Hotel at a Glance: Dunes Manor Hotel

Constructed in the grand style of Ocean City’s Victorian era, the Dunes Manor Hotel offer guests a relaxing stay in a spacious ocean view room with a private balcony. The resort’s three buildings sit on the edge of Ocean City’s boardwalk, providing guests with a one-of-a-kind experience to take in the beachfront breeze on their expansive oceanfront deck, located at the main building.

• Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel’s three restaurants– Barefoot Beach Bar, Zippy Lewis Lounge, or The Victorian Room.
• Explore the shops and restaurants on Ocean City’s award-winning boardwalk, just steps away from the hotel.
• Amusement parks and entertainment: Hit the tracks and Go-kart race, see a magic show, or visit the Jolly Roger Amusement Park & Splash Mountain Water Park
• Golf at one of the 17 championship courses designed by some of the legends of the sport.
• The Nightlife: Catch a show at Ocean City Performing Arts Center, test your luck at Ocean Downs Casino, or dance the night away at one of the many oceanfront bars
• In room perks: All rooms have a refrigerator and microwave

Ocean City, Maryland: Family-Friendly Boardwalk next to the Atlantic

Along Ocean City’s century-old boardwalk, you can savor wild-caught blue crab, play old-fashioned arcade games, and watch candy makers spin colorful saltwater taffy. The lively boardwalk, which stretches for just over two miles along Maryland’s eastern shore, helped earn Ocean City a spot on USA Today’s list of the “10 great places to have some fun on a boardwalk.” Kids can ride a Ferris wheel and climb aboard one of the country’s oldest carousels at Trimper’s Amusement Park, a family-owned theme park open for more than 100 years.

Assateague Island National Seashore—a 37-mile stretch of salt marshes running from Ocean City down to Virginia—offers a peaceful reprieve from the boardwalk’s constant activity. The island’s famous wild horses gallop on the shores, and you can climb up a vintage, candy-striped lighthouse, or hike the seaside forests to spot birds, including great horned owls, ruby-crowned kinglets, and great blue herons.