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The best hotels in the business district, Cape May

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 84 Cape May hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cape May, out of the 84 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.9018183.

Great Location In Cape May, NJ. Just 4 Blocks To Beach And Washington St Mall is the one I would book myself.

Great Location In Cape May, NJ. Just 4 Blocks To Beach And Washington St Mall

Highest rated of the five

Great Location In Cape May, NJ. Just 4 Blocks To Beach And Washington St Mall

★★★★★4.9018183 from 550 reviews

Great Location In Cape May, NJ. Just 4 Blocks To Beach And Washington St Mall comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9018183 from 550 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under the business district.

84 hotels in Cape May qualified for this list and five made it. Experience Cape May charm near Washington St Mall is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Great Location In Cape May, NJ. Just 4 Blocks To Beach And Washington St Mall1

    Great Location In Cape May, NJ. Just 4 Blocks To Beach And Washington St Mall

    ★★★★★4.9018183 from 550 reviews

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    • Experience Cape May charm near Washington St Mall2

      Experience Cape May charm near Washington St Mall

      ★★★★★5 from 236 reviews

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      • Enjoy Cape May Sea Glass Cottage3

        Enjoy Cape May Sea Glass Cottage

        ★★★★★4.982329 from 219 reviews

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        • 5-bedroom vacation home just a short walk to Cape May Beach4

          5-bedroom vacation home just a short walk to Cape May Beach

          ★★★★★5 from 174 reviews

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          • The Heart Of Jackson Street, Steps To Shopping, Restaurants And The Beach5

            The Heart Of Jackson Street, Steps To Shopping, Restaurants And The Beach

            ★★★★★4.9052634 from 304 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            84 Cape May hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

            Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

            The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

            What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

            Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

            Britt Sorensen

            Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

            Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.

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