Name: Magnuson Hotel Virginia Beach
Address: 5708 Northampton Boulevard, Virginia Beach - Va, 23455, US

2/10

Poor

05 Aug 2026

Shelia

Never Never go here the room was nasty nasty we tried to make it work but we couldn’t stay in that as minutes went by it go worst went to turn the key back in the lady at the desk Carolyn with C as she said was very rude disrespectful when there room was nasty and no one was being rude to her. Please stay away from this place you will be very disappointed do not go here please share share share

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2026

Christina

Looks nothing like the pictures online.

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2026

cynthia

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2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2026

Eda

That’s place is disgusting it’s was a traumatic experience

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2026

Ariel

Everything

2/10

Poor

02 Aug 2026

Priscilla

There was food inside of the frig, the stairs were not fully attached to the wall which had the banister, the toilet seat looks like someone used a Brillo pad on it, the room smelled like raid bug spray but the lady at the front desk was very nice. She did offer another room but I couldn’t let my granddaughter stay there.

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2026

Wayne

Just don't do it. It's an absolute horrible, disgusting place.

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2026

Afua

I met with the front desk lady late at checkin and she was very nice, but the cleaning staff, shut the door behind her after hearing me ask her a question and looking at me. The non smoking rooms I got smelled of cigarettes and my son's almost had an attack.

2/10

Poor

26 Jul 2026

Amir

Didn’t even stay at the hotel I checked in and checked out because the place is horrible

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2026

JORDAN

It was a place to lay our heads. But outside of that the rooms were not very clean. Holes in the wall, stains on the roof. Didn’t even attempt to sleep under the blankets. Did not feel very safe. The only plus to this hotel is that the front staff were very nice. I would not stay there again.

4/10

Poor

24 Jul 2026

Jesse

Very dirty , trash everywhere

2/10

Poor

23 Jul 2026

FRANCO

Advertising a hotel as \"Good for families\" while allowing heavily edited and misleading photos is deceptive. Stay away

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2026

Yusselffy

The room smelled like purr cigarettes, like it was embedded in the walls and carpet. We noticed that this hotel appears to have people living in it. I wouldn't recommend it at all and expedia should not be advertising this hotel. The people we saw also looked a bit suspect. Lets just say, my husband, daughter and I checked out 10 mins later and booked another hotel.in Chesapeake! Don't do it!

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2026

Dennis

I did not stay at the hotel— I asked for a refund. The hotel was misrepresented by EXPEDIA. THE PICTURES OF THE BEDROOM WAS VERY EMBELLISHED.

Self

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Shelley

Stay here as a last resort.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2026

Latifa

Woke me up saying no one was supposed to be in that room when I checked in that morning and they gave me a room key, they hardly understood English so they made me talk to the front desk finally they could confirm I was booked at that room. Also found a roach crawling around in the bathroom so that place was pretty mid

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2026

Justin

Terrible

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

Charles

Horrible. We walked away in only 10 minutes. Non-smoking room wreaked of smoke, including marijuana.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Jul 2026

Gabriel

This is the definition of a cheap hotel. The pics of the lobby are very deceiving. That's the nicest part of the whole place. The rooms are not clean and the amenities didn't work. The ice machine was broken, the fridge in the room didn't work. Stayed here for the price and still think I overpaid.

Self

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2026

Ricardo

The beds look like I slept on a horrible hard board

The smell of cigarettes is unbearable

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2026

John

N

Friends

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2026

Kelley

Sadly I booked the room (non refundable) on Expedia before reading reviews or we would have cancelled and stayed elsewhere as soon as we got there.

Here is a list:
Grounds are unkempt with trash laying everywhere
Ice machine didn’t work
Vending machine didn’t work
Room had an odor and wasn’t as clean as I would hope, especially the bathroom
Hole in wall above nightstand
No plug in order to take a bath (brought up to staff and was told none of the rooms had them)
Shower did not work on its own. Had to prop the stem up with a wash cloth and then it still did not work properly, just a small stream of water
Bathroom walls, door and floor were filthy
Blanket on one bed had cigarette burns in it and both blankets were very threadbare and worn
Wash cloths and towels were very worn and stained
Pillows were practically non existent, as they were so thin
We needed to do a load of laundry but was discouraged by staff to do so.

Overall, the property is very worn down with no apparent attempts to make it more comfortable or appealing. Will definitely not being staying there again.

