Reception at the Hotel Alcott
Cocktail Hour 6-7 pm
Dinner Reception 7-11 pm
http://www.hotelalcott.com
Please note there is no parking lot for the Alcott. Parking directly in front of the hotel is metered (there will be quarters available in the lobby for your convenience). Parking on streets around the hotel is free.
From their Website...
"The Hotel Alcott is a totally restored Italianate-bracketed villa. Located steps from the Atlantic Ocean and offering all the amenities of a full-service, modern hotel, our thirty-one custom-furnished guest rooms and suites provide the best of both worlds. Enjoy the view on our breeze-kissed second floor verandah or relax next to the fountain in our gracious center courtyard... surrounded by the antiques and ambiance of a time gone by.
This historic property, Cape May's second-oldest operating hotel, debuted in 1878 as the Arlington House. The 55-room facility was considered a first-class resort hotel then and throughout its subsequent years while operating as the Alcott House. Still later it became known as the Huntington House.
During that period, many of the summer guests journeyed here via train, and the hotel's site was primarily chosen because of its proximity to the Cape May Railroad Station, located just across the street.
In addition to updating its mechanical facilities, the building has recently undergone extensive restoration to ensure its continued designation as an outstanding vacation destination, in the grace and elegance of a bygone era. Among the many areas of this renovation ... the original hotel dining room, the solid chestnut wood in the lobby ... the plaster ceiling medallions in the lobby, which are the work of Philadelphia craftsmen ... and perhaps the most outstanding architectural feature of all, the wide hanging staircase, one of the earliest of its type in this country, featuring no posts or visible supports.
One of the Hotel's frequent patrons, and certainly its most famous, was Louisa May Alcott, who traveled here with her family from Germantown, Pennsylvania."
From their Website...
"The Hotel Alcott is a totally restored Italianate-bracketed villa. Located steps from the Atlantic Ocean and offering all the amenities of a full-service, modern hotel, our thirty-one custom-furnished guest rooms and suites provide the best of both worlds. Enjoy the view on our breeze-kissed second floor verandah or relax next to the fountain in our gracious center courtyard... surrounded by the antiques and ambiance of a time gone by.
This historic property, Cape May's second-oldest operating hotel, debuted in 1878 as the Arlington House. The 55-room facility was considered a first-class resort hotel then and throughout its subsequent years while operating as the Alcott House. Still later it became known as the Huntington House.
During that period, many of the summer guests journeyed here via train, and the hotel's site was primarily chosen because of its proximity to the Cape May Railroad Station, located just across the street.
In addition to updating its mechanical facilities, the building has recently undergone extensive restoration to ensure its continued designation as an outstanding vacation destination, in the grace and elegance of a bygone era. Among the many areas of this renovation ... the original hotel dining room, the solid chestnut wood in the lobby ... the plaster ceiling medallions in the lobby, which are the work of Philadelphia craftsmen ... and perhaps the most outstanding architectural feature of all, the wide hanging staircase, one of the earliest of its type in this country, featuring no posts or visible supports.
One of the Hotel's frequent patrons, and certainly its most famous, was Louisa May Alcott, who traveled here with her family from Germantown, Pennsylvania."
Please note there is no parking lot for the Alcott. Parking directly in front of the hotel is metered (there will be quarters available in the lobby for your convienence). Parking on streets around the hotel is free.