Upcoming Experiences
Orin Swift Wine Dinner at Baron's Cove
Available Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15, 2024
Elevated Long Island cuisine, paired with the wines of Orin Swift.
read moreIncluded in this package:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at Baron's Cove
- Two Seats at the Orin Swift Wine Dinner
- Breakfast each morning of your stay
Reservations Available Soon
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Groth Wine Dinner at Baron's Cove
Available Friday, October 18 through Sunday, October 20, 2024
Elevated Long Island cuisine, paired with the wines of Groth Vineyards.
read moreIncluded in this package:
- Delux Overnight Accommodations at Baron's Cove
- Two Seats at the Groth Wine Dinner
- Breakfast each morning of your stay
Reservations Available Soon
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Grgich Hills Estate Wine Dinner at Baron's Cove
Available Friday, November 22 through Sunday, November 24, 2024
Elevated Long Island cuisine, paired with the wines of Grgich Hills Estate.
read moreIncluded in this package:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at Baron's Cove
- Two Seats at the Grgich Hills Estate Wine Dinner
- Breakfast each morning of your stay
Reservations Available Soon
Reservation for this package will be available in the coming weeks. We invite you to sign up for our newsletter to learn more.
Fall Migration with Richard Crossley
THE BEACH PLUM FARM COTTAGES, THE VIRGINIA HOTEL
Available Monday, September 30 through Thursday, October 17, 2024
Each autumn, hundreds of species of birds take flight over Cape May as they head south for the winter—and with Richard Crossley as your guide, you'll experience the migration at its most spectacular.
read more“The largest variety of birds are moving south to their wintering grounds," Richard says. "We get everything: 30 species of warbler, shorebirds, raptors—you name it. It’s possible to see nearly 200 species over just a few days."
Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder, photographer and award winning author of ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series. Crazy, wildly passionate, driven and single-minded are just a few of the words used to describe his love of birding and the outdoors.
Stay at Beach Plum Farm
A stay at Beach Plum Farm provides the ultimate immersive experience. Amenities like full kitchens and spacious living areas make the Farm Cottages perfect for groups.
Included in your Beach Plum Farm Cottage Migration getaway:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations
- A Welcome Reception on the Monday night of your arrival, where you'll meet your hosts over refreshments and light bites
- A copy of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds, Richard Crossley's definitive field guide that will vastly improve your ability to identify birds
- Two days of hands-on birding instruction led by Richard Crossley
- Breakfast each morning, before that day's expedition
- Lunch each afternoon, to refresh and fortify
- Adventure Dinners on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, each featuring a different location around Cape May's fields and coastlines. These special open air pop-up dinners are served family-style at a communal table, and each features a delicious farm-to-table dinner menu tailored to the evening
- All transportation provided from Beach Plum Farm to each destination and back again, for the duration of your stay
Monday, September 30 through Wednesday, October 2
Checking out Thursday, October 3
Monday, October 14 through Wednesday, October 16
Checking out Thursday, October 17
Stay at The Virginia Hotel
Located on historic Jackson Street, the Virginia is ideal for couples and individual travelers.
Included in your Virginia Hotel Migration getaway:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations
- A Welcome Reception on the Monday night of your arrival, where you'll meet your hosts over refreshments and light bites
- A copy of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds, Richard Crossley's definitive field guide that will vastly improve your ability to identify birds
- Two days of hands-on birding instruction led by Richard Crossley
- Breakfast each morning, before that day's expedition
- Lunch each afternoon, to refresh and fortify
The Tuesday and Wednesday Adventure Dinners can be added to your Virginia hotel reservation as an optional Stay Enhancement.
Please note: Guests staying at The Virginia will be responsible for their own transportation to and from Beach Plum Farm. Transportation to the individual birding destinations will be provided.
Monday, September 30 through Wednesday, October 2
Checking out Thursday, October 3
Monday, October 14 through Wednesday, October 16
Checking out Thursday, October 17
Online reservations for the Virginia Hotel default to two (2) guests. Additional guests can be added to your reservation at the time of booking.
