Thank You

We truly enjoyed vacationing with you in 2011. We had a great season making vacations more relaxing and enjoyable at the Jersey Shore.

We look forward to working with you again in 2012.

Happy New Year!

Bobby Flay At The Jersey Shore

Our Florida relatives are in town this week to hang with our family.  Their itinerary had lots of fun things to do including visiting with our family in NJ, visiting my cousins husbands family in Long Island,  checking out the Christmas sights in NYC and a visit to our home at the Jersey Shore.

My cousins husband had one thing he really wanted to do in Jersey.  He wanted to check out Bobby Flay's Burger Palace in Eatontown.  After all the family time with his inlaws fam, he absolutely should get to do anything he wants!

I've been to a few of Bobby Flay's joints including the Burger Palace in Philly, Bobby Flay Steak in AC, the Mesa Grill in both Vegas and NYC, but I never considered this a destination for the northern Jersey Shore.   He's absolutely right though...  The location is at the Monmouth Mall which is about 10 minutes from Long Branch and close to Sea Bright, Deal, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, etc.   While the location isn't exactly beachy - it is Bobby Flay.    My suggestion is to check it out on a rainy day at the shore cause traffic is always a challenge around there on a beautiful summer day.

Trip report: Long Brach Island

We visited Long Beach Island for a linen delivery for New Years weekend.  We typically dont have time to hang out and enjoy the beach scenery on a work day but being the off season we enjoyed every minute of it.  

We started the trip by completing our delivery in Beach Haven Crest.  It was a beautiful rental right on the beach.

View of AC from Holgate

From there we decided to head to Beach Haven to find a restaurant for lunch.  With a few options open, we decided to hold out for a bit and enjoy checking out some sights.

We first headed down to Holgate to catch a glimpse of Brigantine and Atlantic City.  Its amazing to see how close we were.  During the summer, we often think it would be really convenient to be able to travel between Brigantine and LBI for deliveries.   While there we collected some sand for the collection.

Reminded me of Key West

We then decided to drive the whole island.  The island is 18 miles long so we embarked on our trek to the lighthouse.  We found the drive to be ideal since there was minimal traffic and most of the lights were just blinking being that it was the offseason.  

Barnegat Lighthouse

Upon arrival at the Barnegat Lighthouse we took several pictures.  The lighthouse was closed but we enjoyed the view from the ground.  We collected some sand for the collection and were on our way.

Our next stop of Viking Village to check out the fishing boats.  

Keeping warm at the Lighthouse

After this, we headed to  The Greenhouse Cafe for some New England Clam Chowder and a caeser salad.

We recommend checking out all these spots on your next visit to Long Beach Island.

Have fun!

New Years Eve Orders

New Years order in Beach Haven

We have been putting together orders for the New Years weekend for guests visiting the Jersey Shore.

We love a good holiday to make our orders more festive.  

For the Fourth of July we like to include mini flags with orders for a patriotic touch.  

For New Years, we are including miniature disco balls for a party feel. 

It's not to late to get your order in.  Make the New Year more relaxing by calling us today!

Long Branch/Deal Mansions Available For Rent

Long Branch Home
From Rent

We recently started providing our services to weekend vacationers staying in Long Branch and Deal area.  

Both homes are absolutely amazing.  They both have incredible ballrooms, large kitchens (kosher if needed), large living room and dining areas perfect for a wedding or large family gathering.   Each home has over 10+ beds, making these properties more similar to a bed & breakfast minus the breakfast.  Breakfast sound good?  The property manager would be happy to find you a personal chef to make you your favorite breakfast menu.    Interested in other resort-esque services?  The property manager would be happy to help. 

Deal Home
Available For Rent

The orders we assisted with were for families getting together for the holidays. We provided them with our Egyptian cotton linens, duvet covers, towels and bed making service complete with Godiva chocolates. 

What a perfect way to get everyone to stay together and not have to be at a hotel!  These homes are available nightly in the off season on HomeAway and VRBO.   

Interested?  Check our the property listing and let them know Relax Concierge sent you!

Trip Report:Back to NYC

Entrance to the
Lobby at the Plaza

We headed back into NYC yesterday with family to see the tree and store windows. Since we were giving the tour we made sure to check out a few hotel lobbies since we have a "thing" for them.

We checked out the Plaza again, Trump and the St. Regis. The Plaza was the best out of all of them.

Gift shop at the Plaza

Midtown reminded me of the Garden State Parkway on a Saturday morning in the middle of summer. Lots of people and traffic galore. It was a lot of fun though!

St. Regis

Holiday Visitors

Small Christmas tree (unlit in pic)
welcomed guests

We just love having overnight guests at our home.

In the spirit of Christmas we made sure to make our guest rooms festive for California and Florida relatives.

Our front room has to twin beds adorned with our Egyptian cotton linens, down comforters and throws. We added a small Christmas tree with lights to greet guests when entering the room. We also included solar power candles in the window. In the back room we added bay leaf garland around the bed and vanity. In both rooms we left candy canes for our guests.

Garland adorned bed along with
signed copy of Polar Express

In addition to the holiday items, we included our relax do not disturb signs and sparkling water. Our front room guests also had our concierge bell for use whenever needed.

Thankfully we were on vacation too and it wasn't put to use.