Name: Congress Hall
Address: 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204, United States of America, 251 Beach Avenue, New Jersey, NJ 08204, USA
Rating: 9.2

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Congress Hall

251 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204, United States of America –

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The staff were more than accommodating. The food at The Blue Pig Tavern was excellent. The bed was extremely comfortable. The room and facility was extremely clean. Everything you wanted to do was in walking distance. The veranda was lined with wooden rockers and shaded where you could sit and rest or watch the activities on the lawn any time of the day or evening. I saw in some reviews there was noisy guests at night, but our stay was quiet and we had sound sleep. It was also a pleasure to wake up to the ocean view every morning. But most of all the history of Congress Hall was exciting. As we walked down the corridor to our room, my husband said he felt like we were on the Titanic. It was a luxurious experience.

Kathleen, United States of America

The propert was gorgeous, visually satisfying! We stayed on Monday night and there was a carnival on the lawn, it was so much fun for my 2 year old! Perfect location, we enjoyed walking around the area and visiting the restaurants and shops!

Frank, United States of America

Very comfortable room and terrific facilities. Perfect location.

Jessica, United States of America

nice valet staff. clean sheets and towels, fair food at the blue pig tavern, cute coffee shop but there is a better one at 2 min. walk. We loved the historical building. A good experience if you are interested in historical buildings and architecture. No need to stay there for that though. You can always go visit the building.

Selay, Turkey

The view was beautiful and relaxing. The room was comfortable and enjoyable- all necessities were provided for. Classic and romantic location full of old time charm and modern luxury.

Tom, United States of America

This is a gorgeous historic property in beautiful Cape May, NJ. Fabulously located. I would love to stay there again. This was a girls' trip to see Cape May as none of us had ever been there before. While there are dozens of historic B&B's and smaller hotels, we chose this one because of its pretty much ocean front location. The staff were very courteous and the rooms very nice. We enjoyed night caps in the Brown Room Bar, a happening place. The hotel oozes 19th-early -20th-century charm and elegance.

Janice, United States of America

Love the ambiance, Brown Room, Blue Pig and the furnishings of room and the fab shower!!

Anne, United States of America

The front desk was a hot mess. They told us it would be 10 minutes for our room. We came back in 20. We waited on line again. We were told that it would be 3 min and they would call us. They did call us to tell us that our room was ready. However, the problem was after standing on line again...and the young lady asking us our name- again, the room was not ready! In comes Jenny. She is Ass. Manager. She APOLOGIZED, something the girls at the desk would not do. Jenny gave us a comp, made us feel WELCOME and walked us up to our room to make sure it was perfect. It was. Jenny is the reason we could give this hotel the highest rating. She is a keeper!

Nancy, United States of America

Excellent property with an amazing lawn area to roam. Especially fantastic in the evenings with a great bar in the hotel and even a bar downstairs (The Boiler Room) that had live music on Friday night. We came here for drinks on Friday night even though we stayed somewhere else because of the atmosphere. And the room of course was incredible.

Ryan, United States of America

Restaurant staff were friendly and accommodating. Beach and pool attendants were helpful.

Michael, United States of America

This property is 3 minutes walk from the beach. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, in the charming town of Cape May, New Jersey, this historical 19th century hotel offers luxury accommodations and unrivaled service in a stunning natural environment.

Congress Hall is located in the heart of New Jersey's Victorian District on one of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the area. This ideal location places guests only minutes from area attractions, including gourmet restaurants, unique shopping, and historic sites.

Equipped with a large variety of thoughtful amenities and facilities, including a newly renovated, full-service spa, activities for children and private beach cabanas, guests at Congress Hall can experience ultimate relaxation and tranquility.

This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Cape May! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Cape May! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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	King Room with Ocean View 1 king bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features air conditioning and a bathrobe. Room Facilities: Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, Sea view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom This double room has a bathrobe and air conditioning. Room Facilities: Safe, Pay-per-view channels, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, City view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Queen Annex View 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room has a bathrobe and air conditioning. Room Facilities: Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	King Room Ocean View with Balcony 1 king bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features a balcony, air conditioning and sea view. Room Facilities: Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, Sea view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 200 ft² This room features ocean views, cable TV with DVD player, and a private bathroom. Room Facilities: Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, Sea view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Two Double Beds Ocean View 2 full beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features a bathrobe, sea view and air conditioning. Room Facilities: Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, Sea view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Two Double Beds Annex View 2 full beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features air conditioning and a bathrobe. Room Facilities: Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Two Double Beds Town View 2 full beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room has a bathrobe, air conditioning and cable TV. Room Facilities: Safe, Pay-per-view channels, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, City view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Queen Town View Room 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 200 ft² This room features town views, cable TV with DVD player, and a private bathroom. Room Facilities: Safe, Pay-per-view channels, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Bathrobe, Radio, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Interconnecting room(s) available, View Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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Closest Landmarks

