Relax Concierge - Linen Rental, Sheet Rental, Towel Rental, Services

When Everyone Likes What They Ordered

2012-02-27T10:02:00.000-05:00

Its rare to go out with family or friends when everyone likes what they ordered. We just so happened to pick a place this weekend where everyone loved it!

Bay Head

My inlaws were in town yesterday to visit us in Manasquan. We were excited to show them the surrounding area. During a previous visit, we headed to the Spring Lake area to show them the homes and shops. Yesterday, we picked Point Pleasant and Bay Head.

After our short driving tour, we went to 709 on Arnold Ave for lunch. I've been there before for lunch and recalled how great everything was. Once again, they did a fantastic job.

709 Point Pleasant

We ordered the delicious wings as an appetizer, then had soup (french onion and the lobster bisque) then we all had different lunch dishes. I loved my braised short rib with bacon mac and cheese and other dishes included the chicken sandwich, adult grilled cheese and a salad. The presentation was really nice and service was excellent. We will definitely be back for lunch!

For those going for dinner - there is usually a long wait for a table on weekend nights. Its worth it.

Beach Haven Friday

2012-02-26T18:05:00.002-05:00

Friday was a perfect day to visit with realtors on Long Beach Island. Our first stop was with David W. at Van Dyk Realty. David and I follow eachother on Twitter (@DavidWyrschJr) and frequently chat about the happenings on the island.

Van Dyk has been referring us to their vacationers for some time now. We are so happy they included us on their website and always look forward to making their customers stays more relaxing and enjoyable.

From there, we popped into a few other realty offices to thank them for their referrals with some milk and cookies. We visited Mancini, Bay Shore, Diane Turton, Prudential, Newbern, Oceanside Realty and LBI Realty.

We asked each realty office about rentals this year. They ALL said that rentals are up from where they were this time last year. Many attribute this to the warmer winter where vacationers don't mind checking out rental properties in the winter. My advice: book your vacation rental now!

After all that hard work, we had to stop and try a "new to us" place. We tried out Stefano's California Grill for a burger and some clam chowder. If you aren't verse in Chowderfest winners - they are the LBI Grand Champions for both Manhattan and New England Clam Chowder.

Vacation Home Spotlight: 259 54th Street Avalon

2012-02-23T13:11:00.003-05:00

Last year we provided linens to vacationers staying at 259 54th Street in Avalon for the full summer season.

This vacation home is located in the quiet dune area of Avalon. The first floor has 3 bedrooms with 1 queen and 4 twin beds and 2 full hall bathrooms. The second floor has a master bedroom (queen) with bath and another bedroom with 2 twins. The property has beautiful bay views from the living area and front deck. Additional information about this home are available on the Power Play Realty website.

The homeowners truly want their vacationers to just relax and enjoy their stay!

If you are interested in renting this home, contact Ann Delaney at Power Play Realty by emailing ann@powerplayrealty.com or by calling (609) 967-7950.

To book linens for your vacation rental, contact us at 609-601-5077.

Linens Anyone?

2012-02-22T02:29:00.001-05:00

Today was a fun day of folding linens at our new location in Ocean City. We folded over 150 sets of linens!

These linens are ready for summer 2012. They are excited about where they will be headed. Lbi? Stone Harbor? Sea isle? Avalon? Or up north in the lavallette area? They dont care.They are just looking forward to making your vacation more relaxing and enjoyable.

If this wasnt exciting enough, we got a shout out from the Martha stewart show with guidance on how to fold a fitted sheet.

This is just the 1/2 of it. Folding fun will continue again soon. Maybe Martha Stewart will come down and help!

Two of Our Favorites

2012-02-19T10:24:00.001-05:00

Saturday was quite a day for eating! I've been craving Mariners Cove in Brielle for some time. It just so happened to be 9:30 on a Saturday and we weren't sure if we had a chance to get a table. For those that haven't been there, the wait crazy on a weekend in the summer (and sometimes in the off season). We lucked out! We immediately got a table! Yeah! I quickly ordered my favorite omelette, the South Jersey. This is fairly normal with porkroll, tomato and cheese but may of the other omelette options are wild and crazy.

Later in the day, my friend and sister stopped at Surf Taco in Manasquan for lunch. Wheneever a friend comes to visit, I usually take them to Surf Taco since its delicious and an awesome restaurant. For lunch, the Hawaiian Salad was calling my name. This is always good.

Depite all the good food during the day, I'm glad we stayed in and made dinner!

