QUIET, ADULT Shore Town? (Atlantic City, Ocean City: rental, homes, neighborhood)

[FlyersFan]

Originally Posted by soulsurv

Please forgive me; I know there are many shore town threads, but my needs right now are very particular. I need to get away, and the place i feel best is by the Ocean. My Mother and I have gone to Cape May for 25 years. she is fading now, and i can't seem to go there without her...too sad for me.

I was thinking of the mountains, but it just didn't work out. So...i was wondering if there was a lovely, clean town which is not innundated with kids. Pretty scenery, good restaurants and nice beach would be lovely.
I know that Wildwood, Sea Isle and Ocean City are out. Avalone and Stone Harbor a bit too stodgy for me. Anything nice in Ocean County? I don't think I want to go any further North than that. i was thinking of right after Labor Day. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Any of the beach towns on the North end of Long Beach Island......very quiet.

[yankeemom]

Beach Haven has a fair amount of businesses that stay open until Chowderfest, which is usually the first weekend in Oct. I go down on weekends through the winter, and while a lot of businesses are seasonal, there are usually a handful of restaurants open Thurs-Sun. In Sept there are a lot of open businesses, and the Surflight Theater has shows scheduled through Sep and OCt. I love the fall at the shore!

[soulsurv]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

after labor day long beach island will have very little activity. i have been to cape may once in my memory and it seemed to me to be filled with lower end people.

Not at all! It's a pretty high-end place in terms of restaurants and such. Yet the people seem a bit warmer than those in Avalon/Stone harbor. At least that's my opinion.

[SweepTheLeg]

Ocean Grove?

[Gerania]

Yes, Harvey Cedars, other than the business district, is pretty quiet and Lovelades is residential.

Originally Posted by FlyersFan

Any of the beach towns on the North end of Long Beach Island......very quiet.

[quiet walker]

How do the folks here feel about Point Pleasant Beach these days. I spent a relaxing week there about 10-12 years ago, Sunday - Friday. I like the convenience of the NJT service which was two blocks from my motel on Arnold Ave, which itself was one block from the beach. Nice boardwalk and clean beach. I just wanted to sit on the beach and relax reading a book. Got breakfast at a nice place at the north end and watched the fishing boats head out from Brielle. Then spent the day on the beach with my chair and an umbrella planted by the beach service. You could leave all your stuff there without worry when going to get lunch. In the evening clean up and head for the boardwalk and eat all the prerequisite foods (pizza, fries, soft serve, etc) and spend some time at that club on the beach being entertained by a Frank Sinatra impersonator - he was good! Then back to the motel, the next morning do it all over again. No job, no car, no computer - for five relaxing days I've been think about visiting again.

[Sandee1213]

Point Pleasant has become very family oriented. I have 3 children, so I love it. On the other hand, they also have a couple great bars/restaraunts on the beach. When my husband and I get a babysitter we go there sometimes. I would not say it is a quiet beach though.

[VeradoDan]

Originally Posted by MPBsr

Ditto on Spring Lake. There are a number of B&B's close to the Ocean and Spring Lake is very quiet.

If the OP thinks Stone Harbor is too stodgy, Spring Lake would be mind-blowing. That place defines stodgy.

[VeradoDan]

Originally Posted by soulsurv

Thanks so much, folks. I will consider all of these suggestions.

I reread my post and noticed how prissy I sounded. I guess decades at Cape May has me spoiled for clean and quiet even though their season extends well into the fall. Can i assume that a few restaurants are still open post-season in Ocean County?

Aside from a few on the boardwalk, I can't really think of any that close. Ocean County is a year-round place, the restaurants (especially the nicest ones) are open 365 days a year.

[CaptainNJ]

Originally Posted by soulsurv

Not at all! It's a pretty high-end place in terms of restaurants and such. Yet the people seem a bit warmer than those in Avalon/Stone harbor. At least that's my opinion.

i think it has plenty of both. which means there is room for nice restaurants and places to stay while also tons of lesser people. kind of like manhattan (in that way). long beach island has less of a mixture.