The Chalfonte Hotel

About

The Chalfonte Hotel is a wedding caterer located in Cape May, New Jersey, housed in America's oldest continuously operating hotel in the nation's first seaside resort. The venue combines historical charm with Southern-style hospitality, offering couples a distinctive backdrop for their celebration and reception. The hotel features sweeping verandas where guests gather for cocktails and appetizers while enjoying ocean views and sea breezes. The grande Magnolia Room ballroom serves as the main dining and dancing space for receptions. The property's extensive accommodations—seventy guest rooms plus two adjacent cottages—allow wedding parties and guests to stay on-site for multi-day celebrations. Wedding catering at The Chalfonte Hotel starts at $15,000, with the venue's room inventory providing lodging for guests extending the celebration beyond the main event.

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What couples should know

The Chalfonte Hotel is one of caterers listed on Blu List in Cape May, NJ, where every published price is shown upfront and no vendor has paid for placement. Pricing starts at $15,000, which is rare in this category — most caterers hide their numbers until couples submit a form. Couples have rated The Chalfonte Hotel 5.00 across 3 reviews, aggregated from public sources. This listing was built from public sources and has not yet been claimed by the business; details may be slightly out of date until The Chalfonte Hotel verifies the page. Before booking any caterer, it's worth comparing two or three nearby caterers side-by-side on price, capacity, and review patterns rather than going on photos alone.

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