Family

4/10

Poor

11 Jul 2026

Fariz

The place is in disrepair

Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Jul 2026

Bradley

This was one of the worst hotels I’ve ever booked. We reserved a basic business room with two double beds, but it looked nothing like the photos advertised on the website.

From the moment we arrived, it was clear the property was not well maintained. There was trash piled up outside, vehicles sitting on bricks in the parking lot, and people knocking on our door, which made us feel very uncomfortable.

The room itself was in poor condition. The toilet continuously ran and eventually backed up into the bathroom. The beds were extremely hard and uncomfortable, and we even found a roach in the shower.

The amenities were also misrepresented. The hotel advertised three pools, but that was not the case.

Due to the condition of the property, the safety concerns, and the discrepancies between what was advertised and what was provided, we chose not to stay. I will be posting photos of the room and surrounding property so others can see what we encountered.

Business

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2026

Kimberly

It's a very nasty place to stay. They didn't give us fresh towels the 4 days we were there. A drug dealer approached my husband wanting to know if he was interested in buying any kind of drug, he started naming off drugs. They didn't change the sheets at all. No coffee at all. The pool was green and on there site it says they have 3 pools plus 1 kiddie pool not true. They lied about everything

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Ryan

Bunch of arguing outside all night. Roach in the bathroom. Smell like smoke in the non smoking room.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Nayeli

I liked the place and the pool. Avery nice women name Areli she is friendly and kind very sweet to use. My kids had so much fun in the pool.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2026

Maura

The room smells like someone was smoking inside, a lot of bugs :(

Family

4/10

Poor

04 Jul 2026

Curtis

The bed felt like sleeping on medal and it was a roach and no trash can in the room . For the price of that room it was not worth my 266.00 dollars

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Tammy

Good location with stores and restaurants nearby. 20 min drive to beach. Now about the room. If you are looking for a clean room with clean comfy beds and a hot shower, this is the place you want to stay. However if you are bougie, a hotel snob or need fancy smancy place to sleep This is not the place for you. The rooms are older but very well kept and as stated above, clean ! As a bonus they have a nice size pool to kick back and relax in or splash around and have fun in. Will def recommend this hotel and will also definitely stay here again should I visit va beach again.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2026

Angela

There were no aminities at all. The bed was like a box spring sat on a file cabinet and there were no fluffy anything at all. Every day there were bags of trash sitting by the steps I had to use to get to my room and the place looked like it was falling apart. The handrail wasn’t even attached to the steps anymore. That picture they show you is an absolute lie. For what I paid… you would have thought I paid for a hobo tent in Central Park. Never again will I stay at this place.

Self

2/10

Poor

28 Jun 2026

Reformation

There was nothing to like. The non-smoking room smelled like smoke and air freshener.

Friends

4/10

Poor

28 Jun 2026

Arun

Toilet not working properly. Did not get keys on time. Had to wait for 30 mins at night for check-in.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

27 Jun 2026

reondia

This place was very busy & unsafe for me & my 90 years old mom. Someone in the mid of the night keep knocking on the wrong door every night! It supposed to been non smoking room, all we smelled is weed everywhere. That was very crazy. We didn’t even have anyone clean our room for a whole week ! Had to keep asking for clean sheets & towels! Never ever would I stay there , even if it’s free.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2026

Andrew

Only the pool and the sushi restaurant next door.

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2026

Angela

This is a MOTEL not a Hotel. There were no amenities and no telephone in the room. The doors to the rooms are outside. The bed felt like a bale of hay. The knob to control the water flow in the tub was barely affixed and the water in the sink had to be slowly regulated to be turned on or you would get drenched.

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2026

ryan

I asked for a late check out, the girl working at the desk during the nighttime told me that I could check out at noon in the next day… Housekeeping wakes me up at 10:45 AM and tells me checkout is at 11… I explained I had a late checkout, they told me I was not on the list… I attempted to call the front desk, but guess what, there’s no phone in the room. So then I use my own phone and had to Google the number to call the front desk and they told me I would be charged an extra fee for a late checkout. I said no problem. I’ll just grab a shower and leave now. And guess what? I attempt to take a shower and the water does not work!! no water in the sink or the toilet or the shower this place sucks, do not stay here

Self

2/10

Poor

15 Jun 2026

Joanna

Room smelled like an ashtray, cars on bricks in the parking lot, boards over broken windows. Looks like people live there, did not stay and hotel refused to refund any money. Do not recommend, does not look safe.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

11 Jun 2026

Kayla

When we first entered our room the smell of cigarettes was absolutely terrible, as well as while I was trying to unpack my luggage I stepped on a live cockroach crawling around the carpet in the room, disgusting! Then when I went downstairs to change rooms when we got to our second room the door was already cracked open and it looked like someone had previously busted down the door and they “fixed” it with a piece of wood and the door had a gap in it when you closed it! At least the ac was working okay in the second room because the first room only blew out hot air. Absolutely would not stay here again.

Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Jun 2026

Ernest

This is by far The worst stay I’ve ever had the staff are not friendly like at all. They say you can have early check In but lie. Then when you ask for clean blankets they will tell at you and say they don’t have any. I walked into a MOTEL room that smelled like sex and cigarettes. The bathroom was filthy. The bed felt like I was sleeping on cardboard. Nothing about this room or stay was pleasant. Not safe either they have prostitution and crackheads that roam the property.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2026

Brielle

Clean room
Pool was great
Overpriced for the basic room, bed was hard and squeaky
Generic shampoo and soap

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Dennis

The staff was wonderful

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

Emily

Room was dirty. The bolt on the door was broken. Listened to fighting all night. Had random people knocking on the door. Pregnant woman asking me for cigarettes.

Self

4/10

Poor

23 May 2026

Vanessa

We stayed there for two nights..we received our room it was a heavy smell of cigarettes…mind you I asked for a non smoking room.. so I went to front desk requested another room it was the same…the bed back board had hand prints all over it.. yeah gross! The tub was dirty.. the location was hood like.. over all experience was not good

Partner

2/10

Poor

18 May 2026

Annette

Paying $111 for one night was a rip off! The room smelled like mildew upon entrance. The curtains were stained. Too many tables in the room. The smoke detector was snatched off the wall. The bathroom was missing the vent cover over the vent and was looking gross when you look up in the ceiling. I could have had a better experience staying at Motel 6. You heard noise coming from outside. I paid for an Executive Double, which I’m uncertain as to why it was called that. I wish that I could get a refund. The appearance looks like a low budget hotel.

Family

2/10

Poor

17 May 2026

Tulpe

First half of the building had a fire, under construction, people outside the establishment, smoking weed, when you fist walked in to check in and the desk attendant had to buzz you in like you are visiting the jail, I just turned back around and left without even checking into the room. Not going to bring the kids I. This establishment

2/10

Poor

15 May 2026

Jamea

The property was not in good shape

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 May 2026

Angie

Terrible in all aspects. We ended up not staying there.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2026

Ariana

The room said Non smoking. But the hole room had a bad smell of cigarettes.

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Tyeisha

Dont let the pictures fool you. Definitely not what was expected. Pool was covered. Ice machines were broken. Non smoking rooms smelled like smoke. Definitely gave dirty motel vibes. Never again. Sorry not sorry

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Maama

This property is so bad

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2026

Ashley

Room was clean and comfortable

Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Apr 2026

Bobby J

Our first room attempted was at the back of the facility and the room next to ours was all boarded shut. The room was filthy, with minimal amenities and cupboards under the sink was boarded shut. We then suggested another room which were possibly updated. It was no better. We looked through the windows before going in and he bed was not made and the pillows were on the floor.

Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Apr 2026

Cameron

I was terrified when seeing the state of the property. I quickly left and found a different hotel that didnt

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

Rachel

This is not a welcoming place for tourists!! The pictures do not match the experience. I know a hundred dollars is not much for most. one night there should not exceed 39.99..Highly disappointed

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Mar 2026

Shelton

The day check in attendant for Friday afternoon was good after the it all went down. Lousy room torn chairs, unscrew in cabinet doors and drug addicts walking around outside

Self

4/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Pedro

Place really needs a hand

Family

2/10

Poor

05 Mar 2026

Jessica

Room, amenities, and the safety of my son and I the room was filthy in the bed was extremely hard. Very uncomfortable

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Louise

Place was very worn down. People staying there were very sketchy, fighting and arguing in parking lot. Said online there was a breakfast not true.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jan 2026

Khiry

Yes

2/10

Poor

20 Jan 2026

Brandon

Need to speak to someone

Business

2/10

Poor

19 Jan 2026

MicKayla

Rooms reeks of cigarettes. Had roaches in microwave. had holes, cracks on ceilings and walls. Also mold in bathroom ceiling. Save your coins