The Colonial House 0.3 miles
Emlen Physick Estate 0.8 miles
Cape Island Marina 1.7 miles
Cape May Point State Park 2.1 miles
Cape May Lighthouse 2.1 miles
Cape May Bird Observatory 2.2 miles
Historic Cold Spring Village 2.6 miles
Cape May National Golf Club 4 miles
Wildwood Beach 6.7 miles
Wildwood Boardwalk 6.7 miles

Closest Airports

Atlantic City International Airport 40.9 miles
Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport 51.6 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Very comfortable room and terrific facilities. Perfect location.”

Jessica

United States of America

“Decore and surroundings were amazing”

khicks01

United States of America

“Love the ambiance, Brown Room, Blue Pig and the furnishings of room and the fab shower!!”

Anne

United States of America

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1 Restaurant On Site

The Blue Pig Tavern

Menu: À la carte

Food: American

Open for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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All children are welcome.

Free! Up to three children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

One child under 2 years is charged USD 15 per night in a crib.

Any additional older children or adults are charged USD 25 per person per night when using existing beds.

One older child or adult is charged USD 10 per night in an extra bed.

The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

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August 15, 2017

Kathleen
United States of America
9.6

“This stay was something I have wanted to do for a while and I'm glad we did.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • King Room with Ocean View
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉The pools could have been larger.
눇The staff were more than accommodating. The food at The Blue Pig Tavern was excellent. The bed was extremely comfortable. The room and facility was extremely clean. Everything you wanted to do was in walking distance. The veranda was lined with wooden rockers and shaded where you could sit and rest or watch the activities on the lawn any time of the day or evening. I saw in some reviews there was noisy guests at night, but our stay was quiet and we had sound sleep. It was also a pleasure to wake up to the ocean view every morning. But most of all the history of Congress Hall was exciting. As we walked down the corridor to our room, my husband said he felt like we were on the Titanic. It was a luxurious experience.
August 10, 2017

Vincent
United States of America
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • King Room with Ocean View
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Service at front desk. Curt when we asked about the barbecue on Tuesday. Told it was sold out. Upsetting to latter find out that non guest purchased tickets before us. It would have been nice if the hotel would make exception for guest to have first choice when booking the room, rather then to find out the hotel does not give preference to guest!
August 3, 2017

Frank
United States of America
8.8

“Great family friendly hotel by the beach!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • King Town View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The hotels restaurants didn't have very many vegan options for my family, which would have been nice if we didn't want to leave the property.
눇The propert was gorgeous, visually satisfying! We stayed on Monday night and there was a carnival on the lawn, it was so much fun for my 2 year old! Perfect location, we enjoyed walking around the area and visiting the restaurants and shops!
July 26, 2017

Lawrence
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two Double Beds Town View
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇Gray location and beach attendants
July 14, 2017

Jessica
United States of America
10

“Excellent experience”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • King Room with Ocean View
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The pool closed at 6pm and there was a $6 per person charge for the beach (not a hotel charge, a Cape May charge).
눇Very comfortable room and terrific facilities. Perfect location.
July 14, 2017

khicks01
United States of America
Age group: 25 – 34
9.6

“Great place !”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Town View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Bathroom to room ratio was quite large. We would prefer a bigger bedroom and smaller bath
눇Decore and surroundings were amazing
July 2, 2017

Gina
United States of America
10

“On beach, Beautiful.vintage-themed property well-appointed!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Town View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Waffles at breakfast were not done well, batter was for pancakes not waffles.
June 19, 2017

