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Where has the time gone?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Six months?!  We can’t believe that we are entering our seventh month in business at The Croff House and that the holidays are upon us.  Many of our guests ask us about what the winter will be like business-wise and our answer is simply, “We don’t know.”  We’re going to be open year-round for our first winter believing that there are still people out there who still need a relaxing getaway spot even if the snow is flying.  We’ve already had the fireplaces in the Living Room and Library burning.  We hope the rest of Fall and Winter will continue to be busy at The Croff House.

The exciting news is that, not only are we ranked the #1 bed and breakfast in Hudson on Trip Advisor, but at the end of August we had achieved the #3 ranking in New York State on the same website!  We are so grateful to all of our guests who took the time to write reviews of their experience at the inn.  So many new guests have taken the recommendation of our previous guests.  We hope we are able to continue to exceed expectations.

We were very pleased to learn that all of the businesses on Warren Street have planned on staying open “late” until 7 p.m. on Saturdays.  This means more opportunity for our guests to shop the wonderful galleries, shops and restaurants later into the day and enjoy all that Hudson has to offer.

Finally, our inaugural newsletter was sent out October 23!  We think it is a good “first attempt” and hope that everyone who reads it will find interesting tidbits about the goings on at the inn and our surrounding community.  Included in the newsletter was a recipe for Pumpkin Pancakes.  If you’d like either the newsletter or a copy of the recipe please email us at info@thecroffhouse.com

A Garden Reborn!

Monday, October 27th, 2008

After six weeks of concentrated effort, the gardens outside the house are finally starting to get back into shape and are coming back to life. The process began with the removal of the two Catalpa trees in the front that were replaced with two new Autumn Red Maples (matching the other trees along Willard Place).  Massive weeding and trimming back revealed a number of beautiful rose bushes, iris and peonies, all of which are thriving with the renewed attention.  New stone work throughout the front yard provide better access, shape and definition to the front gardens, including resetting the front curb and widening the sidewalk to the front door.  Existing day lillies were replanted to accent the new walk, while peony bushes were divided and transplanted throughout the front and back.

 A new arbor has been installed to give the existing trumpet vines support and will probably be well grown over by next summer.  A new cast iron lamppost provides a warm welcome to our guests while low voltage lighting illuminates the front walkway, our (soon-to-be installed) street sign and other landscaped elements.  The existing back yard fence has been relocated, reset and reworked to include a new side gate and new “main” gate for easy entry to the back.  Finally new trees and flowering shrubs have been planted in the back gardens so that their spring blooms are well timed for our Grand opening.

Now it’s onto bulbs!!!