Vacations Close To Dismal Swamp State Park

Rooms need improvement

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Virginia Beach North from August 29 through September 3. Unfortunately, this stay was disappointing, particularly on August 30. The DJ at the pool was playing music at an extremely high, potentially hearing damaging volume. The speaker was positioned directly next to the door, and the bass was so intense that I experienced ear pain. This was far beyond simply being “loud music.” The sound level raised serious concerns about potential hearing damage, especially for children. We asked the DJ to turn it down because the volume was overwhelming my child with autism and causing escalating behaviors. We were told no and were instead told to use another pool. We were not asking for the music to be turned off, only reduced to a reasonable level. The North end of the Virginia Beach Boardwalk is promoted as a family environment. The pool that day felt much more like a nightclub than a family hotel. A DJ is fine, but music should never be played at a level that is physically painful or potentially damaging to guests’ hearing. Our other disappointment was the room “upgrade.” We specifically wanted a suite with a sink in the kitchenette and a kitchen table and chairs. Although the decor was newer, the room did not have the features we wanted. There was no kitchen table or chairs, no additional sink, we had to walk through the bathroom to get between the rooms, and we only had one balcony compared with the two balconies in our room the previous year.

It was under renovation , so there was construction materials in many locations, otherwise not a bad place to stay

Very very nice place my wife and i really enjoyed ourselves. We just wish that the wave pools were more excessible for the people not just for the surfers. It's 2 big wave pools and plenty of room to enjoy the pool as well