Ocean city MD

[Anonymous]

Need to go to the east coast beaches for a wedding this summer and looking at OC, Bethany, and rehobeth/Dewey. What’s the best for an elementary age child and parents? OC has more available at much lower prices, but I’ve heard it can be a little more party than we are looking for. Anyone had recent experiences? Note- we aren’t prudes and definitely don’t want complete solitude but not sure about too much of a shit show.

[Anonymous]

With a family, I would recommend Bethany. Sea Colony is a huge, ugly complex but has lots of condos for rent on AirBnB and VRBO that are beachfront and near the cute little downtown. OC is fine, but low rent and will attract more of the partier/drinker types.

[Anonymous]

Bethany is great. I also think Lewes is a bit of a gem but there is no boardwalk.

[Anonymous]

We are headed to Oc this summer. I did not find the prices to be that low. If you want a new or nicely updated place, it will be $5-$7k for a week. The benefit of OC is you can get ocean front. This will be basically impossible now for Bethany or Rehoboth maybe you could find something in sea colony that hasn’t been updated since grandma died.
We’ve stayed on the boardwalk in Oc. Yes, there are some characters, but it’s not dangerous. Just a lot of tattoos. The beaches are all the same. The boardwalk runs to around 30th st. I like the Rehoboth boardwalk the best for little kids because they have Funland. You will be looking at a drive to the beach place at this point in the season if you want in season.
Bethany is super boring but cute and very very safe.

[Anonymous]

The beach in DE is extremely narrow for some reason. I like the wider beaches in southern OC because of this.

[Anonymous]

OC is definitely best for kids if you don’t go senior week (1st 2 weeks of June) when all the HS students are there

They have beach, mini golf, parks, rides, fishing, boating, wave runners, kayaking, paddle boarding, a skate park, a ninja park, air shows, marinas with big boats coming in with fish, parasailing, beach theme restaurants on the bay with things for kids to do.

Bethany plan to beach and eat pizza

Rehoboth has a few nice restaurants and surf shops a boardwalk the size of a postage stamp. Good if you are not that active

[Anonymous]

Look at the north end of OC up around the 120s blocks. It's quieter than the boardwalk area but there is still stuff you can walk to -- a nice park with a pier you can fish off of, a great ice cream place, mini golf, a couple restaurants, a Fractured Prune for donuts. There will be mostly families up at that end. It's more middle class than UMC, but if you're not a snob like some people here that isn't a bad thing.

And yes the beach is definitely wider in MD, especially down by the boardwalk but even at the north end too. People here who are very attached to the DE beaches don't want to admit how narrow it has gotten near Bethany. The difference from 10-20 years ago is significant. I know all the beaches are eroding everywhere but some places had less to begin with so the effects are more noticeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at the north end of OC up around the 120s blocks. It's quieter than the boardwalk area but there is still stuff you can walk to -- a nice park with a pier you can fish off of, a great ice cream place, mini golf, a couple restaurants, a Fractured Prune for donuts. There will be mostly families up at that end. It's more middle class than UMC, but if you're not a snob like some people here that isn't a bad thing.

And yes the beach is definitely wider in MD, especially down by the boardwalk but even at the north end too. People here who are very attached to the DE beaches don't want to admit how narrow it has gotten near Bethany. The difference from 10-20 years ago is significant. I know all the beaches are eroding everywhere but some places had less to begin with so the effects are more noticeable.

This is the best advice. OC has the most to do but the further south you go, the more "party" it becomes. I prefer to be between 28th and 60th because that's what I am used to but if you want a more quiet area with easy access to both OC, Fenwick and Bethany, stay above 100th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are headed to Oc this summer. I did not find the prices to be that low. If you want a new or nicely updated place, it will be $5-$7k for a week. The benefit of OC is you can get ocean front. This will be basically impossible now for Bethany or Rehoboth maybe you could find something in sea colony that hasn’t been updated since grandma died.
We’ve stayed on the boardwalk in Oc. Yes, there are some characters, but it’s not dangerous. Just a lot of tattoos. The beaches are all the same. The boardwalk runs to around 30th st. I like the Rehoboth boardwalk the best for little kids because they have Funland. You will be looking at a drive to the beach place at this point in the season if you want in season.
Bethany is super boring but cute and very very safe.

Agree, wouldn't call OC cheap. Demand for local travel is high, which is why nicer hotels in OC are 500 - 600 per night. Mid-range hotels are $350ish. I like OC in small doses, but will these prices are insane for OC.

[Anonymous]

Air bnb has condos in OC for 300-400- and some are 2 bedroom which is very reasonable. Bethany 1 br in that range but 2 are 600+. Which is nuts for Delaware.

[Anonymous]

Generally O.C. has more activities, avoid June due to beach weeks, 123rd ish street and north is quieter, more homes, but lacking hotels. A friend stayed at princess royal and liked. beach by carousel is packed with people.

[Anonymous]

OC is trashy. Rehobeth has decent stuff for kids, including a fun water park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OC is trashy. Rehobeth has decent stuff for kids, including a fun water park.

OC has the waterpark. Rehoboth has funland which is great for little kids. OC wins for waterfront restaurants many of which have playgrounds outside so you can eat dinner and have drinks while the kids play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OC is trashy. Rehobeth has decent stuff for kids, including a fun water park.

OC has the waterpark. Rehoboth has funland which is great for little kids. OC wins for waterfront restaurants many of which have playgrounds outside so you can eat dinner and have drinks while the kids play.

Wrong! Jungle Jim's (waterpark) is in Rehoboth and my kids love it! Funland is great too

[Anonymous]

5-7k to go to ocean city? Unbelievable