Anton’s On the Lake

I have stayed here a few times the past 3 years with my mom for shopping weekends as it is very close to the Woodbury Commons Outlets. Every time we have had a great experience until this past one which is why we won’t be returning. This used to be owned by a wife and husband and they were really wonderful but when their son took over the quality of the property, rooms, and service has greatly declined. 1. This past weekend we notified him we would be late to checking in ahead of time which he said was okay and instead of waiting he left our rooms unlocked with the keys on the dresser so just anybody could have walked in. 2. Normally they do these really cute breakfast baskets every morning with fresh bagels, fruit, juice, and cereal but when we woke up no baskets even though it clearly states breakfast is included with the room price. When we went upstairs to inquire where they were they was no one in the office 3. We get back to our rooms after being gone all day and our beds had not been fixed, garbage had not been emptied, and we had no fresh towels. When my mother went to ask why no maids came he said their maid had an accident and couldn’t come in. While this is obviously awful he should have at least given us fresh towels and made the beds himself as the owner. This is not a big property and it seemed as though maybe 4 rooms max were occupied. I would suggest finding another place to stay in the area. Anton’s no longer has the cute quaint charm it did and instead has cheap bed spreads, a grumpy inattentive owner, and rooms that are in desperate need for updates.

IS THIS A JOKE OR WHAT? This place clearly doesn’t know how to run a business for today’s day and age, don’t advertise online booking if you never confirm. And why do I have to write five emails about it.2 months ago. still haven’t gotten a response. I call up and a very friendly woman answers and is helpful and talkative. tells me what time do I want to arrive bc I am coming in for NYRF which opens at 11 am so I say 11 she says fine. I tell her the website advertises they give free tickets to the faire, a ride if we need it and a discount rate. I put my credit card online and never get a confirmation or anything. IT’S 2015 ARE YOU KIDDING ME. She says her son took over but her husband no doubt will call me the next day, NO DOUBT to confirm the reservation and charges. Still waiting 8 weeks later for that phone call. Suddenly I get a charge for half the price out of nowhere a few weeks after that phone call. So a week before my stay I call just to make sure its o.k. to check in when she said. This mean old guy who everyone is complaining about on Unilocal I’m assuming is who answered. SO UNHELPFUL. Says no bc checkout is noon for other guests. I’m like well why advertise with ren faire if I can’t check in until 4 which is when the faire is almost over. plus the other owner said it was o.k. So now I’m stuck. Suggestions. you can’t have ppl put a credit card in and you not confirm anything. It’s dangerous enough doing business online and you advertise a safe transaction well prove it. Literally never got a phone call or return email. I changed my star rating bc the stay turned out to be pretty great but all the booking and lead up was the headache. So then when stay and it turns out Tricia is the nicest person ever! She’s so helpful and I’m def coming back again ! She does all the cleaning of the rooms herself i felt a little sorry for her. She makes you feel very welcome. Her husband was nice enough to drive us to our destination. And it turned out pretty good, he also delivered breakfast in the morning. I recommend!

Just checked in such a cute place!
Gave warm muffins and cereal for breakfast in the morning! Cute view of the lake!!! Perfect for anyone going to a Ren Faire or who’s going to be boating!

My husband and I have been here twice in the winter for the nearby snowboarding at Tuxedo Ridge, which is great. Antons is located in a cute tiny town, and we reached the place by taking a bus from NYC. The day before we were scheduled to head up, a snow storm was shutting down the buses we were going to take. We spoke to a guy named Matt who offered us to come up a night early free of charge so we wouldnt be snowed out of our trip, so we raced to pack and caught the first bus out there. When we were almost there the bus driver told us get off because the snow storm had gotten so bad he was afraid the bus would get stuck. My husband called Matt and he actually drove through a snow storm to pick our stranded asses up. Obviously my husband and I were incredibly grateful especially for saving our asses and saving our trip so far and we hadnt even arrived yet. The room was warm and spacious, the room isnt fancy but it was clean with a soft bed and a breakfast basket that includes the most delicious warm blueberry muffins Ive ever had along with the usual coffee and cereal. We also had no way to get outselves to and from Tuxedo Ridge for the snowboarding so Matt kindly dropped us off and picked us up. Incredible customer service and patience with this helpless city couple.
Also there are cute restaurants (walking distance) that look like someones house converted into a restaurant, incredibly quaint and great food.

Turns out to be a really nice place. At first I was put off by the owner taking the reservation on the phone. A little gruff. When we arrived, we were disappointed to find you don’t actually get to stay in the beautiful yellow house in all the pictures. Instead there is a motel type building next to it. Check in isn’t until 4. Arrived shortly after 4 & the owners were still cleaning rooms. First, he walked me the the wrong room, next he left me with the wrong key. The room is quaint. Air conditioned. Antique type furniture. The most comfortable bed I’ve slept in, my fiancé disagrees. Bathroom has a shampoo & other toiletries dispenser with good products in it. You get free use of a canoe & paddle boat. I woke up at night & there was a bumpin party out back & I never heard it at all. The owner delivers breakfast in the a.m., with some decent stuff! We were ready with a back-​up plan but ended up eating the delivery!

