Look forward to going every year
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 7/25/07
My family has been going to Riedlbauer's for years, ever since I was a little kid (and I'm in my 20s now). I grew up going to the place, so perhaps I'm a bit biased. I know it's not some fancy resort, there's no tvs in the rooms and sometimes the rooms are a bit musty, but the food is great and the owners (a very nice family) are always trying to make improvements. Scheduled to be built before next season is an indoor pool and fitness room.
There's always things for the kids to do, with a game night and play areas, although the Catskills aren't as popular as they used to be and places like the Catskill Game Farm and the go-kart place we used to go to have closed.
The highlights every year for me are hitting a bucket of golf balls at the driving range (which has improved with the addition of a bar), playing the ring game (so simple, yet so addictive), hiking to the waterfall, seeing the same friendly faces every year, and listening to the German music that, even though I only hear it once a year, randomly pops into my head months later.