Econo Lodge Naval Station Norfolk

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2026

Shawn

The breakfast was not has good as I have had at other hotels. The bagel was stale. The walls were thin and the alarm for the person next door woke me a few hours before I was planning to get up. There was lots of construction going on as the hotel was being upgraded.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2026

Dakota

Wouldn’t recommend staying more than a night or two. Uncomfortable bed and not well cleaned bathrooms made me feel less than satisfied with my stay. Staff was still helpful though.

Self

2/10

Poor

05 Mar 2026

Arthur

NO!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Raul

This Econo is a no frills lodging but it meets all the needs. Its safe and quiet.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2026

Eric

Surprisedly clean. The staff was nice and professional.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Eric

It was a pleasant stay during my time there. It has wifi and a clean room. Plus it has a gym and a decent breakfast.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2026

Lukas

Rooms were nice, breakfast stinks though.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Dawn

We have stayed here several time and have always had a great experience

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2025

Stephen W

Had just the basics

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

13 Dec 2025

Tiffany

First of all, when I tried to lock the door with the bolt. The nail from the chain fell on the floor. No lock and bolt. The furniture was very old and dated. It was very clean in the room, at least. I noticed rust on the towel bars and the hinges that held the doors. That was not a very good look. The bed was very springy. Not comfortable at all. The walls were very thin. I could hear what was going on beside and on top of me throughout the night. Very disturbing. Not to mention, the different sirens throughout the night. It was quite loud. I put some trash from my food in the garbage can that was in the room and by morning I had a bunch of ants all over of it. That was also disturbing. I found someone's used sock on the floor. The hotel was very close to my daughter's school, Old Dominion University. Other than that, I will not be staying there,again, nor do I recommend it for anyone else.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2025

Sharon

Room did not have hot water

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2025

Kadie

The TV didnt work but the room was clean

4/10

Poor

31 Oct 2025

Richard

The lock on the door didn’t work on our room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Scott

Was a good clean spot, takes care of military. 5 dollar a day cruise parking!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

Ariella

Military friendly staff. Many spots for parking. Renovations were nice. Bathroom dirty.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2025

gregory

Decent for what I needed.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Brandia

It was just ok.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Oct 2025

Kirsti

Motel is not in the best area. King bed was actually a “pull out” style / wire bed with a 1980’s couch. Hallways were sketchy. Front desk lady was nice however the manager was bit rude. Price is definitely high for the stay. Not the worst I’ve been to however , if another option , take the other.

Partner

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2025

James

I stayed in an accessible room. There was no hot water at any time of my stay. The shower floor was slippery and no slip-free map was provided. The ice and laundry were as far away from my room as possible, at the back corner of the property. The breakfast was less than mediocre. The staff were pleasant and helpful, but were unable to remedy these shortcomings. I recommend you stay elsewhere!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Michael

No thank you

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

Zachary

Second time. Same as before. Just what we needed

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2025

Erik

For the price, not what I was expecting... I've stayed at hotels that were 100 times better than this one for less... it is very run down and needs work. The bathroom had dirt all around the edges. Bed was uncomfortable. Was worried about stuff getting stolen from my vehicle because the lighting in the parking lot would have allowed it to easily happen. I should have just slept in the bed of my pickup.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

25 Aug 2025

susan Cadenhead Burgess

Horrible

Horrible dirty sheets and they would not give me any clean ones. Bathroom was dirty. Ask for clean sheets . I was told just to check out there was nothing they could do and check out is what I did. I will discuss with the reservations about getting a refund.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2025

Shannon

Bullet casings, tampons and used toiletries!

Booked a recent stay while visiting my daughter at ODU. Do not recommend and would never stay at this property again. First impression was a tampon and bullet casing on the ground outside of my room. Inside room, SO damp the floor looked like it had just been mopped. The sheets were wet. In the morning all my clothes felt like they came out of the dryer mid way through the cycle. Travel size shampoo and conditioner bottle were 1/2 full and displayed next to a plastic wrapped soap. No complaints about the front dest staff.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

JORGE

Avoid this place at all costs!

This place is horrible! Aside from the fact that it smells really bad, and possibly has mold, I stayed from Sunday to Friday, just checked out this morning…. And they NEVER came in to change sheets, even though I let the front desk know! Not one time did they come to provide any time of service! Horrible place! Will never visit again!

