By Contributing Writer
. All the hotels are just steps away from the beach where visitors can swim and sunbathe.
The hotels on the Virginia
beach Oceanfront sit on the boardwalk, just across from the Atlantic Ocean. All the hotels are just steps away from the beach where visitors can swim and sunbathe. The boardwalk is famous for its variety of shops and restaurants. Ocean Breeze Waterpark and Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center are both less than three miles away from the Oceanfront. The best hotels include the Hilton, which is the highest-ranking hotel on the Oceanfront at four stars. It is closely followed by the Ocean Beach Club and the Sheraton, both rated at three and a half stars.
Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront
The Hilton hotel can assist guests in planning tours, provide business services and help with wedding arrangements. There are safe-deposit boxes at the 24-hour front desk. For recreation, the Hilton has both an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool. Its health club also features a spa tub and a kiddie pool. Guests can rent the conference room, meeting rooms, ballroom, exhibit space and banquet facilities. The hotel offers bicycle rentals. Room service is provided during limited hours. The Hilton has three restaurants. Salacia, the hotel's most elegant restaurant, is where food is prepared table-side. This restaurant has both indoor seating and a small, secluded terrace overlooking the boardwalk. Catch 31 is the hotel's seafood restaurant, located right on the boardwalk. This restaurant has indoor dining as well as outdoor dining near fire pits, with a view of Neptune Park and the boardwalk. The Sky Bar on the 20th floor has a panoramic view of the ocean, the eastern shore, and downtown Norfolk. The bar serves light food and a variety of drinks. The guestrooms at the Hilton have coffeemakers. A refrigerator and a microwave are available upon request. Rooms have balconies, with views of the ocean or the city. The cable TVs have premium channels and pay movies. Wireless, high-speed Internet access is available. The in-room safe can accommodate a laptop.
Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront
3001 Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 213-3000
hilton.com
Ocean Beach Club
For help with planning excursions or for recommendations on the best shops and restaurants, the Ocean Beach Club offers a concierge service. Guests staying in the hotel can enjoy the two outdoor swimming pools, surrounded by a patio landscaped with palm trees. The poolside tiki-bar serves light snacks. The hotel provides children's activities. The lobby has a 24-hour front desk, and offers complimentary coffee. Laundry facilities and a video library are available. Umbrellas and beach chairs can be rented from the hotel. Some of the guestrooms have balconies that view the ocean or the city. Each studio room has a kitchenette equipped with a refrigerator, a microwave and a coffeemaker. Suites have full kitchens with refrigerators, microwaves, ovens and stovetops. Suites also have jetted bathtubs. The cable TV gets premium programming, and has a DVD player. All rooms have wireless Internet access.
Ocean Beach Club
3401 Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 213-0601
vboceanbeachclub.com
Sheraton Virginia Beach
Guests of the Sheraton on Virginia Beach can take advantage of the hotel's concierge services to help with the details of their vacation, including wedding planning, event catering and dry-cleaning services. There are safe-deposit boxes at the front desk. The hotel has a business center, a newsstand and wireless Internet access. The fitness center features a spa tub, and an indoor and outdoor swimming pool. Its ballroom, meeting rooms and conference rooms are available for rent. The guestrooms come with refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers. The cable TV gets premium channels and pay movies. There is also a game console in the room. The hotel does not have a restaurant, but is within easy walking distance to several dining options on the boardwalk.
Sheraton Virginia Beach
3501 Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(800) 325-3535
sheratonvirginiabeach.com
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