DMV version of the Hamptons?

[Anonymous]

Other than St Michael’s.. where can we go that has a similar vibe?

[Anonymous]

The Hamptons.

[Anonymous]

No where

[Anonymous]

Colonial Beach.

[Anonymous]

People here with Hamptons-level money will fly to Europe or the Caribbean. No place within driving distance of DC is similarly upscale.

[Anonymous]

Perfect thread so far

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People here with Hamptons-level money will fly to Europe or the Caribbean. No place within driving distance of DC is similarly upscale.

This is true. This describes my inlaws, and their alternate itinerary is to fly direct to MVY for a house in Chilmark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No where

+1

[Anonymous]

Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

[Anonymous]

The Hamptons are unique, for better or worse. Is this for a vacation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People here with Hamptons-level money will fly to Europe or the Caribbean. No place within driving distance of DC is similarly upscale.

This is true. This describes my inlaws, and their alternate itinerary is to fly direct to MVY for a house in Chilmark.

The direct flights from DCA to MVY are a hidden gem! so cheap and convenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

you can fly direct to Hyannis or MVY for surprisingly cheap. There is also a really convenient bus from Logan to the Cape that is not at all unreasonable as part of a vacation plan. Flying to Logan then bus to the cape is certainly probably no more stressful than getting from NYC to the Hamptons, IMO.

[Anonymous]

The Hamptons are crowded and miserable. The only reason the area is popular and expensive is the proximity to NYC and a lot of money. Otherwise they’d be the outer banks.

Social media obsessed city dwellers is the core demographic.

Unless you have a really nice house (and I don’t mean renting one with 10 friends for the summer at an ungodly price) with some privacy, it is stifling and there are about 100x other places to enjoy the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

Not PP, but we have a home in Southampton. There has always been riff-raff in the summers . . . but since the pandemic, the crowds have just been insane. It can be really hard to get around on summer weekends, which takes a lot of fun out of being there. It's fine if you're cool with just chilling by the pool at your house, but if you want to enjoy restaurants, nightlife, shopping in town, and the beaches that don't restrict parking to residents, then you're best off going in the off-season.