My wife and I went to Mohonk one winter. We were 29 at the time. The food was not nearly as good as they purport (we've had some really really nice dinners, such as Tru in Chicago -- most amazing 12 course meal of my life). The staff was made up of high schoolers and teenagers for the most part. They didn't serve from the left and clear from the right, nor did they provide you with clean silverware (the waitstaff was also mostly teenagers, and had not been taught how to serve at the most basic level -- one evening the waitress took my fork off my plate and put it down again so I could use it for dessert!!!). The grounds were pretty nice, though it was winter, so we didn't see the gardens in all their glory. We went cross country skiing (nice), tubing at a hill (fun), went to a "Couples Yoga" event (scary), went to a rendition of Jeopardy (Cheesy), the floors were creaky and strange, the walls of your room were fairly thin (we enjoyed a couple's arguements next door), the bed was a bit uncomfortable, and generally Mohonk didn't live up to our expectations for the weekend, especially for the cost. I think they overcharged us too, then argued with us about it. They seemed to nickel and dime you about stupid stuff; we were charged $8 for a plastic wine opener. When you're paying $350 a night, come on... Most of the visitors were older, between 40-70, and they seemed to enjoy the strange cheesy creepy scary weekend.

On the plus side, there was a working fireplace with wood in the room. And the view was pretty cool.

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