Colors of AutumnĪvailable for Select Midweek Dates this AutumnĮxplore the fine art of water color painting with master artist, Phil Courtney. Packages and special offers not applicable to groups or existing reservations. Credit is offered for each reserved room night and must be signed to your guest room to be applied. *TENT: After booking your hotel stay, please contact the Concierge to reserve your Beach Tent: call (609) 884-6542 or email Resort Credit is a $50 credit for use at Cape Resorts restaurants, shops and outlets: Beach Food and Beverage service, The Blue Pig Tavern, The Boiler Room, The Brown Room, Tommy's Folly Cafe, Tommy's Folly LOGO Shop, Tommy's Folly Boutique, Tommy's Folly KIDS, the Ebbitt Room, the Rusty Nail and the Sea Spa. 2-Day Beach Tent Rental, including two lounge chairs, plush beach towels, and a cooler filled with water and soft drinksīook Now Congress Hall The Virginia The Sandpiper The Star The Beach Shack.You'll love a luxurious day lingering in one of our striped Beach Tents, the ultimate summertime luxury. It's a beautiful scene in Cape May, where white-sand beaches and Victorian charm combine to create the perfect seaside escape. Sun and crashing surf the gentle chirp of gulls the salty breeze gently rustling the pages of your bestseller. Book our 'Classic American Summer' package and enjoy a two-day summer beach tent rental, and a daily Resort Credit-included in your stay. Join us in Cape May for an American beach vacation at its best. Haber and Sons, which produced the items, are still in business and were able to reproduce them for the hotel’s 2002 re-opening. Both the Buffalo Pottery Company and D.W. The hotel underwent an extensive renovation in 2001, during which a stash of original china, creamers and sugar bowls were unearthed. The present owners purchased the building in 1995 with the goal of undertaking a complete renovation to return Congress Hall to its former glory. McIntire in effect helped preserve it during a time when many of Cape May's landmarks were being demolished to make way for modern motels. By providing an alternate use for the building Dr. From 1968 until 1995 Congress Hall operated as part of the Cape May Bible Conference led by the Reverend Carl McIntire of Collingswood, New Jersey. Congress Hall went on to open Cape May's first post-Prohibition cocktail bar (where the Brown Room sits now) in 1934. Finally, an agreement to repave the roads around Congress Hall was reached and the hotel reopened in the early 20s, with a stunning renovation. After conducting concerts on Congress Hall's lawn with his Marine Corps band throughout the season in 1882 he composed a march in honor of the hotel, the "Congress Hall March." The hotel fell into disrepair and remained closed for more than a dozen years, sometime between 1905 and the early 20s, after a long and bitter dispute between owner Annie Knight and the city council. The famous 19th Century composer John Philip Sousa also loved Congress Hall. President Benjamin Harrison made Congress Hall his "summer White House" and conducted the affairs of state from the hotel.
Grant, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan all chose to vacation here. The hotel and Cape May proved so popular that they gained renown as a summer retreat for the nation's presidents. Within a year, the owners rebuilt the hotel, this time in brick rather than wood, and business blossomed once again. Congress Hall had doubled in size and was welcoming guests from around the region, but in 1878 the building was destroyed when a huge fire swept through 38 acres of Cape May’s seafront. By the middle of the 19th Century Cape May had become a booming holiday destination, rivaling Saratoga and Newport for popularity. As Congress Hall’s reputation grew, so did Cape May's.
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