Quick help!! Which CY in Va Beach??
Mar 26, 2009 | 11:43 am
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Quick help!! Which CY in Va Beach??
Search seems to be on vacation...gives the wrong info...
Any fellow FTers have an opinion-good or bad-on the CYs in Va Beach..there are 2 - North and South.....
Any fellow FTers have an opinion-good or bad-on the CYs in Va Beach..there are 2 - North and South.....
Mar 26, 2009 | 12:54 pm
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as a former virginian, ill interject....
I like the Courtyard Oceanfront South....it is 1 block away from interstate 264 that goes toward central Va Beach and into Norfolk. The Oceanfront North is a little further down the road.
I have not stayed at the new Residence Inn but I know all of the Marriott properties have balcony/oceanfront views.
If you stay at the South property, ask for any room ending in XX01 particularly, the top 2 floors-they are the Suite rooms!
I like the Courtyard Oceanfront South....it is 1 block away from interstate 264 that goes toward central Va Beach and into Norfolk. The Oceanfront North is a little further down the road.
I have not stayed at the new Residence Inn but I know all of the Marriott properties have balcony/oceanfront views.
If you stay at the South property, ask for any room ending in XX01 particularly, the top 2 floors-they are the Suite rooms!
Mar 27, 2009 | 1:38 pm
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It depends on when you are going.
I have been taking my family to the CY VB Oceanfront North every year since it opened. My daughter (10yo) loves the outdoor pool. It is one of the best on the strip, with waterfalls and a built in water slide of sorts. It can get pretty crowded during the summer, with guests throwing their things on the chaises early in the morning and not returning until the afternoon. I don't believe the CY South has an outdoor pool. (Both properties have an indoor pool.) All rooms are oceanfront. The beach behind the hotel does not get terribly crowded, even on busy weekends in August. The North location requires a bit of a walk to get to the heart of VA beach, but the trolley stop is right outside. The trolley costs $1 per trip, but you can get a three day pass for the trolley for $5.
The only bad thing about either hotel is, both courtyards each only have two elevators for guests and staff. If you are on the top floors, waits can be very long. If you are on a middle floor, waits can be even longer as the elevators are usually full, when you do get one. Add housekeeping staff with the carts, etc. and waits can get pretty frustrating.
The Courtyard North offers a breakfast buffet for around $12 for adults and $5 for kids. The staff in the restaurant are usually Eastern European, but they understand english pretty well.
Feel free to PM me for more info.
Regards,
RIP...
I have been taking my family to the CY VB Oceanfront North every year since it opened. My daughter (10yo) loves the outdoor pool. It is one of the best on the strip, with waterfalls and a built in water slide of sorts. It can get pretty crowded during the summer, with guests throwing their things on the chaises early in the morning and not returning until the afternoon. I don't believe the CY South has an outdoor pool. (Both properties have an indoor pool.) All rooms are oceanfront. The beach behind the hotel does not get terribly crowded, even on busy weekends in August. The North location requires a bit of a walk to get to the heart of VA beach, but the trolley stop is right outside. The trolley costs $1 per trip, but you can get a three day pass for the trolley for $5.
The only bad thing about either hotel is, both courtyards each only have two elevators for guests and staff. If you are on the top floors, waits can be very long. If you are on a middle floor, waits can be even longer as the elevators are usually full, when you do get one. Add housekeeping staff with the carts, etc. and waits can get pretty frustrating.
The Courtyard North offers a breakfast buffet for around $12 for adults and $5 for kids. The staff in the restaurant are usually Eastern European, but they understand english pretty well.
Feel free to PM me for more info.
Regards,
RIP...
Mar 28, 2009 | 10:58 am
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we wound up at the CY North.....full of screaming teenagers and there will be a wedding later...lucky me. room (got upgraded to a suite, after begging.......and the ciggie butts on the balcony in the 1st room) was NOT clean...Hskp manager spent 30 minutes with us (nice lady, but I was giving her pointers from MY days as a Hskp Mgr for marriott!
)...........got it cleaned up..
breakkie is 10.95 ....staff is nice (all from the US of A---maybe the people from the other parts of the world come for the season!)..........food was WAY too greasy...............yuck.
yes it is off season....managed to find food...........but, welll.......PROBABLY would have been better off in B-more or DC..............
i took video.........as soon as i get it together i will post..........i will not come back.........really not impressed........needs a redo as well
)...........got it cleaned up..breakkie is 10.95 ....staff is nice (all from the US of A---maybe the people from the other parts of the world come for the season!)..........food was WAY too greasy...............yuck.
yes it is off season....managed to find food...........but, welll.......PROBABLY would have been better off in B-more or DC..............
i took video.........as soon as i get it together i will post..........i will not come back.........really not impressed........needs a redo as well