Blue Marlin Motel

United States , Virginia Beach - VA
Virginia Beach, 2411 Pacific Avenue
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6/10

Pleasant

14 Apr 2026

Darius

The property was fine however the locks on the door were broken and the staff was a bit difficult at times but still nice.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2026

Melvina

Enjoyed the stay

Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Apr 2026

JoAnn

Dirty and dated does not being to describe this facility. Sketchy is an understatement!! Checked into first room but bathroom did not work. After 30 minutes, was moved to a second room filled with weed smoke and filthy. Asked to cancel reservation but hotel refused since booked through Expedia. Could not get a representative from Expedia, only automated system. Hotel showed three more rooms (including dirty ones that had been uncleaned from previous guests). Chose the best one possible for a quick slumber due to having been up for almost 24 hrs. Checked out after a quick nap and booked in Kitty Hawk as it was only an hr and half away. Working through our trip insurance to get refunded!

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

Jorge

Everything was terrible .

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Willie

Not a bad little Hotel, nothing fancy at all , but very convenient to the beach and cheap close to beach front shops great for a little stepping out ( wink wink) very tucked away and private will stay again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2025

Lida

A little dated but fine. The soap in the dispenser at the bath was depleted. All was clean and sufficient.

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

janet

It was a clean room. Didn’t see any staff except to check in. Would have liked to have some regular soap and shampoo. Parking was hard in the garage area for big suburban.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Wanda

I had a room on the second floor. The elevator was great because I am handicapped and I had a great view. I will definitely come back.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2025

Kahliah

very dirty and crusty

2/10

Poor

31 Aug 2025

Luis Enrique

Bad service, very rude reception staff. They should have been more friendly. They charged me an additional fee and didn't give me a receipt. In short, a bad experience

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2025

James

Not having a cart to unload or to reload the car

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2025

Elizabeth

I liked the proximity to the beach. The AC worked well. The water flow in the bathroom sink was slow. I won't criticize the housekeeping staffperson who was on duty when we arrived and working on Monday because she is elderly and a strong language barrier exists. She clearly wanted to give good service. Perhaps I assumed there would be clean towels brought daily but that wasn't included in the services. She came and changed the bed linens very quickly the day we asked. We would stay there again.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2025

Phil

Room barely acceptable. Door had been kicked and bent and had a gap that a snake or bugs could get in. Very poor state of repair. The toilet paper holder was hanging off the wall. Beds so squeaky hard to sleep. Tv remotes.. yes one that changed volume and the other to change channels. barely worked if you got up and got within 5 ft of the tv. No cleaning services, as would be expected in any hotel. We had to go to the office to get fresh towels. We asked about someone cleaning the room and they literally handed my wife a broom. For 180 a night we certainly expected more. They did have a kitchenette but no pots and pans.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2025

Darryl

The owners and management are very nasty but everything else was ok

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

04 Aug 2025

Amy

We had a non-smoking room and there were cigarette burns in the blankets on our beds. We had to ask for extra blankets and complained about the noise level. The refrigerator door didn’t have a handle. We got the kitchenette but there were no pans. The sheets on the beds were dirty. The kitchen was dirty and the lamps were filthy.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Darren

The hair dryer was cracked, there was a dead roach in the room

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2025

Shareese

Great location and price but take lysol

Hotel location and size was ideal. Great pool and family business and they provide delicious juice, water, however the rooms were not very clean and the older family member threatened to call the police because my 5yr old granddaughter tried to go to their pool after we checked out and were packing our vehicles.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2025

vahudin

Nothing, very dirty

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

Alfonzo

It was a great stay. Rooms were nice and clean.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

DON'T

Didn't recieve the room i paid for. Smelly room. 5 of us and 2 towels. Asked for towels told me to come back at 9am. SMH. Parking so tight cars block each other in. There 4 days no one bothered to clean our room. Good luck if you stay here.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

LEAH

Very comfy beds and just a block to the boardwalk! Also shaded parking. Would recommend!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2025

Lauren

There was not enough parking spaces for all of the people staying at the hotel, not enough towels for all the guests I had in the room ready for me.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2025

Leslie

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2025

Jennifer

Managers were gracious with parking! Extra towels were provided when asked. Room was clean and safe, close walking to the beach.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2025

Jimmy

Poor atmosphere overall. Located right next to main strip . Excessive noise throughout the night to include cars racing up and down the street.
Staff was less than accommodating after calling me to ask what time I would be arriving, which I found very odd.
Would not recommend staying here to anyone. Beds are uncomfortable, noise is excessive and rooms are extremely small. We will not be staying here again.
Waste of money , just for an overnight stay . Very disappointed

