On warm sunny evenings last year, many visitors and locals alike flocked to East Hampton Point to celebrate the end of another wonderful summer’s day in the Hamptons and perhaps ease wonderfully into the night scene. With its teak details, many promenades and decks all hovering over the Three Mile Harbor, many have toasted the setting sun in as a romantic setting as there is in the Hamptons. Sipping fine wines or strong spirits, the patrons appreciated what this establishment had to offer at day’s end.

Very good news! Beautiful sunset meals and drinks will once again be available at East Hampton Point, in East Hampton on Three Mile Harbor Road. Despite reports that it was going to be sold and become a private club, the posh establishment will once again open its doors for the general public as East Hampton Point for another season. The marina and hotel will also operate under the same management as they did last year.

Long considered the gem of the various eating establishments along the shore of beautiful Three Mile Harbor, summer patrons are ecstatic at the prospect of once again planning to sip cocktails and eat wonderful tasty dishes as the sun tucks its way under the horizon ending another summer’s day. The stories of a fifty-plus million dollar asking price and deals about to close were confirmed by East Hampton Point’s General Manager, Caroline Carpinato. In a phone interview, she said that all had fallen through and everyone affiliated with the Point was getting ready to have the best season ever. She would once again be looking to enjoy the reggae music on Sunday evenings and the weekend brunches.

The hotel at The Point offers wonderful, private accommodations for families and individuals with a beautiful tennis court, children’s playground, health spa and great views. The indoor and outdoor bars gives one an option where to enjoy a cocktail. In the indoor bar rests a magnificent mahogany yacht, its mast rising 35 feet. Once owned by Ann Mooney’s father in Oyster Bay, Ann, who still races all over the world, now tries to get to the Point at least once a summer to look at her father’s pride.

The outdoor side bar is more relaxed and is where the reggae music and dancing happen on Sunday evenings. One can sometimes hear the strong bass lines bouncing off the decks out to the waters on those magic Sunday nights with everybody swaying one way or another to the music.

East Hampton Point has a very colorful history. In 1993, Wings Point, owned by a Mr. Wilson, was purchased, remodeled and opened as The East Hampton Point Inn. The restaurant can seat up to 400 people and is often used for summer weddings and gala events. No longer in the hands of the all of the original investors, due to a splitting up of the ownership of various Hamptons restaurants, the Point has maintained its dignity. The huge beautiful yachts that moor there or visit there are attraction in their own right. It is almost a ritual for a first time visitor to East Hampton to see the sun set from the Point. It is also a great place to meet new friends or catch up with old ones.