Founders Inn and Spa

My stay was ok, but I don't think it was that great for the pice of the hotel.

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I wanted a nice getaway. It seemed like everything I wanted from this place wasn't available. Like they had no time for massages the pool was supposed to be open until 11 but closed early. We wanted breakfast before we had to check out but that was not available until after check out. So the whole reason I paid the price I did was for those things. […] Not satisfied with this place. Staff was very friendly that's the only good thing I can take away. Read more

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Great experience overall. Check in and check out was a breeze. One of the cleaner and more useful hotel rooms I have stayed in.

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The hotel is okay, but it is old. The bath room plumbing was particularly disappointing. The bath drain was clogged; the stopper in the toilet leaked; the faucet handle came off; the water came out of the faucet very slow.

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I stayed at this hotel as an Expedia unpublished purchase. I was incredibly impressed with the hotel from the drive up to the hotel until the checkout. The grounds are impeccable and the hotel itself is very quaint looking. The staff was so professional and friendly. I completely enjoyed my stay and would definitely stay there again. I also have recommended […] the hotel to a few of my friends. This was a great buy and I will use the Expedia unpublished service again without hestitation. Read more

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I'm not sure where all the 4-5 ratings come from, their is nothing above average about this place. It no pit, but, it's also nothing to write home about. When I went to check in at 4pm they told me my room wasn't ready and asked if I could go kill some time. Seriously? My kids wanted to use the pool and couldn't since their were +30 unsupervised kids […] already in it (what capacity limit?) - their was some sort of soccer tournament going on. Rooms were average clean and rooms were quite. Not too much to do in this part of town, roughly 20 minutes from the beach. Read more

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The beds here are actually comfortable (although the pillows are not) and I LOVED the fireplace in our room, which could be turned on or off via flipping a wall switch. Wonderful ambience, huge lawn for walking dog (they provide cleanup bags at outdoor disposal stations), and loads of parking.

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Room was very town and country feeling, clean, comfortable bed and good sized bathroom. Hotel staff was nice and an awesome buffet breakfast in the dining room is available in the morning!

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The facility is beautiful and so was our room however upon getting in bed i felt something crawl on my legs and thus jumped out of bed. Upon jumping out and turning the lights on there was a HUGE spider. My wife and I thought that was it and so we didnt make a big deal and went back to bed. Within a few minutes later I felt another creepy crawler this […] time it was an adult centipede. At that point my wife thre off all the bed sheets and called service. Basically they apologized and gave us a coupon for a buffet breafast the next morning. We came down from Ct for a break on top of that my wife is 6 months pregnant they did nothing else other than change the linens and vacuum the room. Insulting yes organized I dont know but I will say the fact that no one called or emailed us after reallly left a bad taste in my mouth as we would've possibly considered giving them another try. The fact that they weren't professional enough to initiate a follow up after our stay or anything else while we were there informed me that this was not a place we ought to return to. Read more

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beds are way tooooo soft!

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We were quoted a 1 bedroom suite thru hotels.com - but when we arrived - we were placed in a room with a king side bed. Being that we have two infants - we specifically needed a separate bedroom for one of the kids so that they don't wake each other at night. In the end we were given a room that was connected to another room, and that worked out fine. Too […] bad we had to wait 4 hours for the room to be ready - as we arrived at the hotel around 12 noon. we also had to call and request the pac and play three times, but we got it before the kids had to go to sleep. Read more

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I booked this hotel with the promotion of kids under 8 eat free. I have a 3 and a 6 year old and we only eat once in the hotel. I charged the bill to the room, so I will have the option to use the promotion. At check out through the phone they said they are not going to charge for the two kids meals. Obviously they did, so I called the hotel and the […] person on the phone told me she is going to check with expedia and will call me back. She never did. It is not about the $16, but if you do a promotion than stick to it. I just cannot trust places where they cheat on the customers. Read more

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Nice pool and gym facilities. Overall very well maintained and clean. Will definitely return

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Food was FABULOUS! Hotel staff was AMAZING! Spa was GORGEOUS! Pool was PERFECT! We took both our children and it was the best vacation we have had so far!

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This hotel is amazing! We are a young family from NYC and we have stayed in this hotel for the entire week. The rooms are very spacious and extremely clean, the staff is very nice and makes your stay incredible here! We highly recommend this to anyone, looking for a nice getaway from a busy city or just to relax in their spa!

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A great place to stay with an outstanding staff, garden views, poolside service and restaurant. The only reason I marked them low for condition of the hotel is that the bathrooms need to be redone. But it is only a minor glitch in an otherwise wonderful hotel. Especially for the price!

