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Virginia Hotel
Cape May, New Jersey, United States · Independent · Accessible Luxury
The Virginia Hotel opened in 1879 as the Ebbitt House, a year after the fire that ruined Cape May, and took its Virginia name in the 1890s when Southern visitors filled its rooms. Abandoned in the 1980s, it was restored by Curtis Bashaw and family and reopened in 1989 as an adults-only boutique hotel with 24 rooms, the Ebbitt Room restaurant and four cottages along Jackson Street.
- 24 rooms
- Opened 1879
- Neighborhood: Historic District
About Virginia Hotel
- Opened 1879; adults-only hotel rooms at 25 Jackson Street.
- The Ebbitt Room sources West Cape May's Beach Plum Farm and made OpenTable and Kayak's Top 100 Hotel Restaurants.
History
The Virginia Hotel opened in 1879 in Cape May's Historic District, a small Victorian hotel at 25 Jackson Street. Cape Resorts restored it as an adults-only boutique with cottages for families. The Ebbitt Room, the hotel restaurant, is led by CIA graduate Jason Hanin and cooks from Beach Plum Farm in West Cape May.
Restaurants and bars
- The Ebbitt Room — Restaurant · American · Chef Jason Hanin
- The Rusty Nail — Restaurant
- Virginia Porch — Restaurant · Fresh Delaware Bay oysters
Experiences
- Richmond Room Dinner Series — Dinner series with themes that change seasonally
- Birding expeditions — Led by experienced guides in spring
- Yoga on the Beach — Seasonal wellness class
- Mat Pilates on the Lawn — Morning pilates on the lawn with ocean air
- Cape May Nature Trail Walk — Walk along trails at Lafayette Street Park
- Sunset Promenade Walk — Walk along the beach to the Cove, arriving for sunset
Amenities
- Front porch
- Lobby Lounge
- Virginia Garden
- Beach cabanas for rent
- Wellness package 'Intention'
- Concierge Magazine content from Cape Resorts
- Made-to-order Artisanal Breakfast
- Adults-only
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