University of Virginia Coastal Research Center

Sea Side room has a great view and the sound of the waves is amazing

Great ocean view. Lots of stairs. Stains on the pillow case. Pool was refreshing.

My 1st review was removed and the property telephoned me on my private cell phone to basically "tell me off" - contravening the privacy policy of Expedia. The property itself was fine. The suite was clean, spacious, nicely furnished, and very quiet. My only concern was this hotel had no staff and no office. I booked by Expedia under the term "Hotel", and received a message asking me to fill out and sign 3 forms which I did and then provide a $350 refundable deposit which I did as well. I then received a message inside the Expedia have telling me an email would be sent giving me further instructions. My wife and I arrived around 2 PM and there was no email and we were not able to access our room because a message from Expedia set that we couldn't enter until 4 PM. We understood this and went and had lunch instead. Subsequently I finally did receive an email at 2:45 PM giving me instructions on how to unlock the door and the code to do so. Like many elderly people - I am 77 years old, I don't travel with a laptop and because I was on a road trip with a lot of driving, I was not able to access my email for messages easily. Like many Canadians when I travel, I turn off roaming not to incur cell phone charges and only use my phone and hotel rooms at night when I can connect to Wi-Fi. This should all be mentioned upfront on the Expedia website about this property and the property should not be contacting customers after the fact and telling them off about their review.