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Inside New York's Abandoned Honeymoon Hotel frozen in time! (Built 1899)

Dark Exploration Films

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Atop the rolling hills of the Catskills mountains in New York, sits a vacant Inn that was built before Electricity. Construction began in 1899 and it opened for guests in 1901. The location was soon to be proven as perfect as The Campbell Inn sits inside the Borscht Belt Region of NY.

We'll learn about that history as I also take you inside the now demolished Hotel. The Campbell Inn closed for guests in the 1990s but despite that, the inside of the hotel is frozen in time as if we just stepped into the 1970s.

come with me and ‪@ExploringWithJosh‬ as we take you inside for one last time.

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20 Comments

@DarkExploration Creator 3 weeks ago Pinned

This was a stressful and AMAZING explore, i am so in love with the Catskill history of resorts and hotels, and The Campbell Inn is an example of old Catskill tradtion mixing with the Borscht Belt.

I filmed this video over 5 years ago, and sneakily was able to access the long abandoned hotel despite the new owners living in a house just feet away. With them outside having a bonfire with their dog, it led to a very stressful and intersting explore.

Let me know what you thought and if you want to see more hotels from this region ?

Have a good day, and thanks for watching and support digital preservation !

@laurielaurie1860 2 weeks ago

What a shame that it was demolished. There were things in the building that were valuable. And the building itself is a piece of history. Thank you for documenting this!

@MoparGirl_IndaKitchen 2 weeks ago

Remember in the Dirty Dancing movie, the bittersweet vibe of saying goodbye to an era when these resorts were at their height? Kids stopped caring about these places, family vacations declined, by the 80s these gems of the 50s and 60s were completely out of style. It's easy for us to now say omg yes I'd love to stay there, but at the time of their closing, nobody wanted to. It IS a shame, I'll agree. But that's just the passage of time. ❤

@Justanothergrumpycat 2 weeks ago

The damage would’ve been too great to overcome. The sagging floors, caved in ceilings, the water damage alone…. I agree it’s great history but practically speaking, the expense to renovate this just would’ve been too great.

@BarbaraTreat-eq2sm 3 weeks ago

Remember back in the day the top floor was always where the servants wait staff cooks and everybody else that was employed by the hotel would stay and live.

@DarkExploration Creator 3 weeks ago

All historic imagery shown was recovered and scanned by Issac Jeffreys and the team @BorschtBeltHistoricalmarker. Thank you to their support on preserving the regions history

@sussybaka5322 2 weeks ago

He's entirely right. If this place had been saved and restored. My generation and gen z would love the old timey decor. It would have been booked up so fast when it hit Instagram or TikTok. What a shame, I would have stayed there.

@motorbikemike5086 3 weeks ago

dolls you referred towerefamous in the 70s, raggedy ann and andy

@AngelaSalatino1 2 weeks ago

I think it’s sad that the old hotel was demolished. It had so much character and should have been repurposed. I hope they salvaged some contents, especially the doors and transom window.

@Tobeornottobe3 2 weeks ago

Maybe it’s just me, but I never understood how companies, owners, would just abandon everything inside their building. The least they could’ve done was either sold or actually donated it. I recognize so much of what is in there, even though I’ve never been there. Maybe it’s just the baby boomer in me.

@iworkout6912 3 weeks ago

I grew up near Roscoe, NY and think of all the hotels that were around their, going down SR17 to New York City. Their was a railroad that passed through Roscoe and I suspect a lot of guest took the train up from the city. Roscoe was kind of the upper limits for the hotels. Once you passed the Roscoe, Cooks Falls area their were no more hotels from their on west. You used to be able to see the Campbell Inn from SR 17 up on the hill and my parents never went up their, so all I know is the pictures and videos like this.

@vokichZ 2 weeks ago (edited)

At 15:55, the magazines are in Russian, and the notes are also in Russian. The magazine is called “Health”.In the notes, there are notes about what was done and where: I ran the cable, fixed the shower, etc.

@debbieh339 2 weeks ago

I'm so glad you recorded & documented this hotel. I just wish they had kept it up & not demolished it. That's so sad. Thank you so much

@drakkar91 2 weeks ago

I've been watching your work for years and this was possibly your best video. I can relate to this one being so personal as I explored the Campbell Inn exterior in 2014 (and posted a video on the hotel and history 11 years ago). I am so glad someone like you managed to do the exploration of the interior because you are so respectful of the places you visit. The Inn was positively haunting and though I never stayed there, I was so sad to hear of its demolition in 2025.

@wearyandheavyladen23 2 weeks ago

Google says The Campbell Inn, an abandoned Catskills resort in Rockland, New York, shifted its focus to a Russian clientele because it was purchased in 1986 by a Russian-born developer named Boris Potapovsky.

@tomp5377 2 weeks ago

Not an old computer at 13:19 , that was a subwoofer, with speakers hung in the upper corners of the room. One of the staff had a sweet stereo! Thanks for the video!

@gail9227 2 weeks ago

Sad this resort was left abandoned. Things seemed so basic, but I am sure in the 1900s the decor was completely different. Would like to see picture from that era.

@Gatorbaitress 2 weeks ago

I hope they salvaged items before tearing down, that ceiling light fixture was awesome as well as the orange chair. The door keys with the tags, those awesome matchbooks, so much were worth something.priceless for the memories and history.

@hillbillymods2866 12 days ago

Here is some history. It was owned and ran by the local Wood family for 50 years. In 1986 is was bought by a Russian-born developer named Boris Potapovsky until the late 90's. During this time it catered to Russian Jewish immigrants, refugees, and other Russian families escaping Cold War Russia. It's closure in the 90's was due to lack of entertainment and the cost of the aging structure. This is speculation on my part but all signs point to this as the reason. In 2001, the property now owned by Tamara Potapovsky, attempted to get financing to build an $80 million dollar 11-story luxury tower with modern entertainment, etc. Ultimately, it never came to fruition. It was tore down suddenly in 2024-25 due to pressure from the local government regarding safety concerns. As far as I can tell, there is no public record of the property being sold. So, the 107 acre parcel that the hotel sat on is still part of the Potapovsky family.

@chelseaxjaye 2 weeks ago (edited)

i grew up in the catskills. near what was the catskill mountain house. oh, what i would give to be able to go back in time and experience the catskills at their peak..