White Marlin Inn

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, soundproofing
Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, soundproofing
Lobby

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
395 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451
  • Virginia Beach Boardwalk
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Virginia Beach Convention Center
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Norfolk, VA (ORF-Norfolk Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Newly Renovated)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double, Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Virginia Beach

With a stay at White Marlin Inn in Virginia Beach (Northeast Virginia Beach), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Virginia Beach Boardwalk and Virginia Beach Convention Center. .This motel is 2 mi (3.3 km) from Sandbridge Beach and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Ocean Breeze Waterpark.

What's nearby

  • Pacific Avenue - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Virginia Beach Boardwalk - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Virginia Beach Fishing Pier - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Virginia Beach Convention Center - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center - 3 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Virginia Beach Station - 16 min walk
  • Norfolk Intl. Airport (ORF) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ocean Eddie's Seafood Restaurant - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Waterman's Surfside Grille - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Chix Sea Grill and Bar - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Sunnyside Cafe & Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Shack On 8th - ‬5 min walk

About this property

White Marlin Inn

Motel with free parking, a short walk to Virginia Beach Boardwalk
White Marlin Inn offers 29 accommodations with irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Virginia Beach motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 55-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 29 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking (max 1 space per unit)

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 60 per pet (varies based on length of stay), plus a deposit of USD 100 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Service fee: USD 5 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: USD 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 60 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Cash App
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Economy Inn Virginia Beach
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White Marlin Inn Virginia Beach
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White Marlin Inn Virginia
White Marlin Inn Motel
White Marlin Inn Virginia Beach
White Marlin Inn Motel Virginia Beach

White Marlin Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 174 out of 928 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 151 out of 928 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 119 out of 928 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 127 out of 928 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 357 out of 928 reviews

5.2/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

rita

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty

It was so dirty .. i woke up wit swollen eyes
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff treats you like family
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Karmyn

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jakob

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad parking. Unclean room, extremely filthy. Other guests were LOUD and fighting near 12 AM. Parking lot is badly maintained with trash common and parking spaces too small
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Myeron

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not stay here!

Check-in process was horrible. While checking in the owner’s wife came by and was yelling and pulling the desk in 10 different ways, so my check-in process took about 20 minutes because she was too busy yelling him about things that were not done and what needed to be done at the property. They give you an actual key instead of a card key like normal hotels. My Check-in process was horrible. They give you an actual key instead of a card key like normal hotels. I requested a non-smoking room and the room smelled like smoke and is very outdated. The room looks nothing like the pictures online. At night there are a lot of people outside doing drugs. And the doors do not lock properly or have proper door handles. Very horrible experience would not recommend this location to anyone. I did not even stay the night I ended up leaving and going to another location down the street on oceanfront. Don’t waste your time and money at this location! Too bad I could not get a refund due to booking on hotels.com.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Zaverion

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Randy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst hotel ever,of 55 yrs.of life

Avoid this place I would rather slept in my car, upon arrival owner looked horrible in dress and manner,he cursed every other word dropping f bomb in front of 9 yr old granddaughter. The first room he gave us was uncleaned and totally filthy ex.urine all over bathroom floor toilet etc.The only sink was broken with actual faucet lying in bathroom. There were very unsavory people loitering everywhere on 27rm small complex. When I told him condition of room and the fact it was unacceptable he and his(housecleaning) became angry at me. I have never stayed in a hotel or even seen one that's such filth and disrepair and they acted like I had a problem for not accepting that room. I could not believe it I thought someone from a hidden camera service and pop out any second cuz it was such a joke and discomforting and downright offensive I thought I had to be some kind of joke. And that's true why is this bad she said and still it was filthy I walked in in my feet stuck to the floors as I walked all I wanted was to take a shower and rest but I wouldn't climb into that thing they call it a shower if my life depended on it. Please avoid this place at all costs I have never seen anything like it , disrepair,filthy,nothing up to code. A TOTAL NIGHTMARE THIS IS ALL 100% TRUE WORST HOTEL IN 55 YEARS OF LIFE
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff is top notch! Mike and Peggy covered anything I needed, during my two month stay,
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Noah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guy working the desk was very nice. The place is so run down that the place should be condemned.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jolene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was near the boardwalk which was convenient. Needs a little work but great overall.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Cortez

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Property is terrible not finished unsafe to walk up the steps just crazy.......people hanging out on the porch smh
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

MacKenzie

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You can tell they are on their way to improvement...but theyre just not there yet. It felt unsafe. There was ash and leaves on the sheet, a ball of hair on the floor, stained and irregular towels in the bathroom, rusted sliding lock, and capped but exposed visible wires on the doorframe. We ended up leaving that night because we didnt feel clean or safe. But there are visible improvements. The kitchen area was definitely improved and there was a nice television. They will get there, they just arent thete yet. The staff was friendly and understanding.

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This property is currently being renovated to attract more clientele. Michael was extremely affable and responsive. He cares about the property and is working hard to make upgrades. The best part of the room is the huge T.V. screens. Some are cable, mine was Roku. All rooms also have a full size fridge with freezer. Also a plus was a table and chairs to sit down and eat. The beds are very comfy. At first the water temp was just warm, but after asking Michael the water was very hot.
Stayed 26 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I'd rather sleep on the ground

To call this place a dump is an insult to dumps. I have never seen a nastier room in my life. The smell of marijuana was unbearable and the staff is incredibly rude. The toilet didn't work and sink was clogged. STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Jordan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful!!! They all work together to make sure your stay was comfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Gregory

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Kara, El Paso

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Deff needs to finsh renovations staff was very friendly. Would not stay again unless repairs are finshed.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Mrs R

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here on different occasions and each time the rooms were in used condition. Beds were made but sheets never changed. Housekeeping takes shortcuts and management does not care. Found blood stains, lots of hair and crumbs in bed. Towels were used and when you ask for fresh sheets/towels the staff does not apologize and just give you dirty sheets/towels back. Rooms had personal belongings from previous guests in them and there were cockroaches.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

mike

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dontae

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jocelyn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The attendant was friendly when I arrived, however, she admitted that she was not properly trained on how to use the computer and had to get help to find keys. The room was grungy, the bathroom shower was full of mold, the towels were yellowed, the trash can had no liner and was covered in mold, and the smoke detector was on the floor. The worst part was the sheets had footprints on them. We left after inspecting the room. The management refused to acknowledge my complaint.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025