It feels like every year there’s a new hotel in the Hudson Valley to add to our ever-growing list of places to stay. Pocketbook Hudson rises to the top.
The 46-room hotel in Hudson, NY, is housed inside a hulking late-1800s brick building that started out as a textiles factory and later converted to pocketbook manufacturing (thus, its name). Developer Sean Roland, who grew up in the area, purchased the landmark property along with Nancy Kim, Gabriel Katz of MacArthur Holdings, and Jeremy Selman and Vipin Nambiar of HN Capital Partners, with the intent of restoring the building and transforming it into a destination for discerning visitors to the region and a hub for local artists.
The developers enlisted never-not-interesting A-list design studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero to thoughtfully revive the building, taking care not to erase its history. Earlier this year, the NYC-based firm received Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award for Interior Design: “Through a rigorous creative process, the firm poetically engages with memory and the hidden histories of interiors, while producing radically striking, distinctly contemporary spaces.” With Pocketbook, which opened last fall, they’ve done just that.
Have a look.
Photography by Adrian Gaut and Sean Richardson.
Above: The design studio essentially had a two-pronged approach to the project: restore the shell of the building (the brick facade, incredible windows, and as much of the interior architecture as possible) and furnish it with modern pieces that are in conversation with the site’s past life. 
Above: A trio of ottomans reupholstered with antique rugs hold court in the lobby. 
Above: The red leather sofas in the lounge were designed by Charlap Hyman and Herrero. Cocktail tables, made of recycled aluminum and reclaimed wood beams by artist Misha Kahn, are scattered throughout.
Also • I appreciate the tips — super useful and friendly. Will try it 🙂