Hotels

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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.

  2. 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 [...]

  3. 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 [...]

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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 [...]

  5. 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 [...]

  6. 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 [...]

  7. Congress Hall’s Grand Re-Opening

    Text by | Published July 1st, 2002 in Cape May • Hotels • Restoration

    Hundreds of people line the lawn, stroll through the ballroom and dally on the verandah. I’m among them.

  8. Congress Hall in 2002

    Text by | Published June 1st, 2002 in Architecture • Cape May • Hotels • Restoration

    On June 7-8, 2002, Congress Hall Hotel opened its doors once again in Cape May. More than a grand momen… it’s a significant step in Cape May’s future.

  9. Renovating a Relic

    Text by | Published September 1st, 2000 in Hotels • Restoration

    It’s been a long time coming. There were Department of Interior rules and regulations to follow, million-dollar funding to secure, lawsuits to brave, mountains of paperwork to wade through and endless rolls of red tape to unwind. Now, long overdue [...]

  10. The Restoration of Congress Hall: History’s Contemporary Challenge

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2000 in Architecture • Cape May • Hotels • Restoration

    She was just one of many large hotels in the late 1800s that catered to the elite. Massive hotels they were, with broad verandahs and sweeping lawns that faced the ocean.
    John Philip Sousa wrote two songs for Congress Hall. In [...]

  11. The Chalfonte Saga Continues

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2000 in Architecture • Cape Island • Cape May • Historic Figures • Hotels

    What began as a simple boarding house soon grew into a reputable hotel under the direction of Colonel Henry Sawyer. He was a local hero — it was said that every man, woman and child in Cape May could recite [...]

  12. The Chalfonte Hotel: The Beginning

    Text by | Published July 1st, 2000 in Cape Island • Cape May • Historic Figures • Hotels

    A simple carpenter stares death in the eye, and lives to build one of Cape May’s living treasures. A story rooted in American history, the tale of Henry Washington Sawyer is one of courage, strength and pride.

  13. Watching History Go Away: The Christian Admiral Hotel

    Text by | Published July 1st, 1998 in Architecture • Cape Island • Cape May • Hotels

    In a town whose very existence depends on its historic buildings, the loss of one from fire, much less demolition, is felt intensely. The Christian Admiral Hotel was like a living, breathing member of the community and her passing was [...]