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Checking in to The Hedges Inn, Circa 1774, in East Hampton Revived by the owners of The Colony Palm Beach and Designer David Netto By Anne Lee Phillips. Photography Glen Allsop. 32 Y ou finally have a friend with a Hamptons house and a standing invitation: Sarah Wetenhall and her investment banker husband, Andrew, owners of the triumphantly revitalized The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, have reopened the historic The Hedges Inn in East Hampton after a thoughtful renovation. "My favorite hotels have always made me feel as though I'm staying with that impossibly chic friend who somehow knows everyone, gets every reservation, has the best recommendations, and always has exactly what you need before you realize you need it," Sarah says. "That's really the feeling we're trying to create at The Hedges." She tapped designer and erudite writer David Netto, who grew up in the area, to design the charming 12-room inn, which originally dates to 1774 with additions in 1873, to feel more like a home than a hotel. The home was originally owned by the Hedges family (an amazing aptronym for the land of manicured hedges) and was transformed into a chic inn by socialite Mrs. Harry Hamlin in 1935. She then sold it to French restaurateur Henri Soulé, who turned it into the summer outpost for Le Pavillon, Library at The Hedges Inn