My friend and I were on a road trip last summer and stopped for a night in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area. We were able to stay at this hotel for free since I'd accumulated enough points through Choice Hotels to earn a free night's stay.

Overall, I wasn't terribly impressed. It wasn't the worst hotel I've ever stayed in, but ...

This place was ridiculous. It was the middle of August and the air conditioning in every room was broken. We were even blamed for breaking ours in our room! We later spoke with some other residents and they said the same thing. Worst hotel stay ever.

Lost our reservation, but did have a spare room - not too suprising, since I wouldn't ever stay there again.

The lobby area is quaint and comfortable.

The rooms are dimly lit - lights were not on a switch and had to fumble around in the dark to find lamps.

Bathroom was extremely small and desparately needed work.

Restaurant was ...

The hotel was very old and in need of a renovation badly (even though the in room brochure says it got one). On my way up to the room, I could see the ventilator grill on the wall cracked open. The carpet was sort of old and worn out and doesn't look very clean. Wallpaper was peeling off too. Room has 2 bathrooms but both are tiny, with only ...

You can tell this once was a grand hotel which has fallen over the years in disrepair. Beautiful lobby, bar, and restaurant area which with some cleaning, new furniture and fixing could be a sparkling again. Rooms are average but there are no mini bars or high speed internet access. Also very soft mattresses on the beds. I got the room for $55 a night on Priceline so I saved money on the deal. Parking is very reasonable.