Welcome to the award winning Holiday Inn Express and Suites Kingston Ulster, centrally located between the NYS Thruway and the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge. Enjoy our close proximity to the Hudson River and the charismatic Catskill Mountains. Conveniently located just 4. 4 miles from HealthAlliance Hospital and 7. 7 miles from Northern Dutchess Hospital. The City of Kingston contains two distinct districts, the Rondout Waterfront and the Uptown Stockade. Both offer antiques, boutiques, museums and restaurants. The villages of Saugerties and Rhinebeck are within minutes to the hotel and have been featured in the New York Times for all that they have to offer. Woodstock is an artist colony just a short drive from the hotel and Bethel Woods is the site of the original concert. Experience warm weather events such as HITS, Horses in the Sun, and the many festivals held at Dutchess County Fairgrounds. The Hudson Valley boasts some of the most picturesque hiking and biking trails that are usable in all seasons. If craft beverages are your passion, there are a myriad of breweries, distilleries and wineries. The Roosevelt and Vanderbuilt Mansions along with beautiful lighthouses were built on the banks of the Hudson River.