| Ask anyone who works from nine to five, Monday | | | | conditioning • Whirlpool tubs or Jacuzzis in |
| through Friday, then spends the weekend doing | | | | each room • Gas-flamed fireplaces in each |
| laundry and housecleaning, what it is he or she | | | | room • Comfortable furniture • |
| dreams of doing that is out of the ordinary. Without | | | | Hearty breakfasts • Cable television in the |
| batting an eye, I'd bet a week's pay that his or her | | | | rooms and in the parlor • A wrap-around |
| response would be "To be able to take a couple of | | | | porch that offers a scenic view of the ocean |
| days away from work so I can spend some quality | | | | • Side garden with fountain and hot and cold |
| time with my family." What stops people from having | | | | outdoor showers Presently, this cozy Victorian-style |
| that long desired holiday anyway? Based on my own | | | | hotel has 18 units available that guests can rent out |
| practical experience, two things would - money, | | | | from two nights and up at a very reasonable price. |
| because most holidays require a lot of it, and time, | | | | Visitors also have a choice of renting one of the |
| because most of the attractive vacation spots are | | | | unique rooms or a two- or three-bedroom |
| located far away from home. Not so if you live | | | | condominium. Studio units all boast of a gas-flamed |
| anywhere near to or just a few minutes away from | | | | fireplace and a Jacuzzi tub along with a kitchenette |
| Sea Isle City, New Jersey. The reason: the invitingly | | | | with stove, sink and refrigerator. The bigger units |
| cozy Colonnade Inn and its wonderful vacation offer. | | | | may have two or three bedrooms, a full kitchen and |
| A grand house built in 1883 as a summer hotel, the | | | | a living room area. Executive suites that can sleep |
| Colonnade Inn in the lovely and popular seaside resort | | | | four to six guests are also available and these come |
| of Sea Isle City, New Jersey, used to be just one of | | | | with fully equipped kitchens, private bath, a living |
| many hotels that provided shelter and a deliciously | | | | room area and cable TV. The rates for executive |
| warm and hearty breakfast to the throngs of | | | | suites include a full breakfast and daily housekeeping |
| holiday-seekers from Philadelphia who are eager to | | | | service. The gas-flamed fireplaces of each room |
| get away from the heat of summer in the city. Built | | | | make the Colonnade Inn a perfect setting for an |
| in classic Victorian-style architecture, the Colonnade | | | | intimate evening alone with a special someone. The |
| Inn, which was restored and re-decorated in 1991 by | | | | wrap-around porch with comfortable wicker furniture |
| its then owner Dr. Carolyn Crawford, now stands as | | | | is open to all guests who may want to spend a quiet |
| the lone survivor of that era. Nevertheless, it has | | | | evening gazing at the scenic view of the ocean. The |
| withstood the test of time and has survived many | | | | great thing about the Colonnade Inn is that its |
| storms brought on by both nature and the wrecking | | | | magnificent amenities and wonderfully distinct offers |
| ball of progress. Originally bought by the Dorsem | | | | are available to anyone interested to avail of these |
| family in 1943, the Colonnade Inn was run by them | | | | at any time of the year because the hotel is open |
| until the time it was sold to Dr. Carolyn Crawford in | | | | the whole year round. When you want to take a |
| 1992 and then to the Colonnade Investment Group in | | | | break from the hassles of your job and the rigors of |
| 2004. Today, the illustrious hotel offers a glimpse not | | | | city life, come to the Colonnade Inn. Relax and enjoy |
| just to the Sea Isle City's past but also to those of | | | | the homey feeling. Bask in the luxury of the |
| the other shore towns on the Jersey coast. | | | | world-class modern amenities and enjoy all these |
| Combining the charm of the past with the comforts | | | | knowing they are all reasonably priced. This alone |
| of the present, the Colonnade Inn offers the | | | | makes the Colonnade Inn the ideal getaway place we |
| following distinct modern features even as it | | | | only used to dream about. |
| maintains its Victorian era milieu: • Central air | | | | |