New Waterside Getaways for the Summer

More than 40 years old, the Sunset Montauk, about a 10-minute drive from the Montauk Point Lighthouse, has been reimagined for a new generation. Drawing inspiration from the area’s surf culture, it is now the 29-room-and-suite boutique Hotel Corduroy with a retro, breezy atmosphere. Step into the lobby and you’ll find a Swedish armchair upholstered in a kilim rug, lighting from the 1970s and a large photograph of a surfer.

Rooms are spread across three buildings with 1960s-style furniture, including reeded bamboo bedside tables, and other nods to the past, like vintage cassette players. Choose from tapes in the lobby with music by Willie Nelson, Steely Dan, Neil Young, Dolly Parton and the Cars. Ward + Gray worked on the hotel’s interior design. Outside, the bay is almost at your doorstep.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/travel/new-summer-retreats-and-hotels.html