My spouse and I visited
Long Island and the Hamptons on a weekend in early May 2018. We have talked
about visiting the Hamptons for years, but the prospect of dealing with
gridlocked summer traffic was a real deterrent. We even investigated visiting
on a long winter weekend, but the hotels all required a multi-night minimum.
But we decided this was finally the year, choosing to in late spring before the
Memorial Day crowds descended. We also decided to stay on Long Island rather
than the true Hamptons (on the “bottom jaw” of the “alligator”, so to speak).
Staying on Long Island also provided us an opportunity to check out a few of
the Gold Coast attractions. We did drive out to the tip of the island one
morning, walking around the Montauk Lighthouse and having a drink in the nearby
bar/restaurant, but then we returned to Long Island in the afternoon. We ate
lunch in Oyster Bay before touring Sagamore, the Roosevelt “Summer White
House”. We also visited Oheka Castle, the second largest private home in
America (after the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina). In addition, it was
both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo that weekend, providing entertainment
after we returned to the hotel. It was a great weekend, and we would like to
return to Long Island to tour some additional mansions
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