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

Keith

It was a great price has friendly staff clean

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

NICOLE

The staff was nice and efficient. Room was clean with plenty of space.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Rudy

Second

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2025

Brian

Decent, clean property. Not the best, not the worst. Has decent breakfast and rooms are alright. Hotel is not quite as advertised on Expedia (no pool, etc) and if you need anything after about 3-4 p.m. the front desk can’t help you much (like towels) but still overall not a bad place to sleep and close to the naval base.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

01 Jul 2025

Tina

The room had a weird/old smell to it when you walked in. The bed was hard. The floor was clean but dirty. You could see where your feet and shoes where.
Oh and there were bugs in my room. I told front desk and they just said "oh, sorry"

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Jun 2025

Rosemary

DO NOT STAY HERE, RUN!!! Upon arrival the place was flooded with police on scene, there were active arrests taking place, I was told I couldn’t enter the premises. When I called to cancel the reservation due to the active situation, the manage “Dav” told me he would not refund or cancel the reservation because “there wasn’t a reason to cancel” when I told him the police wouldn’t permit anyone on the property he told me it wasn’t his problem and that he was sticking to the policy of “no refunds for same day cancellation” the police couldn’t do anything to help me and when I called Choice Hotels (their corporate office) they also told me they couldn’t overturn a charge at the location level. It is a battle that I continue to fight because it’s insane. Dav is incredibly rude, gnawingly loathsome and absent hearted. Not to mention the facility itself from the outside appears detestable.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

26 Jun 2025

Fitzroy

Poor customer service

Business Self

2/10

Poor

17 Jun 2025

Vincent

Rundown, dirty, noisy

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Marializabeth

Book somewhere else! The only positive was the front desk attendant at check-in, who was very nice. The hotel itself was outdated and unclean. Our room had wet, dirty hardwood floors, the door wouldn’t close unless slammed, and the towels had hair and lipstick stains on them. Housekeeping was already gone by the time we checked in (they leave at 3 PM), so with four people in the room, we were only given two towels and told we had to wait until the next day. The next day, they told us to leave our unused/dirty towels on the ground outside the door. Mind you it was pavement, not carpet as it was outside which now makes sense why their towels were so filthy. As for the “continental breakfast,” it was the bare minimum and honestly didn’t feel safe to eat. Never again.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

02 Jun 2025

Milton

Horrible didn’t clean rooms until evening

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2025

John

Clean and convenient

Business

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Dennis

Good value for the $

The hotel was generally nice and clean. Room was very clean. Bathroom was very clean. Everything looked very clean. Pillows were very comfy, bed wasn’t perfect, but wasn’t too bad. Overall I had an enjoyable stay, and I would stay there again.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2025

Sung Hyun

Old facility. Relatively well kept but for cigarette smells from the walls and other rooms. Mediocre breakfast event for an Econolodge.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2025

Kristina

Not dirty but not as clean as other establishments. The “continental” breakfast doesn’t exist. I did choose my hotel because of that and it did not meet the expectations. There was no hot food like eggs, bacon, sausage.

2/10

Poor

16 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Do not waste your money!!

This was truly the worst stay ive ever had at a hotel! It was absolutely filthy and i spent my time trying to sanitize everything. We had to sleep with nothing but a sheet because the blankets were filthy, i had to put clean sheets on myself. The ones that were on the bed had hair and dirt on them. There was food on the tables, floors and walls. The chairs in the room were nasty and filthy! The alarm clock and tv remote were both broke. I had to sign a paper saying if we in the room we'd be charged a $250 cleaning fee and the room smelled horrible, with cigarette smoke. I came home and now have pink eye and an itchy rash. I was told i would be charged the full fees if i backed out of the reservation and now im being told no one can do anything about any of it.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2024

Tamaree

Wifi peak, room peak, service peak

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2024

Dawn

We have stayed here 3 times and they have never disappointed! The only issue this time was that we asked for extra towels at check in and never got them and even asked when the housekeeper came around and still never got them. But otherwise we will not stay anywhere else.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

06 Nov 2024

Sherilyn

This place is a dump. Furniture was missing from the room. The lady at the desk was not helpful. Once we saw the room, we didn’t stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Dawn

This is our second time staying here and we love it. Would not stay anywhere else.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2024

Asher

It was alright

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Mason

Bed had some marks so did the towels

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Maribel

I am military staying there because I deployed today Monday 23 of September. I wish that they had a shuttle to take people to the naval base. Restaurant to far and when I called they said they were closed by. But all in all good place to stay

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 Sep 2024

Bethany

I was supposed to stay 4 nights, we only ended up staying 2 because after even the 1st night me and my husband started to feel sick while in the room. After the 2nd night, we were really feeling sick. Coughing, mucus, body aches, headaches, and slight fevers & all of that lasted for 2 whole days after we left the hotel. We think there is either a mold problem or something in the ac. The floors were filthy, the towels and sheets had visible stains on them. Would not recommend.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2024

