DANBURY, Connecticut—Meyer Jabara Resorts publicizes that The Menhaden, a trendy, 16-room luxurious boutique lodge within the coronary heart of Greenport Village, New York, is among the many first U.S. inns to obtain the MICHELIN Information’s latest distinction: the MICHELIN Key. Thought-about to be “the North Fork of Lengthy Island,” this up to date coastal lodge—with its quaint rooms, monochrome design, Restoration {Hardware} furnishings, lavish loos, charming rooftop deck, and proximity to native vineyards, farms, eating places, breweries, and seashores—is one in every of solely 207 properties to obtain the one-key honor.
Owned by Atlantic Fairness Companions and positioned at 207 Entrance St. (at one finish of Greenport’s compact primary drag and two blocks from the top of the Lengthy Island Railroad), The Menhaden is acknowledged for constantly providing “a really particular keep”—from non-public, native, customized experiences for leisure vacationers to intimate weekday conferences for enterprise friends.
The bottom flooring of The Menhaden encompasses a restaurant, Bunker Bar, and The Common Retailer Café. A rooftop deck—which additionally occurs to be the best level on the town—overlooks Foremost Road, Greenport Harbor, the North Ferry, and Shelter Island, and sports activities a bar, firepits, and lounge seating. Earlier than friends arrive, The Menhaden Concierge schedules excursions and packs picnic baskets on request, and The Menhaden Moke, an eco-friendly open-air electrical home automotive, transports friends to close by wineries and different native hotspots. Loaner bikes can be found to permit friends to discover Greenport Village and the encircling space. Customized bike excursions may also be scheduled.
“We’re honored that The Menhaden has secured this prestigious designation and in its inaugural yr,” stated Justin Jabara, president of Meyer Jabara Resorts. “Not solely is that this one of many highest high quality boutique inns vacationers will expertise wherever on japanese Lengthy Island, however the visitor service offered by Common Supervisor Mario Corrado and his workers is exemplary. It’s straightforward to see why they’ve earned the ‘Greatest Lodge of the North Fork’ title for 3 consecutive years.
“Whereas the asset is spectacular, it’s The Menhaden’s workers who’re our largest asset,” Jabara stated. “For them, offering hospitality isn’t just a job; it’s a chance to create one-of-a-kind experiences that guests will always remember. We hope anybody trying to escape the norm and expertise oyster bars, farm stands, breweries, seashores, boutique retailers, and biodynamic vineyards elects to remain at The Menhaden—the crème de la crème of North Fork hospitality.”
Festive Vacation Vacation spot
On arrival, The Menhaden’s friends can be greeted with an Oshibori Sizzling Towel, together with a pre-planned customized itinerary and room key in an embossed envelope on a white plate. On the way in which to their rooms, friends can be given a guided tour of the lodge’s services and facilities. All rooms are appointed with a minimalist black/white/greige colour pallet and high-end finishes, excessive thread depend linens, and furnishings. On every flooring is a complimentary Galley that’s refreshed thrice a day.
Day or night time, friends can benefit from the rooftop to work, drink espresso, get pleasure from infused water combos, take part in yoga lessons, sip cocktails, shuck oysters with a neighborhood oyster farmer, roast fireplace S’mores, or just watch the sundown. The Common Retailer Café/Espresso Store is also a handy place to seize elevated hand-crafted coffees and matcha tea or native provisions for a day picnic or boat journey.
“Greenport will not be on vacationers’ radar for the winter months, however we have to change that,” Corrado stated. “December is a good time to go to The Menhaden and see all that Greenport has to supply. The season kicks off with a Parade of Lights and Tree Lighting, adopted by the favored ‘Shellabration’ Restaurant Stroll that options seafood dishes crafted by native cooks to profit the Cornell Cooperative Marine Extension Program. The occasion affords discounted foods and drinks pairings that assist native seafood and beverage corporations. All through December, there’s additionally a window-decorating contest amongst native retailers, eating places and inns; a self-guided North Fork vacation stroll; Greenport Victorian Vacation Home Tour; a Winter Snow Globe Scavenger Hunt; and a menorah lighting. Every of those experiences embodies the heat of the vacations and the true that means of hospitality that our quaint city is thought for. Irrespective of when or why you go to Greenport, one factor is for certain … you’ll at all times expertise a ‘very particular keep’ at The Menhaden. Now we have a MICHELIN Key to show it!”
