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The Most Popular Restaurants to Dine At Throughout the Summer and the Year

The Most Popular Restaurants to Dine At Throughout the Summer and the Year

Looking for a great new restaurant to try? Check out these seven stand-out restaurants:

Spano's

Looking for real-deal authentic Italian food? Spano's is your go-to. The head chef, Joseph Spano, has been in the Italian food industry since 1989, and his restaurants have gained quite the buzz due to their huge portions and phenomenal taste. Getting a table at Spano's can be difficult, so make sure to call in advance.

Location: 719 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

Squan Tavern

Squan Tavern has been satisfying taste buds since 1964, so it's safe to say their good reputation is set in stone. Known for their pizza and sandwiches, Squan Tavern has…

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Summertime Activities for the Month of July

Summer is finally in full swing and there are plenty of local activities to take part in. Check out our list of local activities to enjoy this month!

Jenkinson's Fireworks at Dark

Head over to Jenkinson's on Thursdays throughout July and the rest of the summer to see their weekly fireworks show. The show typically lasts about twenty minutes and can be seen from the Bay Head beaches, so if you're not interested in making the trip to Jenkinson's, head over to a Bay Head beach! There is no exact start time, but the show begins shortly after dark.

New Jersey Sandcastle Contest

Take part in a classic Jersey Shore event. Belmar is this year's host of the New Jersey Sandcastle Contest! The contest will take place on July 14th, and will…

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Shawn Clayton interviewed on NJ.com "Summer Rentals at the New Jersey Shore"

Local broker Shawn Clayton at Clayton & Clayton Realtors in Bay Head, was mentioned in article regarding rentals at the New Jersey Shore. 

Photo by Clayton & Clayton Realtors 

by Allison Pries | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

As you watched the snow pile up this winter, your mind was longing for summer and your dreams were filled with visions of the Jersey Shore.

But if you were waiting until now to book a house for a week-long getaway you might be surprised at how few are left. Long Beach Island rentals, for example, were about 92% depleted as of mid-February, months earlier than the inventory typically hits that point. 

NJ Advance Media asked brokers what renters can do to increase their chances of finding a place to stay this…

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Winter Rentals: 1BD 1BA $1,350/ Month & Mantoloking Custom Bay Front $2,500/ Month

Are you considering a winter rental along the shore? Take a look at what Bay Head & Mantoloking, New Jersey can offer you.

512 Main Avenue, #4, Bay Head, NJ 08742

1 BD 1 BA - Winter Rental offered from 11/1/2019 - 5/1/2020 at $1,350 Month + Utilities

Enjoy a relaxing stay in this one bedroom just three homes from the ocean. Enter through your own private entrance and enjoy what has been fully re-stored. Updated kitchen, stainless steel appliances, bamboo floors, washer and dryer. Two flat screen TVs, one in the bedroom and one in the living room +10 foot high ceilings. Walking distance to Charlie's restaurant, Muller's bakery, Bay Head Yacht Club, Burkes Market and and all of Bay Heads unique shopping in heart of down Bay Head. Simply…

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Beach Rental Secrets - New York Times

Don't worry there's still some rentals out there...check out our summer rental.

Bay Head & Mantoloking Summer Rental  or Bay Head Condos  1 to 2 bedrooms 

We offer Oceanfronts...Bayfronts...Condos...and homes that are available through the summer at Clayton & Clayton Realtors 

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4 Reasons You Should Hire Someone to Manage Your Jersey Shore Rental Home

If you own a property you’re looking to rent out as a Jersey Shore Vacation Rental, you really have two options: you can rent it out yourself, or hire a local property management company to take care of the details for you.

Marketing your home, screening renters and maintaining a rental property is a full-time job in and of itself. In addition to the time involved in filling and maintaining the rental, operating a rental property brings with it numerous legal implications that you may not be aware of. Hiring a property management company can help alleviate much of the stress associated with maintaining your property as a vacation home.

Help Finding Quality Renters

This may not seem as difficult as it is, but finding quality renters to fill…

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Time to Start Thinking About that Jersey Shore Summer Rental!

We may be deep in the throes of winter, but believe it or not, now is the perfect time to start thinking about your Jersey Shore summer rental. In fact, it may even serve as an ideal respite from the weather outside to let your mind wander to the warm embrace of summer.

The stunning Jersey Shore coastline stretches for 127 miles from Sandy Hook to Cape May, with many beautiful white sandy beaches and bustling boardwalks waiting to be explored. Some of the best, most luxurious and drop-dead gorgeous rental properties can be found in the central shore regions of Ocean and Monmouth Counties, in communities like Bay Head, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach and Spring Lake.

Finding the Right Jersey Shore Rental

The summer rentals along the Jersey…

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2 Clayton & Clayton Rental Properties Featured in the Asbury Park Press

Clayton and Clayton are proud to have two of their luxury rental properties featured in an article by the Asbury Park Press recently. The paper published a feature article about luxury rentals on the Jersey Shore. You can read the complete article, here.

We offer some fantastic summer Bay Head and Mantoloking rental properties, ideal for making your summer vacation on the Jersey Shore that much better.

The Asbury Park Press featured two of our fantastic rental properties in Bay Head and Mantoloking in their article, and we thought we'd highlight them here so you could get a closer look.

353 Tide Pond Road

In Mantoloking - $10,000/week

Truly a home that was built for entertaining. This Mantolking home has a wide open kitchen with…

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5 Vacation Hotspots to Check Out this Summer!

Winter is finally over. It will soon be time to put the sweaters and heavy jackets away and think about the sunnier weather to come. Now that we have you thinking about summer again, we thought we’d highlight some of the vacation hot spots along the Jersey Shore to get everyone thinking about Monmouth and Ocean Counties and the Jersey Shore for their beach vacation in the coming months.

Long Beach Island

Where you’ll never be more than a few minutes from the beach. This 18-mile long barrier island is littered with charming beachside communities and gorgeous white sandy beaches. Here you’ll find laid back, quiet locales like Surf City, Brant Beach and Loveladies to the north, tempered by more bustling and happening spaces like Beach Haven to the…

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Spring Lake One Of Best Jersey Shore Towns

In a recent look at some of the best beach towns down on the Jersey Shore, the Travel Channel listed Spring Lake as a top Shore town thanks to its gorgeous beaches, non-commercial boardwalk, and small town refinement.

Spring Lake is the quintessential old-world town with its Victorian oceanfront homes and mansions overlooking the Majestic Atlantic Ocean. Many people travel from New York, which is just 60 miles away, and rent a home for a weekend or a week or two. The best part is Spring Lake can be accessed by train from New York, making it good day trip as well.

A major landmark of Spring Lake is the Breakers Hotel, which first opened up in the late 1800s, during the beginning of the East Coast gilded age of uber rich industrialists. It's still the…

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