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Guest Guidebook

Local Spots & Activities
House Guide & Instructions

Welcome to The Bay Stay! We’re here to help you get the most out of this memorable experience 😀 Please see below for local attractions, activity suggestions, in-home instructions, and more!

Local Spots & Activities

Drag and Click to browse! We included specific notes about each location to help you plan appropriately!

Pro Tips & Tricks:

  • Drop Off Luggage – Beat the traffic and arrive early! If you message us, we’ll share the garage code with you so you can drop off your luggage and start your vacation early. Available after 11am.
  • Order Grocery Delivery – Use Instacart to order your groceries right to the front door! This saves you time, energy and frustration (if you do pick up your own groceries, New Jersey does not provide plastic grocery bags, and we keep ours under the kitchen cabinets closest to the stairs going downstairs)
  • Rick’s Seafood – Popular seafood take-out option. So popular that we recommend putting in your order a few days in advance
  • Can’t Miss Sunsets – Plan accordingly, maybe with dinner and drinks! You won’t want to miss it.
  • Friday Night Fireworks – every Friday from Late June to Late August beginning at 10pm. Launched at Pine Ave, and can be seen from the back deck!
  • Reservations – Want to try a trendy dinner spot, use a golfcart to get around town or have a day on the water? Things book up fairly far in advance, so we recommend lining up those reservations now!
  • Check the Tides – headed to the beach? Can be nice to know which way the tide is coming. Wildwood features amazing tide-pools for kids right near low-tide (usually prevalent on all of Wildwood beaches, less so on the inlet beaches)
  • No Beach Tags – Wildwood does not require beach tags 🙌

Getting to the Beach:

There’s many different beach options, which can be found below!

Activities:

🛥️ Boating on the Bay – There are many options (and more than what is listed). We haven’t had the chance to try these out yet, but we will be soon!

🍷 Off-Island Wine (or beer) Tour – Beached out? Switch it up by getting off-island and enjoying some of Cape May Counties finest! The area features multiple options

🌊 A Day at the Crest – Change up the scenery and head down to Wildwood Crest! Same island, feels like a whole different experience. You can spend a day on the beach, rent a surrey (group bike), take the kids to the playground/splashpad, and enjoy some excellent dining!

🐚 Stroll the Seawall to Inlet Beach – You’re only a block from the Seawall! Pack up your beach gear, load up a wagon, and take a 15-20 minute walk down the Seawall and head to the Inlet Beach. Go a little farther and check out The Point between the Inlet and the Ocean! Grab lunch at one of the restaurants on Olde NJ Ave

🐼 Cape May Zoo – Take a quick 10 minute drive to the Cape May Zoo to see Giraffes, Penguins, Bears and more.

🗼 Cape May Day – Head down to historic cape may to stroll the shops on Beach Ave and Washington Street Mall, pop over to hike the trails around the Cape May Lighthouse or even go on a Ghost Tour!

Mini Golf & Ice Cream – while this might not be the most unique idea, its a quick 10 minute walk to Jurassic Adventure Golf & Ice Cream.

Rainy Day:

While you’ll be staying on Paradise Way, we can still catch the occasional inclement weather :/ Rainy days can be tough, but below are some thought starters for you!

🐼 Cape May Zoo – Take a quick 10 minute drive to the Cape May Zoo to see Giraffes, Penguins, Bears and more.

Hit the Boards – Hit the boards with your quarters and spend like you’re a kid at the various arcades! There’s tons of options (all with a roof!) so you can get your game on. There’s also Black Light Mini Golf and Old Time Photos.

Wine Tours – consider doing one of the Wine Tours listed above

Prepare Seafood Dinner – bring your fishing rod and try to snag some fish! If you don’t have any luck, head over to Rick’s, grab some seafood and cook it up at home.

Wetlands Institute – a kid-friendly activity, primarily indoors, that let’s you see and explore the local ecosystem! Can be found here, only 10 minutes away!

Off-Season:

While much of the island slows down beginning in October, there are a few year-round restaurants and activities that can be nice in the shoulder seasons!

