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The Hamptons hotels
If you haven't booked a hotel reservation for your Hamptons vacation weeks or even months ahead (especially around Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day), finding a hotel room can be daunting. Finding an inexpensive hotel room is even harder: Summer weekend rates at the New England–style inns of Southampton, Sag Harbor, and East Hampton routinely top $500 a night. You'll find the cheapest rates at the funky motels lining busy Route 27 (often within easy driving distance of the most popular villages and beaches). But even there, weekend rates of $350 or more are common; mid-week rates can ring in under $250. Sleepy Shelter Island, with its B&Bs, galleries, and vast nature preserve, is the best place in the Hamptons for a quiet retreat—with the notable exception of the revved-up Sunset Beach. In anything-goes Montauk, you'll find family-friendly beachside hotel rooms overlooking the dunes and retro roadside motels where the creature comforts haven't been updated in decades. If you're planning to stay for a week or more, try renting accommodations: Again, there are no great bargains to be found, but if you wait until late June, when those who haven't rented out their houses yet (or whose rentals have fallen through) start panicking—you may just get a hefty discount. The best trick, however, is to become fast friends with a wealthy Hamptonite who loves houseguests: A weekend visit at a far-flung estate will only cost you some witty social repartee and the price of a hostess gift (think orchids or a scented candle).
Located at the top of Main Street, this 12-room B&B is in the thick of Southampton's affluent action (Saks Fifth Avenue is next door) but is also an...more
Dating back to 1846, this eight-room hotel near the water in Sag Harbor maintains a classic 19th-century feel. Each of the spacious guest rooms has a unique...more
Staying at the Atlantic is like having a Hamptons share house, just without the commitment and the twentysomething housemates. The motel's 62 rooms aren't much...more
East Hampton's Arts and Crafts–style Baker House is the most luxurious inn on the East End—and the most expensive. Rates soar to $800 per night on...more
This 28-room 1950s beachfront motel is a long way (both geographically and psychologically) from the New England-y B&B-style inns of the Hamptons proper,...more
East Hampton Point gets high marks for its family-friendliness, resortlike amenities, and proximity to busy Three Mile Harbor. Located in Springs (a locals'...more
While not as elegant as Baker House 1650 (and with smaller rooms), the Hedges Inn still has a dynamite location, plenty of charm, and lower rates than its...more
Despite slightly rickety staircases and a bit of peeling paint here and there, the picturesque 300-year-old Huntting Inn, encircled by a picket fence and shaded...more
Occupying a 19th-century house, but fitted with iPod docks and flat-screen TVs, the Mill House Inn's 11 individually decorated rooms strike an easy balance of...more
This stylishly retro Shelter Island property is owned by famed boutique hotelier André Balazs of New York's Mercer, L.A.'s Chateau Marmont, and Miami's...more
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