Our Trip to the Jersey Shore Our Hotel The Rivera According to trip advisor the Rivera is the second highest rated hotel in New Jersey.trip advisor Cost per night to stay in the motel unit from June 23 September 6 is $182 x 4 nights = $728. Sales tax is 8% = $58.24 Maid Tip $4 per night x 4 = $16 Total $728 + $ $16 = $802.24 Driving Information Located at MapquestMapquest Total Travel Estimate: 2 hours 58 minutes miles Fuel Cost: $16.84 at 25 MPG each way. $16.84 x 2 = $33.68 Family Fun Morey Piers Morey Piers RIDE & WATERPARK COMBINATION PASS One day passes for all rides and water parks. Family of 4: $210.00 Macks Pizza Duffers Place to Eat Ravioli House Hot SpotRio Station We estimated $75 a day to eat dinner and $25 a day for breakfast and lunch combined for a total of $100 a day. $100 x 5 = $500 Total Costs Hotel = $ Attractions = $ 210 Food = $500 Gas = $33.68 Grand Total = We are over budget. Why we Chose Wildwood It was the closest to our original budget of $1500 We chose to go over our budget by staying at a more expensive hotel that had a high customer satisfaction rating and a nice pool. We did not have to pay for beach tags and all the activities we wanted to go to were within walking distance so we would not need to use our car.