About Nine River Road

Located just two hours north of New York City, Nine River Road is located directly on the Delaware River in Callicoon, New York.  The Delaware River headwaters begin in the western Catskill Mountains and flow a total of 388 miles finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.  Along the way the waterway passes through four states, a few notable large cities and many, many small towns.  It does not discriminate against either.  But we like to think it makes a small wink and nod at our little riverside community of Callicoon.

The story of Nine River is a reflection of the place it inhabits.  Nine River Road was built in 1884. Her beginning purpose as built was to house a family and their furniture store.  After serving that purpose until 1932 and largely being called the Milwaukie Furniture Store, she turned into a family home with the occasional apartment rental for others.  We are just the 3rd owners of Nine River and the first to adapt her into a small hotel during her 132nd year.  So we’ve embraced the heritage with details that speak to her years in commerce as well as her years as a protective family residence. 

Comfortable chairs and antique lamps.  You check in at the kitchen table where you immediately feel a sense of home, the woodstove stoked in the winter lends a cozy, welcoming feel.  You can sit in the screened porch just off of the river room in the fall or laze on the second floor porch swings on a drizzly spring afternoon.  

Like all of our properties, we are dog friendly!  We love well-behaved dogs and dogs love running through our trails and meadows, so feel free to bring them along for your getaway! We charge a nightly fee to help cover the costs of cleaning. Rest assured that for this, we also provide a dog bed, food bowls, and treats. We ask that pups joining the trip are leashed at all times while in public spaces and are quiet and comfortable while unaccompanied in your room. For the safety and comfort of all guests, disruptive or destructive pets may be asked to leave. Please let us know at the time of booking if you plan to bring your furry friend along, and visit our websites to learn more about our individual pet fees. Service animals, as defined by the ADA, are not subject to pet fees.

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Pets | We love well-behaved dogs and dogs love running through our trails and meadows, so feel free to bring them along for your getaway! We charge a nightly fee to help cover the costs of cleaning. Rest assured that for this, we also provide a dog bed, food bowls, and treats. We ask that pups joining the trip are leashed at all times while in public spaces and are quiet and comfortable while unaccompanied in your room. For the safety and comfort of all guests, disruptive or destructive pets may be asked to leave. Please let us know at the time of booking if you plan to bring your furry friend along, and visit our websites to learn more about our individual pet fees. Service animals, as defined by the ADA, are not subject to pet fees.

Our Story

Nine River Road is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Sims Foster and Kirsten Harlow Foster and their team.  The Foster family has been in Livingston Manor for 5 generations dating back to the 1910s.  More recently the Foster’s have helped revitalize their hometown by opening 3 different restaurants since 2002.  Their last, The Lazy Beagle, was lost to a devastating fire in late 2012.  With the prodding and support of the local community the Fosters, rather than retreat after this tragedy, decided to forge ahead into bigger waters.  The proud result has been the opening of five small hotels over the past 6 years -  The Arnold House, The North Branch Inn, Nine River Road, The DeBruce and most recently, Kenoza Hall. The couple also owns and operates two stand alone restaurants in the area - Piccolo Paese and The Cabin at Hessinger-Lare.  

Before moving upstate full time to run their small hotel company, Foster Supply Hospitality, Kirsten and Sims had active careers that took them to the city and beyond.  Kirsten is an economist and served as Senior Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Sims was a hospitality executive working with some of the most noted chefs and bar personalities in the world.