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The best hotels in the business district, Long Branch

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 71 Long Branch hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Long Branch, out of the 71 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.6.

Brand new 2BR apartment steps from the beach is the one I would book myself.

Brand new 2BR apartment steps from the beach

Highest rated of the five

Brand new 2BR apartment steps from the beach

★★★★★5 from 419 reviews

Brand new 2BR apartment steps from the beach comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 419 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under the business district.

71 hotels in Long Branch qualified for this list and five made it. A Jersey Shore Vacation Getatway is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Brand new 2BR apartment steps from the beach1

    Brand new 2BR apartment steps from the beach

    ★★★★★5 from 419 reviews

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    • A Jersey Shore Vacation Getatway2

      A Jersey Shore Vacation Getatway

      ★★★★★4.902443 from 655 reviews

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      • Walk to Beach • Relaxing, Fully Equipped Home!3

        Walk to Beach • Relaxing, Fully Equipped Home!

        ★★★★★5 from 338 reviews

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        • The Ocean House Bed & Breakfast Hotel in Spring Lake, NJ4

          The Ocean House Bed & Breakfast Hotel in Spring Lake, NJ

          ★★★★★4.8 from 187 reviews

          • Spa
          • Parking
          • Air conditioning
          • Accessible

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        • Asbury Ocean Club Hotel5

          Asbury Ocean Club Hotel

          ★★★★★4.6 from 428 reviews

          • Pool
          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Bar
          • Parking

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        How this list was put together

        71 Long Branch hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Stefan Bauer

        Stefan Bauer The American west

        Chases total solar eclipses. Seven of them on four continents, from Wyoming to a fishing town in Chile. Banks days off through the on-call rota and books the trips years ahead, because eclipse dates do not move.

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