LDV Hospitality, behind NYC Italian restaurant Scarpetta, has reimagined East Hampton, New York’s historic Maidstone resort right into a year-round boutique retreat. The resort has loads of facilities—bikes included—and curated pop-ups similar to partnerships with manufacturers like Sézane and Ginori.
For elegant, coastal getaways in New York’s summer season and shoulder seasons, East Hampton is all the time a good suggestion. The Maidstone—an 1840s tannery and lodge turned boutique inn on Fundamental Road—is now including a splash of Italian la dolce vita to the haute hamlet, because of new homeowners LDV Hospitality. Working year-round, LDV at The Maidstone is the primary resort mission from the model behind Scarpetta, one among NYC’s lauded Italian eating places. The Maidstone’s acquainted whitewashed, shutter-lined aesthetic stays. As soon as by the charming veranda, 19 refreshed rooms and cottages, pop-up activation areas, and a hot-ticket Italian restaurant led by Scarpetta’s personal chef Jorge Espinoza exude hushed seaside glamour.
LDV at The Maidstone
Glen Allsop/LDV at The Maidstone
Rooms and suites inside the principle home are available a impartial palette, every with their very own particular person aptitude. One would possibly discover chairs and mattress throws in muted peach and emerald tones, whereas rotary telephones and analog clocks atop rattan nightstands add a splash of nostalgia. For a extra residential really feel, standalone cottages can be found within the again backyard, the place visitors take pleasure in outside seating and added privateness, a fantastic decide for households. All rooms include Frette mattress linens and robes, green-piped pajamas from Italian clothes shop Schostal, Santa Maria Novella bathtub facilities, assorted seaside gear—East Hampton Seashore is a five-minute journey by bike, additionally offered for visitors—and each day continental breakfast.
LDV at The Maidstone
Glen Allsop/LDV at The Maidstone
The foyer’s restaurant and bar is an all-day affair. Inside, a smooth marble bar hosts each day aperitivo from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Coastal Italian picks like crabmeat- and chili-topped linguine nero, white truffle pinsa, and yellowtail crudo adorn the principle eating room’s crisp white-clothed tables (pro-tip: ask for seating subsequent to the fireside throughout colder days). A spacious, elegant again backyard hosts diners beneath strands of twinkling lights.
LDV at The Maidstone
LDV at The Maidstone
For 2025, guests can count on some thrilling pop-up experiences: vibrant way of life sketches by Soho-based artwork studio Salon 21 are on show (and for-sale) within the resort’s gallery house, and historic Florentine model Ginori 1735 takes over the foyer “desk retailer” with an unique assortment of high quality porcelain tableware. Visitor bogs are stocked with perfumes from French style model Sézane for a restricted time.
Rooms at LDV on the Maidstone begin at $425 and you may ebook at maidstone.com.
