I would like to recommend the Alexander Hamilton House Bed and Breakfast in Croton-on-Hudson in the Hudson River Valley just north of NYC. It is about half an hour south of the NYS Thruway - http://www.alexanderhamiltonhouse.com

It is convenient to several wonderful places to visit in Westchester County - Kykuit (Rockefeller house and grounds - great tours); Union Church at Pocantico Hills (amazing Chagall and Matisse stained glass windows); Lyndhurst (Gothic revival mansion); and Sunnyside (Washington Irving's home)

Here is a link to a site that has more info on all of these places - http://www.hudsonvalley.org/

Cheers, Mark Los Angeles