You'll like it.
You'll like it.
Submitted: July 23, 2011
Stayed: June 2011
I have avoided family vacations at the NJ shore my entire life, but two years (2010) ago the girls in the family--two of them--prevailed over the boys--3 of them--who have prefered mountains and freshwater lakes. I fatefully stumbled across property 181874 and the surprises began. We had such a great time that we returned to the same spot this year (2011), and I am sure we will return again. The proprietors seem like really decent people. The property is well-maintained and appointed, and it is clean. What are some of the plusses of the location? For the girls (and even the boys) it was a block away from Dot's Bakery, which is the best one on the island. It's one block from the ocean, which you can see and hear easily from the balcony--it was fun to eat dusk time dinners or desserts there--and you don't have to cross any big streets--just a quiet alley--to get to the beach. There are some cute eateries within walking distance and even a nice ice cream parlor, all less than three blocks away, and one could even walk to the Acme if one wanted to do so. I really appreciated the lower level storage for bikes, beach chairs, umbrellas, etc. and the outside shower. The spaces, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living room, dinning room, all worked well for us. We felt comfortable everywhere. There was more than enough space for the five of us and occasionally we had visitors (2) and everyone fit nicely. I really recommend it for a fun week at the beach with the family.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Girls Getaway,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children
Owner's Response: Thanks for the kind words. It is our goal to help families make vacation memories, and especially to help husbands and fathers who would rather be vacationing elsewhere. Remarkably, our family story is similar. As a child, our family did vacation in Ocean City; however, I much preferred the time spent at my grandfather’s cabin in the mountains of Pennsylvania. As a child, my wife spent her summers at the beach. After five years of vacationing exclusively at the mountains, my wife said it was time for a beach vacation. So in August 1998, we rented a house in OC. During that week we fell in love with OC, and we found our beach house as well.
Jerry
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