There are some good things about Hills Country Inn and some bad things. I certainly wouldn't seek this place out as a place to stay.

It's located pretty much in the heart of Sullivan County, southwest of Catskill State Park, in Callicoon Center, NY, a town that, while not in the middle of nowhere, is certainly on its edge.

First, the good things: The breakfast that's available to those who are staying two nights is excellent: nice French toast, bacon and sausage, fruit, a nice variety of cold cereals. The pool is very large (although very cold)--almost an anomaly given the state of the rest of the place--although not tended to very well. There literally was a frog in the pool the morning of August 25. The grounds (including the pool area) are lovely and well kept. The main building is very nice and well furnished.

Otherwise, the place is spartan at best. The rooms are from the 1950s--no hair dryer, no iron, one picture on the painted panel walls, no clock... more