Hotel: Ocean Place Resort and Spa [http://www.oceanplace.com/]
Address: 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, NJ 07740
Phone: 800-411-6493; Fax: 732-571-8974
Check in: 4 pm
Check out: 11 am

Click here for Hotel reservations ($109/night + tax)

[Limited number of discount rooms available. Please reserve early.]

1) Directions from New York Pennsylvania Train Station or Newark Airport: Take NJ Transit train, North Jersey Coast (NJC) Line and get off at the Long Branch station, see the map below. [For ticket information, go to http://www.njtransit.com and select Train under Schedules & Fares.] From the train station, it is about a 10-minute walk along Morris Ave. (across Ocean Blvd.) to the boardwalk. From there make a left turn and take a short walk north along the ocean to the hotel (with a blue sea shell sign) on the left. Or, take a taxi, or call for the hotel shuttle service to go to the hotel (recommended for after sunset).

2) a) From Newark (EWR), LaGuadia (LGA), or JFK airport take State Shuttle [http://stateshuttle.com/index.html] directly to the hotel. b) Take a taxi (~$45) to the NY Penn Station and take the NJC train to the hotel, as described above.

3) a) From Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): Take SEPTA [http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/index.html] R-1 train to 30th Street Station, catch the Amtrak train (can be expensive) to Newark, NJ, [alternatively, take SEPTA R-7 train to Trenton, then take NJ Transit train, North East Corridor (NEC) line, to Newark], switch to NJ Transit train, North Jersey Coast (NJC) line, to Long Branch. b) From PHL, take a taxi to the hotel directly: Shore Cab [$140.00 + tolls + gratuity 732-222-6688], Elite Limousines [$169.00 + tolls + gratuity 732-747-7998 eliteservicelimo@yahoo.com].

4) Rental car: There should be adequate parking at the hotel.

Other nearby hotels:

The Bungalow Hotel
50 Laird Street
Long Branch, NJ 07740
732-229-3700
http://bungalowhotel.net

Holiday Inn Express
294 Highway 36 East
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-542-1234
http://www.hielongbranch.com/

La Quinta Inn (website)
West Long Branch
109 Route 36
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Phone: 732-403-8700
Fax: 732-229-2169

Ocean Court Motel
170 Ocean Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740
732-728-1505
http://oceancourtmotel.net

Cedars & Beeches Bed and Breakfast Inn
247 Cedar Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
732-571-6777
http://www.cedarsandbeeches.com

 

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