Weekend getaways from NYC under two hours: homes you can reach by dinner

Every rental listing in the Hudson Valley says "under two hours from the city." We measured ours: Google's drive time from Times Square, leaving on a Saturday at 9 AM, rounded to five minutes. Each home's page shows its number. These are the ones at two hours or less, closest first.

Porter's Lodge

Napanoch, NY

3 bedrooms · sleeps 8

• Hot tub
• Fire pit
• Fireplace

Hommel House

Saugerties, NY

3 bedrooms · sleeps 6

• Fire pit
• Fireplace
• Wi-Fi

The Ridge House

Saugerties, NY

3 bedrooms · sleeps 6

• Hot tub
• Pool
• Fireplace

Goat Hill Cottage

Saugerties, NY

2 bedrooms · sleeps 4

• Pool
• Fire pit
• Wi-Fi

Blau Haus

Woodstock, NY

4 bedrooms · sleeps 9

• Hot tub
• Fire pit
• Fireplace

Valley Vista

Kerhonkson, NY

3 bedrooms · sleeps 4

• Fireplace
• Wi-Fi
• Air conditioning

Jade Getaway

Saugerties, NY

4 bedrooms · sleeps 8

• Hot tub
• Fire pit
• Fireplace

Waterfall House

Saugerties, NY

3 bedrooms · sleeps 6

• Hot tub
• Pool
• Fire pit

Without a car

Amtrak runs to Rhinecliff and Metro-North to Poughkeepsie, and both put you within reach of the Hudson Valley. Plan on a car at the other end either way: rideshare is thin up here, and a weekend of hiking, dinners and a grocery run needs one.

How a weekend works

Check-in and check-out times, the minimum number of nights and the pet rules are at the top of each home's page. In busy seasons most homes need two nights. Book the dates first and plan the drive around check-in, not the other way around.

The Friday problem

The numbers above are a Saturday morning. Leave Midtown at 6 PM on a Friday and you can add an hour or more, most of it before you clear the city. Two ways around it: leave by mid-afternoon, or leave after the rush and arrive late to a quiet road and a home with the heat already on. Both beat sitting on the Thruway.