🐼 Cape May Zoo – Take a quick 10 minute drive to the Cape May Zoo to see Giraffes, Penguins, Bears and more.

👻 Ghost Tour – Venture with Cape May Ghosts to uncover the truth behind the Victorian homes and historic buildings that harbor a dismal darkness spanning over two centuries. Discover deadly secrets lurking beneath the surface on the most haunted Cape May ghost tour.

Wetlands Institute – a kid-friendly activity, primarily indoors, that let’s you see and explore the local ecosystem! Can be found here, only 10 minutes away!

Dining Options: Restaurant options can get scarce in the off-season. Below are usually the options that stay open year-round, but please check their hours before arriving!

Breakfast & Coffee:

  • Vegas Diner (Breakfast and Lunch only after Oct 31)  
  • Key West Cafe (Breakfast and Lunch)
  • Balkan Fusion

Grab-n-Go Food:

  • Antney’s Grub (Sandwiches | Thurs-Sun)
  • Primo’s North Wildwood (Sandwiches)
  • Dragon House (Chinese)
  • Panda House (Chinese)
  • Taqueria El Azteca (Mexican)
  • Rick’s Seafood (Weekends) 
  • Santucci’s (Pizza & Sandwiches)

Dine-In Restaurants:

  • The Inlet
  • The Waterfront
  • Mudhen
  • Dogtooth
  • Surfing Pig
  • Alfe’s
  • Santorini
  • Cattle n Clover
  • DeAngelis Culinary (Thurs-Mon)
  • Duffinetti’s (Thurs-Sun, 4-Close)
  • George’s Place
  • Joey M’s La Piazza
  • Poppi’s (Wed-Sun)
  • Venezia

Bar-Vibe:

  • Anglesea Pub
  • Fitzpatrick’s Crest Tavern
  • Mulligan’s
  • Coastal Blue
  • Copper Dog (Thurs-Sun until Oct?)
  • Fairview Social (Thurs-Mon)
  • Old City Pub (Wed-Sun)
  • Owen’s Pub
  • Ship ‘n Shore
  • Firehouse Tavern

House Guide & Instructions

Tip – use the “find” feature on your phone/computer if you are looking for specific info

Usage & Instructions:

Wifi Network: The Bay Stay
Wifi Password: 414Stay!

  • The router lives in the 3rd floor hallway storage closet. If you need access for any reason, please reach out.

Door & Garage Code: will be messaged to the primary renter 24 hours before check-in

Thermostats: Two zones with Zone 1 controlling the first 2 floors (thermostat by kitchen) and Zone 2 controlling only the 3rd floor (thermostat in 3rd floor hallway). Video on how to set and change temperatures below

Elevator: We have a 4-stop elevator which proves very helpful for check-in/out.

TV’s: The following apps installed and should be ready to use! Sometimes the logins time out but we work to try to keep everything readily available

  • Operational Video
    • YouTubeTV: this is your “cable” solution with all the normal cable channels
    • Streaming: Netflix, Prime Video, HBO, Hulu

Sonos Speakers: Speakers are placed in the kitchen, living room and downstairs living room.

Blinds: the home features two sets of remote-controlled blinds and they can be a little finicky.

Fireplace: we keep this off in the Summer months (it gets way too hot, trust us, you wouldn’t enjoy it) but it does become an off-season feature.

Other Info:

  • Toddlers or Babies – We have a pack-n-play, high chair, and children’s sippy cups, plates, cutlery. We even have a wagon and beach chairs for beach days!
  • Water Filtration – the hole home is on a unified Water Filtration system, so everything out of the sinks is good to drink!
  • Trash & Recycling Day – The trash pickup schedule is as follows. Our team will be responsible for placing the bins on the curb and bringing them back to the home.
    • Winter: (~Oct 6-May 25)
      • Trash – Monday pickup
      • Recycling – Thursday pickup
    • Summer: (~May 26-Oct 5)
      • Trash & Recycling – Monday & Thursday pickup

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