Periwinkle Inn

We have stayed at the Perwinkle inn two times this summer and have enjoyed our stay each time. Love the rooms, the building and the atmosphere. We will be coming back next year 2016.

We stayed at Perwinkle Inn for a few days, it is very nice, beautiful bathroom very clean. Beds were very comfortable, plenty of towels. The pool was nice and clean the staff cleaned daily and staff very friendly. Would stay again! Great place!!!

Very clean and well maintained. Loved the kitchenette and new mattress/​linens. The cleaning staff and maintenance/​pool guy were wonderful and very hard working! Loved gated pool w kiddie pool as well as the outdoor play area and grill!
A few minor negative things noticed were upon entering the checkin area the smell of cigarette smoke is VERY prevalent makes for an unpleasant first impression. The checkin staff were a little on the rough side with their demeanor. It would also be lovely if there were more picnic areas to eat at as there were only two.
The only issues we had in our room was the placement of the twin bed in proximity to the A/​C unit. There was no way to block the cold air from blowing on that bed, nor shut off just that one unit since both are run from the same thermostat.
Another suggestion is to put the room keys on key chains! It’s tough to keep track of a rouge key all week. Better yet upgrade to magnetic key entry!
Overall your property was wonderful and we look forward to one day staying again at the Periwinkle.

Great place to stay in Cape May. I have come back every summer for the past 5 years and it gets better every year. The remodeling is an excellent upgrade. Easy access to the beach and downtown. Stay in a ground level room and you will have the added bonus of a «mini lounge area».

Lovely Hotel looking over the ocean. Comfortable rooms and nice Amenities. Great pool! Lovely and helpful front desk Atendants. Would definitely come back myself or with friends and family.
Very close to all of downtown to walk to, but if you have a car you can go anywhere on the island quickly. Free parking onsite.

We had a wonderful experience at the Periwinkle. The grounds are very nice, with the pool set back for privacy. The room was clean an airy, and the staff were all friendly and helpful. It is at a great location on the beach, close to the action but still quiet when you want it to be. We loved it and we will always stay at the Periwinkle when we go to Cape May.

We had a great stay at the Periwinkle Inn. The staff was helpful, the room and property were very clean and the location is great.
The only thing that was not great during our stay was the WiFi coverage. It seemed to be draining our phone and iPad batteries due to a connection issue. This would not cause us to not stay with them again. We had a wonderful time.
Thank you Claudia and staff for some great memories.
The Carissimo Family

This place is a typical touristy motel with a great location and nice grounds. The pool is clean and warm, and the lawn is well tended. This is a nice family oriented facility, with quite a few little ones happily playing.
I read a lot of comments about the ladies at the front desk. IMHO, they were very accommodating and sincerely wanted us to have a nice stay in their town. They provided insight on where to eat, shop, and play.
There is a smoke scent in the lobby. So what. I’m not sleeping there. More important, The beds are really comfortable and the room is spotless.
Also, Credit cards were not a problem. They do add a fee to use a card though.
My only gripe is the «extra person charge» for having 4 people in a room with two queen beds. Really? That is just a money grab.
Just FYI, they have few ocean view rooms. Most of the rooms face the pool, and All of the rooms have a balcony (floor 2 & 3) or a patio, which makes for a very nice evening.

Wonderful experience. My mother, my daughter and I all stayed in a room that was on the ground level which could not have worked out any better. My daughter loved the sandbox and shuffle board and we enjoyed wine on the patio. Cannot wait to go back!

We stayed at the Periwinkle Inn at the end of June 2014 and really enjoyed it! We booked about two weeks in advance and found them very reasonable. Directly across from the beach which was huge for us and moderate walk to most dining and entertainment options. Found the staff to be friendly and helpful and nice setting for families. Rooms were nice. Free wifi although I never actually plugged in or watched the TV so can’t speak to speed or options there.

We had a very nice stay. Our room was updated and very clean. The office staff was pleasant, helpful and accommodating. Access to the beach is convenient. We will definitely return.

We stayed for two nights (Sunday & Monday) off-​season (May 2014). We’ve vacationed in Cape May for over 20 years, but this was our first stay at the Periwinkle Inn. Since our son was traveling with us, we needed more space than what a B&B or other hotel provided.
Everything in our room appeared to be brand new. There were two large flat screen TV’s in our 1 bedroom place. While there was some «outgassing» from the new carpet, I expect that will not be there by the time that you read this. We didn’t have a chance to use the pool, but it did look inviting and appeared to be larger than that of other hotels in Cape May. I did find that the free wireless Internet was very slow for a time when there were few people in the hotel … but there was a free «cable TV» hotspot that I was able to use in its place.
WRT the previous reviews … there appear to be significant changes to all but its location. I was able to book my rooms with my Discover Card without a problem. The ladies behind the front desk were pleasant and apparently learning to use an upgraded computer system. Our room appeared to be completely remodeled (May 2014). It looks like the owners read the previous two reviews and have addressed all of the issues discussed.
The hotel IS located on the Eastern side of town on the southward-​facing beach. It is at the Eastern-​most end of the Cape May Promenade. If you don’t like to walk, you will need to drive to most locations (other than the beach). One of the «keys» to affordable parking in Cape May is that there are NO meters on streets parallel to the beach when you get three blocks back from the beach. Cape May, like most shore towns, gets a significant part of its municipal budget from parking enforcement and is very efficient in its efforts.
I would not hesitate booking a room there again. We like to walk and their rates are slightly lower than those closer to the center of town.

Two stars for location. Otherwise, the place is pathetic. The women that work there look and sound like they have been smoking since birth. NJ is known for hard case tough guys, but these «ladies» have deeper voices than most guys and look like Micky Rourke in drag. Their policies suck. Credit cards an issue. Credit cards! This is a freaking motel! Motels take plastic! Their policies are in your face and are more like something in a Vegas cat house. Will NOT come go back!

Booked the Periwinkle for a last minute getaway to Cape May after finding that my usual hotel-​motel-​Holiday Inn (not really, it’s a mom & pop place, but at least some of you may get the Ludacris reference) was fully booked. Disappointed, I did a quick iPhone Google search of «beach front Cape May hotels» and this place came up. Luckily, they had availability and were reasonably priced, so I gave them my credit card number for a (non-​refundable) deposit of one night and prayed that the reviews wouldn’t disappoint.
You can imagine my horror when I jumped on Unilocal and saw the 1-​star situation below. I spent the entirety of the car ride alternately excited about going to the beach and a nervous wreck about what this place would be like.
I am happy (and relieved!) to tell you that The Periwinkle Inn did NOT disappoint me! It has a character-​filled exterior, friendly front desk service, and some pretty cool landscaping, even if the koi fish pond was overcrowded. Room was very clean, they provided complimentary «essential» items in the bathroom and additional ones (toothbrushes, shaving cream, etc.) at the front desk by request. Wi-​Fi was complimentary, air conditioning worked well and the balcony opening into the courtyard was a nice added bonus. The location is far from the «action» and across from a quiet section of the beach.
Of course not everything can be perfect, so now for the downsides…
–90’s era Zenith TV that had a high-​pitched whine on certain channels
–A violent color combination on the starched comforter/​bed slip cover thing
–Matching curtains to the violently colored starched comforter/​bed slip cover thing
–SQUEAKY bed
–Shower head had two settings consisting of «power wash» and «drizzle»
–While I enjoyed the peaceful beach, the Periwinkle is far from restaurants, shopping, nightlife (read: mini-​golf) and we pretty much drove everywhere which resulted in a $ 33 parking ticket
Overall, I would definitely come again. Maybe not over my mainstay, but this is a great second option!