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May 4, 2016

Can new hotel restore faded N.J. beach town?

  • Designer Anda Andrei and operator David Bowd turned the vacant Salvation Army Retired Officers Home into a 110-room hotel, Asbury Park's first new hotel in 50 years.
    • By SHAWN MARSH
    Associated Press

    ASBURY PARK, N.J. — In the Jersey shore city that gave Bruce Springsteen's debut album its name, owners of the first new hotel to open there in more than 50 years hope they can convince locals and tourists alike that what was once considered a slum by the sea is now a destination with a bright future.

    Designer Anda Andrei and hotel operator David Bowd have transformed the vacant Salvation Army Retired Officers Home into The Asbury, a 110-room hotel that will permit guests to check in at any time of day, for accommodations ranging from ocean view suites to rooms featuring bunk beds that can sleep up to eight.


     
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