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  A vacation in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, is a wonderful experience. Wildwood features an awesome boardwalk, with Morey's Piers (three of them) and Beachfront Water Parks (two), along the ocean. The beaches are beautiful and clean, the boardwalk provides great food, games and rides, and there are plenty of fine restaurants scattered throughout the town. Whether you're planning a romantic getaway to Wildwood, a family outing or heading there with friends, you want to make sure you book the right hotel.
  
  

Port Royal Hotel

• The Port Royal always seems to find its way to the top of the "best hotels in Wildwood Crest" list. It offers nonsmoking rooms, has its own hotel restaurant and heated adult and kiddie swimming pools. It sits right next to the beach, and each room has a balcony with scenic views. The rooms offer cable and satellite TV channels, and there's a hotel game room filled with the latest electronic video games.
  
  The Port Royal Hotel
  6801 Ocean Ave., on the Beach at Palm Rd.
  Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260
  (609) 729-2000
  portroyalhotel.com
  
  

Pan American Hotel

• The Pan American is a family hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms, each with a private balcony that overlooks either the Atlantic Ocean or the Wildwood boardwalk. This lodging has an outdoor heated adult swimming pool with connecting kiddie pool. The 78 rooms in the hotel have air-conditioning, cable television and VCRs.
  
  The Pan American Hotel
  5901 Ocean Ave.
  Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260
  (609) 522-6936
  panamericanhotel.com
  
  

Coliseum Ocean Resort

• The beach is just outside your door at the Coliseum, and each room has its own private beach entrance. The rooms are air-conditioned, have cable television with HBO and there's a nearby pizzeria. The hotel features an outdoor, oceanfront swimming pool and sun decks, and there are outdoor showers for those interested in washing off the ocean salt without having to visit their rooms for a private shower.
  
  Coliseum Ocean Resort
  416 E. Miami Ave.
  Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260
  (609) 729-4444
  coliseumoceanresort.com