Accommodations

  1. The Great Room with a 16-foot barreled ceiling features a Nina Scull original, "The Russian Peasant Woman," signed and dated 1945.

    East Cape May Spanish Style

    Text by | Published May 7th, 2012 in B&Bs • Cape May Magazine • Restoration

    If the vision of one of East Cape May’s founders had caught on, homes on Beach Avenue east of Madison might have looked more Spanish Mission style today than Victorian.

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    The Passing of the Christian Admiral

    Text by | Published July 1st, 2010 in Architecture • Cape Island • Cape May • Hotels • Restoration

    From the beginning, the Hotel Cape May was doomed. It opened in 1908, several years behind schedule and 100 percent over budget – its final cost of $1 million was nearly unimaginable in those days.

  3. Belle of the Ball

    Text by | Published October 1st, 2009 in Architecture • B&Bs • Cape May • Hotels • Restoration

    The notion of southern hospitality has long held a special place in the American psyche. So it should surprise no one (okay, maybe a few of you) that one of Cape May’s most notable landmarks is the Southern Mansion, a [...]

  4. The Best of Cape May 2009

    Text by | Published September 1st, 2009 in B&Bs • Beaches • Best of Cape May • Birding and Wildlife • Guest Houses • Hotels • Innkeeping • Leisure • Museums • Outdoors/Water • Restaurants • Tours

    Cyberspace drum roll please as we announce the 2009 winners of the 5th Annual Best of Cape May survey. Every year, winners of the Best of Cape May are determined by online voting. There were 58 categories and awards will [...]

  5. Jackson’s Club House: A little controversy at Columbia and Stockton

    Text by | Published March 1st, 2009 in B&Bs • Cape Island • Cape May • Innkeeping

    The gambling, prostitution, heavy drinking and carousing male visitors the clubhouse hosted were just the sort of activities Cape May was hoping to attract during the Victorian era. Or not.

  6. To Keep an Inn

    Text by | Published March 1st, 2009 in B&Bs • Cape May • Innkeeper Profiles • Innkeeping

    Thinking of becoming an innkeeper? Learn about the history of Bed & Breakfast inns and get some tips from innkeepers.

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    Cape May’s Grande Dame: The Chalfonte Hotel

    Text by | Published September 1st, 2008 in Hotels

    Cape May’s 132-year-old Grande Dame has been sold.
    The venerable Chalfonte Hotel on Howard Street, known for its wrap-around porches and Southern comfort, has changed hands, but fear not, it has not gone into the hands of strangers.
    Bob Mullock, longtime Cape [...]

  8. Is picking a place to stay giving you a headache?

    Text by | Published April 1st, 2008 in B&Bs • Guest Houses • Hotels

    Cape May has a variety of choices – B&B, Guest House, condo, condo-tel, full house rental, hotel/motel. But what are the differences? Well, CapeMay.com is here to tell you – or at least try to. We polled a number of [...]

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    Maximize your rental ads

    Text by | Published April 1st, 2008 in Accommodations

    I hear it all the time: “Everyone else is doing so well this season! I just bought a new coffee maker and put in a new disposal last season. Why isn’t my house renting?”
    Sound familiar?
    Let’s say your house is just a block [...]

  10. Love Among the Innkeepers

    Text by | Published February 1st, 2005 in Cape May • Characters • Innkeeper Profiles • Innkeeping • People • The Holidays

    If you come to Cape May for Valentine’s Day, chances are you’ll be staying at a Bed & Breakfast or a Guest House because it’s just about THE most romantic thing you can do. Imagine a cold blustery night by [...]

  11. The Delsea Gets a New Look

    Text by | Published January 1st, 2005 in B&Bs • Cape May • Innkeeper Profiles • Restoration

    Rosemary Stumpo
    In a year when Cape May has been a whirl with changes in the accommodations arena,  one Columbia Avenue address remains constant – The Delsea.
    The gingerbread-coated house has had the same owner since 1969. In fact, Rosemary Stumpo is [...]

  12. Cape May’s New “Little Star”

    Text by | Published January 1st, 2005 in B&Bs • Innkeeper Profiles • Restoration

    From the beginning, Joe and Chris Asterino weren’t shy about change. The first thing they did when they purchased The Open Hearth Guest House in June 2003 was to change the name to the Majestic Star Inn. Not to say [...]

  13. 150 Years of Firefighting

    Text by | Published November 1st, 2004 in Architecture • Cape Island • Cape May • Hotels

    If any one ever tells you that history doesn’t make a difference, tell them to come to Cape May. Yes, it would have been a seaside resort no matter what, given it’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, but who knew [...]

  14. Who’s really staying at the Columbia House?

    Text by | Published October 1st, 2004 in Cape May • Ghosts and Spirits • Guest Houses • History

    I’ve been looking for ghosts for three years running and have yet to see one, hear one, or feel one – let alone talk to one. Everyone else seems to see them and sometimes even photograph them. What’s wrong with [...]

  15. Renovating the Woodleigh House

    Text by | Published January 1st, 2004 in Cape May • Innkeeper Profiles • Innkeeping • Restoration

    When it comes to buying an old house and renovating it, Joanne Tornambe has one guiding principle – “In life you have to be flexible.”

  16. Holiday Recipes

    Text by | Published December 1st, 2003 in B&Bs • Guest Houses • Recipes • The Holidays

    Enjoy these holiday recipes from the Bed and Breakfast Inns and Guest Houses of Cape May.

  17. What if it all burned again?

    Text by | Published November 1st, 2003 in Accommodations • Cape Island • Cape May

    The fire that started on November 8, 1878 and spread from the Ocean House on Perry Street to engulf 40 acres of hotels, stores and houses in flames was one of the most devastating and furious fires of the era. [...]

  18. Try It Before You Buy It: INN Deep Workshop 2003

    Text by | Published February 1st, 2003 in B&Bs • Innkeeping

    Confess. Each time you spend a night in a Bed and Breakfast you think to yourself — hmmm, I could do this. I could run a B&B. This could be for me. Or could it?

  19. Cozy Cape May

    Text by | Published December 1st, 2002 in B&Bs • The Holidays

    Victorian Cape May is a seaside town like no other. The ancient ocean rolls up on her flat beaches within yards of meticulously decorated wooden homes. At holiday time, Cape May is in stark contrast to her cousin towns on [...]

  20. The Sea Mist

    Text by | Published September 1st, 2002 in Accommodations • Architecture • Cape May

    The Sea Mist today looms large on the Cape May beachfront. Whether viewed from land or sea, this red and white “steamboat-style” building with its unique widow’s walk is one of Cape May’s most photographed houses.