Baker House 1650
A 17th-century Tudor on Main Street — six rooms, spa, steam room, adults-only.
A six-room adults-only inn in a 17th-century Tudor on East Hampton's Main Street, with a small spa, a steam room, an outdoor pool, and the kind of preserved wood-frame heritage that East Hampton was founded on. The Baker House dates to around 1650 — making it one of the oldest continuously occupied buildings on Long Island. The current iteration is small luxury, intensely curated, and adults-only.
It is the rare Hamptons property where the building is older than most American cities and where the program has been kept deliberately small.
The setting
The inn sits on Main Street in East Hampton village, two blocks from Newtown Lane (the shopping spine), four blocks from Town Pond, and a ten-minute drive to Main Beach. Sag Harbor is fifteen minutes north; Montauk is thirty minutes east. The drive from Manhattan is two and a half hours plus traffic; in summer, the Hampton Jitney and the LIRR are saner.
East Hampton's Main Street is one of the better-preserved 17th- and 18th-century New England-meets-Long Island streetscapes — tree-shaded, with the original windmills and church steeples still in place.
The building
A Tudor-style heritage building dating in parts to around 1650, with substantial 19th- and 20th-century additions and renovations layered over the centuries. The interior keeps period-correct wide-plank pine floors, original fireplaces, hand-hewn beam ceilings, and the Tudor-revival detailing the 1920s additions added. Materials are clapboard and stone, brass and velvet, with curated antiques throughout. The aesthetic is country-estate-meets-Hamptons-village.
The rooms
Six rooms across the main house and a converted dependency. Categories include classic king rooms with sitting areas, larger suites with private fireplaces, and a few with whirlpool tubs. Beds are kings; bathrooms are tile and marble, generously sized in higher categories. From-rates open around $1,295 in season — peak Hamptons. Wi-Fi is good.
Food & drink
There's no restaurant. A full hot breakfast is served daily and afternoon refreshments are set out. For dinner, East Hampton's restaurants are within five minutes' walk: Nick & Toni's, the Maidstone, 1770 House, Almond. The hosts will book.
On the property
A heated outdoor pool, a small spa with massage, a steam room and sauna, a small fitness room, and a walled garden. Adults-only. Bicycles to borrow.
- Adults-only
- Heated outdoor pool
- Small spa, steam room, sauna
- Walled garden
- Walking distance to East Hampton Main Street, Newtown Lane
- Open year-round
Who it's for
- Couples doing the Hamptons who want a small luxury inn with serious privacy
- Architecture and history readers who'll appreciate the 1650 dating
- Travelers comparing Baker House with the smallest-luxury options nationally
- Anyone for whom "older than the country" is a deciding factor
Who it's not for
- Families with kids — adults-only
- Travelers who want a beach-resort program — Main Beach is a 10-minute drive
- Pet owners (verify policy with the front desk)
Nearby
East Hampton's Newtown Lane shopping is two blocks. Town Pond and the windmill are at the north end of Main Street. Main Beach is a 10-minute drive south. The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center is fifteen minutes east in Springs. Sag Harbor's Main Street is fifteen minutes north. Montauk is thirty minutes east. For dinner: Nick & Toni's is the long-running Hamptons institution; the 1770 House is the white-tablecloth dinner; Almond is the casual.