Rebecca

You get what you pay for. We stayed 3 nights and the room was not cleaned once, nor did I see any housekeeping while we were there. Property is under renovations, but the rooms could still be cleaned.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Aug 2024

Jeff

What stay? They canceled my prepaid reservation via hotels.com because i arrived at 230AM after their "audit." They said i was a no-show. They wanted me to pay again plus more money before i could get a room. This is at 230AM. Said I should have called. I already paid. I said no thanks. Went to hampton down the road who said they have same policy. They wanted to charge me $$$ Saturday rate on a Friday night. I slept fine in the car. Got "courtesy" refund from hotels. Forget these 3. Just stay at Fairfield.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

michelle

Very kind staff, clean room, good beds

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

Michael

Chill area. Staff is super friendly and helpful

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2024

Trixie

A little sketchy but close to the Naval base.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Savannah

was great

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2024

Gillian

The best in Norfolk so far.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2024

Jason

Comfortable with no frills

It is a good hotel to sleep and go. In the middle of a remodel andnwhat was remodeled in our room was of poor quality. The bed was extremely comfortable. The tub had new tile on an old tub that needed new fixtures and to be re-glazed. So if you just want a place to rest to visit your sailor then it does the job.

Business

2/10

Poor

26 Jul 2024

Ramona

I need a refund this place was disgusting tub was dirty, paint chipping in ceiling and mirowave was burned up.request another claim.they were book.

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2024

richelle

I always take cleaning wipes with me when I go anywhere but I ran out and had to finish cleaning with soap and a washcloth. Bathroom outlets didn't work, there was a standing lamp but it wasn't plugged into anything, the phone wasn't plugged in, and when I walked to the front desk to tell them my refrigerator didn't work she said she would have someone come in the morning but that never happened. When I asked for a different room I was told they were booked full. Only good part was I saw no bugs. I did take pictures and will be sending them to the manager there.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Dawn

We did have an issue with our first room as they are renovating the rooms. Went to the front desk and asked for a different room and they were able to find us one and even kept us on the first floor (even though it did not matter if we were on second floor). Location was great as it is near everything we needed being there for return to home port for my daughter’s fiancé’s ship.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Theresa

The floors and mirrors were dirty.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2024

marcy

Clean rooms. Super convenient to the Navy base. Awesome AC on a couple of scorching days!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2024

Donna

Property was very basic. Clean enough. Bed was comfortable. The shower had good hot water availability but low water pressure. Breakfast was ok with the only hot options being the self serve waffles and coffee hidden in a cabinet.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Yessenia

Not a good experience. I asked to be moved twice due to room been dirty and liking toilet water tank. Property is under renovation.you paid for practicality not luxury.

Family

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Yessenia

First time staying at an Econolodge Hotel. You paid for practicality not luxury. I wanted to stay close to the naval base. This property is under renovation, so I experienced a lot of noise. I asked to be moved twice; the first room was not clean, and the second room had a broken toilet water tank. It seems that they don’t clean the floors either. No a good experience☹️

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2024

LADONNA

Go elsewhere!

Don’t waste your money!! I requested an ADA room when I made my reservation. Upon check-in, I was given a room on the second floor- I asked if there were elevators and there are not so I referred to my reservation request. I was then given a room a room on the first floor. Room was in the middle of the building, yet the ADA ramps are at the end! Ok, I dealt with the extended walk in order to get my mother to the room. Get inside and there is so much furniture, maneuver a wheelchair is almost impossible! The room “looked” clean, but upon further inspection, I noticed a stain on the sheets on one of the beds, the faucet at thw sink was broken and only had one good working handle, and the tub was absolutely disgusting!! Black stained, large rust spots, this room should never be offered to a guest! I had to put towels on the tub bottom just to use it and pray I didn’t get some type of fungus! Never again!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2024

Kenneth J

Rooms are old. Half the lights/lamps did not work. Bathtub floor was slippery and unsafe. Bed was fine.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Toilet didn’t function very well. Hot and cold water at sink were backwards and sink handles were not very clean.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2024

Alenae

It was under construction so I understood not everything was the way it should be, but it didn't even look like the floor had been swept and management didn't take care of a noise complaint for several hours.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2024

david

Put in room with no water,waited 2 hours to get back on..

