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| WAVE Journey |
| Women's Adventures, Vacations, Experiences ~ Your Journey Starts Here! |
Long Island: Montauk's "Panoramic View" - a charming retreat in an old
seaside village ~
Article & photos by Lucy Komisar
seaside village ~
Article & photos by Lucy Komisar
| Pg 1 of 2 / Next Page |
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I looked through the wall-to-wall picture window to a
large balcony holding two white chaises and a table. I
could hear the waves crashing and see the fine
grained sandy beach and the white breakers. Far in
the distance was a sailboat. When I went outside, I
was completely alone, because brick and wood walls
separated the balcony from my neighbors'.
I was at Panoramic View in Montauk, Long Island, a
collection 2- and 3- story clapboard and shingled
structures set at different angles on the dunes and
hillside above the beach, every room with a stunning
sea view from a terrace or balcony. It's very intimate
large balcony holding two white chaises and a table. I
could hear the waves crashing and see the fine
grained sandy beach and the white breakers. Far in
the distance was a sailboat. When I went outside, I
was completely alone, because brick and wood walls
separated the balcony from my neighbors'.
I was at Panoramic View in Montauk, Long Island, a
collection 2- and 3- story clapboard and shingled
structures set at different angles on the dunes and
hillside above the beach, every room with a stunning
sea view from a terrace or balcony. It's very intimate
and private. This is not one of those high-rise boxy hotels that seem like apartment buildings
oddly perched on the sand. You get to your room via an outdoor path, not through a lobby.
oddly perched on the sand. You get to your room via an outdoor path, not through a lobby.
Our room was large, with a peaked ceiling and walls
of cinder blocks and white painted wood. The décor
was Early American, with a cherry wood table and
rod-backed chairs, a couple of striped easy chairs,
and painted cabinets. It connected to a full
kitchenette with sink, stove, frig, all the pots and
plates and glasses and silverware you need, a coffee
maker and a toaster.
It was a glorious October day – the resort is open all
year round – and after a brisk walk on the beach, we
returned to relax, sit at the picture window and use
of cinder blocks and white painted wood. The décor
was Early American, with a cherry wood table and
rod-backed chairs, a couple of striped easy chairs,
and painted cabinets. It connected to a full
kitchenette with sink, stove, frig, all the pots and
plates and glasses and silverware you need, a coffee
maker and a toaster.
It was a glorious October day – the resort is open all
year round – and after a brisk walk on the beach, we
returned to relax, sit at the picture window and use
the free wifi. I could see a strip of cottages with chimneys for fire places.
Panoramic View is just past Amagansett on Old Montauk Highway, which runs parallel to Route
27, the main road from the Hamptons to Montauk at the end of the island. If you continue east,
the two roads converge just before the town, about eight square blocks of small shops, bars,
restaurants and the drug stores and food emporia that make up any small town.
Panoramic View is just past Amagansett on Old Montauk Highway, which runs parallel to Route
27, the main road from the Hamptons to Montauk at the end of the island. If you continue east,
the two roads converge just before the town, about eight square blocks of small shops, bars,
restaurants and the drug stores and food emporia that make up any small town.
The next morning, we went through the town and
continued past the surfers' beach to the famous red
and white Montauk Lighthouse at the very tip of
Long Island. It was commissioned by George
Washington and built in 1796, which makes it old for
America! It's 108-feet high and has views of Block
Island, but we eschewed the climb! We took a
better route, starting from behind the nearby
restaurant/snack bar on a path that wended its
way along the rocky shore and over dunes covered
in high grass. We felt totally isolated, except for the
seagulls that swooped in from the sea and kept us
company.
continued past the surfers' beach to the famous red
and white Montauk Lighthouse at the very tip of
Long Island. It was commissioned by George
Washington and built in 1796, which makes it old for
America! It's 108-feet high and has views of Block
Island, but we eschewed the climb! We took a
better route, starting from behind the nearby
restaurant/snack bar on a path that wended its
way along the rocky shore and over dunes covered
in high grass. We felt totally isolated, except for the
seagulls that swooped in from the sea and kept us
company.
