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White Marlin Inn

2.0 star property

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

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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395 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451
  • Place, Pacific Avenue
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Virginia Beach Boardwalk
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, 5th Street Beach Stage
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Norfolk, VA (ORF-Norfolk Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, soundproofing

Standard Double Room

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

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, soundproofing

Standard Double, Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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

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

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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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 4.7 mi (7.5 km) from Naval Air Station Oceana.
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What's nearby

  • Pacific Avenue - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Virginia Beach Boardwalk - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • 5th Street Beach Stage - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Rudee Inlet - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Virginia Beach Fishing Pier - 11 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Waterman's Surfside Grille - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Chix Sea Grill and Bar - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Sunnyside Cafe & Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Ocean Eddie's Seafood Restaurant - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Shack - ‬5 min walk

About this property

White Marlin Inn

Motel with free parking, 6-minute 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.

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 number of on-site self parking spaces 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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
Economy Virginia Beach
White Marlin Inn Virginia Beach
White Marlin Virginia Beach
White Marlin Inn Virginia
White Marlin Inn Motel
White Marlin Inn Virginia Beach
White Marlin Inn Motel Virginia Beach

White Marlin Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 181 out of 999 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 153 out of 999 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 124 out of 999 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 135 out of 999 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 406 out of 999 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not clean .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

colin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Leeann

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

Nasty

It looked and felt very unsafe i would never recommend this place to anyone ww never even checked in
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Bobby

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

not a nice hotel

reserved a non-smoking room with a king size bed and we were checked into a smoking room with two double beds. The room was dirty and smelled of smoke. A used condom wrapper was on the floor beside the bed. When I tied to opened the freezer, the microwave fell off of the top of the freezer and I was lucky to catch it. The shower was dirty, the mirror was smeared, the bed sheets looked dirty, and the curtain had a rip in it that people could look through.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Joaquin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sabrinna

Disliked: Cleanliness
I have stayed here plenty of times before. But this time was horrible. There was roaches and spider webs in the rooms. The tv wasnt working and the ac was super low to the point you had to pull pff the mattress on to the floor and sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Patrick

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location especially for the price. Very nice surrounding neighborhood and easy to walk everywhere. No cleanliness at all...First room i was given the shower continously ran, not dripped but running and there was visable mold on the shower curtian and wall from it. The desk was more.than accommodating in changing rooms however the second room had trash in room cabinets, used shampoo bottle and hair left in shower, pretty sure one of the towels had already been used.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Michaela

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
My partner and i stayed here during our trip to virginia beach. I feel like you could find something within this price range that’s better. The hotel definitely was not deep cleaned and there was no housekeeping. Towels were dirty upon arrival, bathroom had mold/sand everywhere, there was sticky dirt on the handles of the dressers, it had a foul smell for it being a non-smoking room and most importantly roaches. The only good thing was the staff because of how respectful and accommodating they are. I just want to be transparent in case anybody was looking to stay here because it’s honestly not the best idea. I unfortunately will not be recommending or staying here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn’t like anything, not as posted in add. Roachs, spiders, burn holes in bedding, upon arrival, 3 police dealing with someone being unruly. Busted television, very dirty..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

RiChard

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mold, cabinets coming apart roaches i took pics, i bought disinfectant & roach spray also look at staying when past by .could be a nice spot if someone was serious about business quality!!!!! Wow ! Wish i could leave pics studios &suites is a trash heap too ! Iwas supposed to stay there first.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Haley

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

tayeb

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I don’t recommend it to anyone because is dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty and area not safe stuff not good at all
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Asked for non smoking room. The room smelled really bad of smoke, bathtub was filthy,mold in the bathroom, dirty towels in the room and cigarette burns in the bedding. Refund requested, the room smelled so bad we could not stay!!!! The staff would not issue a refund, Expedia is helping to get one
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

johnathan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cheyen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only positive thing about the White Marlin Inn in Virginia Beach is its walking distance to the boardwalk and beach. Beyond that, our stay was awful and deeply disappointing. At check-in, I was told my booking had been cancelled that morning with no email, call, or explanation — extremely unprofessional after traveling 13 hours. Our room was filthy and clearly not cleaned. Though booked as non-smoking, it reeked of smoke. The bedding had burn holes, stains, and looked unwashed; dust, ashes, and cigarette remnants were everywhere. The AC barely worked, was caked in dust, and smelled of mildew. The chair was filthy, the TV didn’t work, lighting was poor, and nearly everything was broken, rusted, or beaten down. The bathroom was a health hazard with broken faucets, stained towels, and a strong mildew odor. The “kitchen” had a hole in the ceiling patched with paper and tape, filthy cabinets, and the “closet” was just a tiny space with one bent hanger. Safety was a serious concern — half the locks on the door were broken, and questionable activity around the property made it feel unsafe. Spiderwebs and dust lined the walls and corners, adding to the neglected, unsanitary conditions. For the price paid, this was unacceptable. We couldn’t wait to leave. This motel is unsafe, unsanitary, and should not be operating. All pictures attached are from our room. We intend to report this inn and strongly advise avoiding it. Spend the extra $100 for a proper place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Devin

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room had mold in it, the door did not fully seal, the bedsheets were torn, the room had a lot of damage to it and my wife and I did not stay in the room due to the poor material condition.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

James

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To start with, upon arrival the office had a sign that says to call for check in. At this point a lady came out of a room where people were drinking to check us in. I do not think my room was even an actual room because the sign was painted over and it looked like someone lived in it. The room was absolutely disgusting. The room was also clearly abandoned in the middle of a “cleaning” because the toilet scrubber was in the toilet, there were cleaners on the sink, and a pile of dirty towels on a chair. Additionally the beds were filthy, the floor was sticky and dirty, the fridge was gross, the freezer had left over food in it, the draws had hair and other trash in them, the bathtub was dirty. I have seen abandoned houses with cleaner rooms than what we were given at $219 a night… inexcusable. This place should be shut down immediately, there is absolutely no way this would pass any health inspection.
The door was painted over, I assume it was for an employee.
Floors were not clean
Bed was filthy. Both beds, I am just limited to 8 pictures…
The kitchen was disgusting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I went to check in I saw the area was full of homeless people , I felt it was not safe to stay there so canceled my stay that very same day and I was charged for not staying there. The place was a dump sorry
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

Shoddy place

When arrive at motel looks very shady thought it was pet friendly charges 150 for 1 small dog upfront no refund even it was very cheap room i wasnt happy with the customer service kinda rudelikelooks like homeless person to take the reception desk thought bit was a person lived in motel i am sorry to say this person should not walk in from the room to the office was not expecting a person to walk across like that wearing shoddy clothes even the motel was not that great looks like the hotel ghetto
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's right near the boardwalk. Friendly staff. Great air conditioning. I would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brianna

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disgusting

Front desk lady was really nice. Our room was disgusting. Mold all over the bathroom. Bugs, flies, and roaches all over the place. Was desperate for a cheap two night stay, but left after the first night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was dirty and run down. The sheets weren't clean and were stained. So were the towels. Lady at the front desk was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025