New York's Studio Robert McKinley aimed to avoid the typical aesthetic of "antlers or plaid and reclaimed wood" when creating this boutique hotel from four buildings in Hudson Valley.

Hotel Kinsley marks the first destination hotel in Kingston, a town located about 160 kilometres north of New York City in the Hudson Valley.
The boutique property comprises four historic houses that were constructed between the 17th and 19th centuries in the Uptown Stockade District.

Interior design firm Studio Robert McKinley aimed to delicately restore and revive the buildings to capture their original architectural character with bohemian design touches.
"To tie them together, we came up with a fictional family narrative: siblings inheriting the buildings and coming together, all while riffing off of the architectural vocabulary of each," the firm's founder Robert McKinley told Dezeen.
Among the buildings is former bank 301 Wall Street, which was converted into the hotel's main gathering point and also houses 10 guest rooms. The old bank vault serves as the check-in area for guests. The spa, restaurant and bar are also located within and are designed with a Scandinavian aesthetic in mind.
"We wanted to move away from typical upstate, whistle-call aesthetic," said McKinley. "We didn't want antlers or plaid and reclaimed wood, for example."

"Wall Street is stately with clean lines and each floor was appointed with a different colour story, ind...