The Fall Winemaker Select Dinner Series at The Ebbitt Room
THE VIRGINIA HOTEL
Available Select Dates this September, October & November
This autumn, The Ebbitt Room will feature a series of immersive five-course dinners in our Richmond Room, each joined by the winemakers of that evening's chosen vineyard.
read moreAnticipation builds at the Virginia Hotel, where, after you check in and unlock the door to your guest room, an intimate evening awaits. Take your seat in the private Richmond Room for this exclusive experience, where you’ll join fellow hotel guests, as well as the winemakers of the very wine that Chef Jason Hanin has tailored his menu to. The night evolves over the clinking of cutlery and glassware, as you’re treated to the storytelling and firsthand experience shared by the featured vineyard’s proprietors. Featuring five delectable courses, these evenings present a can’t-miss offering of immersive wine-focused dining—with each bite chosen to pair with each sip.
Our Fall Winemaker Select Dinners will be available as part of an overnight package at The Virginia Hotel. Seating is limited for these exciting evenings. A la carte reservations will be offered closer to the events, should availability allow.
Included in our Winemaker Select Dinner hotel package:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at The Virginia
- Seats at a Five-Course Winemaker Select Dinner in the Richmond Room
- Daily Continental Breakfast each morning of your stay
- Complimentary Valet Parking, with in-and-out privileges for the entirety of your stay
Package Dates and Availability
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Book Online Call: 1 (800) 732-4236Thursday, October 17, 2024
Book Online Call: 1 (800) 732-4236Thursday, November 21, 2024
Book Online Call: 1 (800) 732-4236
Sweet Amalia Oyster Getaway
THE VIRGINIA HOTEL, BEACH PLUM FARM COTTAGES
Available for Stays this September and October
Experience the world of oyster farming firsthand with a deluxe getaway in Cape May that pairs hard work with with fine tastes.
read more“It’s a gritty, dirty, muddy job, and perhaps you have to be just a little bit crazy to do it. But there’s also a romance to this work," says Lisa Calvo, owner of Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm.
For three decades, most recently with Rutgers University, Lisa studied shellfish pathology, helping to develop oysters resistant to disease. As a side hustle, she launched Sweet Amalia, which was named for her daughter, who, as a toddler, would slurp oysters straight off the reef. The project began as a learning laboratory for studying aquaculture so that Calvo might better assist other farmers, but, a couple of years ago, it became her full-time occupation. Now, on a six-acre, intertidal plot located off of Route 47, Calvo and her team harvest approximately 3,000 oysters per season.
Experience the world of oyster farming firsthand with a deluxe getaway in Cape May that pairs hard work with with fine tastes. On the storied banks of the Delaware Bay, you'll receive a shucking lesson and an oyster tasting led by Sweet Amalia's experienced oyster farmers. And, to round out your stay in Cape May, you'll enjoy a world-class dinner in the Ebbitt Room that incorporates tide-to-table oyster recipes from Chef Jason Hanin.
Included in your stay:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at The Virginia Hotel or The Beach Plum Farm Cottages
- An In-Depth Tour and Hands-On Oyster Shucking Lesson at Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm
- An Oyster Tasting and Picnic Lunch at Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm
- A Delicious Dinner in the Virginia's private Richmond Room on Tuesday evening, featuring a themed menu prepared by Executive Chef Jason Hanin
- All transportation provided to and from Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm
Reserve Your Stay
September Package
Package available:
Monday, September 16 through Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Book The Virginia Hotel
Book The Beach Plum Farm Cottages
Call: (855) 290-8467
October Package
Package available:
Monday, October 28 through Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Book The Virginia Hotel Book The Beach Plum Farm Cottages Call: (855) 290-8467
Murder Mystery Weekend at Congress Hall
Congress Hall
Available Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 3, 2024
Join us for a fall Murder Mystery getaway at Congress Hall! Spend a two-night stay with us and watch the mystery unfold as you experience three days filled with riddles, clues and a whodunit that will keep you guessing until the very end.
read moreFrom costumes and storylines to humor and problem solving, our partners at Murder Café will be sure to entertain and surprise guests. The performance is broken up over 4 acts and three days, and it is up to you to solve the crime!
