The Sea Spray Inn

Wonderful visit! Mary Ellen and Eric were fabulous hosts and their Bed and Breakfast is beautiful. Their dog Katie also made it even better because we are dog-​owners so she was the perfect addition! The most perfect, quaint coastal-​style getaway in the Asbury area. We stayed in the Sea Breeze room, small but absolutely adorable and very clean. The breakfast in the morning was delicious. Yummy coffee and everything was homemade and fresh. French vanilla muffins, coffee cake, poached pears and egg soufflés. Delish! Our experience was awesome and we will definitely be staying at the Sea Spray Inn on our next visit!

Our recent stay at The Sea Spray Inn in Ocean Grove, NJ, was home away from home but better!
Mary Ellen and Eric are amazing hosts. They took great care of us. They know everything about the area, from fun facts to the best places to eat and visit. The Inn is in excellent shape; it’s sparkling clean, very comfortable, terrifically tasteful; feels like home but better. We stayed in 3 rooms. Our teenage daughter was tucked away in the Cabana room and loved it. We started in the Master Bedroom with the wonderful porch, but it was booked for our 3^rd night so we moved upstairs to the Birdcage Room. And while we missed the porch, the Birdcage room’s breeze, view, and décor was just as wonderful.
The Breakfasts were divine, as was wine and cheese on Saturday afternoon. And the location a perfect skip the the beach.
While Ocean Grove is a quirky place, Mary Ellen and Eric made us feel at so at home and gave us the R&R we needed. And Katie, the lab, did her part to make us feel welcome.
I cannot recommend this place highly enough and can’t wait to go back.

My fiancé and I needed a getaway and we read great reviews online for the Sea Spray Inn. What we experienced was beyond our expectations! Mary Ellen and Eric (and Katie the dog!) were the consummate hosts, attending to all of our needs but also giving us the space to relax and get some alone time. The inn is beautifully decorated and up-​to-​date. My fiancé and I stayed in the Love Letter which had been recently redone and it is as romantic as the name implies! The tub/​double shower is amazing and the bed was very comfortable. While the inn doesn’t have a restaurant, there are plenty of great local restaurants to choose from and Mary Ellen’s breakfast was nothing short of amazing. Since we were the only guests that weekend, we were sent home with some delicious baked goodies. If you can go to a beach town in the middle of March and still have a great time, you know the inn keepers are doing their jobs right! Mary Ellen and Eric, thank you for a great time and keep up the good work!

Our stay at The Sea Spray Inn in Ocean Grove, NJ was the best B&B experience of our lives! Mary Ellen and Eric know how to do it right, and their brand of generous and thoughtful hospitality is as good as it gets.
From the amazing baked goods to the wonderful breakfasts and Katie, the unforgettable canine mascot of the house, The Sea Spray has it all.
Attention to detail and flawless hospitality in a perfect location is the modus operandi of The Sea Spray Inn.
We’ll be back!

My boyfriend and I recently won tickets to see a concert at the PNC Arts Center and wanted to make a little trip out of the event. We did a little research and found the Sea Spray Inn located in the cute little historic town of Ocean Grove, NJ, not too far from the venue.
— Mary Ellen and Eric greeted us immediately upon arrival, giving us a short tour of their beautiful inn and letting us know that they’d be available if we needed help with anything at all.
— Our room was small yet comfortable and decorated with soothing colors and designs– perfect beach décor.
— All of our linens and towels were clean and starched. They even provided bath robes and beach towels!
— The TV had premium channels and the room was equipped with free WiFi.
–Inn was right across the road from the beach and a beautiful lake. AWESOME views of the lake from the porch.
— Breakfast the next morning was divine. Fresh fruit, scones, and crumb cake, vanilla French toast with blueberry syrup. Deeee-​lish.
— Checking out at 11 AM was seamless, and because we wanted to enjoy the beach a little longer, Eric and Mary Ellen reassured us that we could come back and use the outdoor shower and powder room on the first floor, since we wouldn’t have access to a room anymore. Very generous and thoughtful of them, and we took them up on that offer!
ALSO THEY HAVE AN ADORABLE AND WELL BEHAVED DOG NAMED KATIE​.So. CUTE.
We had an incredible stay. Beautiful, friendly inn right across from the beach and walking distance from restaurants and shops. Will definitely be heading back sometime and hopefully for more than just one night!

Clean, very comfortable bed and a large front porch for eating and relaxing by the ocean. Lovely and unobtrusive owners accommodated gluten free requests with delicious waffles, muffins and frittata. If you are looking for a B&B in Ocean Grove, stay here.

This is my third year staying at the Seaspray Inn, and I can honestly say it only gets better with age. Mary Ellen and Eric are friendly and attentive hosts who have put a lot of thought into every little detail for a comfortable and relaxing stay. The themed rooms are spacious and meticulous, each featuring mini fridges, robes, and beach bags filled with beach towels. If you are like me and need a ton of accoutrements for a day at the beach, they have a shed full of chairs and umbrellas which are easy enough to carry the short one-​block walk over to the ocean. The inn is a very short walk over to Asbury Park which is my personal preference for nightlife and people watching-​tons of bars, restaurants, of course the world famous Stone Pony, and some really amazing restaurants. Ocean Grove is adorable and almost bucolic, but keep in mind it is also booze-​free (restaurants are BYOB but no liquor stores in town, so be prepared before you arrive). Mary Ellen and Eric host a lovely wine and cheese happy hour every Saturday eve, which is a nice pit stop before heading out for the evening. Of course, I’ve saved the best for last-​the breakfasts! Always the infamous crumb cake on the table, along with scones or other delicious baked goods. This morning I had the waffles (gluten-​free by request), but sometimes I will go for the yogurt parfait which is offered if you are feeling the need for something lighter. Breakfast can be eaten out on the porch which is a very popular spot! Always a fun weekend down the Jerz Shore when I stay at the Seaspray!

A couple city girls and I decided to take a break from NYC for beach weekend in Ocean Grove. We could not have asked for a better time– we jokingly called this place Narnia! Mary Ellen and Eric are such wonderful and gracious hosts.
We stayed in the Dressing Room with the twin trundle bed. They have a great selection of DVDs, games, and the breakfast alone is reason to stay (they even made me gluten-​free waffles!).
When you arrive, they give you your own beach bag with towels and have a shed full of beach chairs and umbrellas in the back. They also sell discounted beach passes for $ 5 (as opposed to $ 8), and they buy back any passes you may not use.
On Saturday evenings, they also have a wine and cheese hour, and they always have a jar full of either lemon bars or fudge brownies.
The town itself is wonderful, too– probably a 5 minute walk with cute shops, restaurants, and cafes.
I wish I could keep this as my own little secret, but it’s way too wonderful to not share for my fellow city-​dwellers and beach bums alike. Will definitely be returning!

Came for a weekend in August for our anniversary. It was our first B&B experience and it was AMAZING.
The innkeepers were SO friendly and accommodating, with helpful hints and recommendations about nearby places to eat.
The breakfasts were SO delicious. One morning we were served egg soufflé, the next waffles. This in addition to the baked goodies — crumb cake, zucchini bread, banana bread with a cup of fresh fruit, endless coffee, and endless juice.
On Saturday there was a sampling of wines and cheese for you to nosh on before dinner.
It’s about a block away from the beach and the inn comes with beach chairs, umbrellas, a bag, and beach towels for you to use. The location is excellent and a few walking minutes away from the main strip of town where there are some good restaurants and local stores.
Can’t wait to visit again soon!

A perfect hostess, a scrumptious breakfast, clean, clean, clean and only a block from the beach! The perfect get away.