Courtyard by Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront South, Virginia Beach

We were there in August 2009. The hotel is OK but the rooms were badly overpriced; our room was not available until well after what was already a late check-in time; very poor food service except breakfast, which was good; car parking was a nightmare; and room cleanliness was pretty shocking. The housekeepers at this hotel should be ashamed of themselves. On the up side, it is a great location for the beach. The area around the hotel is very tacky. All the local stores are full of cheap, nasty tourist rubbish and very few national chains. All the restaurants we tried on Atlantic were beyond terrible - we were quite shocked that we didn't end up with food poisoning, bearing in mind the amount of under-cooked seafood we were served. Best to eat in local malls or away from the beachfront. It is also worth bearing in mind that over the summer months the local authorities put on all sorts of street entertainment around the hotel. This goes on until late in the evening. Great if you are interested in what is on offer but very annoying if you are trying to get to sleep!

We booked this hotel as a last minute beach getaway for our family with kids under 7 and it was fantastic from start to finish. All rooms have an oceanfront view, beach is gorgeous, you can rent umbrellas and chairs, it's not too crowded, lovely pools, friendly staff - really a very lovely getaway. My one complaint is I cannot believe how bad the food is. Even the hamburgers suck. My 7 year old, who eats everything, even said how bad the hamburgers were, and it's pretty hard to mess up a hamburger! We ordered room service and the seafood platter (nearly $30) was just awful, plus they forgot silverware, salt & pepper, and unbeknownst to me served my children soda in their cups when I had ordered water. My kids aren't supposed to drink soda & this was right before bedtime so this really ticked me off, I'm going to be up all night. Basically this is a really wonderful hotel but I am appalled at food they serve especially for the $279/night rate we paid - why in such a nice hotel would they let their standards slide like this? The seafood platter was like rubber, and everything else on the plate was deep-fat fried like hush puppies, the sauce on the crab cake was just plain awful, the coleslaw was like vomit. For lunch they served a wilty salad with a rubbery red tortilla - just plain awful. I'm not kidding - if you stay here, do NOT eat here! BTW the kitchen staff tried to be very accommodating and were all very nice, although they did say "Well - everyone in the dining room likes the seafood platter" - as if that should make me like it too! Not! Anyway - wow, this is a great place to stay for families, it's just a pity you have to go someplace else to get a nice meal especially when you're a family with young kids out all day and you don't have the time/energy to schlepp out to a restaurant.

I stay here a few time a year and there are several reasons why I keep coming back. 1) The staff are very friendly and helpful. 2) Everything in the hotel works and looks great. 3) If I need anything the front desk (Dawn) helps out in a second. 4) The sales rep. (Jenny) is very easy to work with on my trip arrangments. 5) Great location. I highly recommend this hotel. Dean Brown

We loved the room. We were right on the boardwalk and could get to things quickly and not have to get in the car. The view was gorgeous. We were on the 9th floor and could see dolphins in the water. Nice for a high traffic hotel. Littel rough for money paid but the view was worth it. Had to do laundry and they gave us free soap. Service at restaurant was very slow, hoping it was just a bad shift that night.

I loved every part of it! The service was great. They met your every need. I am only 11 but i can tell you that it was better than the Bahamas

This is a amazing hotel me and my family stay there every summer for 5 years we love it and we always expand our vacation becuase it is so fun you will never be bored

The staff here is wonderful. They were there to meet every need with a smile on their face and just a wonderful attitude. I will continue to visit this establishment. It was a great weekend.

What we disliked was the service and food, staff and your elevators need to be fixed for emergencies. You need to make familys more happier when they stay here overall our stay was not hgow we wanted it to be.

i loved our suite. We had a really good time. When we go back we will definetly stay there. The kitchenette was the best!!! We were on the nineth floor so we were really high up for the balcony....it was so much fun. The whirl pool looked like green yellow stuff and we were not goin in that thing!!!! that would have been a dislike. but otherwais it was really good.oh....before i forget there was a pool light that had been taken out of the big pool and they had just sat that on the side patio. we were afraid to swim around it when we saw it. it was kindas cold cold for a heated pool!! i guess those are the only thing fixable besides that every thing was fine fix the pooolllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We absolutely loved the service, cleanliness and gorgeous ocean view. The beautiful pool was fantastic and being within walking distance to various dining facilities and shops made it even better! We are definetly making this one of our main vacation spots! Hope to get back to relaxation real soon!