The Best Luxury Hotels in the Hamptons & Montauk—From a $66 Million Reopening to a Brand-New Arrival

The Hamptons and Montauk have quietly gone through one of their biggest hotel news cycles in years — a major reopening in Sag Harbor, a brand-new design-led property in Montauk, the first Hyatt-affiliated hotel to ever hit Southampton, and a wellness spa renovation at one of the East End’s most enduring resorts. Here’s where to actually book this summer, organized from the marquee full-service resorts to the smaller design-forward properties worth knowing.

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Topping Rose House, Bridgehampton

Entering its 14th season, Topping Rose House remains one of the Hamptons’ most consistent luxury anchors, holding Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star recognition with Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s restaurant on-site and its own working farm supplying the kitchen. Newer Champagne Studio and Poolside Studio suites have kept the 22-room property feeling current rather than static.

Best For: The Established Flagship

Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa, Montauk

Photo Credit: Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa, Montauk

Gurney’s just completed a $20 million renovation of its Seawater Spa with AIRE Ancient Baths, alongside the launch of a new Mediterranean restaurant, Gigi’s Montauk. Men’s Journal named it the best beach hotel in America for 2026, and with 158 rooms and beachfront cottages, it remains the largest true oceanfront luxury resort on the East End.

Best For: Oceanfront Resort Scale

Faraway Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor

The biggest hotel story of the Hamptons summer is Faraway Sag Harbor, the former Baron’s Cove reborn after a $66.5 million redevelopment by Blue Flag Capital, Collared Martin Hospitality, and Bain Capital Real Estate. The 67-room waterfront property reopens with a new restaurant, Zagara, and a pool, marking one of the most significant repositionings on the East End in years.

Best For: The Reinvention Story of the Summer

Canoe Place Inn & Cottages, Hampton Bays

Part of American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts, Canoe Place Inn offers rooms, cottages, and waterfront townhomes with a $300 dining credit built into FHR bookings. A new executive chef and a full summer concert series arrived this June, keeping the property’s programming genuinely current.

Best For: Amex FHR Perks

Hotel Corduroy, Montauk

The newest arrival on this list, Hotel Corduroy opened in May 2026 from Blue Flag Capital — the same ownership group behind Faraway Sag Harbor — reimagining the former Sunset Montauk motel with design firm Ward + Gray into a 29-room, surf-culture-inflected property.

Best For: New Design-Led Arrival

The Bentley Hotel, Southampton

Renovated and rebranded under JDV by Hyatt, The Bentley Hotel Southampton is the first Hyatt-affiliated property in the Hamptons, offering 40 suites with separate living areas and kitchenettes, a pool, and a beach bar — a meaningful new option in a hamlet that had been underrepresented on luxury hotel lists.

Best For: Southampton’s Newest Luxury Option

The Roundtree, Amagansett

An established boutique favorite included in both Amex’s Hotel Collection and Mr & Mrs Smith’s curated list, The Roundtree offers cottages and suites in Amagansett, priced from roughly $360 to $1,600 a night depending on season.

Best For: Amagansett’s Boutique Standard

Montauk Yacht Club, Montauk

Photo Credit: Montauk Yacht Club

Now under Safe Harbor Marinas after reclaiming its original name in 2023 (having briefly operated as Gurney’s Star Island Resort), Montauk Yacht Club sits on Lake Montauk with 106 rooms and suites plus five historic 1928 cottages, anchoring the largest marina in Montauk Harbor. A new restaurant, ALBA Spiaggia from Prince Street Hospitality, opened this summer.

Best For: Waterfront Marina Luxury

Shou Sugi Ban House, Water Mill

The Hamptons’ only comprehensive wellness-retreat destination, Shou Sugi Ban House occupies a gated five-acre compound with 12 to 13 private studios and a full spa program — a genuinely different category from a conventional hotel, built for guests prioritizing a wellness itinerary over a restaurant-and-pool weekend.

Best For: Dedicated Wellness Retreat

The Maidstone, East Hampton

Reopened in summer 2024 under LDV Hospitality following a full renovation, The Maidstone is a village-center boutique property with an Italian restaurant and around 16 rooms — small in scale but genuinely current in its positioning.

Best For: Boutique Village Stay

Baker House 1650, East Hampton

Built in 1648–1650 and run more as an ultra-refined bed-and-breakfast than a full-service hotel, Baker House 1650 just won Condé Nast Johansens’ 2026 award for Best House, Villa, or Serviced Apartment in North America — a genuine, high-profile recognition for a property with only 13 rooms and no public restaurant or spa in the conventional sense.

Best For: Historic Small-Scale Luxury

The Hedges Inn, East Hampton

Reopened in spring 2026 after a full redesign by David Netto under new owner Sarah Wetenhall, The Hedges Inn dates to 1873 and now operates with an elevated, full-service repositioning across just 12 rooms — a notable reopening worth watching this season.

Best For: The Season’s Notable Small Reopening

For more of Haute Living’s East End coverage, see The Official 2026 Haute Hamptons Guide and The Best Restaurants in the Hamptons Right Now.

FAQs

What are the best luxury hotels in the Hamptons? The best luxury hotels in the Hamptons include Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, the newly reopened Faraway Sag Harbor, The Bentley Hotel in Southampton, and The Roundtree in Amagansett.

Is there an EDITION hotel in Montauk? No — “The Summer EDITION” is a two-day branded pop-up residency at The Crow’s Nest (July 24–25, 2026), not a permanent hotel property.

What is the newest hotel to open in Montauk? Hotel Corduroy, which opened in May 2026 from Blue Flag Capital, is the newest hotel in Montauk.

What replaced Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor? Faraway Sag Harbor replaced Baron’s Cove after a $66.5 million redevelopment, reopening in June 2026.

Is Montauk Yacht Club the same as Gurney’s Star Island Resort? Montauk Yacht Club briefly operated as Gurney’s Star Island Resort & Marina from 2018 to 2022 before Safe Harbor Marinas restored its original name upon reopening in 2023.

What is the only wellness retreat hotel in the Hamptons? Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill is considered the Hamptons’ only comprehensive wellness-retreat destination.

Is there a Hyatt hotel in the Hamptons? Yes — The Bentley Hotel in Southampton is the first Hyatt-affiliated property (under JDV by Hyatt) in the Hamptons.

What is the best hotel in Montauk? Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa is widely considered Montauk’s leading full-service luxury resort, recently named Men’s Journal’s Best Beach Hotel in America for 2026.