Included in this package:- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at Congress Hall
Available Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 3, 2024
BOOK ONLINE CALL TO BOOK: 1 (888) 944-1816Please note that online bookings default to two (2) guests. Additional guests can be added to your reservation at the time of booking.
Package subject to availability and change. Packages cannot be applied to existing offers or promotions. Package inclusions have no cash value.
Fall Murder Mystery Weekend at The Pridwin
THE PRIDWIN HOTEL & COTTAGES
Available Friday, October 25 through Sunday, October 27, 2024
This Fall, Murder Mystery fun returns to the Pridwin Hotel! Spend a two-night stay with us and watch the mystery unfold as you experience three days filled with riddles, clues and a whodunit that will keep you guessing until the very end.
read moreFrom costumes and storylines to humor and problem solving, our partners at Murder Café will be sure to entertain and surprise guests. The performance is broken up over 4 acts and three days, and it is up to you to solve the crime!
Included in this package:- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at The Pridwin Hotel and Cottages
- Three Days of Murder Mystery Fun at The Pridwin in partnership with our friends at Murder Café
- A Opening Act & Welcome Reception in the Grove on Friday to get into the spirit
- Dinner for Two on Saturday Evening—where the mystery will unfold!
- Breakfast for Two on Saturday and Sunday Mornings
Costumes Encouraged!
Book Your Stay
Book Online Call: 1 (844) 200-5001Additional guests can be added to your stay at the time of booking.
Rooted:
Foraging Found Flavors
Beach Plum Farm Cottages
Available Monday, October 21
through Thursday, October 24, 2024
An immersive cottage escape, featuring three days of foraging and feasting at Beach Plum Farm. This Rooted getaway incorporates our farm’s entire landscape in a retreat that pairs found treasures with fine food.
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Set out on a guided expedition of Beach Plum Farm's Woodland Marsh Trail and adjoining forests, searching for edible mushrooms, berries and spices—with guided instruction all the way. Upon your return, you'll survey your findings, consulting our Farm Team on textures and flavor profiles. Afterwards, we’ll properly store and cleanse your findings to incorporate in a tailored Farm-to-Table Dinner menu, created with your ingredients as the highlight.
Included in your Rooted: Foraging getaway:
- Deluxe Overnight Cottage Accommodations
- A Welcome Dinner Reception in the Hoop House on the Monday night of your arrival, where you'll join our Rooted hosts
- A Guided Farm Tour on Tuesday morning, led by Christina Albert, Beach Plum Farm's Director of Agriculture
- Guided Foraging Seminars on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, led by expert instructors
- A Yoga Session in the Kitchen Gardens on Wednesday morning
- A Farm-to-Table Dinner on Wednesday evening, prepared specially for our Rooted guests
- Working Lunches on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, to refresh and fortify
- A Farm-Fresh Breakfast each morning of your stay, delivered to your Cottage
Book Your Stay
Monday, October 21 through Wednesday, October 23
Checking out Thursday, October 24
Rooted:
Autumn Gardening
Beach Plum Farm Cottages
Available Sunday, October 27 through Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Join Agricultural Director Christina Albert for an immersive Rooted getaway that celebrates autumn on our farm.
