The Catskills Versus the Hamptons
Upstater | May 31, 2013Not too many folks make the comparison. After all, there are luxury accommodations here and there in upstate New York, but the 1% is only sparsely represented, their helipad-ed compounds tucked into the hills. And the Hamptons, well, its offerings are obviously really different. Less nature (although the beaches are heavenly), more glitz, and the opportunity to spend a week’s paycheck on one meal.
But there are more luxurious draws here these days, and the Graham + Co hotel in Phoenicia seems to be interested in those who might head east for their getaway instead of north. Thus, they have released this t-shirt, which we spied on Instagram. They call it “vacation spot rumble.”
Is there a competition between these two regions, you think? How do you feel about the comparison?
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