Members first
The Midnight Sauna
The sauna-garden after dark. Cedar heat, the cold plunge under the stars, then marshmallows and spiked cider by the fire.
Some places you discover.This one you help bring to life.
A hotel and members' club with everything we'd want in a country house of our own: twenty-seven rooms, a Michelin-starred F&B program, a sauna-garden, a speakeasy in an old swimming pool and twenty-four acres to wander.
As a founding member, you hold one of the first keys:
The Patrons Circle
Good news. We have passed our critical investment threshold, so the round will close soon. Before it does, we are holding a small number of places for the individuals we would most like to have with us. Our dinner tables have always filled quickly. Our cap table will too.
Here is what we are building, and how you can be part of it.
The Hopewell
Twenty-seven rooms on twenty-four acres, 80 minutes from Manhattan.
A boutique hospitality experience in an old country manor, with humble luxuries and farm-to-table appeal in a verdant countryside setting. A restaurant, members' club and event venue keep it lively in every season.
The Hopewell is the grand country house you wish your friend's family owned, except you're always welcome and no one makes you sleep on the pull-out.
- 27 roomsFarmhouse, barn and cottages
- Three cottagesKitchens of their own
- The restaurantA Michelin-starred F&B program
- The barBatch cocktails, local spirits
- The sauna-gardenSauna, cold plunge, hot tub, warming hut
- The poolOutdoor swimming in summer
- Gym and yoga loftIn the clubhouse barn
- The Deep EndA venue in an old swimming pool
- The pondReeds, water and birdsong
- Native meadowsPlanted for pollinators
- TrailsInto Washington Crossing
- Rooms to gatherThe grand salon and event spaces
The place
Cotswolds charm, close to home.
New Hope and Lambertville are minutes away, with more river towns to explore beyond them: vintage shops, good coffee and quietly famous restaurateurs who have moved to the countryside.
Acres
24
Guest rooms
27
From Manhattan
80 min
From Philadelphia
50 min
A day trip from New York
Out after breakfast. Home after dinner.
Morning
The sauna-garden and a spa treatment
Afternoon
Lunch, and a walk on the trails
Evening
Dinner with friends, then the drive home
Or make a weekend of it, and let us entertain you.
The first season
Members hear first. Members book first.
A few of the evenings we are planning.
Members first
Frasca Takes the Kitchen
Frasca Food and Wine, winner of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant, takes over our kitchen for the weekend.
Members first
Sessions at The Deep End
Acoustic sets and bluegrass strumming by candlelight, in an old, empty swimming pool.
Members first
The Foraging Walk
Through the meadows and along the creek at first light, gathering what goes on the menu that night.
Members first
The Harvest Supper
One long table on the lawn for every guest. A string band, cider by the barrel and a bonfire after.
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Your part in it
Patron of the business. Steward of the land.
The Hopewell is surrounded by 100 acres of protected land. We are undertaking a full ecological restoration and the preservation of a historic farmstead. Every visit, membership and investment supports that work.
The business case
A luxury countryside escape, close to the city.
Demand outpaces supply
Drive-to luxury getaways have led the hotel industry's recovery. Rates at comparable hotels climb above $1,400 a night.
A proven concept, in a new place
The Hopewell takes its cue from the country houses of the Cotswolds, which draw guests from around the world for long lunches, muddy boots and a romp through the grass.
High barriers to entry
Strict land-use rules protect the region. Our zoning variance is approved. Nobody else will be able to do this nearby.
Projections built from a place of humility.
We modeled modest rates and occupancy. Look at where the competition sits, and you can see where we expect to land.
Modeled room rate
$717
Expected rates $660 to $1,295
Modeled occupancy
63%
Expected occupancy 80 to 85%
Annual revenue, year three
$6.4M
At the modeled rate and occupancy
Invested
$50,000
Projected return at sale, year seven
$190,000 to $250,000
Comparable rates: Inness $699 to $1,400 · Troutbeck $535 to $970 · Wildflower Farms $1,299 to $3,259. The range reflects our modeled rate and an $850 nightly rate. Projections are estimates, not guarantees.
In good company
Key people involved.
Together they bring decades of hospitality leadership, and each is invested in The Hopewell from start to finish.
Amber Asher
As CEO of Standard International, she grew The Standard from four U.S. hotels to twenty-four worldwide, quadrupled revenue and led its sale to Hyatt. Named among IHI's 100 Most Influential in Global Hospitality.
Robin Kennedy
Chief Development Officer of Montage International, leading development, acquisitions, design and construction for Montage and Pendry worldwide. She previously closed more than $2.5 billion in hotel acquisitions at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and helped launch Marriott's Autograph Collection.
Jay Shah
Executive Chairman of Hersha Hospitality Trust, which he led as CEO for seventeen years before its $1.4 billion sale to KSL Capital Partners. LODGING Magazine's 2023 Person of the Year and a director of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
The Patrons Circle
The house opens to you first.
Access and returns, in one investment.
You hold a family membership, paid in advance and locked in at the founding rate. Your equity is returned first, followed by standard LP profit sharing.
Patrons Circle Silver
$50,000
A family membership for five years†
- Free nights every year
- A lifetime member rate
- Your own VIP line
- First call on the calendar*
- A friends-and-family rate
A $65,000 value, before any return on your investment.
Patrons Circle Gold
$100,000
A family membership for ten years†
- Twice the free nights
- No blackout dates
- Guest passes to the club
- Everything in Patrons Circle Silver
A $175,000 value, before any return on your investment.
*Members book special events, weekend dinners and offsites before anyone else. †Or the equivalent in guest passes. Values reflect membership dues locked at the founding rate, the annual free nights and member rates on additional nights.
A note from Margot
If you know me, you know that my heart and soul are in hosting.
The Hopewell is an amalgam of twenty years of friendships and relationships with hospitality leaders, creative minds at the top of their fields and the makers who want to be part of it. That is where the magic happens. I would love for you to join us, and I would be honored to have you as an investor.
Margot Stern
Owner, Avenida Baja, MX
Founder, The Hopewell, NJ
Founder, The Hopewell, NJ
Details and financials are available upon request.
Perhaps you'd like to hear more?
For a limited time
A Cotopaxi suitcase
Stephan Jacob, co-founder of Cotopaxi, was among The Hopewell's first guests. For a limited time, he is giving a Cotopaxi suitcase to every patron who joins at this level.