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

Alexis

Had to book this place last minute after an emergency occurred at our previous hotel. I have nothing but good things to say about this place! Conveniently located near the beach, the rooms were clean, the staff was super sweet and we felt very safe staying here. Traveled with my family. 10/10 would recommend.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2025

Dain

Great property had a nice day

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2025

Deon

Was good

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

30 Mar 2025

Brittany

Will never stay here again. Horrible place to stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Jeremy

They where nice. Excellent staff. And great area right on the strip! Excellent stay

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2025

John

It was good

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2025

Dontae

Hair in the shower when I checked in and hair in the beds and just unclean

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2025

Santonio

Heater unit leaked while on

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2025

Sunil

The bathroom and bathtub was very dirty. The towels were not properly kept on the shelves.

There was some pieces of food on the bed. The carpet is very very dirty. There was dust and stains all over the tables, and chair.

It seems the room was never vacuumed and cleaned.

Overall not satisfied.

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2025

William

No trash can, toilet ran all night and didnt flush. Tub didnt drain, horrible water pressure. Bed had sheets and a tiny bed spread, no blanket.. Fair price, but otherwise not a good stay!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Joan

I loved the balcony and I was able to look at the ocean, a block and a half away. It was absolutely beautiful

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2025

Emanuel

Dirty room , small parking and non smoking room had a strong smell of cigarettes and drugs.. From 3 days stay i only stay 1 night.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2025

Stephanie

Stayed a month. Enjoyed my stay. Highly recommend.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Christina

Nice place for the price!

2/10

Poor

10 Jan 2025

Brittany

I was bitten by a spider in the bed and still not have been back.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2025

Peerasak

Goog

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Nov 2024

Stephanie

This was one of the worst hotels that ever been to it the bathtub didn't work and it was it was horrible it was it was just horrible it was it was it was dirty and the people that were at the front desk they were not friendly at all they acted like they had so much other things to do it wasn't good it just wasn't good I think I wasted my money

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Oct 2024

Guy

Excrement! Whoever including The City of Virginia Beach is irresponsible for allowing this property to remain open for business. It is the filithiest structure I've ever entered in my 60 year lifetime. It's obvious this property has managed to avoid inspection and being shutdown. In addition, this property charges an additonal $10.00 per night surchange in addition to the room rate for what they describe as \"PROPERTY FEE\". Per Live Chat with Expedia Rep., I was told it's a \"RESORT FEE\"! What was an Expedia advertised $51/night rate including taxes and fees turned into my account being an equivalent of $65/night. I am now staying at the Howard Johnson's Wyndham Hotel on Virginia Beach, VA Oceanfront. The rate after taxes and fees is $51/night less the excrement, discourteous staff, and unsafe loud noisy and smoked filled environment! Burned once not twice. Bye bye BLUE MARLIN.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2024

Greg

Get what you payfor

Self

4/10

Poor

24 Sep 2024

Randy

Mold in the bathroom paint falling off ceiling hair on floor.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2024

Ryan

The staff was very accommodating. Boardwalk wasn’t far if you’re looking for amazing food.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2024

Mckenzy

It was a very nice stay for a short stay I will say I was unimpressed with how the bathroom cleaning was and headboards of beds but otherwise everything looked ok and another thing the blankets on the bed were so thin it was like a sheet then a comforter

4/10

Poor

03 Sep 2024

carlos

the good thing that it was close to the beach

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2024

Nguyen

The price is expensive in comparing with the quality of room and service

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Aug 2024

Megan

Dirty bed, shower, brown water from sink

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2024

Wesley

Parking was bad not enough space

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Aug 2024

Casie

Bed is hard as a rock. Room smelled like death. Whole property smells bad.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2024

nelida

Dirty

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2024

Kyra

The plumbing is terrible, tub and sink hardly drain. Front desk was not personable and made no sense when talking. Beds hard as a rock.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2024

Miriam

Dirty. Towels were dirty and had hair on them. Filth on floors. Beds were super hard. No extra blankets. I’ve stayed at some terrible places and this goes down at #2 worst.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2024

ROBERT

transients gathering on edge of property next door

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Miriam

Towels were dirty and had hair on them. Lights didnt work. Tub stained. Beds hard as rocks. I’ve stayed at some bad places and this one is up there. NOT worth the price - even for location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

Joan

Phenomenal

It was awesome! The room was clean and nice. The beach is less than a block away. The service reception is excellent. I will definitely return next year. I highly recommend it.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2024

FNU

It's was really good trip and service

Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

landlady and landlord was not helpful. the room is filthy.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

06 Jun 2024

John

What!