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2025

LaTanisha

This stay was horrible. It’s become clear to me they have a clean side of the hotel and a nasty side. The room had roaches.. the front desk kept picking up and hanging up on me then during check the lady told me she didn’t get any calls which me & my friend knew was a lie. I asked for the manager to give me a call.. it never happened and they don’t answer the phone at the front desk at all. I will NEVER go back or recommend. FYI.. my previous stays were 10x better.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

07 Nov 2025

Natalie

Staff was courteous but due to change in circumstances I was not able to stay. I am disappointed that I could not get a refund.

Business

2/10

Poor

27 Oct 2025

Joseph

So I originally saw the reviews and said, maybe I should get my money back. Well they wouldn’t refund the money for my stay. I showed up thinking I’d give it a chance.
First I walk in. Instant smell of cigarette smoke in the room. The bed sheets were dirty. The desk chair had a big hole in it. The sink had yellow spots all over it. But to really set it all off. There was a van in the back that was sitting on jack stands. The entire experience felt unsafe. 0-10 this place sucks

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2025

Elizabeth

Aerly was the check in person- we were quite late and didnt expect to need a room that night- she and MS Marlo the daytime desk clerk deserve raises and have been very kind to me when i was frazzled.

The property has no ice machine no coffee only one towel only one light- room verydsrk

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Mauricio

Yay

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Oct 2025

Taylor J

The room wasn’t terrible and the staff was real nice but around the property there are sketchy people and hard working ladies. You know it’s not the best area when every uber driver knows of the property due to the people who are around there.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2025

Shamblis

No phone in room no coffee maker no housekeeping only noise and trash I will not recommend

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

04 Oct 2025

Danielle

The staff was incredibly nice to work with. Unfortunately it’s incredibly filthy and so many other things-not enough room to write.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

29 Sep 2025

long

Bad

2/10

Poor

28 Sep 2025

SAFAAO

I checked in and the room sell smoke , the bathroom not in good condition so i couldn't stay there i left right away. so i will be requesting for refund of my money

2/10

Poor

22 Sep 2025

Cecilia

I was trying to give this place the benefit of the doubt, but pictures can be deceiving. The location is very sketchy appearance. But in fact, there were suspicious activity going on during the first night. A woman crying for help, other guest verbal fighting outside. Police were at the entrance checking someone out who was most likely on drugs.
Felt very unsafe and unprotected.

2/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

Arion

The room we stayed in was not properly cleaned or checked over. There was beer bottle glass scattered all over the floor—which I stepped on—resulting in a cut. There were mold and bugs, one of the lights didn’t work, the tissue box on the wall kept breaking off, the shower barely worked, and there was trash on the floor. We brought up the glass to an employee and they took the piece we found but never came back with the vacuum we requested. All of the rooms next to ours were marked “unfit for habitation” which made us feel unsafe. The hotel room was rather dirty and smelt bad. Overall poor conditions. Would not recommend.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Sep 2025

Shana

Did feel safe and felt hassled

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Sep 2025

Shana

Too much going on

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Sep 2025

Justin

Not the cleanest place, none of the amenities mentioned were given to us. Limited dining.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Sep 2025

Verified traveler

Nah this isn't it

The hotel and rooms are in rough shape. I saw a lone roach on the wall as I was leaving. Common areas had lots of chipped and worn paint, and the clientele felt sketchy. My room had no towels, washcloths, or flat undersheet, just a thin, rough blanket with a flat sheet on top of the blanket. The staff were friendly and helpful, and everything in the room worked. Being unfamiliar with this particular brand, I expected something like a Days Inn, but it's like a step below Econo Lodge or Motel 6. I’m glad I only stayed 1 night.

Self

2/10

Poor

03 Sep 2025

Britt

There were wires hanging out everywhere in my room. Toenails on the floor. The lock was broken on the door. Not a fun experience. Wouldn't stay there ever again.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2025

Bert

Im not gonna lie they should kind of have this spot for under market value. The room smelled like cigarette lingered in the room for a couple weeks . Its like partly a shelter ppl kids running around in the lobby iron boards and no irons tv the size of your phone it def dont look like the pictures . Its like a hotel / the projects all in one . They shouldnt mix the two just give it to tje Government . Guest should be subjected to this .

