The Chequit

The best value on Shelter Island for 5 star accommodation. Great food,incredible flavor. Locals are wonderful at the bar. The artwork is beautiful. The café is a nice place to relax. Sit outside and enjoy the beautiful harbor front across a wonderful park.

So, let me just say that the hotel, and Shelter island in general is really lovely. The outdoor spaces were well thought out, we didn’t eat at the restaurant, (not enough options for two vegetarians, but. I realize that’s a ‘me’ problem) but we had drinks on the patio and that was nice. I thought it was weird that I couldn’t put the drinks on the room, but whatever. The big problem was coffee. There’s no coffee in the room, there’s no coffee in the lobby, you get a coupon for a free coffee, but not from the coffee shop in the hotel….You have to leave the hotel and go next door to get your coffee! That’s a lot to wrap your head around before you’ve had coffee. This is not a budget hotel, and they do have a kitchen (and a coffee shop) I don’t see what the big deal is about putting some coff

Wonderful dinner on the balcony of a genuine historic Victorian “gingerbread” house overlooking a beautiful harbor. The food was delicious and the menu had both standard fare and more interesting entrees. Great for very fresh fish. Staff was friendly, service was excellent. Highly recommend.

I had dinner durring and art show. I sat down with four strangers who saw me sitting alone and invited me to sit with them. All five of us really enjoyed the food it was bespoke quality tailored for each of us.

The Chequit is a nicely renovated hotel right near the north ferry on Shelter Island, making it an easy spot to stay. While the rooms are nice, many of the property’s other services were not available during our time there- the cafe is only open on certain days of the week, for instance, and their restaurant is closed for lunch. Additionally, you have to really dig through their website to learn that Tuesday nights become DJ night, making it impossible for any light sleepers to get a good night’s rest until the set ends. If their website - or their staff - had warned us, we could have either planned around it or changed our stay. To be honest, it’s pretty disappointing and I would not recommend this hotel to others unless they want that kind of IG vibe.