Three coastal escapes within an hour or two of Manhattan — each with the crossing, the character of the place, and what your concierge can arrange once you are there.
The escapes
Escape 01 — South Fork, Long Island
A little over two hours by car — or a short transfer by air
The crossing
From Manhattan, the Hamptons are a little over two hours by luxury car along the Long Island Expressway, or a short helicopter transfer from the West 30th Street Heliport directly into East Hampton or Southampton.
Along the Long Island Expressway. Unhurried, and in the right company the better part of the afternoon.
2h 15m
From the West 30th Street Heliport directly into East Hampton or Southampton — the preferred choice when time matters and the weekend feels too short to waste on traffic.
40 min
The place
The South Fork moves at its own pace: mornings on the white-sand stretch of Main Beach in East Hampton, afternoons along Jobs Lane in Southampton where gallery windows and quiet boutiques slow the rhythm considerably. Each ocean town carries its own character — Sag Harbor’s shingled streets and working waterfront contrast with the manicured lanes of Water Mill and Bridgehampton.
Worth your time
Arranged for you
Your concierge can arrange private beach access, sunset cruises out of Sag Harbor marina, or a reserved table at any of the village restaurants the Hamptons are known for — without you having to navigate a reservation list.
Escape 02 — Thirty miles off Cape Cod
An hour from the city, and a world off the coast
The crossing
Nantucket sits thirty miles off the coast of Cape Cod, accessible from New York by private charter flight into Nantucket Memorial Airport — a journey of roughly an hour that trades the city’s tempo for grey-shingled lanes and the salt-weighted quiet of the Atlantic.
Into Nantucket Memorial Airport. A journey of roughly an hour that trades the city’s tempo for grey-shingled lanes and the salt-weighted quiet of the Atlantic.
≈ 1 hour
The place
The island’s compact geography makes it entirely navigable without effort: Nantucket Town’s cobblestone Main Street, the weathered docks of Straight Wharf, and the long arc of Jetties Beach are all within easy reach of each other. Further out, Siasconset on the island’s eastern tip offers a cluster of rose-covered cottages and a bluff-top calm that feels genuinely removed from the world.
Worth your time
Arranged for you
Your concierge can arrange private harbour cruises, bicycle hire along the Milestone Road corridor, or access to the island’s more private beach clubs away from the summer crowds.
Escape 03 — Six towns, one island
Six towns that read as six distinct moods
The crossing
Martha’s Vineyard is reached by private charter into Martha’s Vineyard Airport, placing you on the island in under an hour from New York — or by private yacht, if the season and crossing suit the occasion.
Into Martha’s Vineyard Airport, placing you on the island in under an hour from New York.
Under 1h
If the season and the crossing suit the occasion — arriving under your own keel into Edgartown Harbour.
Seasonal
The place
The Vineyard’s six towns read as six distinct moods. Edgartown’s white-captains-house Federal architecture and the working harbour front contrast with the gingerbread Victorian cottages of Oak Bluffs, while Menemsha on the western shore offers a fishing village quietude and the most unhurried sunsets on the island. South Beach along Katama stretches for three miles of open Atlantic coastline without the density of the more visited shores.
Worth your time
Arranged for you
Your concierge can arrange private boat charters out of Edgartown Harbour, vineyard and farm visits across the island’s agricultural interior, or a curated evening in one of the Vineyard’s long-established waterfront dining rooms.
The company
Every escape on this page assumes two people. The difference between a good trip and a memorable one is rarely the house or the table — it is whether the person opposite is genuinely easy company across an unhurried few days.
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Arrange the journey
New York has no shortage of escape routes for those who know where to look. The Hamptons, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard each offer something the city cannot: space, coastline, and a pace that has nothing to prove. Whether it is a summer weekend on the South Fork, a quiet crossing to Nantucket, or an autumn afternoon in Edgartown, the right companion makes the difference.
