I recently stayed for 2 nites with my family (Husband, and 2 young adult boys) at the Surf City Hotel. We had only 2 nights to be at the beach, so we were looking for spots that would rent by the night rather than the week, and spots that had options for the boys to sleep in their own beds (17 and 19 year olds don't want to sleep on a rollaway etc!) Our room set up had 2 BR's...one with a king bed, and the other BR with 2 twins....perfect!
The hotel was clean and it is only steps from the beachfront. They have a bar and restaurant and liquor store on the premises too, so it was great to be able to park the car and walk wherever we needed to go.
One suggestion: The hotel has beach tags for hotel guests and a $35 deposit is needed for each tag. What they don't make clear is that they will only accept cash!! Many of the little family owned sandwich shops etc don't take credit cards either....so bring plenty of cash when heading to LBI.
We had a kitchenette in our room....but only an old perc type coffee pot....They need to invest in a couple of coffee pots so that you can make your own joe!
Overall, we had a great stay. Be aware that it is an old hotel, so stairs are narrow and steep....be prepared to carry your suitcase up some stairs (we had a 3rd floor room).
- Surf City Long Beach
