Okay, maybe we came out on one of the first weekends of summer and maybe they were not up to speed on everything yet at the Lakeside Inn - but the front desk should at least have mentioned when we booked our two night stay (expecting wi-fi service, The New York Times and whatever else was promised on the website).

I have to admit we mainly came out after checking out the website (very nice pics!) - but be warned ... this website and its images do not reflect reality!

This is not a calm chill out place ... its more of a frat house gone wild, the bar turns into a lakeside club every night, with loud crowds and very hung-over employees the next morning.

Unless they change management and clean up their act - do not go by the Lakeside Inn website and try to spend your money elsewhere!

Like most of the other people on this site, my girlfriend and I were fooled into staying at the Lakeside Inn after reading a good review in New York Magazine and seeing the nice photos on the website. (I doubt if anyone from NY Magazine ever stayed here, or if they did, they must be a friend of the owner.) However, we were extremely disappointed in our stay. First of all, the room we were placed in was completely different than both what was described to us and shown on the website. In fact, the website is extremely misleading, to the point where I would call it false advertising. What the website shows and promises are beautiful, clean luxury rooms, brand new bathrooms. It also promises “All rooms have wireless access, Ipod docking stations. Check out an Ipod at the front desk to enjoy super chill sounds or whatever your genre. New York Times and Montauk Pioneer.” These are all false.

Instead, the room we were placed did not even look to be completed. It was horrifyingly disgusting. Dead bug guts streaked across the walls for your viewing pleasure. Dead bug guts smashed into the disgusting bathmats. Dead bugs in the shower, in the sink, all over the floor.

In trying to figure out how the hell all these bugs managed to get in the room, we realized that THE FLOORS HAD NOT BEEN SEALED. Hello owners...you are a motel next to the lake! Did it not occur to you to kick in a couple more bucks to seal the floors?

There was also birdcrap all over the lakeside "deck". I'm not sure if I'd call it a "deck"...a more appropriate term might be "unlocked entry for someone to steal all of the stuff in your room" or "stand here to get crapped on by birds and eaten alive by mosquitoes".

Like almost everyone else I stayed at the Lakeside after a write up in NYMag. For 300 a night, we got a large comfortable bed, and a family of spiders. There were about 5-10 of them living on the ceiling, 2-3 squished onto the wall. The sliding door overlooking the lake didn't lock, which made me very nervous, but there were no staff to complain to, as there was only someone in the office for check-in and check-out. There was about a 2 inch space between the door and the floor, so on a windy night, mulch blew in through the gap. The cleaning lady did not clean it up the next day. (she did replace the towels) I was rather appaled that the owners felt it was okay to charge 300 a night for this stay. The view was lovely, and the bed was nice. I felt as if the owners spent all their money on ihomes and comfy beds, and then ran out of cash for things like locks, bug removal, and proper cleanings of the rooms. They were obviously still doing work on the place, which is fine, but i wouldn't recommend staying at a hotel where owners feel it is okay to charge $600 for a two night stay in a room with bugs squished to the walls, and no locking door.

I read about the Lakeside in New York Magazine and after checking out the Inn's website, I booked a room. When I made my reservation there were no pictures or reviews up on tripadvisor.

The night before leaving for Montauk I happened to check again on tripadvisor and found two VERY negative reviews and some scary pictures. I nearly called off the entire trip!!

I was extremely relieved (and pleased) when I finally saw the room. It was clean, simple and spacious. The view of the lake and the patio were a nice. The ipod dock was in the room but the wireless internet connection was not working. The only compaint I would have is that as our room the second closest to the road, you could occasionally hear a car or two drive past outside. But it was hardly noticable and really not an issue at all (certainly not bad enough for us to ask for another room). It was a great stay and I intend to return.