If this long stretch of winter has you yearning for a water-side retreat, here are a few options for staying seaside (or almost) in a variety of settings: convenient village locales, a romantic cliff and an old-fashioned compound-like family home.
This 672-square-foot two-bedroom beachfront cottage is small but mighty with all that’s on offer: a cliffside view of the water from the front porch, dramatic sunsets, steps down to a private beach and tons of circa 1925 vintage charm. The first floor features an open format with vaulted bead-board ceilings, updated appliances and access to both the front porch and a sunny back deck. Perched on the cliff, surrounded by leafy trees the cottage offers privacy and unimpeded views.
Rates. Memorial through Labor days: $35,000; June: $6,000; July: $14,500; August through Labor day: $16,500.
This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom Broadwater Cove home on Peconic Bay features two large waterfront decks, ideal for al fresco entertaining. Sited on 1.4 acres, it includes a grassy lawn leading to the private beach, decks with water views and a guest cottage with a master bedroom, living area and half bath. Plenty of light floods the house through oversize windows and skylights. The open format on the main level includes a living room with a fireplace, dining room, separate sun room with sliding doors to the deck, large kitchen. There’s an upper deck off the primary bedroom on the second level.
Rates. June: $20,000; July: $27,000; Aug. 1-15: $16,000.
This three-bedroom rental offers both a coastline lifestyle and village amenities. Located in Pipes Cove, a private gated townhouse community consisting of only nine home, it offers direct access to the waterfront via 5th Street and Greenport parks. The site includes a private boat basin with a dock, offering access for boaters and other paddlers. Inside, the 2,238 square feet includes three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, a spacious updated kitchen with a seated breakfast bar, and an open format living and dining room with a fireplace and sliding doors to the deck, and beyond, to the dock. The primary bedroom features a fireplace and a balcony with water views.
Rates. $20,000/month.
1260 Jackson Street, New Suffolk
You can have an old-fashioned vacation in this circa 1800 turreted waterfront house. Four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, in almost 3,000 square feet includes a rocking chair porch overlooking the expansive yard and water. Inside, there are pretty original details such as a spindled staircase and ornate brick fireplace, a glassed-in sun porch and an updated eat-in kitchen with access to the back yard. Bonus: a generous butler’s pantry for extra prep space for entertaining. There’s a firepit/conversation area with water views and a separate beach-side cottage with exposed brick walls, set up as a game room.
Rates. $150,000 for Memorial to Labor day; June: $35,000; July, $60,000; August to Labor Day: $70,000; other short term: $18,000.
A block from the bay is this 1870 shingled village farmhouse. The wraparound porch, ringed by hydrangeas, is an ideal launch pad for cocktails and sundowners. The interior is open, airy and homey with a country eat-in kitchen: throughout are warm wood finishes and hardwood plank floors. You and our guests can plop down in the living room and den or in the large and private back yard, and at day’s end, flop into bed in one of three bedrooms. Just a block away is the shoreline of Cutchogue Harbor and New Suffolk Beach is .3 miles.
Rates. May: $6,000; June: $8,000; August to Labor day: $13,000; September: $8,000.
