Sand Cottage is ideally located in the Southampton hamlet of Hampton Bays... 80 miles from Manhattan with world class beaches and amazing restaurants. You arrive at the house and take a breath of peaceful ocean air and you immediately feel relaxed. The house is 25 yards from the private sandy beach on Shinnecock Bay which is perfect for swimming, kayaking, fishing, sunbathing, and walks at sunrise or sunset. We're always amazed there's almost no one ever on the beach. You can swim out far and it's not deep. It's perfect for kids. The Summer water is warm. We're 1 mile to beautiful Ponquogue Beach on the Atlantic which is fully equipped with beach pavilion, food and snack facilities, and ocean beach life guards. We're a 5 minute drive from famous Hampton's restaurants including Rumba, Cowfish, Edgewater, and Canal Cafe'. There's a fun boat that goes between Rumba and Cowfish so you can book dinner at one, and have drinks at the other after a short boat ride through the bay. We're only a 5 minute walk to Cor J seafood (arguably the Hamptons best fish market) if you fancy throwing lobsters on the BBQ which we love to do. Our favorite is to grab steaks from Scotto's in town and lobster from Cor J for surf and turf with a bottle of local Wolffer Estate rose'. As the evening cools down we light the firepit for a last glass of rose' and s'mores for the kids. Alternatively we love to take a 5 minute drive over the Ponquogue bridge for a glass of Rose' at Sundays or Oaklands while the kids fish and we watch the sunset. It’s the perfect getaway spot! Kids can swim and kayak safely and we love our morning and evening walks on the beach.