In a word, awesome. Great location- walking distance to all the good bars, most popular beach, Fantasy Island. In the center of Beach Haven. Inn is kept up nicely. Very cute. Only issue is that we unknowingly booked a smaller room and one that has a private bathroom across the hall. Our fault, as we could have booked a room with a private bath in our room. Rooms are nice otherwise. Food is spectacular. One morning a spinach, asiago and ham crepe was served on the lovely porch. We also had stuffed French Toast. Bfast is included in the room rate. They also have an afternoon tea with wonderful lemonade/iced tea and homemade pies and breads. Pastry chef here is CIA trained. Overall a great place and a decent value. read more

We stayed at this B&B for 2 nights. This was not my first time at a B&B. I was attracted by the reviews and decided to give it a try. We stayed in room #3 that had bath and outside porch overlooking the front street. When I spoke to Cheryl on the phone, she was really great. Very patient and described all the different rooms available. She told be ahead time that if you don't mind a little noise from the street, then 3 would be nice. The inside of the room was five star. Very clean. I travel a lot and normally never walk barefoot. I had no problem at the Magnolia house. Well done! The outside of the house was lacking detail. For example, the chairs were broken and the wicker chairs are falling apart so it wasn't very welcoming to sit down. The inside of main house was lovely and Victorian feel throughout. The outside, however, was missing the detail again. The grounds were overgrown and also needed sweeping. They have a pool table outside that looks terrible. They had one bike with a broken chain. Again this is not a show stopper but it just gives you insight as to how the care or lack of care to the outside. The service was good. Very friendly and inviting. The food was ok. I wouldn't call it gourmet style and I was a little disappointed to have sausage 2 days in a row. I was expecting something different. My big complaint is no Wifi. We were totally expecting and planned to stream music and relax on our porch. The day we checked in we were told Tony went to buy new router. The next morning I confirmed I was accessing the correct access point but I was being prompted for a password. I asked the waitress if she knew the password. She said she needed to ask Tony. I felt bad because i didn't want to make a big deal. Tony came out and advised there is no password but then I showed him that I was, in fact, being promoted for a password. He seemed a annoyed and said well I can't help you right now and now is not the time. Now I felt really bad. I certainly understood but i wasn't asking him to troubleshoot right then, I just needed him to know that his new router was in fact prompting users for a password. There was never any follow up to resolve the issue. Tony only complained about spending 4 hours trying to fix it the day before. So we were out of luck to stream music or videos. Lucky for me I didn't need it for work. Overall we enjoyed ourselves and would recommend it to others. You really won't find a more friendlier team on the island who make you feel at home. They seemed to have a lot of availability in the high season where other B&Bs had no vacancies. The location is perfect. Very close to all the restaurants and about 2 and half blocks from the beach. read more

My fiance and i stayed at the magnolia house b&b over the week of july 4th. While this was our first time on LBI, we immediately felt at home with Tony and Cheryl. This place had everything and the owners really go above and beyond to make sure everyone has a great time here. The breakfasts varied each day, but were all incredible, not your usual crummy continental breakfast. The decor is original and brings you back in time to a simpler world and provides a relaxing backdrop for a getaway from your busy life. Guests are provided with all the beach supplIes you could ever need, as well as the use of bikes to get you on your way. The house also provides a ton of other immenitites. The location on LBI is perfect, walking and bike distance to all he restaurants. The real stars of this b&b are its owners and staff. On our day of departure, our bus got delayed by 6 hrs, and Tony and Cheryl not only let us stay for the day, but allowed us full access to the house. They sincerely wanted us to stick around and enjoy another day, which is definitely not the norm in todays world. We almost didnt want to go home! :) read more

We had a great stay at the Magnolia House. I am writing the review while enjoying this great porch overlooking a quiet street. The location is close to the beach and across the street is a great restaurant called Gables. it is also close to a market, few bars, etc. The owners are very nice people and our stay has been great. the breakfast in the morning was good and the entire place is very clean. sadly this is the last weekend the owners will run this place, they are selling and moving to FL. read more

9/5/18 Recently stayed there this August with friends (15 of us). First the pros, it's only 2 blocks from the beach, close to the bars and the supermarket. The inside of the house was great. There were enough bedrooms and private bathrooms for all of us. The dining, living room and kitchen were as described and up to date along with the laundry room. However, despite what VRBO states, there was no ironing board, we bought one and left it there. There is no elevator,no beach chairs and no beach passes were provided, we all had to buy our own. The cons, the outside is in desperate need of renovation. The wicker cushions should be thrown out and replaced along with fake grass carpet. The backyard buildings need to be painted. My family and friends have been coming to LBI for many years and the rental prices are not cheap.This place could be 10 stars if the outside was completely overhauled. Toni P. read more

Would caution people . It's now not a bed and breakfast but a weekly rental for summer of 2014 . Property is for sale and when we received the contract we asked to confirm the new owner if it's sold would abide by contract and furnishings would remain the same. They told us over the phone but refused to put it in contract and then refused to sign the contract. Only we were to sign. They used the word concessions? I would caution anyone thinking about renting for this summer to have their ducks in a row because the whole experience was not forthright at all. I felt like I was dealing with people from Seaside. read more

We had a great time @ the Magnolia house! Wish we could have stayed longer...planning on going back this summer...Tony and Cheryl were wonderful host...Delicious breakfast! read more