Selay Y.
Turkey
5.4

“honestly...”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • King Room with Ocean View
- • Stayed 1 night
눉room smaller then expected. windows very dirty from the ocean, so we couldn't really see anything (had the room with a view). bathroom sink had chips in it. bathroom door had chipping and peeling paint at the bottom, where our toddler could reach. Very dangerous considering how old the hotel is, I am pretty sure there is lead based paint at the bottom of the door. There is a giant gap on the handrail. looked like the last banister was missing, on the landing of the first floor, I would watch my kid if I were you. The front desk staff was unfriendly. They did not even look at my face when we were checking in. Overpriced for what it is. Only good cause it is historical so it has a good medium. Which is about the building not the service. Oh and we needed to pass through 5 service carts to get to the elevator when we were leaving. a huge service cart with nasty dirty towels on them, two room service trays on the hall way. another service cart with house keeping material on them, some already read newspaper on the floor in the hallway. It was definately an experience to get to the elevator with a toddler and a stroller...
눇nice valet staff. clean sheets and towels, fair food at the blue pig tavern, cute coffee shop but there is a better one at 2 min. walk. We loved the historical building. A good experience if you are interested in historical buildings and architecture. No need to stay there for that though. You can always go visit the building.
June 19, 2017

Tom
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Town View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇The view was beautiful and relaxing. The room was comfortable and enjoyable- all necessities were provided for. Classic and romantic location full of old time charm and modern luxury.
June 4, 2017

Janice
United States of America
9.2

“Lovely Historic Property Fabulously Located in Charming Cape May”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Queen Room with Ocean View
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉The Starbucks-like coffee shop food was not good. I heard not-so-nice things about the Blue Pig Tavern restaurant on the premises but it looked lovely.
눇This is a gorgeous historic property in beautiful Cape May, NJ. Fabulously located. I would love to stay there again. This was a girls' trip to see Cape May as none of us had ever been there before. While there are dozens of historic B&B's and smaller hotels, we chose this one because of its pretty much ocean front location. The staff were very courteous and the rooms very nice. We enjoyed night caps in the Brown Room Bar, a happening place. The hotel oozes 19th-early -20th-century charm and elegance.
May 26, 2017

Margaret
United States of America
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Town View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Was in room 315.... Horrendous!!!! Right above the entrance! Heard people till about 3:00 am. Love this property... Hated our room!!!!!
May 26, 2017

Anne
United States of America
7.1

“Beautiful but little peace.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room with Ocean View
- • Stayed 1 night
눉When we arrived in the afternoon there was a rock band practicing for two hours - they were very loud and we couldn't enjoy sitting in our room or on the grounds. In the middle of the night a party of young people were carrying on below our room. When I called down to ask them to be quiet, they told me off. Then I called the desk and they were silenced. The next day we sat by the pool and they were putting flags on the balconies and using a machine that beeped constantly for over 4 hours, ruing the peace of the pool. Someone finally complained and they found another way to erect the flags (like going into the rooms and using the balcony)
눇Love the ambiance, Brown Room, Blue Pig and the furnishings of room and the fab shower!!
May 26, 2017

Nancy
United States of America
10

“Congress Hall is where you want to be.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two Double Beds Annex View
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉We loved the Blue Pig. We wanted to eat in the Boiler Room, but it is only open Thursday through Sunday.
눇The front desk was a hot mess. They told us it would be 10 minutes for our room. We came back in 20. We waited on line again. We were told that it would be 3 min and they would call us. They did call us to tell us that our room was ready. However, the problem was after standing on line again...and the young lady asking us our name- again, the room was not ready! In comes Jenny. She is Ass. Manager. She APOLOGIZED, something the girls at the desk would not do. Jenny gave us a comp, made us feel WELCOME and walked us up to our room to make sure it was perfect. It was. Jenny is the reason we could give this hotel the highest rating. She is a keeper!
May 23, 2017

Ryan
United States of America
Age group: 25 – 34
9.6

“History and Quality Combined”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Annex View
- • Stayed 1 night
눉The only knock I have against Congress Hall is the price. We got a great deal to stay there on Thursday night at 1/2 the cost. But at over 300$ to stay on Friday/Saturday night we had to find somewhere else. I'd highly recommend going down on off days or even before peak season (we went in mid-may).
눇Excellent property with an amazing lawn area to roam. Especially fantastic in the evenings with a great bar in the hotel and even a bar downstairs (The Boiler Room) that had live music on Friday night. We came here for drinks on Friday night even though we stayed somewhere else because of the atmosphere. And the room of course was incredible.
May 23, 2017

Linda
United States of America
10

“Pure pleasure”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Two Double Beds Annex View
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
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