Enhance Your Jersey Shore Vacation Rental With Relax Concierge

2012-02-16T10:28:00.000-05:00

Enhance Your Jersey Shore Vacation Rental With Relax Concierge

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Cape May Visit

2012-02-10T13:18:00.001-05:00

Following our meeting at Diamond Beach, we stopped in Cape May for a walk and quick bite. We couldnt believe Fudge Kitchen was open in the middle of winter. They even had someone outside giving out samples!

We then stopped at our favorite spot in Cape May, Congress Hall. We checked out each of the stores and the lobby.

After working up an appetite, we had lunch at Tisha's. Tisha's has been on our list for some time now but we didn't get there till now. We loved their New England Clam Chowder and the BLT with Avocado.

Fudge!

New England Clam Chowder at Tisha's

Ocean City Visit

2012-02-08T19:39:00.002-05:00

We spent most of the day today getting the new store in Ocean City in shape for the upcoming Summer.

We did take a break to grab one of our favorite sandwiches at Primo. The "Bada Bing" is delicious. Its chicken cutlet with broccoli rabe and provolone. In the off season we don't live near a Primo so we are lucky when we can get to Ocean City. After we stopped by to chat with the owner of Animal House, our favorite pet store at the shore.

The Grand At Diamond Beach

2012-02-06T12:35:00.000-05:00

We had the pleasure of visiting The Grand at Diamond Beach. We were asked to discuss our rental items and services for vacationers renting at The Grand.

We had a great meeting with Ashley, vacation manager at The Grand. Ashley took us on a tour of several rental properties. Each of them were beautiful from the layout to the flooring to the decor. We also checked out their amenities including their private beach and infinity pool. The property and location is great for vacationers interested in the best of Cape May, private beaches and some of the fun in Wildwood.

If you are interested in booking a vacation rental at The Grand, contact Ashley at ashley@thegrandatdiamondbeach.

If you are interested in our services for your property or vacation, visit www.relaxconcierge.com or call us at 609-601-5077.

Birthday fun at the Jersey Shore

2012-02-02T19:02:00.001-05:00

My birthday is today and I'm so lucky to spend time with my loved ones on the special day. Since this is our off season - we were able to take the day off to enjoy, enjoy and enjoy!

My mom stayed over our place in Manasquan the night before following the move to our new location in Ocean City. We got the day started right with plans for breakfast. We initially intended to try the Breakers in Spring Lake. They are unfortunately closed during the week in the winter so we had to come up with something.

I quickly remembered Toast in Asbury Park. I've been wanting to try this for some time. My favorite meal of the day is breakfast so I dont mess around when it comes to a good menu. Toast did not disappoint. The restaurant is decorated very nicely and was pretty busy for a Thursday am. I was impressed with several items on the menu including the Red Velvet Pancakes and the Root Beer Pancakes special. Really?! How cool is that? My "one year older" boring self got the California Scramble with Sour Dough toast. It was delish. The grape tomatoes and the yummy potatoes made the dish. My mom was equally happy with her meal. She suggested checking out the bathrooms. I didnt go in so I dont know what I'm missing but she thought they were cute.

I will definitely be back at Toast soon.

Bringing Back the Fun in Somers Point

2012-01-28T08:35:00.000-05:00

Here's an interesting article about how Somers Point is planning to bring back the fun.

http://jerseyshorenightbeat.blogspot.com/2012/01/somers-point-nightlife-revival.html

We are all for it! For now we'll continue to enjoy the Anchorage, Charlies, and Smittys. Maybe Bubba Mac will come back too.

Hotel Sheets vs. Vacation Homes

2012-01-26T19:06:00.002-05:00

Here's an interesting article about the types of sheets provided by hotels. Let's just say we rank right up there with top hotels like the Westin:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-01-11-hotel-sheets_x.htm

Monday

2012-01-25T07:39:00.001-05:00

We had a great time on Monday trying out Porta in Asbury Park with Jen Miller. Jen and I have been wanting to check it out since our last dinner at Langosta.

The decor is really fun. Guests sit either at the bar or at the long tables. We shared the Bibb salad and one of their specialty pies.

On weekends, we've been told to call ahead since there is normally a wait.

Golf Anyone?

2012-01-23T15:44:00.000-05:00

We are excited to announce our affiliate membership with Golf Rental World Inc. Golf Rental World offers Adams Golf, Wilson Golf, Callaway and Taylormade clubs. All clubs are delivered to and picked up from your vacation destination.

