Where do wealthy DC folks have weekend homes?

[Anonymous]

NYC has the Hamptons. Philly has Avalon, NJ. Boston has Nantucket/Martha's Vineyard.

Where do DC folks go?

DH thinks Rehoboth or Bethany.

[Anonymous]

Eastern shore, Middleburg

[Anonymous]

Rehoboth, Bethany, or eastern shore.

[Anonymous]

OBX

[Anonymous]

Truly wealthy? Islands in Maine, the Cape, Asheville, Western ski resorts. Biglaw partner types eastern shore. Bethany for the well off partners.

[Anonymous]

The truly wealthy in DC don't vacation around here. They are gone to the Vineyard, Nantucket, Maine, or the Cape. Or, if winter, a ski house in the Rockies (Aspen/Vail, Sun Valley or Jackson Hole).

[Anonymous]

I was actually thinking the same thing. All of the MD/DE Beaches and Virginia Beach just don't seem to compare to the Hamptons/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket. There has to be someplace closer right that people just pop over too for the weekend or is that just not the culture here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The truly wealthy in DC don't vacation around here. They are gone to the Vineyard, Nantucket, Maine, or the Cape. Or, if winter, a ski house in the Rockies (Aspen/Vail, Sun Valley or Jackson Hole).

Yes -- or, if they like warm weather, Kiawah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The truly wealthy in DC don't vacation around here. They are gone to the Vineyard, Nantucket, Maine, or the Cape. Or, if winter, a ski house in the Rockies (Aspen/Vail, Sun Valley or Jackson Hole).

Yes -- or, if they like warm weather, Kiawah.

They may have vacation homes in these places but OP is asking about weekend houses. Unless they have a PP they don't have weekend houses in those places.

[Anonymous]

Rappahanock county (VA) has become popular --- know many wealthy families who have bought country homes in that area.

[Anonymous]

For short trips maybe Eastern shore, for weeks/summers see above - cape, Vineyard, Nantucket etc.

[Anonymous]

Middleburg for old horsey money
Easton/Oxford for Eastern shore
Gibson Island for this side of the bay

[Anonymous]

we have a house in Vail and a house on Kiawah Island.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rappahanock county (VA) has become popular --- know many wealthy families who have bought country homes in that area.

Ha ha ha. No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The truly wealthy in DC don't vacation around here. They are gone to the Vineyard, Nantucket, Maine, or the Cape. Or, if winter, a ski house in the Rockies (Aspen/Vail, Sun Valley or Jackson Hole).

Yes -- or, if they like warm weather, Kiawah.

They may have vacation homes in these places but OP is asking about weekend houses. Unless they have a PP they don't have weekend houses in those places.

I'm one of the pp (and I don't have a PP!), but I know people who have "weekend" houses in these places. They fly commercial. It's not hard to fly to Boston, for example, and drive to the Vineyard. I've gone to the Vineyard for the weekend (to a friend's house). Most people who have that much money have fairly flexible work schedules/can work from "home" one day a week. Maine is a little harder, but you can fly to Bangor and drive to Bar Harbor. There are direct flights to Jackson in the winter.