hotelHotel Impossible · Season 5, Episode 3 · Aired October 21, 2014
Woodstock Lodge
Woodstock, New York
Yes. This one is still open.
What happened after
Lodge/motel with restaurant on Country Club Lane; actively bookable across multiple OTAs with current rates.
What happened on the show
Up in the arts town of Woodstock, New York, the Woodstock Lodge was a lodge and motel with an on-site restaurant on Country Club Lane, trading on one of the most storied place-names in American culture. The episode's title, Rotting Woodstock, was a blunt verdict on a property that had let decay set in. A lodge in a destination town has a steady draw of visitors, but rot and neglect erase that advantage fast. Melchiorri worked the rooms, the restaurant and the guest experience, then pressed ownership to reverse the deterioration and deliver a stay that matched the town's creative, laid-back appeal. He came back to the single idea the show trusted for a location-blessed property in decline: the name and the town bring people to the door, but a clean, well-kept, honest experience is what keeps them and earns the review.
After the cameras left
The Woodstock Lodge is still operating on Country Club Lane. As of our 2026 pass the lodge and motel is bookable across multiple travel platforms with current rates, though some list it as The Lodge Woodstock while the local chamber listing keeps the original name, which we read as a booking-platform naming variance rather than a formal rename. With sourcing at the aggregator level, we log the status as confirmed operating with medium confidence. Last confirmed active in our 2026 check, at 20 Country Club Lane.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.