Lake Palace
Gone are the days when you needed a royal title to spend the night in a castle.
Castle on the Hudson
Manhattanites sick of cramped quarters, smog, and subways can head just 25 miles north, across the Hudson, and don their very own crowns at this US-based castle. It may lack the royal credentials, but the Castle on the Hudson certainly looks the part of a kingly residence, what with towering stone walls, turrets, manicured gardens, and all the palatial trimmings. Built between 1897 to 1910, the hilltop bastion does have one bona fide royal touch: the paneling in the Oak Room comes from the Parisian house given by Louis XIV to James II for use during his years in exile. The five sumptuous rooms and suites are certainly fit for kings, with wood-burning fireplaces, turret alcoves, four-poster beds, and opulent furnishings. Best of all, the on-site Equus restaurant offers decadent dining to a backdrop of the New York City skyline and Hudson River.
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