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The theatrical air to the 5-acre compound that makes up the Village Latch Inn is no accident. Owner Marta White spent her life in the theater and she revels in setting a stage. Her husband Martin used to work in commercial films. The main house is "old Southampton, turn-of-the-century, Gatsby-style,". The circa 1900 building, once the annex to Southampton's most opulent hotel, may have been of Sanford White design. Near the main house are what Marta refers to as the "outbuildings," which were part of the old Merrill Lynch estate.
These include the Terry Cottage, which features a comfortable living room with flowered wallpaper and Victorian dining room; the Potting Shed, where the first U.S. locomotive was built and which is now used for corporate meetings, six modern duplexes with private decks and two other large houses connected by a Victorian greenhouse. One of these houses has a distinguished collection of Mexican folk art.
The living room in the main house could be the set of a movie - perhaps "Around the World in 80 Days" with Auntie Mame. Plush leopard-print cushions and gold and silver-threaded pillows are tossed artfully on the couches. Balinese marionettes hang from the walls. It's all eccentric, eclectic, and artsy-and it all works. No guest room resembles another. The rooms are decorated with a collection of antiques from different periods. Despite its lavishness, the inn is cozy-the sort of place where guests can help themselves to coffee or a cold drink any time of the day, even if the sign says KITCHEN CLOSED.
A number of the buildings can be rented to groups, and the facilities have been used for everything from fashion shoots to family reunions. The greenhouse is the perfect setting for an intimate wedding.
The theatrical air to the 5-acre compound that makes up the Village Latch Inn is no accident. Owner Marta White spent her life in the theater and she revels in setting a stage. Her husband Martin used to work in commercial films. The main house is "old Southampton, turn-of-the-century, Gatsby-style,". The circa 1900 building, once the annex to Southampton's most opulent hotel, may have been of Sanford White design. Near the main house are what Marta refers to as the "outbuildings," which were part of the old Merrill Lynch estate.
These include the Terry Cottage, which features a comfortable living room with flowered wallpaper and Victorian dining room; the Potting Shed, where the first U.S. locomotive was built and which is now used for corporate meetings, six modern duplexes with private decks and two other large houses connected by a Victorian greenhouse. One of these houses has a distinguished collection of Mexican folk art.
The living room in the main house could be the set of a movie - perhaps "Around the World in 80 Days" with Auntie Mame. Plush leopard-print cushions and gold and silver-threaded pillows are tossed artfully on the couches. Balinese marionettes hang from the walls. It's all eccentric, eclectic, and artsy-and it all works. No guest room resembles another. The rooms are decorated with a collection of antiques from different periods. Despite its lavishness, the inn is cozy-the sort of place where guests can help themselves to coffee or a cold drink any time of the day, even if the sign says KITCHEN CLOSED.
A number of the buildings can be rented to groups, and the facilities have been used for everything from fashion shoots to family reunions. The greenhouse is the perfect setting for an intimate wedding.
My favorite hotel in Southampton is The Village Latch Inn, 101 Hill St. (the extension of Job's Lane), Southampton, NY 11968 . At first glance it looks like an old mansion pressed into modern-day service as an inn. It has tall hedges, big lawns, a green-shuttered colonial façade and aristocratic-looking gates on Hill Street. Actually, it used to be the annex to the Irving Hotel, a famous and now-demolished Southampton hostelry that stood across the street. At the distant end of its entry hall is a collection of sunny public rooms filled with overstuffed furniture, hanging plants, bright pillows in floral prints, and random antiques. There's a cheery breakfast porch, as well as a sun porch filled with white wicker and blue floral fabrics. Everything is quite atmospheric and rather lush. The 67 guest rooms are distributed among the two main villas (the Latch and Terry Cottage, Homestead East and West (a cozy shingled annex in the back), and several former estate buildings rescued and moved to the property by the present owners.
All accommodations are quite nice and equipped with thick rugs, stripped-oak furniture, tweed-covered chaises, lazy ceiling fans, private baths, phones, easy chairs, and the occasional fireplace. They look somehow sleeker than the typical "country inn," which is perhaps the inevitable result of being in fashionable Southampton. Unlike so many other inns, the Latch also has a pool (quite a handsome one too), a tennis court, and a former conservatory (now greenhouse) in the back. Parts of the Latch are open only from Memorial Day to Labor Day; other parts stay open all year.
Just two blocks from the main street of boutiques on Job's Lane, hidden behind a front fence of privet, is a wonderful, whimsical, "Alice in Wonderland" country inn. It's eclectic, it's comfortable, it's sexy, it's fun, it's delightful...it is definitely different. The surprise to me, having driven by it for several years, is that it has a total of 67 guest accommodations scattered on about 5 1/2 acres in four separate buildings. It is perfectly located right in town and within walking distance of the beaches. The four Mansion type buildings reflect the many travels and the sophisticated, eclectic taste of the artist owners. Each room is entirely different and almost defies description, except to assure you that they are all warm, gracious, cheerful and an adventure. There are spacious sitting rooms, rooms with fireplaces, balconies, decks, large studios, 2 room suites and duplexes with skylights. All have private baths and Hunter Caribbean fans and air conditioning. Even though it is located right in town, there is a park-like setting for the facilities of a full resort with a swimming pool and tennis court.
Jill Herzig, Hampton Magazine
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The sporty set should be happy at this 67-room mini-resort on five acres, complete with tennis court, pool, and bikes-for-rent. Each antique-filled room has a private bath and TV, and the backyard is like a mini-sanatorium, with a small pond and rose garden. The homey feel and proximity to town have lured Isabella Rossellini and many other famous celebrities.
New York Magazine
