I booked the lakeside to cater a small birthday party for 20 people, back in April, for a date in late July. The manager told me he was under renovations and assured me that it would be no problem. I could not reach them after that until the week before my trip. that should have been a dead giveaway. When we arrived, the deck was dirty, cigarette butts everywhere, spider webs covered the picnic tables. They charged me $500.00 for the food: nachos, spagetti, 12 pieces of shrimp and corn and it was cold and absolutely unedible. There was no service except a young girl who disappeared five minutes into setting up. We did the best we could under the circumstances, but I wanted to cry. It was my daughter's first birthday and I had all of our family join us for dinner from the city. I called to talk to the Manager, Ryan, and he apologized profusely and told me he would refund some of the money. Well I called back a few days later and his story changed, and suddenly he had an emergency and he would call me back. That was over 4 weeks ago. I don't want anything back I just hope to spread the word about the poor management and inexperience I dealt with and hope that no one else has my experience. Its a shame too, because the lakewiew is beautiful. Stay AWAY!!!!!!!!

It looks like they spent the majority of their assets on the website and PR.

What we discovered was a poorly managed, underconstruction, overpriced motel. You can find those type properties in the area for much less money.

My boyfriend and I did enjoy the Montauk area, and will return. Just won't be staying at this motel.

My wife booked our stay based on the tempting pictures on the web site. Based on our stay, I'd say that the class action lawsuit for false advertising is due any day. The room was NOT FINISHED. That didn't stop them from charging full price, however.

When we arrived, the main office wasn't staffed. We called the number taped to the door, and eventually, the manager drove up fresh from an afternoon out swimming.

The room was filthy. The "blinds" over the windows were sheets of paper that had been glued on! The fan in the bathroom was literally held in place with duct tape. The lock on the sliding door leading to the tiny "deck" had screws missing -- anyone could have broken into our room. Worse, the room was filled with spiders! They were migrating from the lake into a room that was not sealed properly. I spent half the night swatting the evil [--].

And let's get something straight -- there is a difference between "minimalist" and "empty". There were NO amenities. No phone, no television, no room service, no shelving, no cupboards -- all for luxury prices. What furniture there was was straight from the bargain bin at Ikea.

There was a bar & grill attached to the complex. I can't tell you how the food was as it remained closed the entire time we were there.

We were so disgusted by the accommodations that we cut our vacation short. Avoid this dump like the black plague.

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!