Spent an awesome memorial Day weekend here with my friends. Found Anton’s through the Lodging link on Warwick Winery’s website, and after seeing the pictures of the picturesque buildings sitting next to the lake, we decided this was the place for us. We had a thoroughly enjoyable time. The rooms were clean and roomy. The grounds are gorgeous. Matt, the owner, is remarkably friendly, and we spent both nights hanging around the bonfire chatting with him and the other guests. Whatever we asked for, we got it immediately, be it more towels, utensils for BBQing, paper towels. Woke up each morning to the sounds of ducks outside, which I enjoyed feeding from the generous breakfast basket that we were given each morning — croissants, muffins, yogurt, milk, OJ. I will definitely be back here again!

We stayed for a Saturday night. The room was clean and nice. Matt, the owner, did a lot of things to make us comfortable. Breakfast was a nice touch being delivered to the room. We like it here.

PROS:
The town is cute, and very close to the NY Renaissance Faire, apple picking, etc. Only an hour to an hour and a ½ outside of Manhattan. The beds were very comfy.
CONS:
The rooms are old and highway-​motel-​ish. The whole operation is slightly disorganized. The primary owner and operator of the place is obviously «over it», highly irritable and possibly completely insane (read below for the full account).
THE DETAILS:
The truth is, this place is decidedly not what it looks like in the advertisements. It’s a cross between a very low-​end motel and a B&B — in the sense that the rooms look like a Motel 6 from the 1980’s yet it’s not run by a corporation, but by an older mom & pop couple. We found the women quite pleasant, but the older gentlemen was unfriendly and eventually outright hostile towards us (keep reading), which awkwardly ruined the end of our vacation.
Booking the reservation was a bit problematic as the website was not very efficient and required a few follow up calls to confirm whether a room was available or not. Then we got there and they had lost the room key and forgotten to put any soaps out (which was all fine, it got straightened out quickly enough). The woman told us that we needed to be checked-​out by noon the next day, but then at 11:40am the man knocked on our door, looking at us as if we had just spray-​painted the walls or something, and said, «You’re not supposed to still be in here. Checkout already passed.» So we rushed out, not a biggie, whatever… BUT THEN…
As we were about the pull out of the parking lot, the man rushes out and taps on the car window. I roll it down and he holds a dirty wash rag in my face and says sternly, «This makes me very unhappy!» I have no idea what’s happening, so I say, «What do you mean?» He points to some brownish marks on the rag and says, «Someone was cleaning their shoes with this!» Now I’m afraid this man has Alzheimer’s or some emotional disorder. He’s red in the face and fuming, so I try to stay polite and assure him that no one was washing their shoes with this rag. A) Does anyone actually do that? And B) even if we HAD, isn’t that what a wash rag is for? You know, washing things??? Granted, I had no idea where the marks came from, so I tried to theorize with him that it could have been some wine we spilt/​cleaned-​up on the table the night before, or dirt from the floor where we left the used towels in the morning, but he walked away as I was speaking. We gunned the gas and got out of there before he returned with a shotgun and a shovel.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Be weary of this place. I’d book it only as a very last resort. Good luck!

I made (I thought) a reservation for a couple nights here, but 3 weeks went by and I did not receive a confirmation via email and they did not charge the deposit (½) to the credit card. Called and woke up a rude old lady at 9:30AM who told me it was her day off. I called because their email does not work (bounced). Asked if they had gone out of business and she said no, but as far as I’m concerned, they are on their way out !! My first clue should have been when there was difficulty making a reservation in the first place

I was here for my bday/​nye it was so peaceful I loved it. The room was so comfy and great and the service was great. We ate definitely coming back! !!

This place is not at all as advertised on the web. It is more like a low-​end motel. The breakfast was a joke. Warmed up rolls and juice. The out side of our room was stacked with garbage. The room was clean but smelled of mildew. We where desperate for a last minute reservation so we made it work. But, I would not recommend it to anyone.

Best place ever! Easy access to many area vineyards. Matt is a great host/​manager. Highly recommend and will stay here again. Fantastic!

Just got back from a girls weekend wine tasting trip and my experience we had at this place could not be more fantastic!
Main reason — IMPECCABLE service. Matt the house manager could not have been more accomodating. We originally booked one room for the four of us but he was nice enough to offer us the room next door for free so we could spread out since he had some extra open rooms for the night! Also, since we were going out drinking and dancing for the night we didn’t want to drive. Matt offered to call a taxi and when the taxi company was not being as cooperative, he offered to drive us there himself! Could not get more personalized service anywhere else.
The breakfast basket was extremely cute, and hand delivered to your door in the morning. Warm muffins, milk, orange juice and coffee. A one of a kind experience.
The rooms were decent size, TVs are a little oldschool (though I did enjoy picking from the VHS library they had in the office), but it was cute. The beds were EXTREMELY comfortable, I felt like I was sleeping on a cloud. Although it was a ‘motel’ the rooms felt more like a bed & breakfast. I agree with Greg re «on the lake» but I thought the view was still very nice. We had a pretty large green lawn area with lawn chairs facing the water/​marina. Great for just sitting and relaxing over a glass of wine.
All in all, it was a great experience.