Filming

Cast & Crew Housing when Filming in The Catskills & Hudson River Valley

Whether scouting locations or already planning the Hudson River Valley for your shoot, you've found a home away from home at the Best Western Plus Kingston. Long hours of production lie ahead with the safety and comfort of cast and crew to consider, so let us check lodging off your to-do list, with abundant amenities to make your team happy and comfortable. Whether your production is large or small, independent or feature, film or television, we understand your needs and are ready for ‘Action!'

Amenities

• Full-service on-site restaurant, First Capitol Bistro
  serving contemporary American cuisine
• Lobby bar with fireplace
• Evening to-go service
• Complimentary hot breakfast
• 208 guest rooms – one king, one queen or two queen beds
• Suites – ideal for cast upgrades, office space, wardrobe or editing
• Options to isolate rooms together in one wing of the hotel
• We Care Clean standards in place following guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Hotel-wide complimentary WiFi
• Indoor Saltwater Pool and Precor^® Fitness Center
• Full catering services and a variety of function rooms
• Generous parking including spaces for truck and trailer parking
• Separate ATL & BTL billing available

Location

Walking distance to Historic Stockade District with restaurants, galleries and boutiques

¼-mile from Exit 19 of I-87. Allows for easy access to all points north and south in the Hudson Valley

Two blocks from the Trailways/Adirondack/Pine Hill Station with regular service to NYC Port Authority
 

Local Soundstages

Kingston Studios (1 mile): 323 Wall Street, Kingston
The property has been used for over 25 Film & TV productions including HBO's Pretty Little Liars and Hulu's Monsterland.  Located in the heart of Uptown Kingston, Kingston Studios offers more than 33,000 square feet of sound stage space, and plenty of additional property just steps away from hotels, restaurants, cafes, shops, a lumberyard and private parking areas.

Cobalt. (3.4 miles): 601 Route 28, Kingston
Cobalt combines state-of-the-art stages and savvy production solutions – a true all-n-one answer. Decades of firsthand experience showed us the value of a fully equipped, turnkey production campus, so we created Cobalt to encompass our values of hospitality, superior support, innovative technology and unprecedented accessibility. Cobalt was the first to offer Virtual Production to the East Coast film community in 2015. We are woman owned and led.

Upriver Studios (11 miles): One Tomsons Road, Saugerties
Upriver Studios is a new, large scale, women-owned, film & television production facility in the heart of New York's Hudson Valley.  Over 100,000sf of production space including 46,000sf of soundstages, 38,000sf of support/shop spaces, and a 16,000sf office wing.  Ready to use production & post office space, 4 Loading Docks & drive-on access, onsite car & truck parking, hair, makeup & laundry rooms, Wifi with fiber options, and a commissary.