FIRST

TRAVEL

SAVINGS

29%

MAUI, HAWAII

Beach Bargains
These ritzy resorts clear out after Labor Day, but its
still great swimming weather. Even better, the rates
start plunging like an anchor. KATHRYN OSHEA-EVANS

SAVINGS

MONTAUK, NEW YORK

27%

When posh Manhattanites helicopter out

to this hamlet on the tip of Long Island,
they flock to Gurneys Montauk Resort &
Seawater Spa. Swap a mid-August stay for
a mid-September one, and youll pay $360,
vs. $495, for an ocean-view studio, complete with a private terrace. (For a more
affordable getaway, try the Ocean Resort
Inn, with rooms for $169 in September.)
Once youve worked up an appetite, BYOB
and try the lobster dinner ($33) at Duryeas
Lobster Deck. SEPTEMBER TEMP: 74

22

m o n e y. c o m

Sinatra and F.D.R.

slept at the Hotel
Galvez & Spa, and
for $139 a night
(down from $179
in August) you can
too. The missionstyle building has
prime views of the
Gulf, or you can
hop on one of the
hotels loaner
bikes and go for
a surfside ride.
Dont leave without
taking a free tour
of the sea turtle
research center
at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations lab.
SAVINGS
SEPTEMBER
TEMP: 87

22%

SAVINGS

SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA

29%

Youll get access to all three of Sea Islands

legendary golf coursesand the amenities
at the lavish Cloister hotelwhen you book
at the Inn at Sea Island. Its a new property
with 85 marine-themed rooms, free breakfasts, and five miles of soft-sand beaches at
the ready (rates are $195 in September,
down from $275 in
August). For a
nautical change
of pace, you can
clamber up the
104-foot St. Simons Lighthouse
($12), which has
been guiding ships
into port since
1872. SEPTEMBER
TEMP: 85

C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P : P H OTO G R A P H C O U R T E SY O F FO U R S E A S O N S R E S O R T M A U I ; C O U R T E SY
O F S E A I S L A N D R E S O R T; C O U R T E S Y O F H O T E L G A L V E Z & S PA ; J A N G O R Z Y N I K /A L A M Y

GALVESTON,
TEXAS

The Four Seasons

Maui at Wailea is
the only resort on
the Valley Isle without a resort fee. Go
in low season (September to November) to nab a room
overlooking the
Haleakala volcano
for $499, vs. $699
in Augusta great
deal on a once-in-alifetime trip. Among
the complimentary
amenities: scuba
lessons, canoeing,
snorkeling, a kids
program, and pool
cabanas. The
black-sand beaches
at Waianapanapa
State Park are
nearby, and entry
is free. SEPTEMBER
TEMP: 88