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2024

Anthony

Nice place

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2024

Frank

Property needs some TLC. There is a pallet of tile in the parking lot, never saw anyone working with it over a 4 night stay.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

AWFUL even for a motel

The room was not clean, there was mold in multiple places, cracked and disrepair on the walls, the tub had black stains on the floor and there was pink mold in the grout, there was hair in the bathroom in multiple places and dirt that had been swept into corners but not actually cleaned out.

Business

4/10

Poor

28 May 2024

PAUL

The property needs to be seriously renovated. You can see it around the property that it has need of repairs.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

02 May 2024

Arockia Raj

Breakfast was horrible. They don’t even have bread. Brought cereal only on demand.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2024

Araceli

👍

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2024

Sonya

Tv remote don’t work had to turn the channel by hand

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Apr 2024

Robert

Tired dirty room

2/10

Poor

22 Apr 2024

Brenda

Worst hotel stay my family ever encountered

Our stay was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! The room was very outdated and dirty with holes in the walls! We stayed because we got in late after a 5 hour drive and we was leaving for our cruise this morning! We couldn’t even shower because the tub wasn’t clean. The front desk staff seemed very illiterate about our concerns and questions we ask!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Very poor room maintenance. Need to pour some money into this place.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2024

Sonya

Room was clean but the room had no remote for the tv. So we to turn the channel by hand

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2024

CYNTHIA

Stay was nice and the staff were excellent!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2024

Ralph

Too much Economy

The pictures of the room were not indicative of what we found. The king size bed was more like a double-wide queen bed. The bed was very hard, the tv was very small, and the room looked a lot larger in the pictures than in person.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2024

mona

Decent for the price. The staff was impeccable.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2023

Samson

Front Desk Greeter does an amazing job at the check in and check out. But, the room is filthy in the corners of the room, and back of the bed. The bathroom is clean, but there is a crack on the shower wall, but the shower itself is functional with decent hot water.

The environment is ok, not alot of trouble around the hotel.

Overall, an ok room if you're trying to find a place to stay under the budget. I hope these rooms will be renovated ASAP.

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

27 Nov 2023

Lacey

The value for what i paid is appropriate. Usually I dont mind the basics but this place was a little sketch. The room was rated nonsmoking but if that is so, the nonsmoking went into effect maybe 3 months ago because it smelled like cigarette smoke. It was clean just stinky. We had a room closer to the front and could hear ALL the traffic ALL night long.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

23 Oct 2023

Douglas

Very noisy next to Norfolk terminal and lots of street noise from Hampton blvd

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

22 Oct 2023

Lyndsay

When we checked in, there was hair on the shower wall, the floors had hair piles on them, the sheets on one of the beds were dirty, and the soap at the sink had not been replaced. The used soap from the people before us, was placed back in the wrapper and left there for us to use!! I was so disgusted, we got a refund for the room and checked into another hotel down the street.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2023

Ydalmi

Room not clean

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2023

Hilda

There was hair also on the bathroom walls.

Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2023

Cindy

Room needed a deep clean. Floors were absolutely filthy. From the reviews I’ve read, the excuse will be that they are in the middle of a renovation. That is no excuse for the rooms to not be clean. Planned on staying 2 nights, but only stayed one due to the condition of the lack of cleanliness. Hotel clerk didn’t even bother to ask the reason we were checking out early. The attached pictures don’t do justice to the filth of the room.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2023

Paul

The hotel in poor condition door did not seal on bottom. Overall hotel condition not average for the cost.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2023

Marisara

Quiet place peace

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2023

Kathryn

Property under renovation so things will get better.

Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Jun 2023

Milaka

The reception was pleasent, however the property is extremely dirty. The bedsheets and furniture was stained. I asked for the linens to be changed and was informed that there was no housekeeping on staff after 12pm.

2/10

Poor

16 May 2023

Jerry D

So filthy we slept fully clothed on towels we spread on the bed, toilet seat was connected to the toilet, all floors were sticky and gross, lampshades stained, tub dirty, chain lock on the door was barely connected to the wall. DO NOT STAY HERE!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2023

Robert

Place was a little dirty

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2022

Paul

Good Stay

Good location; good services; good pricing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2022

Verified traveler

My home away from home for a day could have been a little better with comfort the couch was outdated and I’m not sure but the sheets looked old

Self

2/10

Poor

26 Sep 2022

Gelono

Horrible

It was the worse experience!! Please remove this hotel from your list! Anyone visiting the Norfolk area, don’t stay there!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

20 Sep 2022

Lisa

Cleaning is an essential part for a hotel to be at the top. They had well stained towels, dirty floor, stained toilet paper, flies inside the room. This hotel needs remodeling because despite it has a good location.

Leisure Family