Hotel Alcott

When I booked a room at the Alcott I advised the clerk that I was bringing my 94 yr old mother. She advised a room was available on the 2nd floor and there were no elevators. I told her my mother could walk up 1 flight of stairs. However, when we arrived 1 flight = 21 steps! Had the clerk advised me of this, I would not have booked. The room had 2 queen beds, but was very small. When we arrived, the temperature in the room was 63 degrees. We upped the thermostat to 77 and after two days, the temperature only reached 72 degrees. The rug was stained and worn. There were no chairs in the room and we had to use beach chairs that we had brought. The beds were comfortable, however, the top sheet was starched and was very scratchy. There was 1 lamp on the nightstand and an overhead light. Both had very low wattage bulbs. The lighting was so poor that you could not see to put on make-up at the mirror The bathroom was modernized, but there were no grab bars in bath/shower. There was no full-length mirror or safe in the room. Not having on site parking was a pain. Best features - the room was very quiet, close to the beach and Mall, friendly staff, continental breakfast.

My wife and I visit Cape May often, always staying at Hotel Alcott, With the help of Eboni (front Desk) our stays have always been Incredible. Looking foward to our next time in Cape May. Thanks Eboni for making our time there enjoyable. mark & chris Hansen

We loved our stay at the Hotel Alcott, but we have a few suggestions to make it more convenient for others, #1-hooks on the back of the Bathroom door would be nice so you can hang something' #2-The Tub could use some Anti-slip on the bottom,ours didn't, #3-we wished there was a Coffee or Tea area for the Quest and of course the Meters outside is a real pain,but I'm sure it's beyond your control, but all and all I would recommend it to true lovers of the Victorian Age

We were evacuated from the hotel in the middle of the night due to a fire alarm. Turns out management was not keeping its sprinkler system in good working order which triggered the alarm, not a fire. The next morning we asked for some type of compensation or accommodation for the inconvenience. We were told by the front desk that the manager wasn’t in because she didn’t sleep all night. Guess what - neither did the guests. We were advised that she would call us and arrange for some type of compensation. Since a week went by without a call, we called her. She said there would be NO accommodation for the inconvenience & proceeded to hang up the phone. She could not have been more rude. Unfortunately, I was once evacuated from another hotel due to fire & they offered us a voucher for a free night which was valid for a year. That’s the way business should be conducted if you want repeat business. Being rude to your guests is not!

Eboni was amazing at helping us with everything we needed and extremely sweet, too. Definitely the best holiday vacation Miranda and I ever experienced. Everything about the hotel was perfect. Starting with Eboni to the cleaning staff everyone was perfect. Just a lovely place and wonderful place to stay.

Very comfortable bed - close to beach and shops - great house-keeping crew special thanks to Eboni for finding an available room to extend our stay. We enjoyed the daily continental breakfast and particularly the breakfast baked goods and afternoon snacks.

Hotel Alcott is a very short walk to the beach, with a lovely porch and friendly staff. We have been repeat guests here, as it's comfortable, cozy, near the ocean and steps from Washington Street Mall and awesome restaurants. We like the breakfast and enjoy lingering on the porch. This was the first time we had a balcony room, which was wonderful - we could hear the ocean when we sat outside at night.

Highly recommend this hotel for a wonderful, low key but lovely stay on the quieter, west end of Cape May beach. Elegant in its own way, really nice staff, beach towels. Easy walk to great restaurants and shopping. Not for the super high-end types. Can be a little noisy if there is a wedding, housekeeping stretches across the whole day, and breakfast is very basic--but the coffee is great, there are cookies and lemonade in the afternoons--and all of the staff are sweet, friendly, efficient and very polite. Renovations are well done and pleasant.

Wonderful stay! Having spent a lifetime of summers in our old family home in Cape May, my expectations were high for staying somewhere that felt like “home”. The Alcott has been beautifully restored and is very well run. From our front desk experience with Eboni (I asked to see the rooms on a prior visit to our stay), to an easy check-in, very nice and comfortable beds/linens and clean, updated bathrooms. The room temperature was just right even on the top floor as those old buildings can be hard to cool on humid summer days, and the building was quiet at night. We were very comfortable. Lastly, a mention of the terrific service in the mornings by Ari, who promptly cared for a simple but delicious continental breakfast spread of freshly made baked goods and delicious coffee. I will be back!

This is a lovely Victorian B&B walking distance to a beautiful beach. I would recommend speaking with Eboni who was knowledgeable about the area. My husband and I are looking forward to returning to this quaint sea side escape.