On the north end of the beach, quieter here. A pod of dolphins was outside our room all day one day.
The rooms are recently remodeled, but the first floor rooms were not finished as of June 20, 2008. We were on the 7th floor with a beautiful ocean view and the accompanying breeze. Average size room with white, blue and cream decor. The bathroom was a nice size with adequate chelving for three to four guests. The battub itself didn't seem to be able to handle the amount of sand that comes with the oceanfront location. Two elevators that were a little slow at times.
I did use the small exercise room. recumbant bike, treadmill, and elliptical were available and adequate for my needs.
The indoor pool was small, and SANDY. A shower should be put just inside the door to help prevent this.
The staff was helpful and friendly, though I think some of the problems were unable to be answered due to the recent takeover by Hampton and the staff unfamiliarity with the equipment.
Breakfast was adequate, good for children, but 6 days of it was too much for me. It got crowded at 9:30 and they were overwhelmed on the weekend.

I just came home from a short vacation in Virginia Beach. The hotel was a big nightmare. We were aware there were renovations being done, but not told all. The lobby and resturant were not close to being finished. The room we had only had one chair in it. Was told the rooms were completely finished. At 7:45 this morning we were woken up to staple machine being used on our floor. Even one of the managers told me he could hear it on the first floor. The parking lot was a nightmare. There were two large cranes in this small lot and storeage bins and dumpsters. We got charged for parking our car and was afraid we were going to get it damaged by equipment on the lot. I do not think it was fair to charge the high price for each night and have to dodge all the construction. Also they tried to charge us more for the last two nights than what they were suppose to. Had to tell them to correct the error. Please if any one is doing construction and does not have enought sense to close until it is completed, please do not stay there. It was not a pleasant experience. Thank you Roger Dilley

We just got back from a long weekend at this hotel. I was really pleased with how nice the hotel was for the money. There were some problems, but overall thought it was just fine. All the rooms look out over the beach and the location can't be beat- right in the heart of the resort area. We didn't drive our car the entire time we were there. The room was clean and well-maintained. It wasn't fancy but it worked just fine. I thought the bed was pretty uncomfortable though. I loved the balcony. We didn't use the pool but we used room service 3 times and were fairly happy with the service. On Monday morning renovations started in the building. If we hadn't already been awake at 9:00 AM I would have been really annoyed. We brought our dog with us but were disappointed to learn that they're banning dogs as of December 1, 2007. So we probably won't be back.

Pros:
Hotel is parallel to the boardwalk and beach. Room was comfortable and clean with a private bacony facing the beach. Microwave and frig in room. Staff was helpful. The restaurant, Timbuktu has good food and live entertainment from thursday - sunday. Staff there was excellent.
Indoor pool open 24hrs. Staff cleans it every morning.

Cons:
no air conditioning in elevator or corridors.