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Fiance and I were looking for a relaxing weekend, were delighted to find that and so much more. The grounds are beautiful, amenities amazing and pleasant /accommodating staff. In fact we loved it so much that we spoke to a wedding coordinator on site.

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We stayed memorial weekend in a queen room and the roof was very quaint and cute!!! Our stay was very enjoyable, we had lots of R&R by the pool. We would recommend this hotel to anyone!!!

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The mattresses are old and springy. My back still hurts. Also, I was disappointed that when I ordered pancakes for my son, based on the menu that said "maple syrup" would be served with them. Actually, a small cup, with no label was sent, which I poured on my son's breakfast only to discover that it was not maple syrup at all, but some other kind of […] sugar syrup which probably had high fructose corn syrup or something in it. That was bad. A espresso machine would not be a bad idea by the way. Otherwise, the staff was quite pleasant and the lobby area etc were quite beautiful. Read more

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It was our first visit to your hotel. We were very impressed with the layout, the amenities and the extremely friendly and courteous staff. We could not have asked for anything better except one more shuttle pickup between 2 and 7 PM. Other than that, we are definitely planning to return to the hotel next year if not sooner.

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I stayed here for 2 nights and this was my first visit. I really enjoyed staying here the room was really clean. The bed was really really comfortable and the French interior gives a cozy feel. The moment I walked in the room I fell in love with it. The resort has a nice pool and spa service which is not very highly priced. It has its own restaurant, […] pub and a bakery which was empty all the time I saw it. I went to the bakery but muffins were not fresh. Its good thought that all the fast food restaurants are near by so in that way the location is really good. Its just 15 minutes from the Virgina beach so you can pay less for nice stay and still be at the beach all the time. The price for the room was worth it. Read more

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Great hotel. We stayed for two nights with three young children. Very nice indoor and outdoor pools entertained the kids for hours. All the staff members, from front desk to housekeeping to restaurant, are extremely nice and attentive. Food in restaurant was also good. Only drawback of whole experience is that the air conditioner would loudly turn on […] and off throughout the night, waking me up. I eventually turned it off permanently at night and it turned out we didn't miss it because the room still remained rather cool. All in all, we were very pleased and would come back again. Read more

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Would NOT stay again we went there to have a relaxing time , but we were forced to go out of the hotel( after a5 hour drive)l because the restaurant was taken by a wedding party! Also the outside pool was closed so it was very disappointing .the only food available was from the bar (not very good) the whole thing is overrated!!!

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We recently stayed at the Founders Inn for a long weekend. (Parents, with two teen-aged kids and a dog. ) The room was very nice, average size, huge HD flat screen TV, !bonus!, and furnishings were pretty. Room was clean. We got extra towels as needed. Mattress was great. No bedbugs, we checked! lol. Quiet, could not hear the neighbors. No door key […] issues, either. Pool was great, very large, shallow, deluxe design, with a separate water slide pool. They give you pool towels, which is very nice. BBQ lunches poolside available on weekends. There is also a weight room and spa. We didn't use these, but it looked very nice. Friday is free family movie night for the younger kids. We even brought our small dog with, great walking area set up, including bags and disposal. Pet deposit was steep, significantly more than was disclosed on the hotelsdotcom website, but fully refundable, and you get a nice room in building 4. Worked out well for us. Dog friendly hotel, for sure. Grounds are quite lovely, groomed, many weddings held there on the weekends. Lobby is lovely, and the ballroom is great. Waffle House is across the street, so we did not eat at the restaurant at the hotel. The room service menu looked good, and the prices seemed reasonable. We booked this on a great half-price special, and I would pay full price to stay here again. It would be a bargain, even at full price. Read more

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The hotel exceeded our expectations, the grounds and buildings were beautiful. This is a very romantic and lovely location; my husband and I are already looking forward to our next visit. The staff was the friendliest I've ever incurred, I could not beleive how wonderful everyone was.

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place is old school, but lovely. Has a pond in back of place but they do not allow fishing. Otherwise I enjoyed my stay.

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close to shopping, restaurants. Beautiful grounds with a pool, pond,and English type garden behind the main building. Did not have time to use the spa services, although would have liked to try them. Front desk personnel were delightfult. Have stayed here previously and would stay again!

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Hotel surroundings excellent. Hotel has great amenities but maintenance staff needs to do better.

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The hotel is located nowhere near the main amenities of the area, but it is great. The rooms are spacious and the restaurant serves amazing food. Personnel is very friendly and helpful. In spring and summer the garden, the pool and the lake are a perfect setting for relaxing and enjoying the day.

