Restaurant & Lounge, which gives indoor and out of doors seating — indoor eating is at the moment allowed at 50 p.c capability in New Hope. Menu choices embody dishes like fennel crusted tuna with pimento aioli, a hefty butchers menu, and traditional and new-aged cocktails. For drinks, sit by the hearth at Piano Lounge, and take heed to sounds of the thriving native music scene, or head as much as ROOF, a members-only membership (all resort friends have entry) that is impressed by “the fiercely spirited Seventies.”
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River Home additionally has a 200-guest ballroom sitting over the river, plus assembly rooms excellent for internet hosting occasions, conferences, or weddings.
Rooms at River Home at Odette begin at $389 per night time.
Tanner Saunders is the affiliate editor at Journey and Leisure who is actually obsessive about motels.