Sullivan County is the coolest corner in the Catskills, thanks in large part to husband-and-wife hoteliers Kirsten Harlow Foster and Sims Foster, who have been opening stylish boutique hotels, farm-to-table restaurants and even a nonprofit that aims to eradicate local food insecurity.
10 luxe cabins with soaking tubs, gas wood stoves and a dedicated “Tummler,” an activity director who will book excursions, spa treatments, special outdoor dinners in the fields and more.
And that’s just a sampling: The company has more hotels and restaurants in and around the region—and more on the horizon. Here, we caught up with Kirsten Harlow Foster and Sims Foster to find out how they got started, what inspires them and their advice for other entrepreneurs.“We started with the Arnold House. But I don’t think that—strategically—we really knew where we were going in the beginning,” says Kirsten.
“We kept all of our staff employed through the whole pandemic,” says Sims. “In some ways, this was a very easy decision because it was fundamental to who we are—if we couldn’t take care of our guests because we were closed down, we could focus on our teams and our community. Quite honestly, [we did it] at whatever cost it was going to be to us.”“This is an educational program to teach kids about the difference between real food and processed food and that they have a choice.
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