We originally rented house for ourselves but ended up going with 2 more families. I wasn't sure at first if the house could fit 9 people but amazingly, it did. The house was clean and very well-maintained. It's only steps away from the public dock where the kids can go crabbing (the owners have a few cages but unfortunately we lost one. Really sorry Gita), and the boardwalk is on the other direction, about 10 mins' walk. Despite the popular amusement park and water park nearby, the beach wasn't crowded. There are two sandbars where the kids went "surfing" and had great fun. The only downside is the you can't use your seaside heights badges in the quieter Seaside Park any more (we could in the past but not this year), but we could always still find parking so it wasn't really a big deal. Gita is a really nice owner and the property manager Laurie is so pleasant to work with. The people are decent, and the place is great.