We have lived in South Jersey all of our lives but never vacationed at the Jersey Shore. This year we decided to do just that and do not regret our decision at all. The Nolan house was more than we expected. The location was perfect and the layout of the house great. More than adequate and the kitchen layout made it easy for more than one person to be working at a time. But our favorite place in the house was the two decks. Going out on the front deck in the morning just relaxing in the breeze while the kids were eating breakfast and waking up before out days activity was so relaxing. Then after our days activity and having the kids sitting around the table playing board games we had the back deck to wind down or. These are things we don't have at home. All these things being said I came back from vacation feeling like I really did have a vacation. So many times a vacation feels like work with all the driving and hurry here and hurry there. I definitely would do this again and at the Nolan property.