Rick's Club American - Congers, Congers, NY

Step Back in Time for a Great Experience

Step Back in Time for a Great Experience in this 140 Year Old Historic Hotel with Original Wainscot Interior. Ricks Club American was originally built in the late 1800’s by a group of German immigrants and was called The Paradise Inn. It served as a summer resort and fishing retreat. The hotel rented boats and sold bait for fishing across the street at Congers Lake, then famous for largemouth bass. When Freddie Caramatti bought the hotel in 1948, it became The Congers Hotel. In 1958, when the New City Reservoir was being built, the hotel housed sixty Native American Cherokee workers, primarily from Georgia. It was said at the time more spirits were sold in the hotel tavern than anywhere else in Rockland County. The Colett family bought the hotel in 1980. Extensive renovations took over one year, including sandblasting the wainscot walls to remove the 10-plus coats of paint, leaving the beautiful yellow pine you see today.