We had a lovely time at this spacious Victorian, and the owner, Mina, was great. We had five adults and our ten kids, aged 11 to 20, staying with us. The bedrooms were larger than we anticipated and we could have fit more guests. The house and kitchen were equipped with everything we needed, including quite a selection of spices despite an earlier review! Also, I searched but couldn't find any poison ivy per the same earlier review. The house and yard are well cared for, the bathrooms are nicely updated and the appliances (kitchen, washer/dryer) are mostly new and large capacity. The boardwalk and beach were an easy walk with a light and crosswalk to get across the road. The beach is very nice and not too crowded. We could walk to Pier Village with plenty of restaurants and shopping. Our group walked to get ice cream most nights, and the teenagers walked to bowling. There was plenty of parking and Long Branch itself is easily accessible from NYC -- we had some family members take the train to and from work. It was a wonderful time and I would highly recommend it.