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The Mainstay Inn Bed and Breakfast |
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
BOOKING DETAILS |
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RESTRICTIONS: Smoking only on veranda, deposit One nights fee or 50% (whichever is greater))
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Return of deposit, less $15 upon rebooking of room. If the room is not rebooked we issue a cancellation credit that can be used off season weekdays.
RATES: $165 - $395, special packages available
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| CITY DETAILS |
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| CLOSEST LARGE CITY: |
Atlantic City |
| CLOSEST AIRPORT: |
Atlantic City International |
| FESTIVALS: |
Music Festival, Food and Wine Festival, Victorian Week, Christmas in Cape May, Jazz Festival |
| ACTIVITIES: |
Swimming, fishing, tennis, fishing, hiking, golf, bird watching, boating |
| TOURIST SITES: |
Cape May-Lewes Ferry, Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May Stage & Film, Cape May Bird Observatory, Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May Lighthouse |
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| ACCOMMODATION DETAILS |
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| INN SETTING: |
A Victorian Inn by the Sea |
| AMENITIES: |
All rooms offer antique furnishings, air conditioning, private baths. Inn offers three parlors, spacious gardens, beach towels, chairs and umbrellas, |
| GUESTROOMS: |
16 rooms and suites |
| MEAL TYPE: |
Breakfast is served family style around the original walnut dining table from mid-September to mid-June. From mid-June to mid-September, a summer breakfast buffet is provided. |
| MEAL LOCATION: |
Dining room, veranda or garden |
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All guests are invited to partake of the famous Mainstay afternoon tea, served each afternoon from 4pm until 5pm. A vast array of beverages, homemade sweets, and savories are presented each day. In winter, afternoon snacks are delivered to guests at the Officers' Quarters. |
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| DESCRIPTION |
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The Mainstay Inn was originally known as "The Clubhouse," a 19th century pleasure palace, where gentlemen gathered in an elegant setting for gambling and other amusements. Since 1976, visitors have been able to enjoy the same grand spaces, with fourteen foot ceilings, and museum quality antiques. The six spacious guestrooms are furnished with splendid antiques, much as they were in the 19th century, but now all have private bathrooms with tub and shower.
The building known as The Cottage became part of the Mainstay in 1981. Built as a private summer home in 1870, the Cottage is joined to the Inn by a brick walkway transversing a lovely garden with a Victorian fountain. The six rooms in the Cottage, all with queen or king sized beds, have private baths, and central air conditioning, and most have designated parking spaces. Two rooms have private porches overlooking the garden.
A third building, The Officers' Quarters, has been part of the Mainstay since 1993. The one and two bedroom suites in the Officers' Quarters are remarkably large, encompassing over 600 sq. ft. Furnished mostly in country style antiques, the suites have private verandas, whirlpool tubs, gas fireplaces, and snack kitchens. All four suites are centrally air-conditioned and have designated parking places. Guests in the Officers' Quarters join others for a sumptuous buffet breakfast in the Inn in the summer months. In spring, fall and winter a continental breakfast, consisting of breads, fruit, cheese, and juice, is delivered to the suites.
"Surely it would be impossible not to unwind here, not to feel as if one had found, at long last, that perfect summer getaway where every care in the world is swept away by the pull of the tides" Mid-Atlantic Monthly.
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