I’ll be honest. My man and I are snobs when it comes to where we stay. We like boutique hotels. Places with character. Places where you walk into the lobby and immediately feel about 17% fancier than you normally would. Give me some funky wallpaper, a velvet chair, a suspiciously expensive candle burning somewhere in the vicinity, and I am a happy woman. So you’re probably wondering why the hell we stayed at the Quality Inn & Suites in Rehoboth Beach. Welllll, because there is a LIMIT to how much we are willing to spend. And I’m sorry, but Rehoboth
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The Story of Floofy, the Unwanted Sloth
Every vacation has a souvenir. Some people buy a magnet. Some people buy a Christmas ornament. I somehow acquired custody of a stuffed sloth I repeatedly stated (both verbally and with increasingly dramatic hand gestures) that I did not want. This is Floofy’s origin story. It all started in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. You know those boardwalk games where you’re expected to spend $15 proving you possess a skill that has absolutely no practical application? My husband spotted one of those “shoot water into the clown’s mouth” races and immediately announced that he was playing. Now, here’s the problem: he never
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk: Where Your Wallet Gets Lighter, Your Fries Get Sweaty, and Somehow Everything Is Still Worth It
If you’ve never been to the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, let me paint you a picture. Imagine a place where every smell is trying to seduce you. Frozen daiquiris. Saltwater taffy. Pizza. Funnel cakes. Vinegar-soaked fries. Sunscreen. Ocean air. The occasional waft of someone who underestimated just how much walking “a leisurely beach day” actually involves. It’s sensory overload in the absolute best way. And yes. Everything is tax free. Which is a sentence Delaware residents have repeated so often that I’m convinced it’s printed on their birth certificates. “It’s Expensive…” Every five minutes someone would look at the price of
A Brief History of Rehoboth Beach: The Town That Went From Methodist Retreat to Saltwater Taffy Capitalism
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. If you’re wondering why a beach town needed to be founded by a church, congratulations. You are already asking better questions than most history books. The original idea was simple: create a seaside retreat where people could escape the distractions and temptations of everyday life. Because apparently in the 1870s, people looked at a gorgeous Atlantic Ocean beach and thought, “This would be an excellent place for prayer.” Not swimming. Not sunbathing. Not drinking a frozen cocktail large enough to qualify as a flotation device. Prayer. The settlement
Thrashers – A Food Stand in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
I’ve had a long time to think about Thrashers, and you know what? I still don’t get it. When we went to Rehoboth Beach, I did the typical thing that any tourist would do–Google must-eat things in area. Thrashers was the place apparently. It was touted as the “must-do” because if you didn’t, then you missed the point of going to the boardwalk. Okay, well then. Go to Thrashers. The only thing Thrashers served was French fries. Also, you had to salt them yourself. Oh, and you could douse them in vinegar if you so chose. Did you hear that?
The Quality Inn and Suites – a Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
I’ll be honest. My man and I are snobs when it comes to where we stay. We like boutique hotels. Places with character. Places where you feel a bit fancier than you normally would. So I bet you’re wondering why the hell we stayed at the Quality Inn and Suites. Welllll, there’s a LIMIT to how much we are willing to spend and I am sorry, but hotels in Rehoboth Beach are ridiculous. No way in hell am I spending $400-$500 for one night’s stay. Are you kidding me? It’s not like it’s the Ritz in the middle of New
The Story of Floofy, the Unwanted Sloth
We were in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware when one of those damn carnival games lured in my significant other. It was the one where you shoot water into a clown’s mouth and whoever gets the most in wins. He always wants to play it because he never loses. NEVER. And lo and behold he won! And thus started a journey with a sloth that he promptly named Floofy (I’ve banned him from ever naming our pets.) Upon winning, the kid next to us barely lost and I overheard his father telling him he did a great job. I told my significant
The Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, Delaware
I can’t say that I’m an expert on boardwalks. It’s not like I’ve ever lived near one or made a goal to visit all the boardwalks in the world or anything… But there’s a feeling that’s stuck with me since visiting the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. That thing is that there must be a huuuuge difference between beach culture on the west coast and the east coast. I think the most confusing thing for me was the epidemic of fries and pizza on the beach. Both of those things sound like the most unappetizing food to consume while the sun
An Open Letter to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Dear Rehoboth Beach, Thank you for being defiant and proving the forecast wrong. I wanted a day at the beach and that is exactly what I got. Not one lick of thunder! Thank god! Furthermore, YOU HAD A BREEZE to go with your heat. You still burned me despite reapplying my sunscreen twice in a four hour timespan which just seems wicked of you… but I get it. You’re the beach and I’m sickly white. It wouldn’t be right if I left with a tan. By the way, you look like a town from another era that ignored all the