Cape May · Hotel shortlist
Hotels with a pool near the airport in Cape May
Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya
These are my five favourites in Cape May, out of the 86 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.6.
Marlane | Hotel by the Sea | Wildwood, NJ is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Marlane | Hotel by the Sea | Wildwood, NJ
★★★★★4.9 from 229 reviews
Marlane | Hotel by the Sea | Wildwood, NJ comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 229 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 airport.
86 hotels in Cape May qualified for this list and five made it. Fleur de Lis Beach Resort is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
All five, ranked
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1
Marlane | Hotel by the Sea | Wildwood, NJ
★★★★★4.9 from 229 reviews
- Pool
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Fleur de Lis Beach Resort
★★★★★4.8 from 367 reviews
- Pool
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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3Blue Fish Inn
★★★★★4.8 from 231 reviews
- Pool
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4ICONA Cape May
★★★★★4.6 from 445 reviews
- Pool
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
- Airport shuttle
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5Imperial 500 Motel
★★★★★4.8 from 206 reviews
- Pool
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Accessible
How this list was put together
86 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 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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