Bed & Breakfasts, small Romantic Hotels and Beachfront Cottages Bay Head Sands B&B, 2 Twilight Rd., Bay Head. 8 guest rooms, some with four-poster feather beds, some with double showers and most with ocean or lake views in a 1910 shingle-style Victorian cottage furnished with antiques. Location: About a block from the beach. Amenities: Porch with wicker furniture. China and teapot collections. Beach badges. Year-round. 732.899.7016. email the Bay Head Sands B&B Bentley Inn, The, 694 Main Ave., Bay Head. 19 rooms in a three-story Queen Anne Victorian mansion built in 1886 and furnished in a traditional style w/antiques. Location: ½ block from the Atlantic Ocean. Amenities: 1st and 2nd floor wrap-around covered porches. Beach badges, equipment & outdoor showers. 24-hour refreshments. Bikes available. Massage by appointment. Year-round. Specials. 732.892.9589 or 866.423.6853. email The Bentley Inn Cottage on the River, The, 10 Ocean Bend, Island Heights. 3 guest rooms & 2 suites in a 1920’s shingled guest house completely restored in 2002 and decorated in a traditional style. Location: Situated on a bluff, overlooking the Toms River. Amenities: Sunroom, screened porch, large deck, country garden, stone walkway and fish pond. Bicycles, beach badges, towels and chairs available. Year-round. Romantic Packages. 732.270.8123. email Gables, The, 212 Centre St., Beach Haven. 5 rooms, all with a working fireplace or a free-standing iron stove and marble bath and four with whirlpools in an1892 Victorian Inn restored in 2006 with period furnishings. Location: Two blocks from the beach. Amenities: Restaurant, garden courtyard with columned pergola, brick patio & stone fountain. Beach passes and towels. Romantic getaway & honeymoon packages. Weddings. 888.LBI.GABLES. email Historic Grenville Hotel & Restaurant, The, 345 Main Ave., Bay Head. 29 rooms including a honeymoon suite, deluxe king rooms and speciality suites with turret ceilings, balconies & ocean views in an 1890 Victorian hotel furnished in a traditional style with antiques Location: About a block from the beach. Amenities: Fine dining restaurant, Victorian veranda, outside dining. Weddings. Packages & events. 732.892.3100. email the hotel Island Guest House B&B, 207 Third St., Beach Haven. 15 rooms, some w/private patios or decks and/or double showers in a European-style Inn built in the 1890's and furnished in a traditional style w/antiques, wicker and hand painted furniture. Location: 1½ blocks to the beach. Amenities: Porch, screened sunroom & courtyard. Beach badges, bicycle built-for-two & chairs. Seasonal. Packages. 609.709.5791 or 877.LBI.STAY. email J.D. Thompson Inn, 149 E. Main St., Tuckerton. 7 guest rooms one with a canopy bed and one with four poster bed and fireplace in a Victorian home built in 1823 and decorated in an eclectic style of antiques, reproductions, object d'art and family heirlooms. Location: Heart of the historic town of Tuckerton. Amenities: Veranda, wrap-around deck with outdoor hot tub and gazebo. Spa services. Romance Packages. 609.294.1331. email the Inn Julia's of Savannah, 209 Centre St., Beach Haven. 9 rooms & suites, some w/verandas, fireplaces and/or Jacuzzis in a three-story Gothic Victorian-style Inn built in 2000, furnished in a Victorian style w/antiques and oriental rugs. Location: In the heart of town, 1½ blocks to the beach. Amenities: Wrap-around porch, wicker furniture. Beach badges, beach chairs, towels & bicycles. Wireless internet available. Seasonal. 609.492.5004. email Julia's Magnolia House, The, 215 Centre St., Beach Haven. 13 guest rooms, all with ceiling fans, one w/poster bed and one deluxe rooftop king suite w/private sitting area in a Gothic Revival Victorian built in 1867 with period antiques. Location: Heart of Beach Haven about two blocks from the beach. Amenities: Wrap-around veranda, wicker and rockers, porches, gazebo & garden. Beach badges, umbrellas, chairs and towels & bikes. 609.492.2226. email SandCastle Inn, 710 Bayview Ave. Barnegat Light. 5 rooms & 2 suites, all w/private entrances, ceiling fans & fireplaces and some w/double Jacuzzis in a Victorian-style Inn built in 1986 with traditional décor. Location: Bayfront, 2 blocks to the beach. Amenities: Enclosed sun porch, heated outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, poolside cabana, rooftop deck & exercise room. Bikes, beach badges, towels and chairs. 609.494.6555 or 800.253.0353. email the SandCastle Victoria on Main, 600 Main St., Toms River. 5 guest rooms, one with a claw foot soaking tub & one w/four poster bed in a three-story, 1897 Victorian mansion furnished with antiques. Location: Downtown, a few blocks from the center of town. Amenities: Wrap-around porch, spacious parlor, grand hallway with large fireplace, pool, patio and gardens. Sweetheart getaway and massage packages. Seasonal. 732.818.7580. email the Victoria on Main Williams Cottage Inn, 506 South Atlantic Ave., Beach Haven. 8 rooms & suites, many w/chandeliers, fireplaces, soaking tubs and multi-jet marble showers and each offering designer decor in a unique theme in a c.1886 Queen Anne Victorian furnished in antiques. Location: ½ block to the beach. Amenities: Wrap-around veranda. Beach badges, chairs, towels & umbrellas. Packages and sweetheart specials. 609.492.7272. email the Inn   Romantic Hotels and Motels Best Western Leisure Inn, 1600 Rt. 70 E., Lakewood. 102 guest rooms including some oversized suites with free standing Jacuzzis and some king bed rooms with whirlpools in a modern two-story motel built in 1980 and renovated in 2005. Location: Business area 6 miles from downtown Lakewood. Amenities: Outdoor swimming pool. 24-hour complimentary lobby coffee and tea. Engleside Inn, 30 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven. 72 rooms & suites, many with balconies, some with a kitchenette, some with oceanfront views, some with a whirlpool and all with a refrigerator in a three story hotel built in the early 1950's. Location: Beachfront. Amenities: Fine dining restaurant, sushi bar, sand bar, pool, small gift shop and beach. Room service. 609.492.1251 or 800.762.2214. some off season Ramada Inn & Suites-Toms River, 2373 Route 9 N., Toms River. 153 premier rooms and suites including spacious Jacuzzi & fireplace suites with full kitchens in a contemporary hotel built in 1990, renovated in 2004. Location: Business area. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, veranda, outdoor pool with heated whirlpool, fitness center and sports courts. Room Service.