11 Last-Minute New Year’s Eve Getaways Within Driving Distance Of New York City

Pop champagne in a private igloo on Long Island or indulge in a wellness getaway upstate, these hotels are open and still have availability for NYE

The time has come to close the chapter on 2021, and as we move, cautiously and dare we say optimistically into the new year, if you live in or around New York City and are looking to get away, you’re in luck.

We’ve mapped out the approximate drive time from the city and from popping champagne in your own private igloo overlooking the ocean to a night of wellness in the Hudson Valley and indulging in a gourmet meal in Maine, here are 11 last minute New Year’s Eve getaway ideas that are within driving distance of New York City.

Accord, New York

Drive Time: 90-minutes

90-minutes outside of New York City will find you at INNESS, the intimate and oh so dreamy country refuge and members club that would make even Taylor Swift swoon.

Set on 225-pastoral acres, the 40-key hotel (28 cabins, and a 12-room farmhouse) also includes a restaurant and lounge, 9-hole golf course, a sports outfitter, swimming pools, tennis courts, hiking trails, events barn, farm shop, as well as a 3-acre organic farm embedded into grounds.

Just in time for New Year’s, the restaurant will offer a special dinner featuring a festive caviar course, mushroom agnolotti, NY strip, and halibut. All dinners are open to the public, and reservations can be made online. Exclusive for hotel guests and INNESS members, the property is throwing a NYE soiree in the Member’s Lounge from 10:00pm – 2:00am. The party will feature music by NYC DJ Parle, lots of dancing and a cozy outdoor space with fire-pits and all.

Long Island, NY

Drive Time: 1.5 hours

On Long Island, Mirabelle Tavern at the Three Village Inn is hosting a special eight-course chef’s tasting dinner menu from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. this New Year’s Eve. The cost is $105-$160 per-person depending on whether you’d like a wine pairing to go with your meal.

Reservations are recommended (and necessary if you’d like to dine in a private igloo) and guests have the option to stay the night by booking a room at the Inn. Rates start at $139 per night.

In the heart of Southampton Village, Southampton Inn is a charming 90-key hotel and will also be hosting a special New Year’s Eve evening full of wonderful food and entertainment by Broadway and Opera singer Cristina Fontanelli.

Dinner at Claude’s Restaurant will be served a la carte from 6 pm to 10 pm and the bar will be open from 5pm and will remain open until the ball drops at midnight. An all-inclusive package of $125 per-person, including hor d’oeuvres, dinner and a live performance will be followed by a Prosecco toast at midnight. Rooms at Southampton start at $250 per night and the hotel will be offering their award-winning brunch on New Year’s day from 9 am to 2 pm and breakfast/brunch from 7 am to 2 pm on January 2nd.

Cape Cod, MA

Drive time: 5.5 hours

For New Yorkers really looking to get out of dodge, Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club is a gorgeous year-round resort with an enviable mid-Cape location. This year, the resort will be hosting a 2021 Year in Review Trivia night, along with your choice of three New Year’s Eve dinner events including a four-course meal bottle (including a bottle of Veuve Clicquot) in an igloo at picturesque The Frost Bar for $195 per person.

Menu options include your choice of hors d’oeuvres like caviar with creme fresh blinis, raw bar, lollipop lamb chops and churro donut holes for dessert.

Kennebunkport, ME

Drive time: 5-hours

Comprised of nine inns, resorts, hotels and six award-winning restaurants in the picturesque coastal town of Kennebunkport, Maine, Kennebunkport Resort Collection still has availability across a few of it’s properties this New Years Eve.

Taking place on December 31st, participating properties including Earth at Hidden Pond, Ocean Restaurant and The Boathouse Waterfront Restaurant will be offering special pre-fixed menus, live music entertainment and celebratory champagne toasts and more to say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022. Prices and seating times vary and reservations are needed.

Hudson Valley, NY

Drive time: 2 hours

Flow into 2022 Hudson Valley style at Troutbeck, an Estate Hotel. A two hour ride via Taconic State Parkway, to celebrate the start of the new year, Troutbeck has curated a series of wellness experiences including a unique Kinesoma Experience ($25) on New Year’s Eve. This experience is a playful blend of dance and Feldenkrais® and works to restore ease in your body while cultivating a spacious mind of awareness while bringing renewed joy into your movement.