View Sample Itinerary read moreIncluded in your Rooted: Autumn Harvest getaway:
- Deluxe Overnight Cottage Accommodations
- A Welcome Dinner Reception in the Hoop House on the Sunday night of your arrival, where you'll join our Rooted hosts
- A Guided Farm Tour on Monday morning, led by Christina Albert, Beach Plum Farm's Director of Agriculture
- Guided Gardening Seminars on Monday and Tuesday afternoon, led by expert instructors
- A Yoga Session in the Kitchen Gardens on Tuesday morning
- A Farm-to-Table Dinner on Tuesday evening, prepared specially for our Rooted guests
- Working Lunches on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, to refresh and fortify
- A Farm-Fresh Breakfast each morning of your stay, delivered to your Cottage
Book Your Stay
Sunday, October 27 through Tuesday, October 29
Checking out Thursday, March 24
December Champagne Winemaker Select Dinner at The Ebbitt Room
THE VIRGINIA HOTEL
Available Thursday, December 19, 2024
Join us in December for an exquisite five-course Wine Dinner, featuring a champagne-focused evening of dining.
read moreAnticipation builds at the Virginia Hotel, where, after you check in and unlock the door to your guest room, an intimate evening awaits. Take your seat in the private Richmond Room for this exclusive experience, where you’ll join fellow hotel guests, as well as the winemakers of the very wine that Chef Jason Hanin has tailored his menu to. The night evolves over the clinking of cutlery and glassware, as you’re treated to the storytelling and firsthand experience shared by the featured vineyard’s proprietors. Featuring five delectable courses, these evenings present a can’t-miss offering of immersive wine-focused dining—with each bite chosen to pair with each sip.
Our December Winemaker Select Dinner will be available as part of an overnight package at The Virginia Hotel. Seating is limited for this exciting evening. A la carte reservations will be offered closer to the event, should availability allow.
Included in our Winemaker Select Dinner hotel package:
- Deluxe Overnight Accommodations at The Virginia
- Seats at a Five-Course Winemaker Select Dinner in the Richmond Room
- Daily Continental Breakfast each morning of your stay
- Complimentary Valet Parking, with in-and-out privileges for the entirety of your stay
Dates and Availability
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Book Online Call: 1 (800) 732-4236
Intention
Winter Wellness at the Virginia
The Virginia Hotel
Available Monday, January 6 through Thursday, January 16, 2025
Our Intention Wellness retreats return to The Virginia Hotel this January! Join us for a getaway that centers on the basic tenets of fresh cuisine and fresh air.
read moreSpectacular guided hikes—one each day, and each with a surprise—form the basis for our Intention getaways. Explore the hidden pockets of Cape May's landscape, covering miles of coastline, dunes, and reeded shoreline.
Rest follows days of wholesome activity. A private massage, as well as an expertly-instructed yoga session, relax and fortify mind and body.
The vegan menu will amaze you. Our Intention Winter Wellness retreats feature lovingly-prepared cuisine, hand-crafted mocktails, and pressed juices. Lunch each day will be the perfect finish to that morning's hike. Dinner in the Virginia's Richmond Room will feature Chef Jason Hanin's specially-created menus.
Included in this package:
- 1pm Early Check-In on the Monday of your arrival
- A Welcome Mocktail, made using farm-fresh ingredients
- Daily Breakfast, expertly prepared and hand-delivered to your guest room
- Daily Lunch, to refresh and fortify
- Nightly Three-Course Vegan Dinner, with three-mocktail pairing, prepared by Executive Chef Jason Hanin
- Guided Hikes for Every Ability around Cape May's lesser-known trails
- A Yoga Class led by expert instructors, suitable for all skill levels
- A Private Massage Treatment, provided on-site by the Sea Spa
- All Transportation Included during your stay, to and from the Virginia
Dates and Availability
Monday, January 6 through Wednesday, January 8
Checking out Thursday, January 9, 2025
Book Online Call to Book: (800) 732-4236
Please note: Online bookings for our Intention Winter Wellness package default to one (1) guest. Additional guests can be added for an additional fee when you make your reservation.
Monday, January 13 through Wednesday, January 15
Checking out Thursday, January 16, 2025
Book Online Call to Book: (800) 732-4236
Please note: Online bookings for our Intention Winter Wellness package default to one (1) guest. Additional guests can be added for an additional fee when you make your reservation.
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