Private & Stylish North Fork Cottage on Secluded Beach in Peconic

My family and I have just spent the latter half of our NY stay in "Sound Dunes" after being in the City for a week. You know how most places fail to live up to the expectations created by photos and write-ups? Well Sound Dunes is EXACTLY as good as it looks on this site. For us ai has been the perfect place to wind down and relax. The house itself has a crisp, clean feel yet maintains a comforting warmth. The location is perfect - a hop skip and a jump to the quiet beach. In fact, we never saw another soul, even when we went for a few lovely walks down the way. There were two rainy days where we did not venture out farther than the beach (come rain, shine or pitch-black night the girls loved that beach!) but that provided a good excuse to just sit back, watch the fire and read (or play dinosaurs if you are a four year old). In the local vicinity there are plenty of good places to eat and wander. We stayed in and cooked a few times in the very good little kitchen. If you fancy a run the beach is perfect but the local back roads are very pretty as well. Trips out to Orient Point and over to Shelter Island are highly recommended if you like wandering, as we do. Neil (the owner) is an excellent communicator and all his advice was spot-on. All-in-all just a spectacular place to which we will undoubtedly return. A fitting end to a fantastic vacation.

My husband and I stayed in this charming cottage last year for a week for our 10 year wedding anniversary and it could not have been more perfect. The location is heaven on earth--both private and convenient to all! Anyone wanting peace and quiet from the city will love Peconic and especially this house. We took our Lab and he loved being able to romp and swim every day. My personal fave was the outdoor shower. I never showered inside!
Neil, the owner was extremely helpful and available whenever we needed him. The house had anything and everything including a stocked pantry. We didn't go to any restaurants but rather cooked in each night, drank our local wines and enjoyed the amazing sunsets and breezes.
We wanted to rent again this year but the season was booked unfortunately for us! We hope to visit this magical place one day again soon. A year later and we are still remembering the time we spent.

We stayed here for a week in November and it was very cozy, especially with the fireplace.
We enjoyed long afternoon walks along the beach, relaxing in front of the cozy fireplace afterwards and enjoying the beautiful views of the water. In fact, we dubbed the view from the sofa 'the screensaver' because we've enjoyed sitting there so much, watching the water & the stormy sky.
Nothing else you need - except that the house provides you with all amenities you could ask for. It's meticulously kept and we loved the decor, which is a refreshing change from the frills you often find in houses & B&B's. Nice side effect of traveling in the fall: Nearly empty restaurants & tasting rooms at the wineries at that time of the year.

Neil, the owner, could not have been more helpful and responsive whenever we had questions. We will definitely stay here again.