National Geographic | 9 hotels where you can wake up and smell the flowers

From a historic lodge surrounded by Washington State wildflowers to cottages amid Hawaii’s tropical glories, these stays come with a side of nature in bloom.

Wildflower Farms, Gardiner, New York

A 90-minute drive from New York City, this luxe resort spreads modernist glass-and-wood casitas across 140 Hudson Valley acres with views of the Shawangunk Mountains. Besides hiking trails and an outdoor pool, Wildflower Farms has an apple orchard, hundreds of berry bushes, and a mushroom forest where shiitakes sprout on oak logs. These plants—plus the vegetables, herbs, and flowers from a two-acre, bio-intensive garden—supply the farm-to-table restaurant and onsite spa. “There are many ways to appreciate flowers as a guest,” says Jax Hughes, the farm manager. “You can look at them, smell them, and taste them.”

More to explore: The resort offers a range of classes, from baking sourdough focaccia to making cocktails, using herbs and flowers from the farm.