Ocean View Inn - Norfolk, Virginia

Tom McLain

Das Motel war unsauber und es tummelten sich merkwürdige Gestalten dort rum. Die Gänge stanken und das Zimmer stank nach Rauch. Der Strand ist auch nicht schön.

Sara

I WOULD NOT recommend this place EVER. The photos are DECEIVING and nothing like the actual rooms. The room has duct tape on the curtains, 1 FUNCTIONAL CEILING LIGHT, ash burns on the bedsheets, ripped paint off the walls, sandy floors, ash burns on the walls and sink. BATHROOM WAS DISGUSTING AND DIRTY saw stains on the floors. Trash was left in the drawers. I ULTIMATELY DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE. And was fortunately enough found a last minute place of stay with CLEAN ROOM AND AMENITIES.

Tuấn Q. Ta

I rate this hotel is NEGATIVE for the reasons below.

I do not recommend this hotel at all.
First, this hotel is dirty. I entered the room with the smell of cigarettes. I requested another room without the smell, and the owner refused it.

Moreover, the hotel's service is WORST. Basic amenities like shampoo and conditioner were not provided. When I asked for these at the front desk, I received the response, 'WE DON'T HAVE IT.' This caused inconvenience and showed a need for more understanding from the staff, as they suggested using bar soap to watch my hair.

I WILL NEVER COME BACK TO THIS HOTEL AND FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU BOOK THIS HOTEL.

C Salinas

Not recommend this hotel at all. hotel is dirty all over the building the rooms.
When entered the rooms the smell of cigarettes, and weed is terrible. We had reserved a 2 bed with kitchen let me tell you one of the rooms was so smelling that i couldn't be in it .we requested another room without the smell, but the only one that was kinda not smelling was a 1 bed that smell like mold. There were no shampoo and conditioner. The mini stove they have on the rooms don't even work. I told the older guy on the front desk that it was not working and he said that he was going to send someone to repair it but didn't see anyone the whole time we were there. Very poor management. The rooms don't even have fire alarms the alarms are hiding on their broken dressers that they have.

rachel moses

NASTY!!! STAY AWAY!!! When we walked in the bed was covered in stains and the floor crunched underfoot. I went to the desk and asked the guy for a new linens and a broom and had to clean the room myself. The floors have never been mopped. Had to go buy cheap flip flops just to not have our bare feet stick to the floor. The air conditioner had blankets of dust and filth on it. The TV doesn’t work and when we called to ask how to fix it they were so rude. Mind you I had no problem cleaning the room the night before and even smiled when I returned the only broom they owned for the roach motel. The shower door doesn’t shut. Like it stays wide open. It sucks. They charge you in full week before you arrive. This place is a health hazard. I’m no stranger to being poor but this place was filthy.

Jennifer Parks

The unfortunate thing about Google ratings is that anybody can rate a business and you don't know whether to believe the good ones or the horrible ones. In this case, I didn't see the horrible ones until after I had booked, and it was last minute so to cancel would have been to forfeit $175, one night stay. So we went. Traffic was a nightmare and we were late for our event so my initial inspection was cursory. They only give you 15 minutes to ask for a new room. Not even sure they would give you a refund then. The room appeared ok, old, and frankly in poor repair, but I was mostly interested in beds. I pulled back the covers and thought they were clean. However when we returned at midnight it was clear the one bed had been slept in. Knowing we would get no refund and it is summer at the beach my husband went and requested clean linens. The night clerk wasn't even surprised. I made the mistake of taking my shoes off to walk around on bare wooden floors. My feet were black in 10 min. I used to run around barefoot on blacktop as a kid, my feet had never been this black. Anyway we slept, the beds were actually quite comfortable but tbh I am still worried about bedbugs even though I checked. On check out I reported my issues to the day clerk his response was as if I told him his hotel was magnificent. He showed no concern whatsoever and keep in mind I was not trying to ask for a refund. Though in all fairness when someone pays $175 for a single night they should be entitled to clean sheets, floor and a bathtub that doesn't appear to be 100 years old with the corresponding years of grime that go with it. Oh and the beach front in front of the hotel has people camping overnight on the beach. How this place passes health inspections is beyond me. If they had offered a free breakfast I would have been afraid to eat it. This place makes the poorest campground bathrooms look like 5 stars.

Mercedes LaPanne

*DO NOT GO HERE *

Let me share my awful experience with you. After driving many hours and finally expecting to have a place to lay my head we pull into the parking lot of this inn and had to wait to get a parking spot due to the literal crackhead that was walking around like a zombie, still we thought let’s keep going. We pull into a spot and noticed in our rear view somebody on a bike that was cupping his eyes into cars windows to see what was inside. I felt very unsafe with this since I had tons of stuff in my car as I am moving. We get the key and go to our room on the other side. Many people staring at us and hanging out near our room making us feel uneasy. We enter the room and were hit with the smell of what I could only compare to something rotting. We begin a check of the room… covered with flies, staining all over the sheets, burn holes in the sheets, small black/brownish bugs in the sheets that appear to be bed bugs. We could hear screaming and banging on the wall. We certainly couldn’t sleep there and wouldn’t want to leave my car there after witnessing the outside environment. We go to the clerk who seemed annoyed to attend us, we explain our issues expecting him to want to come see the room. Instead he sighs loudly and goes “ come this way” brings us on the other side opens another door and I realize he was trying to get us to stay there… I quickly explain we don’t feel comfortable in the rooms as clearly they weren’t cleaned and the inn does not care about the cleanliness of their rooms and that we couldn’t trust the people outside who were literally looking into peoples cars. He got super mad and starts fast walking away from us and goes “ you’ll have to figure it out with airbnb” . No apologies or anything just absolutely rude. The whole experience was crazy. This inn needs more respectful employees, they need to learn how to clean or replace sheets, ensure the security of its parking lot environment for paying customers and overall maybe they just should not have the business. If you are looking for reviews for this place please to not go here. I wouldn’t want anyone else to endure what we had to. It’s poor behavior , absolutely no star inn. We were stranding for 3 hours after struggling to find a place to go. If you ran into the same issue I would recommend going to the Sleep In, it was roughly $116 , ($50 refundable deposit) and breakfast included. It’s no five star but certainly more of a sense of security and cleanliness. Though i understand everyone needs a place to stay it’s up to the inn to address these issues which they decided to just huff n puff and run away instead. I could go on and on but you all get the point. If you do stay here do it at your own risk , even if you think your car will be safe or you don’t have one just consider the fact that those beds are not cleaned whatsoever. Do yourself a favor and keep looking for something else . Getting it because it’s cheaper then the rest is not worth it I promise you.

I think I covered all that I needed to say so with that being said this business should stop operating since its owners clearly don’t care for it or for other people. 0 star for sure but it only lets me post by picking a rating

Mark S

The worst. Of course it's not "fancy" but I didn't expect this:
Rude front desk (when or if they even let you in)
Cockroaches bigger than my heel.
Microwave complete with moldy food waste.
No running water in bathroom sink.
Stains everywhere.
No TV
No internet.
We asked to have things fixed but we're just told "So sorry" (they weren't because they didn't even write down our room number).
When we finally refused to stay there (after 3 days) they refused to refund the remaining days saying " our policy is no refunds for any reason, if you don't like it
Get a lawyer, now get out!".

OK to both...

Again, the worst.