Rehoboth Beach IS Delaware!

I enjoy my summers at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Quick Tips:

Stop at the visitors info center as you cross bridge going into Rehoboth. They have a Dining Guide published by the Rehoboth Beach Restaurant Association. The guide contains menus from many of the Rehoboth Restaurants. You can peruse the menus at your leisure then decide where you want to eat!

Best Way To Get Around:

Driving,

Unique Qualities: It`s your basic hotel. It`s clean and close enough to the beach and very close to restaurants and all the outlets. They have a nice pool, continental breakfast and hammocks to relax in.

More Info: A couple I met on the beach in July of 2000 told me that they stayed at one of the non-chain properties right on the beach and they had sand in their beds. So they switched.

For the 4th of July weekend -- for Saturday night, it was 115.00 and Sunday and Monday nights it was 89.00 with my travel club (or AAA) membership. Believe me, this is inexpensive when it comes to this area. Click here for more information on this hotel at the Choice Hotels Website

I really like the pizza here. Grotto Pizza is common along the shore DE and on south. It's quick and convenient to grab a few slices and head back to the beach.

Rehoboth beach, DE is a family-oriented beach. It's alot smaller than New Jersey shore beaches and the beach isn't as wide (don't have to walk as far). I prefer driving down to DE as I find the beaches to be cleaner and the water just a tad warmer to my liking.

And you may be very lucky to see schools of Dolphins near the shore!

Parking at Rehoboth Beach! What a confusing mess, right? All the meters that line Rehoboth Avenue are mostly 3-hour meters that cost 75 cents per hour to park. On a hot day, doing the `quarter run` can be a pain in the butt. Below is a map of Rehoboth Beach area. When you first turn onto Rehoboth Avenue, drive all the way down until you can almost see the Boardwalk, turn RIGHT onto First Avenue and you can find 10 hour meters on both Wilmington and Delaware Avenues on the left. They also cost 75 cents per hour. If you go one more block towards Brooklyn Avenue, they have 10 hour meters, but ONLY 50 cents per hour to park.

Ok folks.. this is no laughing matter. The waters off of the Delaware coast have very strong under-currents and often, there are rip-tides to go along with that. I was there on Saturday, August 12th 2000 and I witnessed 4 rescue attemps by lifeguards. I am a great swimmer, but I was raised to respect the water and its moods. It was VERY moody that day, the currents were pulling me and that is no laughing matter. It scares me to no end that some parents were NOT paying attention to their children. If those currents can pull this 5`11` and not that thin, great swimmer adult in, imagine what they can do to a child. PAY attention to the lifeguards and feel the mood of the water. If it`s not safe, just stay at its edge. Be safe!