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

Samantha

Suprisingly i enjoyed my stay i aczually was able to see the ocean from outsude my door standing on the balcany, the owners were very pleasant and nice and i had my own private parking in the parking lot inside underneath the hotel wich was safe quiet room and pretty awesome

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

17 Feb 2024

Alexandria

The management and maintenance man were very sweet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2023

Joseph

all good

4/10

Poor

07 Jul 2023

Thomas

The Hotel is actually a motel, outdated and run down. We spent only one night there and moved to a different hotel. I wouldn't ever stay there again.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2023

Roberto

Ugly dirty,bad service

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2023

Carlos Jimenez

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2023

Makayla

A nice adorable place to just take a getaway. But definitely could use a better cleaning after walking on the floor your feet will be brown 😞 and the ac did not work and no one was in the office to reach them but other than that we did enjoy it

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 May 2023

Kristopher

Complete filth, and the room we stayed in (311) didn't have wifi at all.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2023

Warren

I enjoyed the owner being Hands-On and the property was much more than I expected.

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2023

CURTIS

Location, value

Business_and_leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2023

Carrie

Outdated, but I’ve stayed in worse. Not the cleanest, but not especially UN clean either. Here for the marathon, so it is acceptable, but I wouldn’t choose to stay here during a longer vacation.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2023

Peter

The staff is fantastic; super easy to work with, pleasant, professional and accommodating. I’ve checked in late, left early, checked in early, left late, because my business requires it. The Blue Marlin staff works with these constraints superbly.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2022

Peter

While the physical aspect of the property is wonderful, it’s the owner and her staff that really light this place up. They bring a beautiful family like atmosphere to the hotel.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2022

RALPH

Inexpensive

Leisure

2/10

Poor

13 Sep 2022

Cornell

The room was out dated the sheets had a yellow stain and hair on one bed and you had to get up right next to the TV to operate it.and the room smelled badly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2022

Julieta

When I go to the office and ask about internet service the man who was in charge he answered me like mad and bad attitude the room had patches where they were repaired and it was not finished and the tv didn’t work the elevator looks like long time not been cleaned

Family

2/10

Poor

07 Sep 2022

Shahram

poor property condition, loud area, not clean

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

04 Sep 2022

JUANITA

Dirty Motel

Only 1 person at the check in desk. No parking available, the desk attended ask us to double park. The room was no clean and toilet wasnt working. We observed the porter also dose the housekeeping. The floor in the rooms look as they haven't been cleaned all summer. A/C air conditioning had a musty smell. Pretty sure the filter has ever been replaced. You get what you pay for. Location is good, this motel should be reported to the health inspector

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2022

Nicholas

There was mold all over the bathroom shower and none of the locks worked

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

08 Aug 2022

Suzanne

Upon arrival, we had to go look for someone to check us in. When we got to our rooms they were filthy, there was some long black hair on the bathroom shower wall. Our room was NEVER cleaned during our stay. We ran out of toilet paper. We had a room with 4 people booked in advance and they got 2 towels. You couldn't tell who worked there because they didn't even have shirts identifying themselves. We will NEVER go back there no matter how much money we save. It's not worth it. I even paid more than twice what i did 2 weeks prior at a Wyndham in Orlando!

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

29 Jul 2022

Tim

I’ve stayed here a few times. It’s a block from the beach which is nice. BUT, the quoted price on Expedia is not the price you pay. I paid over $300 more than what was quoted. At the desk, I was told that I got “a big room”, “one of the best rooms” with a view of the ocean. The latter was true, but going back to my earlier statement, I’ve been there a few times. Every room in the “outbuilding” is exactly the same. Housekeeping is non existent, and when I asked for turndown, I was told to go find the housekeeper myself. I booked The Blue Marlin only because I had stayed there before and it was familiar and somewhat centrally located. But the next time I spend $300 more, it’ll be somewhere else.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Jul 2022

Lashawn

We never want to stay there again couldn't sleep it smelled it had water bugs the bathroom was horrible the microwave and the mini fridge was dirty. My family and i never slept we sit up all night and never turned the lights off if u think I'm lying i have pictures to prove it I wish we can get our money back cause that place ain't right at all they need to remodel it or something

Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2022

Lisa

The room was nothing like the pictures. The tub was disgusting, the clothing bar was out of the wall and couldn’t be utilized, there was water all over the floor, door didn’t shut right, not to mention there were homeless people camped out next to where you park your car. Needless to say we did NOT stay there.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2022

