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The Queen Victoria

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  • Inn Details

    The McMain family welcomes you to two restored Victorian homes in the center of the Historic District with warm hospitality and special services. Relax on porches overlooking Victorian gardens. Fortify yourself with a hearty breakfast and afternoon tea for bicycle riding, antique shopping, historic touring or nature walks. Dine at serveral of New Jersey's best restaurants. Victorian ambiance yet modern amenities -- air conditioning and whirlpool tubs. December, devoted to Christmas.

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    Features

    Type:

    • Bed and Breakfast

    Property Noted For:

    • Central location

    • Antiques/decor

    • Gourmet food

    • Honeymoons

    • Peaceful getaway

    • Romantic escape

    Amenities

    Guest Room:

    • Air conditioning

    • Alarm clock

    • Amenities Basket

    • Ceiling fans

    • Fireplace

    • Fridge

    • Hairdryer

    • Hot tub/whirlpool tub

    • Internet Service

    • Ironing Board

    • Radio

    • TV

    • Turndown Service

    On Site:

    • Board games

    • Fax Machine

    • Piano

    • Wet bar

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  • Large Standard Room

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) N/A

    Large Standard room with queen size bed, individual climate control, private bath with tub and/or shower, color television with DVD, in room refrigerator, antique furniture, wireless internet, turndown service. Check in time is 2 PM -10 PM and Check out time is 11 am.

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    Policy

    Reservation Policy

    • Check in: 2 PM -10 PM    Check out: 11 am

    • Minimum stay: Apr-Oct & Dec 3-4 nights weekends. Nov, Jan-Mar 2 nights weekends

    • Deposit amount required: 50% or two nights

    • Cancellations: 21 days for full refund. Refunds with less than 21 day notice based on room re-rental. Administrative fee for all cancellations.

    • Open all year round: Y

    General Policies

    • Smoking allowed: No

    • Guest pets allowed: No

    • Drinking allowed: Yes

    • Drinking description: Ice and mixers provided

    • Drinks available: N

    • Suitable for children: No

    • Childcare provided: No

    Discount type

    • Mdwk. Mid-Sept. thr Mid-June w/ holiday exception

  • Breakfast

    • Type: Full

    • Time Served: 8-10

    • Serving location: Breakfast/dining area

    Complimentary Perks

    • Afternoon Tea

    • Non-alcoholic Beverages

    Signature Dish

    Spectacular Strawberry Trifle
    The "Strawberry Trifle" is a beautiful melange of fruit, custard, sweet cakes and whipped cream. A wee dram of sherry is added for good measure. Featured on "Inn Country USA"

    Special meal options

    Recipes

    Dessert

    Ginger Crinkles
    Serves: 0

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  • Location Type

    • Oceanside

    • Village

    City

    • Philadelphia

    • Distance to city: 80 miles

    • Directions to property:
      South-Garden State Parkway to end. Go straight over bridge into town, 2nd stop light turn left onto Ocean St. down Ocean St. 3 blocks, towards ocean, on right.

    Area Attractions

    • Antique Shopping

    • Aquarium

    • Beach

    • Casino

    • Historical interests

    • Museum

    • Nature area

    • Birding

    • Historic house tours

    • Music festivals

    • River

    • Winery

    • Zoo

    • Bicycle riding trails

    • Canoeing

    • Fishing

    • Golfing

    • Hiking trails

    • Horseback riding

    • Historic tours

    • Sailing

    • Shopping

    • Sight-seeing

    • Swimming

    • Tennis courts

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    Queen Victoria, love the place

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Stays at B&Bs twice a year

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    Theme weekend in April, 2010 was great. Love visiting this Inn....

    The Queen Victoria is a magical place to stay at during the Christmas Holidays!

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    My husband and I stayed at The Queen Victoria for a couple of days (Windsor Room). The B&B was beautifully decorated for the Holidays. If you love Christmas and everything that goes with it, a trip to Cape May and a stay at this B&B is a must! The hospitality received from Doug, Anna Marie, and the entire staff goes above and beyond: turndown service with chocolates, afternoon tea with cookies, very friendly and helpful, eager to please, etc. We came back from breakfast each morning to have the bed made and the room taken care of. We've never had that done at any other B&B. We purchased a couple of the cookbooks, which is beautifully done. We can't wait to return.

    Wonderful B&B

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    I took my husband away for his 60th birthday. Wonderful B&B excellent location. King Edward Suite very nice, private balcony to enjoy. Owners Doug & Anna Marie great! All employees friendly and pleasant! Delicious breakfast & afternoon tea and snacks. Complimentary bicycles and drinks--shops and great restaurants all within walking distance. We usually try different B&B's but The Queen Victoria was very special & we've already made reservations for next October to visit again. We both highly recommend staying here while in Cape May!!

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    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    We stayed at the Queen Victoria this past week; it was our 12th visit to Cape May having stayed at 10 other bed and breakfasts and 2 times at a hotel. Overall, the Queen Victoria stay was a positive experience. The Prince Alfred room, however, was a surprising disappointment. The online picture shows a bright, cheery, middle-sized room with 2 windows, no tv and dvd player on the bureau and even light coming from the doorway. That was apparently flood lights for the picture. Our disappointment was obvious as we walked into a drab little room having a black print bed cover, only one window, and a cluttered bureau. Yes, we could have had the tv and dvd player removed. Worse than that was the window with the air conditioner in it that was boarded up from floor to ceiling. The window treatments were there, but no window. We enjoyed the balcony, reached from going out through the one window which reached the floor, and when raised, we could bend over and walk through it. We were assured that it has not fallen on anyone yet! Having made our reservations last January, we'd received the much enjoyed newsletters and were looking forward to conversations with the owners. We spoke to and saw Anna Marie once and spoke to Doug once as he was either busy with other guests or unavailable when we asked to speak with him. The owners certainly have a right to time for themselves; it was too bad that they needed it when we were there! They have an excellent, friendly staff. Their use of a food service is understandable, however, our personal choice would be Sysco!

    Innkeeper Response
    I'm sorry to hear that the Prince Alfred room was such a disappointment to these guests. Their apparent feeling that we misrepresented the room in our photos could not be further from the truth, however. First of all, one of the windows (actually an antique pocket window that provides access to the balcony) was temporarily fitted with a frame and air-conditioner because we were experiencing an air-conditioning problem in our building and their room was particularly affected by it due to the tremendous amount of sunlight that hits the room, particularly through that window. I'm guessing that these folks would have been complaining even more vigorously had they not had sufficient A/C during their stay. Drab little room? Prince Alfred is not our largest room, but it certainly isn't drab. It is beautifully covered in hand crafted "Bradbury & Bradbury" wallpaper, including a dado and frieze that looks just as stunning in person as it does in the pictures. Most guests do want a TV in their room, but we are always happy to pull it if it is requested. I really don't know how to respond to the "Sysco!" comment. I'm not sure why a guest would care what company we purchase our food from, unless they work for Sysco. Finally, I regret that these folks didn't get the personal attention from my wife and me that they were hoping for. We were most certainly at the inn every day they stayed with us, personally hosting breakfast every morning and afternoon tea most days. I'm guessing that they chose to eat breakfast in our "intimate" dining room, where we purposely allow guests more privacy with bistro tables than the more social "big" table dining room where I was hosting breakfast every morning.

    - Doug McMain (owner/innkeeper)

    One of the nicest I've been to.

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs twice a year

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    This is a great inn . The buildings are beautiful, the staff friendly and the location is perfect. We loved the afternoon tea and the ambiance of the main rooms as well as guest rooms was really nice.

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