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Ingrid

Property was terrible almost is like abandoned property looks like stairs are breaking some concrete areas are bad wholes in the stairs steps a lot off rooms are like in renovation or out of service,the roof in the second floor looks like is felling apart in some buildings the smoke rules don’t fallow in rooms are supposed to be smoking free smell strong a cigarette and other things parking lots are unsafe a lot of mens walking around and staying in the parking lot make noise and talk loud smoking eating the room don’t have smoke alarm detectors,smell terrible común areas are like smell something else from cigarette to another things garbage outside the rooms etc

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2025

Rodney

good

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

Stacy

This property was great. Will stay at this property again when in Norfolk, va.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Aug 2025

Teresa

It wasn’t what I expected, I felt unsafe.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2025

Caleen

Upon arrival, we were assigned a room front desk attendant was very friendly and attentive. Entered our room. Bathroom was filthy. There was feces on the wall and a used toilet with feces remaining the room had a very strong smell of marijuana went back to the front desk asked for a different room, front desk, tenant obliged, kindly, and apologized Was assigned. A new room upon entering the room was very stagnant and smelled of cigarettes strongly in a non-smoking room dealing room still wasn’t very clean next morning asked front desk for some additional towels. We were told that they would drop them off. We went on our way for the day. Came back to find our refrigerator had gone down And no towels left behind. We lost all of our food in the refrigerator upon checkout. I brought it to the front desk, attention about the refrigerator not working and we had lost all the contents inside. The attendant did apologize and said we should’ve called and I informed her that we had a very busy weekend, and we did not return back to our room until 1:40 AM and I would address it in the morning. Overall not agreed experience.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Lawrence

Low end motel

Listed as Hotel and it is a Motel. No ice available. Room was dingy Bed were hard. Bathroom was poor. Broken tiles, exhaust fan disabled. Only 2 towel sets. When asked for more the only gave towels, washcloths not available.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

15 Aug 2025

NANCY

smel bad

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2025

Kathy

From the pictures it looks like a decent property, however there was trash all over. The room was ok but the air conditioner wasn't working properly. One guest next door has a visitor at 12am that sat outside and played music loud and banged on the door repeatedly. I am understanding that this hotel is a place where low income people stay, which is fine but the hotel could keep the trash picked up.

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2025

Samantha

I did not starter’s and they would not give me my money back. I went with my 9 year old daughter and there were prostitutes all over.

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2025

wilmer

Unfortunately, the only good thing is the friendliness of the lobby staff. Hence, the rooms are dirty, in poor condition, and reek of cigarettes compared to what you see in the photos

Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2025

Kirra

The best part about my stay was the friendly staff. Other than that, the outside of the hotel looks run down and unsafe. The rooms were not the best as far as maintenance. There was an unpleasant smell outside my room my entire stay and there were panhandlers around the property. Very much unsafe. I strongly recommend new management and a complete facelift of the entire property. Safe to say I will not be staying here again next time I travel to Virginia.

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Roel

What i liked was that it wasn’t a very noise property, bed comfort was alright , the rooms bathroom has some stains all over

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2025

Nakish

Nasty loud need to be remodeled rooms should be 50 to 60 a night

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

Eric

The stay was pleasant, room was satisfying and adequate..

Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Aug 2025

Steven

Good location, but the rooms are beat up and run down looking. I booked a non-smoking room but it smells bad because someone smoked in it.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Ana

Pessoma

Não gostei muito caro e o hotel estava muito fedido horrível sai com muita alergia o banheiro sujo tive nojo de usar o banheiro e tinha moscas no quarto tinha muita sujeira de cigarro na frente e na piscina não foi boa a espécie e me senti muito enganada

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

Derek

To the Front Desk

The front desk Ladies here makes the stay amazing. They are extremely friendly, eager to assist, and assertive in a very professional way. I appreciate them very much for being so kind to me. They ALL deserve a raise, you want to keep Professionals like them around as long as possible!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Clemisha

This place needs some remodeling on the outside. My room was a non smoking room but smelled like cigarettes. The pool was clean but also needs some updating. The best part is the location.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Elroy

The appliances was broken as we walk in the room we smell smoke. We book for 3 persons and only received two sets of towel for 2 persons
When I spoke to the staff, she was very polite and nice. But I would not stay at this property again

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

Jerry

Love it there