Kevin

Great deal!! Great ownership/management.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2022

Virgilio

The manager Teresita at the front desk was a great manager. I saw her how she managed and fair to her guess. She takes action and care for her customers. She gave us parking doing back to back for both car to accommodate us and showed care for her guest. I also seem her to call towing company just to give parking for the guess which mean she care for the customers great stayed thanks Teresita

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2022

John

The room was very clean, the staff was helpfull with anything we needed

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Jun 2022

Michellela

HORRIBLE!! Dirty everywhere, sheets, walls, amenities, floor. Trash on floor and in the drawers. Room smelled very old and filthy. This was the first room? Now the second room was the same way but it smelled better and there was a large hole in bathroom door. Hair in the sink. The guy that checked me in was rude and kept tossing the keys on the counter to me and was being rude because asked for a refund which he denied because his property was disgusting. He told me that no one else complains and I told him that I live like this at home so I’m not comfortable. I didn’t even stay in the room. I left after an hour of checking in. I just couldn’t lay down. This place is ran down, old, dirty. Do not book this place.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

31 May 2022

Dulce

Won’t be back

Majority of the electrical outlets were loose and could push into the wall- a major fire hazard. Prayed the room would not catch on fire while I slept. Broken shower rod and toilet paper dispenser and tried to be cheaply fixed. Towels were water thin. Hotel is better off telling guests to provide their own sheets and towels. Staff at check in was rude. I would not stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

23 May 2022

barbara

Filthy room - not returning here

If you like a filthy room, plaster peeling off the ceiling and paint chips from the wall falling on the floor which they don’t bother sweeping up before you get there and rusty bathroom light fixtures, a bathroom ceiling fan that has more hair on it than you do on your head, and uncomfortable beds, then this is the place for you.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 May 2022

elva

The property is called the Blue Marlin Hotel. The listing and the pics were beyond misleading. Not a place I would’ve brought my children to.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2022

Verified traveler

The service was fine but the rooms need major updating. I requested a non-smoking room and it smelled like it was all smoking. Moldy and musty smell... showers could use a good disinfectant cleaning, mold remover from the tiles, sweeping is needed, under the bed was dirty, walls looked abused and dirty... well... last time i will stay there.

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Feb 2022

Antoinette

Not Safe

Check 8n was ok, very frendly. Room was stocjed & clean BYT on way to get to room There's an alley that is pitch black only 1 way in & out because other side is fenced off it was very scary anyone could've been hiding there waiting to attack...elevator tok forever so had to use stairs & my dor to room didnt lock all the way... i ended up checkng out after pnly 2 hours because i didn't feel safe at all.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

You are not going to get better for the price point. You will not be dissapointed. The bathrooms are more recently remodeled, the place was clean and kept up to date through the years. Stay in they tower, which is approximately 5 stories, you can see the ocean from the third floor. Lastly, you are one small block from the boardwalk and ocean.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2021

Laura

I loved everything about my stay. Friendly and helpful staff. Price for location is amazing. I plan to go back.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2021

Brady

Excellent location.

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2021

Verified traveler

Don’t do it.

First room wasn’t clean. Next room, the shower on the 4th floor didn’t drain well at all. There were lots of bugs. Needs a better cleaning but for $65 dollars, not sure I could expect much more.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

04 Oct 2021

Rachel

For starters, the front desk attendant is a complete scam artist who will try to upsale you on anything. He barely speaks English and you can’t understand a word he says. Even though I had already paid for my room through Expedia, he charged me an additional fee, double from what he tried to upsell me on in the first place. When we got to our room, that was claimed to have an “ocean view” we soon found out that our view was of nothing but an ugly rooftop of the building next to it…we certainly could not “see de ocean” the entire floor smelled like straight marijuana, and the floor was never vacuumed. The beds were rock hard with filthy linens. The comforter or bed spread was nothing but a thin piece of fabric, there’s no coffee maker in the room and the noise is terrible. We could hear everything going on in the building. Parking is terrible, guests were double parked. And finally, we had COCKROACHES in our room! When we lifted the mattress up, because anyone with common sense knows cockroaches come for food, we found old Chinese food under the bed! Absolutely disgusted. When we went back to the front desk to notify them of the disaster in our room there was no one to be found. The door was locked with a small bucket sitting out front that said, “return room key here”…for anyone to just grab. Obviously they do not have 24 hour service. There’s so much more to the rest of this review but since my words are limited, all I can say is SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN and remove the listing.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

04 Oct 2021

Chaz

Bad bad bad

It was bad and they went in my room and took money

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2021

Sheron