It’s best to keep your guard up when first visiting Hotel Lilien, in the Catskills, because you may be tempted to move in for good. On the surface, the unassuming Victorian mansion, built in the 1890s and renovated for more modern tastes in 2022, appears to be a bucolic boutique off the side of the highway in Tannersville, New York. Upon checking in, though, you’ll find yourself marveling at art and antiques, enjoying a finely curated menu of cocktails by a cozy fire, and fueling up for your next outdoor adventure over a board game. The staff, whom you might easily mistake for friends, are gracious enough to share everything from their personal record collections to hidden hiking routes up the nearby Hunter Mountain. —Jennifer Noyes