Best Hotels in Ocean City, NJ

Ocean City has called itself "America's Greatest Family Resort" since 1920, and that family focus shapes a stay here. The barrier island runs about eight miles, with guarded beaches and a boardwalk of roughly 2.5 miles that's home to the Ocean City Music Pier. A few blocks inland, the downtown shopping district lines Asbury Avenue from 6th to 14th Street.

One thing to plan around: Ocean City hasn't allowed the sale of alcohol since its founding in 1879. Driving in, bridges link the island to Somers Point, Marmora, Egg Harbor Township and Strathmere, and NJ Transit buses run from the Ocean City Transportation Center to Atlantic City. Compare Ocean City hotels, motels and inns on this page, then line up places to eat in Ocean City for your trip, or look farther down the coast at hotels in Cape May.

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