Long Bay Resort Condo vs. Beach Cove Resort Condo

Hi All:

We are vacationing with 2 children (5 and 15 months) and due to all of the info I%26#39;ve read on your forum have narrowed our seach down to 2 properties: Long Bay Resort or Beach Cove Resort.

The things that is most important to us is the pool and the location.

Also another question - is booking through VRBO reliable?

Thanks for all of your help!

Long Bay Resort Condo vs. Beach Cove Resort Condo

Please can anyone help???

Thanks!

Long Bay Resort Condo vs. Beach Cove Resort Condo

Long Bay seems to get decent reviews and we recommend North Ocean Blvd, anytime over South Ocean Blvd. (You will find some that like South OB, but we don%26#39;t). I have not used VRBO, but I noticed that the name pops up many times on the other state forums, we travel alot and I like to read what is going on. VRBO seems to be highly recommended by people on the tripadvisor forum. No matter where you stay, you will have to travel by car to get to most attractions.

I haven%26#39;t stayed at either. But from what I have seen and heard

Long Bay Resort is better.

I don%26#39;t like using the agents to book anything. I just do it myself and ask the reservationist for any specials.

This will be our sixth trip to the Long Bay. We are also a family of five and travel with 5 other families. The location is second to none. You are a short drive to everything and can even walk to mini golf, groceries, The Cane Patch and the pharmacy. Perfect for families, because the golfers who stay at the resort are gone all day and by the time they return the kids are ready for bed. The building itself and the grounds have been %26#39;freshened up%26#39; and well maintained, but you are not staying at a 5+ star Manhattan hotel. The lazy river inside is wonderful for the kids and outside the pool area is well protected from any wind which makes it feel about ten degrees warmer than it actually is. A nice recent addition is the wireless internet in the Starbucks, so you can stay %26#39;plugged in%26#39;. I hope this helps. Enjoy.

This will be our sixth trip to the Long Bay. We are also a family of five and travel with 5 other families. The location is second to none. You are a short drive to everything and can even walk to mini golf, groceries, The Cane Patch and the pharmacy. Perfect for families, because the golfers who stay at the resort are gone all day and by the time they return the kids are ready for bed. The building itself and the grounds have been %26#39;freshened up%26#39; and well maintained, but you are not staying at a 5+ star Manhattan hotel. The lazy river inside is wonderful for the kids and outside the pool area is well protected from any wind which makes it feel about ten degrees warmer than it actually is. A nice recent addition is the wireless internet in the Starbucks, so you can stay %26#39;plugged in%26#39;. I hope this helps. Enjoy.

I don%26#39;t know Beach Cove but have stayed at Long Bay several times, and it is one of our favorites, both for location %26amp; the pools are some of the nicest on the Strand.

Has anyone stayed in the south oceanview 2 room apartment at Long Bay?