We had a wonderful stay! Everything that I normally hate about the beach... packing food & drinks for the day, finding parking, lugging chairs and toys to a spot... that was all eliminated by staying here. I’m spoiled now and don’t ever want to do the beach any other way than being able to come in and out as I please!
Perhaps my favorite part about staying here though was the proximity to food, shops and Belmont Park. It was so easy breezy to walk back and forth that I didn’t bother to have anything more than snacks and drinks in our condo.
Besides the normal beach stuff, my older kids had fun riding the Byrd scooters that are around everywhere. I personally LOVED riding beach cruisers on the strand. It only costs $10/day for a bike at Hamel’s which is right there with the shops. Morning rides with my 6yo (we brought his training wheel bike from home) and evening rides in the dark with my 18yo were the best!
Things you may want to know:
-The Byrd scooters don’t work on the strand, only on the streets and alleys.
-The condo has 3 boogie boards. They’ve been used and abused but they were good enough for my kids.
-We have 4 kids. My daughter opted to sleep on the couch instead of sharing the double bed with her sibling and said that the couch was very comfy.
-There is a window AC unit that you can choose to put wherever you want. My husband and I chose our bedroom and were very comfortable at night. There are also (3?) box fans provided. My daughter had one with her in the living room and was great. My other kids had two in their room and were not comfortable the first night because it was very humid. After that they were good though.
-If we were coffee drinkers, we would have been thoroughly impressed by the array of options he provided!
Thanks for a wonderful stay, William!