Following our much-changed, smaller, yet still beyond-perfect wedding ceremony and small dinner on Aug. 15, my husband (!) and I decided to head to Cape May, New Jersey, for a few days as a “mini-moon.”

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I’d never stayed in a bed and breakfast before, but Cape May is known for them and also for its Victorian architecture, so we decided to do some research and select a bed and breakfast for our stay. We ended up selecting Pharos at the Harrison, part of a small collection of Cape May bed and breakfasts including The Harrison, Casablanca and The Ashley Rose.

I cannot say it enough, but we were thrilled with our selection and would happily stay there again and/or try the other properties. The Harrison and Pharos at The Harrison are located next door to one another, and Pharos guests check in and enjoy breakfast at The Harrison. Some of the amenities for guests aside from breakfast and afternoon tea (both are delicious, by the way) include beach chairs, bikes and a stocked refrigerator with soft drinks, water and ice. The location can’t be beat — just a block to the beach and a few blocks from Washington Street Mall and excellent shops and restaurants.

You can select the exact room you’d like when booking. We chose The Presidential, which boasted a king-sized bed that was more comfortable than any hotel bed I’ve slept in. Our room also featured a spacious bathroom; I loved the configuration of the room, as the bathroom sat three steps down from the guestroom. A large stall shower and claw-foot tub finished the bathroom space. As we brought our own beach chairs and a cooler, we appreciated the extra space in the room. Due to the current situation, room cleaning was by request, but fresh towels were delivered daily, along with toilet paper and toiletries, in a bag left outside the door.

Pharos at the Harrison offered us everything we were looking for in our stay: the bed and breakfast experience, but with a more modern aesthetic; an enviable location; wonderful meals; and a sense of cleanliness and safety, much appreciated during these times.

— Kim Krol Inlander, editor in chief