Having recently stayed at the Carroll Villa Hotel in Cape May, NJ, I felt inspired to write a few words to try to match everything from the quaintly appointed and very comfortable rooms with spacious bathrooms and sleep-like-a-baby beds to the delicious and varied food at their Mad Batter Restaurant to the last, but certainly not least - impeccably courteous, helpful, friendly, and delightful staff. Please don't forget to go up to the peak of the building's lookout where the view is spectacular and there is a lovely space to relax and take in all 360 degrees of the southern tip of the Garden State! The price was extremely fair for the historic getaway we received, and there is free parking, a coupon toward meals, and many other perks. We will definitely stay there when I pass that way again!

Love the Carroll Villa Hotel, We stay there at least 3 times a year.
Everyone who works there are very very nice. We had a Welcome back balloon plus taffy waiting for us in our room.
love the common area for morning coffee and when my son can't sleep he can watch TV.
ONLY PLACE TO STAY IN CAPE MAY

Took my special lady to Cape May for a night on a trip up to NYC and decided to stay here based on the strength of their rating @ Tripadvisor.com.

Let me preface my comments by noting that the ratings game is very subjective, even though a business may garner a 4-5 star rating from more than 30-40 people on a website. The "Villa" was highly rated on tripadvisor.com, but perhaps I should've dug deeper into the reviews for substance given my inclination towards the details (I like research after all).

The Villa was located perfectly in the heart of Cape May, such that one could drop the car and walk everywhere around town. Plus 1 point here. What was less appealing, however, was the layout of the place. You walk through their attached restaurant "The Mad Batter" (more to come on that) before ending up at a motel-style window for check-in. Though I recognize that checking-in is a necessary requirement, the ambiance was less than thrilling when compared with all the other B&Bs I've stayed at over the years. Minus 1 point here.

In addition to parading your luggage through an open, busy restaurant with scores of people staring you down as you try to manipulate your luggage through the various doors and hallways, our room was located in the "Annex," which conveniently was located through a door that was smack-dab in the middle of the restaurant (right at the hostess station).
This was an ugly setup - minus another point here.

Next, after trudging our luggage up the narrow English staircase in the Annex, we got to our room. I will note the room was nicely decorated, if not too much fashioned after my grandmother's house in 1970. All the basic necessities worked fine, although the view wasn't anything to write home about. Overall, the room was neutral in the points game.

But while we wanted to get out and immediately explore Cape May, we next had to "deal" with the car. Apparently hotel parking in Cape May is only available for the high society, given that we had to drive our car about a half-mile away to park ours in a city lot. Now I'm fit enough to walk, so this wasn't too large a deal. But if you needed to walk home late at night after a long day out traveling somewhere else this wouldn't be any fun. And this is, after all, the ratings bizness, so minus a point here.

The last matter is breakfast. Advertising itself as a "B&B hotel," the Villa does include a $30 breakfast voucher for their in-house restaurant The Mad Batter. While I didn't eat anything laced in batter per se, the Eggs Benedict was delicious and hearty, while my lady had no complaints over her waffles. Good service and tasty coffee - add a point here.

Without getting too mathematical, I'd say the Villa's central location, decent price, and good breakfast make for a decent bargain in Cape May. But I wouldn't recommend this place for a romantic getaway or if you're a stalwart B&B aficionado.

My husband and I stayed in Room 4 for our 3 yr anniversary... and loved every moment. As soon as we walked thru the front door we knew we would have a great time. The staff was sooo friendly and loving not to mention helpful. Our room was beautiful and comfy in every way. We even got to enjoy a nice bottle of champagne and balloons... plus we recieved a 30 percent discount on dinner as well as a 30 dollar breakfast/lunch credit at the Mad Batter (dining in the hotel).... great food!!!!! So close to the beach and shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!