Hotels in Middletown, New York

A little about Middletown...

Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, USA, in New York's Hudson Valley region. The City of Middletown lies along the northern boundary of the New York Metropolitan Area, an imaginary line that runs from Poughkeepsie through Newburgh, Middletown, and Port Jervis, New York. The population of Middletown was 25,388 at the 2000 census.

There are two shopping malls (the largest is called Galleria at Crystal Run) and a long retail strip along Route 211 East. The city also has movie theaters, WALL, WOSR and WRRV radio stations, Thrall Library, the historic Paramount Theatre, a local arts council, bowling alleys and good choices for hiking, biking, and country drives nearby. There is also active participation in Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA, Lions Club, Elks Club, Kiwanis, Rotary Club and other service clubs. The Rotary Club runs an annual Horse Show at Fancher Davidge Park (in the fall).

Orange County Community College is located in Middletown (and includes the beautiful Webb Horton House), as is Horton Memorial Hospital and the Middletown Psychiatric Center. The local newspaper is called the Times Herald-Record, the first cold press offset daily in the country. Middletown is also home to the annual Orange County Fair (in the summer).

Other historic places in Middletown include Hillside Cemetery and the Oliver Avenue Bridge. The surrounding countryside is devoted partly to small dairy farms.

Communities and locations in and around Middletown:
Baileyville -- A hamlet near Howells.
Crystal Run -- A hamlet south of Michigan Corners.
Circleville -- A hamlet north of Scotchtown.
East Middletown -- A village southeast of Middletown.
Fair Oaks -- A hamlet north of Middletown.
Howells -- A hamlet northwest of Middletown.
Mechanicstown -- A hamlet south of Middletown.
Michigan Corners -- A hamlet near Scotchtown east of Middletown.
Middletown -- The City of Middletown borders the west side of the Town of Wallkill.
Phillipsburg -- A hamlet southeast of Middletown on the Wallkill River.
Pilgrim Corners -- A hamlet west of Middletown.
Rockville -- A hamlet south of Circleville.
Scotchtown -- A hamlet east of Middletown.
Van Burenville -- A village to the northeast of town near Mount Hope.
Washington Heights -- A hamlet northwest of Middletown.