Nope, Not Open Yet

People have been asking us at the Inn: ARE YOU OPEN?

No, we are NOT open. And no, we do NOT think you should visit the area. Yet.

WHY ARE YOU NOT REOPENING RIGHT NOW? LOADS OF OTHER PLACES ARE!

Because scientists and health experts (and Governor Cuomo!) warn that allowing people to travel widely could trigger a second outbreak and we do not want to have a hand in those hospitalizations and deaths. There is still not enough testing, there is still no vaccine.

WHAT IF I PROMISE I'LL BE REEEEEEEALLY GOOD ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING?

I'm sure you would be! And I'm sure we could be too! Our Inn is super well situated for social distancing. But it's not about that right now. It's about having tens of thousands of "you" coming up from the hotbed of the infection to an area that's underserved in the best of times. (There is literally no hospital here in Greene County!) It's a numbers game; some of "you" will be infected, some of "you" will be silent carriers, some of "you" will accidentally transmit it. And that could all contribute to a second spike.

THIS IS ALL EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. YOU'RE NOT STUCK IN THIS TINY APARTMENT IN NYC.

I know. And I'm sorry staying at home has sucked so much for so many of you! I fully acknowledge that I am very lucky to have all this space. I wish I could safely share it with all of you!

FINE, I'LL JUST STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE NEARBY INSTEAD. YOU'RE BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS.

Maybe I am. But if we open the Inn this summer, we could personally bring up almost 2,000 people from NYC in the next few months. Until we can be more confident that bringing tourists to the area will not significantly spread the disease, we don't want to reopen.

YOU SOUND REALLY SAD AND ANGRY.

Because I am. This is scary! It was scary tending bar at our tiny front desk the last weekend before the Pause when no one knew what was going on. It was scary wearing gloves and masks to sanitize the hell out of the rooms and roll up possibly infected laundry. It was scary coming home to my two babies and running off to change before I held them. It's scary watching the bank account balance go down, down, down. I'm sad we had to let go of our staff. I'm sad and angry that our government's response has been such a mixed bag. I'm sad and angry that I've spent years working so hard to get people to come up to the Catskills and now I'm telling them to stay away. And I'm REALLY sad and angry that people are dying from this disease when they don't have to.

BUT YOU WILL REOPEN AGAIN ONE DAY, RIGHT?

Yes! A resounding yes. And we cannot wait to have you back! Once we feel it's safe and responsible for us to do so. It might be a matter of just a few weeks. But it might be a matter of months.

HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN THAT IS?

We'll make an announcement on our website, our mailing list , and our Instagram the moment we've decided something new, so stay in touch!

THIS IS ALL GOOD TO KNOW, BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY SPECIFIC QUESTION.

Email us at info@sprucetoninn.com or call us at 518-989-6404. 

We cannot wait to have you up for some Catskills fun when we're all on the other side of this. Stay healthy out there!

Casey / Head Innkeeper