Cape May, New Jersey
Historic Accommodations of Cape May
Walk through the door, into another century.
The text below is what this site published about itself: the about page from 2002, the hotline page from 2006, and the same hotline wording still on the site in 2015. It is not a vacancy list for today.
What the association said about itself
Historic Accommodations of Cape May — HACM — was founded in 1980. We have over 70 members: bed and breakfast inns, guest houses, guest suites, apartments and historic hotels. All own properties built in Cape May before 1910.
You can reach HACM seven days a week all year long through our hotline. Members take turns answering the hotline, helping visitors find lodging.
That “over 70” is the count on the about page, not a count made for this restoration. The same page said the point of staying in one of those houses was to get a sense of Cape May’s past, with the old atmosphere and the modern conveniences together.
The hotline
The number printed on the site is (609) 884-0080. The hotline page said to call it to check availability during the next 10 days at many historic Cape May accommodations.
It also said the line was answered 7 days a week, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., by a member. The person answering had a list of historic guest accommodations with vacancies during those next 10 days, and would give the names and telephone numbers of the ones with space. The page said no information was given about rates, locations, or amenities.
For a stay further out than 10 days, the site pointed visitors to a separate availability search. That search is not in this archive, and this page does not take its place.
How the site said to drive
From the north, the directions page said to take the Garden State Parkway south. The Parkway ends at Cape May. The road becomes Route 109 south just before the Cape May bridge. Across the bridge, the street is Lafayette Street.
From the south, the same page said to take I-95 north to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, then Route 49 to Route 55 south. Route 55 ends at Route 47. Route 47 south becomes Route 347 for a short stretch and then is Route 47 again. Follow Route 47 to the Garden State Parkway south, and from there use the directions for points north.
Those are the roads the site named. They are not a live traffic report, and they do not include driving times.
From the same pages
Ten notes on what this site printed about itself. They are not a vacancy list.