The Beach Shack, at 205 Beach Avenue, offers "Standard Shack, Family Shack and suites" along with a large dog-friendly restaurant patio complete with a dog menu. Along with neighboring towns, the southern beaches of New Jersey can make for a great dog-friendly vacation.įor dog-friendly lodging in Cape May you can choose between beach hotels and smaller, vacation rental or B&B type lodging. You and your dog can visit the resort town as well. It has Victorian architecture and has a lot of "summer" homes.
It is one of the first beachside resorts in the nation and in the late 1800s became a getaway from New York for executives and other celebrities. Young and old are invited in from the beach for Cape May’s longest bar, coldest beer, tastiest seafood, and live entertainment daily.Cape May was first explored by the Dutch West India Company in 1621. Stop by on a Reggae Sunday for live island sounds and one of the Rusty Nail’s many frozen and mixed signature cocktails, such as The Hammer (complete with souvenir coconut cup). Indoor spaces spill into outdoor seating, sand bar, fire pit and shuffleboard. Now it’s your turn to join in on the fun-for breakfast, lunch, dinner or the famed happy hour. From lifeguards and surfers to the beautiful beach bunnies, they all gathered around the wood bar that was rumored to be the longest in all of Cape May. Today, it stands on the grounds of The Beach Shack Resort of Beach Avenue. “The Nail”, as it’s know by the locals, is the famed iconic surfer bar and restaurant that made a name for itself in the 70s. On your tour back through Cape May’s history, The Rusty Nail stands as another essential stop. The Boiler Room karaoke show heats up becoming adults-only beginning at 9:30 p.m. Karaoke becomes a family affair at The Boiler Room’s Family Karaoke event on Sunday nights beginning at 7 p.m. A master of the art of blues, Frank has been entertaining since the tender age of 4 and has toured throughout the United States, Spain and Canada. On Saturday the 1st renowned blues musician Frank Bey heats up the Boiler Room beginning at 9 p.m. This Friday, August 31st, TWELVE:01 takes the stage at 9 p.m., specializing in rock and pop with an acoustic flair. The Boiler Room features some of the best in live music entertainment the area has to offer and is the place for nightlife in Cape May.
The faceplate of the original boiler resides on the back wall of the club.īare brick walls, metal bar fittings and ten TV monitors with an up-close-and-personal view of the band all give the Boiler Room a cool vibe. The original boiler pit for Congress Hall sits right next to the stage. Located in the basement level of the hotel, this nightclub was built right into the foundation of the building. Today, the nightclub at Congress Hall, The Boiler Room, is a truly unique Cape May experience.
The present owners purchased the building in 1995 with the goal of undertaking a complete renovation to return Congress Hall to its former glory. Congress Hall went on to open Cape May’s first post-Prohibition cocktail bar (where the Brown Room sits now) in 1934. Congress Hall fell into disrepair and remained closed for more than a dozen years in the early 1900s, but the hotel finally reopened in the early 20s, with a stunning renovation. Within a year, the owners rebuilt the hotel, this time in brick rather than wood, and business blossomed once again. But in 1878 the building was destroyed when a huge fire swept through 38 acres of Cape May’s seafront. By the middle of the 19th Century Cape May had become a booming holiday destination. In 1828 Hughes had been elected to Congress and in honor of his new status his hotel was renamed Congress Hall.Īs Congress Hall’s reputation grew, so did Cape May’s. Guests did not feel the same way, and summer after summer the new hotel was packed to bursting. Convinced the building was far too large to ever be a success they nicknamed it “Tommy’s Folly”. The local people had other ideas, though.
Hughes, called his new boarding house “The Big House”. It began its life in 1816 as a simple boarding house for summer visitors to one of America’s earliest seaside resorts. For almost two centuries, Congress Hall has offered hospitality to locals and visitors alike.