The 9 Best Hotels in the Hamptons
From East Hampton to Shelter Island to Montauk, here's where to stay.
Reported by Vogue.
Memorial Day doesn't just mark the start of summer — for a certain type of New Yorker, it marks the start of season. The Hamptons, that long stretch of South Fork real estate running from Amagansett to Montauk, snaps back to life: farmstands reopen, restaurant reservations become blood sport, and the question of where you're staying carries more weight than it probably should.
What makes the Hamptons distinct from other luxury getaway circuits is its lodging culture, according to Vogue. Most properties started as inns or private homes, and the boutique format dominates — think complimentary bikes, locally sourced art, wicker furniture, and staff who actually know your name. Chain hotels are essentially nonexistent. The tradeoff: fewer rooms mean higher demand, so booking early isn't just smart, it's survival.
The Properties Worth Knowing
For the socially ambitious, The Surf Lodge in Montauk delivers a packed weekend concert series alongside surprisingly serene rooms stocked with Smeg mini-fridges and Marshall speakers — the contradiction somehow works. If your priority is seclusion with good taste, A Room at the Beach in Bridgehampton — a converted motor lodge with Serena and Lily interiors, a pool, and a wicker cooler full of complimentary rosé — earns its cult status. (The redwood grove on the 1.5-acre property? Planted by a former owner named Martha Stewart.) Over in Amagansett, The Reform Club just got a garden refresh from LA-based Lulu and Georgia — scalloped umbrellas, green striping — and sits minutes from town with cruiser bikes ready to go. For maximum amenities, EHP Resort & Marina in East Hampton brings tennis, pickleball, kayaks, and Sí Sí, currently one of the hardest sunset-view reservations on the East End. And for the genuinely agenda-packed traveler, The Pridwin on Shelter Island — accessible only by ferry — is adding Dante-designed cocktail menus and Sunday Mahjong-with-martinis to its already stacked lineup this summer. New to the scene: Faraway in Sag Harbor, reopening in June with nautical interiors by Jenny Bukovec Studio and 67 rooms, many with harbor views — a former haunt of Truman Capote, Jackson Pollock, and Kurt Vonnegut that's ready for its next chapter.
The Hamptons has never been about scale — it's about knowing exactly where to land so the rest takes care of itself.
Read the original at Vogue.
