Point Pleasant has a lot going for it. Nice boardwalk, good food, nice beaches. My FAVORITE place to eat is the Lobster Shanty, as another poster said. I made my DH take me there a few times both years I was pregnant over the summer. It's only an hour and a half drive for us. I'm hip on Ocean Grove these days. It's only an hour from my house. Clean bathrooms, free parking, cute town, good eats and shops, and you can drive over to the Point Pleasant boardwalk.

We are also BIG fans of Wildwood Crest. Just spent four days in a "beach motel". It was a fun time, beach was great, motel was clean and had a refreshing pool, boardwalk was fun and we did the waterpark one morning.

Enjoy your time at the Jersey Shore!
Julie