Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, December 19, 1993 TAG: 9312190223
SECTION: HORIZON PAGE: F6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Newsday
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Tolls: About $12 round trip.
Meals for Two: About $130 plus tips for the weekend (without wine).
Lodging for Two: Rates with full breakfast and afternoon tea (highest in summer); two-night minimum most weekends. The Brass Bed, (609) 884-8075, $55 to $150 daily; the Abbey (open April through mid-December), (609) 884-4506, $80 to $175 daily. Both note they are suitable for children over 12. Other B & B's start around $50 daily with continental breakfast and shared bath. Motel rates can run much higher, especially with ocean view. Most lodgings provide beach passes, some also bicycles and parking (important in summer).
Extras: State tax is 6 percent. Free on-street parking a few blocks from downtown; central meters 25 cents per 30 minutes 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (maximum three hours); private lots typically $5 an hour, $10 all day. Village Bicycle Shop rentals $3.50 an hour, $9 a day. Tours generally $5 to $10; boat, carriage rides more.
Main Events: Seafood Festival June 12-13; Music Festival through June 27; Victorian Week Oct. 8-17. There are numerous Christmas-related activities throughout December.
Information: Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May, (609) 884-5508; a $29.95 video on Cape May plays regularly at the Welcome Center on Lafayette Street (Rte. 109) and can be purchased at several shops around town. Cape May Reservation Service: (800) 729-RSRV. Cape May County Department of Tourism: (800) 227-2297.
by CNB