If you’ve heard about Pendry Natirar in Somerset County, it’s probably on your New Jersey staycation bucket list. And with good reason. Travel + Leisure named the luxe destination to its list of the 100 Best New Hotels of 2025 in the world, and we totally get why.
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The setting alone is worth the trip. Nestled on 500 acres of scenic countryside, Pendry Natirar welcomes you with a pretty drive up a winding road through Natirar Park. As you make your way to the hotel, you’ll see the Natirar Club, the acclaimed Ninety Acres restaurant (popular with foodies and event-goers), a greenhouse, tennis courts, and beautiful views of the surrounding greenery.
The hotel itself is literally inside a home fit for a king. It’s part of the former home of Walter and Kate Macy Ladd, who built one of the largest estates in the area in the 1900s, naming it after the Raritan River (Natirar is Raritan spelled backwards). Kate turned it into a convalescent home for women. After their deaths, the property was sold to King Hassan II of Morocco, and when he died in 1999, it was inherited by his son, Mohammed VI. In 2003, Somerset County purchased the estate from Mohammed.
It’s now a high-end 66-room hotel with luxurious, spacious bathrooms, a separate area with a coffee bar and closet, and views overlooking the park’s hills. There are 20 suites, including four specialty suites with full bedrooms, a full kitchen, an egg-shaped tub and indoor and outdoor fireplaces on the terrace that overlook the lush greenery.
Inside the mansion, Ladd’s Tavern serves full-service meals. There’s a Great Room area where you can relax or sit for high tea, a fitness center, a 20,000-square-foot two-level Spa Pendry, and a banquet room for events. Outside, there is a greenhouse and farmland where vegetables, fruits and herbs are grown for use at Ladd’s and at Ninety Acres, which has its own cooking school; you can see the chickens used for farm-fresh eggs, plus sheep and bunnies.
Although the hotel is incredibly luxurious, it does cater to kids, especially with its Paintbox children’s club, which keeps your littles busy and entertained during the day. There are also kids’ cooking classes, activities out on the farm, and sports activities.
Pendry Natirar is located at 400 Natirar Dr. in Peapack. For information on the hotel stays, Spa Pendry, Ninety Acres and its cooking school, or any of its experiences, visit pendry.com/natirar. Midweek stays start at around $500 per guestroom.
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