Dormer House — Hotel in Cape May

It has been a number of years since we have been here. Since then the owners have changed and so has the place. We rented the Com John Jacoby suite which of course cost extra. It was to have a "soaking tub" and a King size bed. |The hostess was very nice...no complaint here, breakfast was good. Place was clean but here was my issues. The room was cold...it had a portable heater which brought the room up to about 66 degrees, but a little too cold for us. The room had a thermostat, but I was told later that it didn't work. The temperature of the room was controlled by other thermostats located in the other rooms on the floor. Since there was no one in those rooms, I'm assuming management turned the heat down, which made our room cold. My other issue was the "soaking tub". Apparently this at one time was a jacuzzi type tub, but since none of the jets worked, they now call it a "soaking tub". Well management didn't give us a way to plug the drain from keeping the water from flowing out so I used a wash rag. The hot water faucet pressure was extremely low making it take 45 min to fill it 1/3 of the way up. There was a hole on the upper left side (was that the place where the button switch was to turn on the jets?) that water could easily get into. Therefore i can only imagine if there was any mold behind that hole. Since we paid extra for this type of room and it didn't live up to expectations, I contacted management via email to ask for a 30% refund to be in par with the cost of other rooms that didn't have these amenities. Of course I didn't hear anything. When I emailed them prior to ask for reservations, they had no problem responding. Not happy with my visit. Hopefully they will fix...

We were only able to stay one night in our room (Sleigh Room, third floor, booked for a week) as the smell of mold and mildew was so strong, it kept us up throughout the night. The room is in desperate need of renovation. The carpet should be torn out and replaced. The sink greets you as soon as you open the door, quite odd. I suspect that the mold and mildew is due to the sink being in a carpeted area. The furniture is very old, dirty, and rickety. Some sanding and paint would do wonders. The room was very dirty--looked as if the carpet hadn't been vacuumed in ages. Cobwebs on the ceiling and walls. The room has a window air conditioner, which is quite loud. I did not attempt to open the window as the screen did not fit and would probably have allowed in bugs. I suspect that if the fire marshal took a good look at the building, she/he would flunk the Dormer House. There are extension cords hanging on the outside attached to other cords. These cords are not outdoor cords. This place is a fire hazard! The sitting room on the first floor is very warm as there is no air conditioning. The whole building is showing its age. The staff was very good, and the breakfasts were quite good. Another plus was that there is a parking lot. Since we could not stay in our room due to the mold and mildew and there were no other rooms available, the staff worked with the Chalfonte Hotel to get us a room (a terrible room), and we were allowed to have breakfast at Dormer and utilize the parking lot. I would not consider staying here again, even in another room, and I cannot in good conscience recommend it to...

We were only able to stay one night in our room (Sleigh Room, third floor, booked for a week) as the smell of mold and mildew was so strong, it kept us up throughout the night. The room is in desperate need of renovation. The carpet should be torn out and replaced. The sink greets you as soon as you open the door, quite odd. I suspect that the mold and mildew is due to the sink being in a carpeted area. The furniture is very old, dirty, and rickety. Some sanding and paint would do wonders. The room was very dirty--looked as if the carpet hadn't been vacuumed in ages. Cobwebs on the ceiling and walls. The room has a window air conditioner, which is quite loud. I did not attempt to open the window as the screen did not fit and would probably have allowed in bugs. I suspect that if the fire marshal took a good look at the building, she/he would flunk the Dormer House. There are extension cords hanging on the outside attached to other cords. These cords are not outdoor cords. This place is a fire hazard! The sitting room on the first floor is very warm as there is no air conditioning. The whole building is showing its age. The staff was very good, and the breakfasts were quite good. Another plus was that there is a parking lot. Since we could not stay in our room due to the mold and mildew and there were no other rooms available, the staff worked with the Chalfonte Hotel to get us a room (a terrible room), and we were allowed to have breakfast at Dormer and utilize the parking lot. I would not consider staying here again, even in another room, and I cannot in good conscience recommend it to...