Hi,

In October the town slows down. The amusements like the waterpark, Funland and etc have closed. The shops & restaurants will be open. Weekends will be busier than weekdays even in the off season. Coast Day is the 1st Sunday in October in Lewes IF you are interested in a "local" activity.

Also, no oceanfront cottages that I can think of IN rehoboth. There are cottages for rent on Bay Rd. They are not on the ocean. You might consider staying south of Rehoboth in Dewey. You could probably find a "cottage" there & it will be quieter since the college kids have gone back to school.

Hope this helps.

Bethany has homes close to ocean but if you are thinking ocean front like OBX where the house is literally right on the beach, don't think you will find that. There are homes (huge and not sure about rental) along fenwick but I think all of those are on the bay side.

Thanks for each response. Although it sounds like an interesting area, I'm not entirely sure that Rehoboth is what we are looking for at this time. Who knows? We may check it out for a couple of days rather than making reservations for an entire week. I think it would be a place our grandchildren would enjoy visiting, so perhaps we will take them one day. For my husband and me...we are really looking for a quiet, restful getaway. Therefore, I think we will keep searching. I appreciate each response...your suggestions were very helpful in making my decision.

Hi Fontinini- it depends on the weather. The nicer it is the more people show. October is generally post-hurricane season in Rehoboth; however, so a good time to go if you don't mind not being able to swim (the water, I think, would be too cold), and not being able to sunbathe. Dolles and most of the boardwalk and Rehoboth Ave shops will still be open, but I believe FunLand is closed---or open only in the eves and on weekends only. The outlets are always open! But keep in mind they're not really outlets--they're just stores made to look like outlets, and I've only ever found the QVC outlet, the seasonal stores, and candy outlets have truly discounted prices over what I'd pay at home for the same.

As for lodging...I read the other poster's comments, and you CAN actually find some cottages for rent. You have to call the agencies who rent them tho. Go to Jack Lingo or Long & Foster's websites and ask to speak with an agent about off-season rentals. You would be renting by the day, not the week, I assume. There's also a number of hotels right on the Boardwalk and a block back that offer cut rates during the off-season. There's a plethora of inns both in Rehoboth, Bethany Beach (20 minute drive to RB), the town of Lewes (15 minute drive to RB), and historic Cape May; an hour by ferry across the Delaware. You can take your car across, or go on foot.

Look at homeaway.com to connect directly with a home owner with a property to rent. A lot of their stock shows houses to rent during the off-season by the day or week. Good luck!

There are plenty of ocean BLOCK rental cottages in Rehoboth, some vintage, some modern or updated. Ocean FRONT "cottages" are becoming a rare breed in almost all northeastern beach towns....nearly all have been razed to build contemporary "McMansions."

You might try Dewey Beach, just south of Rehoboth, or Bethany/Fenwick, but it may take some searching.

Lewes also has vintage beach-front (but mostly beach block) cottages, but Lewes beach is not the ocean; it's the DE bay, but plenty relaxing.

Alas, if you really want a classic oceanfront "cottage" I'm thinking you may be better off looking in NC....

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