INN REVIEWS

Chimney Hill Farm Estate & The Ol' Barn Inn Featured in Country Inns, New Jersey Country Roads, Colonial Homes and Philadelphia Magazine, Chimney Hill's home-like warmth and charm makes it a preferred choice for Bed & Breakfast connoisseurs. Chimney Hill Dining Room Newspaper Reviews Hailed by the NY Times as: "an architectural treasure." The Patriot News and the Express Times' Gloria Hayes Kremer: "near perfection in its decor and gracious accommodations." New York Newsday: Inn of the Week March 3, 1997 1994 Asbury Park Press: "Where can you go to fulfill your desire to have the perfect wedding? Lambertville, to the enchanting Chimney Hill Farm Inn." Skylands Visitor Magazine: "It is the seclusion that the Inn offers that guests cherish most." Rated 4 Lips "Best Places to Kiss in and around New York."

The Mainstay Inn Americana - "Today the Mainstay remains the most beautiful conservative Victorian home in a town full of lovely old high-style places, and passers-by still stop and stare at it." New York All American Weekends - "Sue’s breakfasts, served in appropriate splendor on English china, often reflect the recipes in her cookbook (Breakfast at Nine, Tea at Four). The Carrolls, who are the senior B&B proprietors in Cape May oversee the breakfast seatings in the dining room, at the original fourteen-seat table, or, on warm mornings, on the veranda." Country Magazine - "Surely it would be impossible not to unwind here, not to feel as if one had found, at long last, that perfect summer getaway where every care in the world is swept away by the pull of the tides." Victorian Homes - "The Carrolls have not only restored The Mainstay Inn, but they’ve helped to restore Cape May’s position as one of America’s favorite family resorts." Innsider - "The parlors and other rooms of the Mainstay are filled with period furniture that Tom and Sue Carroll have restored so that it doesn’t seem "antique," but new." Paul Grimes, Condé Nast Traveler - "Architecturally, no inn, anywhere, quite matches the Mainstay, an Italianate villa with a broad veranda, built in 1872 as a gambling and entertainment club for gentlemen." Smithsonian - "The Mainstay Inn was once Jackson’s Clubhouse in the days when it was popular with gamblers. Grand parlor of the Mainstay Inn today looks much as it did in the 1870’s. So do other rooms in the inn." Travel and Leisure - "If you can get a reservation at the Mainstay, by all means take it. In a town of charming B&B’s, this Italianate Villa seems to float dreamily above the rest." Architectural Digest’s Classic Country Inns - "Today the interiors and exteriors of the Mainstay sparkle like the sea by which it sits, testimony to a lively recycling of the past." The Washington Post - "The jewel of them all has got to be the Mainstay. If you’re lucky enough to pick up a cancellation there, you’re in for a treat." National Geographic Traveler - "Among the first to find happiness as Cape May innkeepers were Tom and Sue Carroll, who run the elegant Mainstay Inn. Behind its picket fence, a broad veranda and porch swings beckon. I had passed the Mainstay many times before, but had never actually gone in. Now I found that beyond its narrow, 13-foot-high windows lies Victorian luxury, probably the most successful rendition of it to be had at any of Cape May’s Inns." Philadelphia Magazine - "Despite the Mainstay’s tendency to be written about by virtually all travel writers (not always a good sign), its reputation is well deserved. And Tom Carroll, who works with his partner/wife, Sue, is the unofficial town historian – a great find for first time visitors." Offshore Magazine - "The Antiques Road Show could camp out here for a week and barely dent its treasures. Tom and Sue started antiquing together before they even discussed marriage." Washington Times - "Cape May will forever dispel the image of crowded, concrete and asphalt New Jersey. The town is cool, clean and jolly. There are no fast food places, no boom boxes. Ancient hotels with swaying front porch rockers hold court here."