Returning west, we came to Lake Montauk and took
the West Lake Drive which leads to the fish
restaurants on Gosman's Dock. We waited at the
bar for a table (no reservations taken) at the
outdoor Topside café and were glad we had. Lunch
of clam chowder and swordfish was delicious and
the view was superb. The sun played off the white
umbrellas as we looked out at the sailboats and
fishing boats plying the channel between the lake
and Great South Bay.
the West Lake Drive which leads to the fish
restaurants on Gosman's Dock. We waited at the
bar for a table (no reservations taken) at the
outdoor Topside café and were glad we had. Lunch
of clam chowder and swordfish was delicious and
the view was superb. The sun played off the white
umbrellas as we looked out at the sailboats and
fishing boats plying the channel between the lake
and Great South Bay.
On the way back, we swung around over the bridge
to Star Island where commercial fishing boats are
moored alongside stacks of lobster cages. Montauk
is a serious fishing center, and you can book
passage on fishing boats or charter them at any of
the several marinas around the lake.
That night we walked next door to Gurney's Inn for
dinner. The sky was soft blue and purplish pink, as if
the color had been rubbed out to a dusky smudge.
I'm afraid Gurney's no longer lives up to its
reputation. We found it okay for breakfast.
to Star Island where commercial fishing boats are
moored alongside stacks of lobster cages. Montauk
is a serious fishing center, and you can book
passage on fishing boats or charter them at any of
the several marinas around the lake.
That night we walked next door to Gurney's Inn for
dinner. The sky was soft blue and purplish pink, as if
the color had been rubbed out to a dusky smudge.
I'm afraid Gurney's no longer lives up to its
reputation. We found it okay for breakfast.
Panoramic View does not have a restaurant
because of an accident of history. Ed Bruehl, sales
director for Distinctive Management, which runs the
resort, explained, "We sit on ten acres. It was
owned for 50 years by the French family. Over three
generations they built out the ten acres to a
114-room hotel. These rooms are what they built
out." No two buildings were constructed at the
same time, which is why the entirety has a zig-zag
outline, as if the everything had been dropped on
the dunes haphazardly.
because of an accident of history. Ed Bruehl, sales
director for Distinctive Management, which runs the
resort, explained, "We sit on ten acres. It was
owned for 50 years by the French family. Over three
generations they built out the ten acres to a
114-room hotel. These rooms are what they built
out." No two buildings were constructed at the
same time, which is why the entirety has a zig-zag
outline, as if the everything had been dropped on
the dunes haphazardly.
When the family sold the property in 2007, it passed on the grandfathered right to renovate
the existing structures. "It's important," Ed said, "because we sit on a very special piece of
land. In 2010, you couldn't build this. You would have to build it further away from the ocean.
Because it was already here they were able to build there." Beyond the beach, there's a 110-
foot elevation – the only hill in the Hamptons.
But the owners can't add anything outside. He said, "We can't change the footprint, but we
can rebuild the whole building. Even the walkways are grandfathered. There's no café or
restaurant, because the family never got the permits. The hotel is working on a catering deal
to bring in food and beverages, but it can't have a kitchen, because it wasn’t there." He said
people go to breakfast at Gurney's.
the existing structures. "It's important," Ed said, "because we sit on a very special piece of
land. In 2010, you couldn't build this. You would have to build it further away from the ocean.
Because it was already here they were able to build there." Beyond the beach, there's a 110-
foot elevation – the only hill in the Hamptons.
But the owners can't add anything outside. He said, "We can't change the footprint, but we
can rebuild the whole building. Even the walkways are grandfathered. There's no café or
restaurant, because the family never got the permits. The hotel is working on a catering deal
to bring in food and beverages, but it can't have a kitchen, because it wasn’t there." He said
people go to breakfast at Gurney's.