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Overall this is a highly recommended place to stay and we will definitely book the same hotel when we travel to the area. Will recommend this hotel to everyone. We liked everything except for the mattress which was leaning on one side. (please note that we are certain that with the quality of service this hotel provides, if we would have addressed this […] issue, they would have handled this matter quickly to our satisfaction) Read more

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A beautiful hotel, large room, lovely grounds and spacious public rooms. Would like to have had more time to enjoy; will return.

Genuine Expedia guest review

I decided to take a vacation with a few friends and just get out of NY for a little while. After researching and viewing many hotels in the VA beach area I came across Founders Inn and Spa. We checked in a 2 am (got a late start) and slept until about 10 after waking up I decided to explore the Inn. It was beautiful with well kept garden/walk area. […] There is a spa out back which is reasonably priced and very professional. There are a few pool (indoor/outdoor), a hot tub, a pub/fine dining area which was very good both in atmosphere and food. Founders in close enough to the beach and tourist areas but far enough out to allow some peace and quiet when needed. The rooms were very nice with nice carpet, clean bathrooms, a large LCD HD tv, two comfy queen sized beds and an amazing/friendly/professional cleaning staff. This was hands down the best inn/hotel I have ever stayed in by far and this is not the first nice place have stayed at. Simply amazing; if you have some extra cash step it up with this amazing Inn. I would also suggest it for a romantic get away, nice area and the spa will impress any woman. Read more

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The Founders Inn was great, but I think it is a little over priced based on location. We had the colonial king room with fireplace. It's about 20 minutes off the beach, but easily accessible from a major highway to get there. Plenty of restaurants nearby. The property is beautiful and includes a path to walk around a lake filled with wildlife. The staff […] was exceptional and friendly. The bed was amazing, I slept like a rock. It was definitely a quiet location and provides plentiful amenities. We had a 50-minute massage at the spa and it was amazing!!!!! Absolutely recommend this. Didn't have dinner in the restaurants, so no comment on that. They did offer free cookies and milk at 7pm but we were not around during that time. Overall, if you're looking for a nice romantic weekend get away, I would recommend Founders Inn. Read more

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It's a great place where to stay. Most comfortable room ever, beautiful landscape right out of the window and the restaurant is simply delicious. Once you check in you will not want to leave the place, we didn't for the entire weekend. Highly recommended even if you don't plan to use the spa.

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Hotel.com had a reduced rate on this hotel and it was a very good deal for the niceness of the inn. Everyone was very friendly from the moment I got there. I was visiting my sister and it was one of the only hotels in the Regent area everything else was a bit further away. The fitness center was very nice compared to other places I have stayed. I wish […] they included some sort of breakfast for how much you pay for the room but they rely on their room service and 2 restuarants for that. The website said their rooms were soundproof and I would believe it I never heard a peep from anyone. Also check out is at noon which gave me plenty of time to pack up all my stuff and get going. The only problem I had was actually opening the door to the room. The first time I had to have someone help me but after that I kind of got the hang of it. If you want to stay someplace nice and quiet and you can find a decent price I would suggest the Founders Inn! Read more

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Loved the experience...a refreshing break from a cookie cutter hotel :) Very clean and a beautiful place.

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Went to use restaurant facilities and they did not mention at front desk that the restaurant would not be serving a full menu until Thursday night and I checked in on a Sunday. The pub staff was very accomadating and pulled a meal together for me. Front desk lacked personality.

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A wonderful place to stay. Great winter stop b/c they have a heated indoor pool and hot tub. Their Sunday brunch is also worth the time and money.

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This hotel was elegant and comfortable. Wonderful amenities like a well-equipped workout room, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, and restaurants. Iy is conveniently located for seeing sights in and around Virginia Beach, Norfolk nad surrounding areas. The room was exceptional in its decor, cleanliness and comfort. The lobby and conference areas were gorgeous. […] It was very reasonably priced. I hope to have the opportunity to stay here again often. Read more

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The facility was very clean and everything was in perfect working order. We stayed in winter so we did not get to fully enjoy the grounds, but they were quite attractive. The staff was very friendly, polite, and helpful. The hotel is located conveniently off I-64 and access to everything we needed. it is not close to the beach (walking distance) but […] you can get there in a short time. It is a little dated, but that is part of its charm. The three of us (two adults, one 3 year old child) were very comfortable and enjoyed our stay. I would definitely stay here again. We got a fantastic deal probably due to the season but it would be worth the normal price on Expedia for sure. Read more

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I arrived there during the a blizzard. Was looking to get away, and it was the perfect place. Great spa!

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A nice inn hotel with a lovely location, particularly if you are visiting Regent University. Did not have time to check out the spa facilities - they looked quite nice.

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