The Queen Victoria The Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast Inn has been named a Top Ten Most Romantic Inn in the U.S. by American Historic Inns, Inc. publisher of more than 2 million country inns guidebooks and The Road Best Traveled newsletter. You may have read about The Queen Victoria®. The inn is a favorite subject of travel writers and has been a "cover girl" for several books and magazines. Following are a few highlights: The Sherwin-Williams Company used The Queen Victoria® to illustrate its line of Victorian paints and the inn appeared on the cover of the book Century of Color. The United States Department of Commerce foreign travel brochure "America-Catch the Spirit" chose a color photograph of The Queen Victoria®; to illustrate the travel opportunities in the United States. Victorian Homes magazine wrote eleven pages with twenty three color photographs on "The Queen Victoria® Reigns in Cape May." McCall's magazine chose The Queen Victoria® as one of 100 recommended destinations for "Getting Away From It All". Condé Nast Traveler's Paul Grimes selected The Queen Victoria® as one of his ten favorite bed and breakfasts noting the "meticulously - restored and modernized buildings "with interiors reflecting the knowledge and interests of the innkeepers." New York Magazine wrote about The Queen Victoria® in "Weekend Magic" while Newsday featured the inn in "Beside the Sea Echoes of Victoria." Both Early American Life and Americana did major features on Christmas in Cape May which featured The Queen Victoria®, while House Beautiful's Home Decorating featured our workshop in "Tree Trimming the Victorian Way." The Washington Post chose The Queen Victoria® as one of seven perfect places to escape those cold-weather blahs in "Wonderful Winter Inns." The Philadelphia Inquirer Weekend section recommended The Queen Victoria® for "Romantic dates for love's date; The warmth of love at the cold Jersey shore" on Valentine's Day.

The Whistling Swan Inn The Whistling Swan Inn has been named one of the TOP Ten B&B/Country Inns in Arrington's B&B Traveler 2004 Book of Lists.

Woolverton Inn Selected as “Insider Inn of The Month” “…they have transformed the 1792 manor into a luxurious country getaway.” Travel and Leisure Magazine August 2002 Best of Philly Award 2002: Quick Getaway, Country “…coziness exemplified.” Philadelphia Magazine August 2002 Awarded “Inn of the Month” “Postcard-pretty scenery” Country Living Magazine August 2002 “It’s hard to imagine guests ever wanting to leave their rooms…” The Woolverton Inn Cotswold Cottage is featured on the magazine cover of New Jersey Countryside Winter 2003 "... one of the most charming and friendly B&B’s around." North American Inns Magazine Fall 2003 "The three energetic ex-Chicagoans have infused the inn with personality and pampering touches." The Woolverton Inn Audubon Cottage is featured on the cover of Inn Spots and Special Places by Nancy and Richard Woodworth Published 2003 Featured in Fall Weekends Issue: “What's not to love at the Woolverton Inn, with its fireplaces, whirlpool tubs, breakfast in bed, and other nice touches?” Washingtonian Magazine September 2002 A B&B with Charm and History “Amazing breakfasts” Newsday Newspaper August 4th, 2002 “Winding slowly up the driveway …I seemed to have traveled light years from the everyday world.” New Jersey Life August 2002 “A little bit of paradise exists on “the Left Bank of the Delaware” where the lifestyle is romantic and the guests are pampered.” Bucks County Town and Country Summer 2002 “Our favorite retreat hides a short drive from New Hope, across the river near Lambertville. Nestled in pastoral surroundings, The Woolverton Inn offers a dozen charming accommodations...” Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report May 2002 Selected as one of 12 Inns in the USA as a “Romantic Hideaway” “…rooms here are some of the finest you’ll find along the Delaware River.” Discerning Traveler Newsletter Winter 2002 “Little things count in the hospitality business, and these owners keep upping the ante. Look for featherbeds, bottled water and other exquisite touches.” NJ Savvy Living Spring 2002 Featured The Sojourn Loft as a recommended luxury winter getaway Philadelphia Magazine January 2002 Chosen as one of 5 great escapes just outside of Manhattan “Handsomely furnished, set on acres of wooded grounds, silent with the exception of baaing sheep, and run by three jovial and obliging innkeepers, this is the best inn on the Jersey side of the river.” Departures Magazine (American Express Publications) September 2001 The Best of New Jersey Awards: Best Luxury Getaway - The Woolverton Inn New Jersey Monthly April 2001 “Even jaded Manhattanites find peace at The Woolverton Inn…you’ll awaken in a king-sized featherbed to the twittering of birds and bleating of sheep…” "Bucks County: Where to Stay" Travel and Leisure Magazine September 2000 Featured on NBC’s “Today in New York” as one of 3 best Inn getaways in the tri-state area September 2000 One of the “Best Inns and B & Bs Near the City” New York Magazine July 2000 "This is what civilized living is all about!" On our homemade Apple Turkey sausage: "…the best I ever tasted" "Roomcheck, A Sample of Choice Accommodations" National Geographic Traveler May, 2000 “…a blissfully lost in the hills refuge” New Jersey Countryside January 2000