This time of year a lot of people converge on Cape May County to secure their vacation digs.My hubbage and I got married on the beach in Cape May, at Beach Avenue and Madison Street in May of... a bunch of years ago. (There should be a plaque on that spot commemorating the marriage of the Full-Service Bohemian and her man, but for some reason, there isn't.)
We had a four-part honeymoon, which involved the B&B we stayed at from the Thursday before the wedding to the Monday afterward. In July we stayed four days at another B & B in Cape May, and a month later another four days at another B & B in Cape May. Then in September, we stayed for days at the Hotel Macomber, which is also in Cape May.
So, here are, in my opinion, the bests and worst B & B's in Cape May, NJ:
That third B & B, called The Mainstay Inn was the BEST.
The Mainstay is SUCH a beautiful place, service is AWESOME, the place is immaculately clean, and sitting on the porch rockers for an hour or two early in the morning is such a pleasant way to spend time.
Here's what it looks like:
The address is 635 Columbia Avenue.=========================================================================
The WORST was the one we stayed at for the wedding.
The Queen Victoria.
The issue there is that the guy that owns the place looks at everybody as if they're dollar signs. Really. Kinda strange.
The morning of the wedding, I was trying to get into my wedding finery. I hadn't had a chance to even eat anything, so my bridesmaid, and friend, who were helping with that, went to the dining room to get me some yogurt.
The owner told them they were not allowed. Even though the yogurt was for ME, the guest who was shelling out over $350 freaking dollars a night to stay there. No way was I going to go to the dining room to get it while still in my underwear.
And then this. Let me set up the clip:
My husband is a VERY generous guy, but the kind of generous that doesn't think first. The kind of guy who'd happily lend you the use of his car, and then wonder how the heck he was going to get to work, having lent his car away.
He actually offered what was left of our wedding cake - without asking me first - to the owner, with the idea that the owner would put it out for the other guests.
The owner, who should have known this was a no no - a legitimate restaurant/B&B should not be putting out secondhand cake, which could easily involve a visit from the local public health inspector. But he accepted the cake, never put it out, and probably he and his tubby wife demolished it.
He also has a history of complaining about guests to other guests. Classy.
The place is pretty and all that, but there are many, much better places to stay.
Avoid the Queen Victoria.
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Honorable Mention:
The John Wesley Inn
The lady who owns this is SUPER friendly and sweet. This is one of the slightly smaller places, but it's lovely inside, immaculate, and very comfortable.
My sole issue is that, unlike the other two, there's no breakfast buffet. Breakfast is put on a plate in front of you - no choices. And sorry, but I do not eat dead pig parts. My husband does, so that's fine, he ate what was on both plates. They oughta be at least a teensy bit sensitive that some people are vegetarian/vegan.
The address is 30 Gurney Street.