With lots of great courses at the Jersey Shore, why not take advantage of a round of golf with your family and friends.

To reserve your clubs for your upcoming Jersey Shore vacation, visit

www.golfrentalworld.com. Save 10% off at checkout with code "RELAX"

Parasailing in Ocean City

2012-01-21T19:22:00.001-05:00

Check out this Ocean City video from the Travel Channel:

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/parasailing-in-ocean-city

Ocean Beach Realty

2012-01-21T17:59:00.000-05:00

We enjoyed meeting with Ocean Beach Realty today. We had the opportunity to discuss linen rentals and ways to best integrate our services with their rentals. Ocean Beach Realty has about 4,000 rentals per season. Many of the rentals have been vacationing in OB for years and know the normal drill of bringing linens. However, there are many vacationers that they believe would benefit from the convenience.

In appreciation for their time, we provided a $100 gift certificate for their upcoming Customer Appreciation Weekend on Jan 28-29.

Visit Ocean Beach Realty on Facebook on on their website.

Summer 2012 Predictions

2012-01-21T07:55:00.001-05:00

We attended the annual Ocean City Economic Meeting at the Flanders on Thursday. Steve Brady spoke to the Chamber and provided this good news about Summer 2012:

"There is some good news. The Ninth Street Bridge and Route 52 Causeway will offer a sleek, scenic entrance to Ocean City. Hurricane Irene could have, but did not cause a lot of damage, though the storm did shut the shore down for almost a week.

Atlantic City, he said, is offering popular outdoor concerts and new casinos are coming. On the flip side, for the first time ever, Pennsylvania gaming halls beat their Atlantic City rivals in the revenue department.

“I think it will be a good year for tourism,” he said. “There are some good things happening in Atlantic City. People will still want to come to Ocean City this summer.”

Read the full prediction here:

http://shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/ocean-city-events/20282-bank-ceo-gives-economic-prediction-for-2012.html

Beautiful sunrise today

2012-01-20T18:13:00.001-05:00

Vacation Home Rentals for Weddings

2012-01-20T18:11:00.001-05:00

We enjoyed meeting with an engaged couple in Long Branch today. The couple was interested in renting a vacation mansion for their upcoming wedding. We were happy to help the property manager out with showing the property at a time most convenient to the prospective guests.

Deal for the Jersey Shore House

2012-01-18T12:25:00.001-05:00

Following our recent order at the MTV Jersey Shore house, we'd like to extend 25% off of rental items for anyone staying at the Seaside party house .

Get your "G" and "T" on and order up some sheets that you know the Situation didnt sleep on and some towels too so you dont need to "L" when you get home...

Check out www.relaxconcierge.com and use coupon code "JerseyShore" to save 25%.

Offer is available for stays through 5/20/2012.

Cloudy Tuesday

2012-01-17T18:47:00.001-05:00

Cloudy on the beach at sunrise but much warmer than it has been.

Monday Sunrise At The Jersey Shore

2012-01-16T19:50:00.001-05:00

Jersey Shore Vacation Home Wedding

2012-01-16T19:35:00.000-05:00

We received a request on Sunday to assist a property manager with showing two mansion-like properties to a family for an upcoming wedding. Being that we LOVE weddings, we were so excited to help out.

We are fairly familiar with the properties and they were really easy to show. We enjoyed speaking with the families to learn more about their plans. We hope to get more into the wedding circuit until we get into the summer season.

Renting a vacation home at the Jersey Shore sounds like a great alternative instead of having a wedding at a reception hall.

We'd be happy to help other property managers and homeowners out by showing their homes if needed.

Sunday Sunrise At The Jersey Shore

2012-01-15T19:48:00.000-05:00

Polar Bear Plunge

2012-01-15T09:49:00.001-05:00

The Race into the Frigid
Atlantic Ocean

Bag Pipers Lead
Plungers to The Water

Here are some photos from this years LADACIN Polar Bear Plunge in Manasquan.

We chose not to participate this year since we decided this was a once in a lifetime activity and not exactly something we felt we had to do every year.
Check out our blog post from last year covering the play-by-play.

We did; however, try to keep it festive this year by looking like a polar bear in our warm coat.

Staying Warm
Looking Like A
Polar Bear

We started the fun at Leggett's with all the plungers and spectators. Leggett's was rockin'!

Pre-Polar Bear Party
At Leggetts

From there followed the bag pipers onto the beach to watch the dash into the waters.

Way to go plungers!