On New Year’s Day, guests can participate in the Flow Into This New Year Class ($30) that combines movement flows and mindfulness meditation to embody grace and focus on the new year. Rooms start at $475.

Lenox, MA

Drive time: Under 3 hours

Set across 22-sprawling acres in Lenox, Massachusetts, Apple Tree Inn is a renovated landmark hotel renowned for their thirty-four Victorian-inspired private rooms. With an outdoor swimming pool facing the mountains and private tennis court, this cozy home away from home is a great place to ring in the New Year.

This year, the hotel will be hosting THE GALA with live music in the candle-lit Ostrich Room, which features craft cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres in a speakeasy setting. 

The open bar and champagne toast is $99 per-person, no guest room necessary. General Admission Tickets here.

Newport, Rhode Island

Drive time: Under 3.5 hours

Newport, Rhode Island is a beautiful destination no matter the season, but come wintertime, when the crowds have thinned and hotels are filled to the brim with holiday cheer is a great time to pay a visit.

To ring in the new year, Gurney’s Newport Resort and Marina is hosting a seaside soiree that starts at 8:30pm and will include DJ sets, hors d’oeuvres and a premium hosted bar, starting at $150 per person. Private igloo reservations can be made for an additional $500 for up to four people, from 8:30pm – 1am, otherwise their signature restaurant, Showfish will be offering a festive menu and celebratory cocktails all night long.

Head downtown to The Vanderbilt for a truly special New Year’s in the Mansion. The night will commence with an indulgent five-course pre-set menu, champagne toast and live entertainment. Seatings are available at 6pm and 9pm. From 8pm – 1am, a live music performance by acclaimed artists from Marlene Jazz Ensemble will keep the party going.

Over at Newport Vineyards, a New Year’s Eve Pop Up will feature some of their most popular dishes of the past year. Ring in 2022 with a glass or curated flight of estate grown wine or craft Taproot Beers or seasonal cocktails.

It’s going to be a party at the harbor at The Reef Newport. Raise a glass in your own private igloo and delight in a one night only 4-course meal featuring beef carpaccio as you listed to enjoy live music performed by the Dave Rausch Quartet.

Asbury Park, NJ

Drive Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Just over an hour outside of New York City, the Jersey Shore’s Asbury Ocean Club is an upscale seaside escape that is perfect for low-key New Years Eve. With breathtaking ocean views, rooms here start at $400 per night.

If you’re looking for a little NYE action, just around the corner, Remember Jones will be performing at The Asbury hotel’s Asbury Lanes and the concert will end at midnight with a champagne toast. (Tickets start at $35).

St. Michaels, MD

Drive Time: Under 3.5 hours

The charming coastal town of St. Michaels on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is beautiful this time of year, when the streets and shops are decked out in and glittering white lights and holiday cheer.

Wildset Hotel opened recently and is the perfect getaway for anyone looking for a romantic seaside escape. With a private fireplace in every room, complimentary s’mores kits to roast over a bonfire, clawfoot tubs where you can relax and unwind, as well as an onsite restaurant that offers delicious new American cuisine, there’s no shortage of things to do here.

For New Year’s Eve, the restaurant the hotel’s restaurant, Ruse, will be offering a special 4-course tasting menu for $115 per-person with additional champagne and wine pairings and black truffle supplement. Among a few of the mouth-watering menu options are a chef’s selection of raw oysters, roasted duck served with koginut squash puree, matsutake mushroom, smoked duck jus and whole baked lobster and a vanilla panna cotta to cap it all off. Bon appetit!

Manchester, Vermont

Drive Time: Just under 4 hours

Set in the charming town of Manchester, Vermont, Wilburton Mansion is a 30-acre private estate that is currently open for a private buyout this New Year’s Eve.

The grand 11-bedroom estate includes a three-night minimum for $9,000 and is capable of sleeping up to 24-guests making this turn of the century mansion the perfect pod-friendly New Years Eve party palace.

Finger Lakes, New York

Drive time: 5.5 hours

A 5.5-hour drive outside of New York City, The Lake House on Canandaigua is beloved by locals and visitors. This New Year’s Eve, guests can experience The New Year’s Celebration package which includes a three-course New Year’s Eve dinner at Rose Tavern followed by a New Year’s Eve celebration featuring live music and a countdown toast to the new year at midnight. The party continues the following morning with a New Year’s Day brunch.