Founders Inn and Spa

Location. The Founders Inn and Spa is located in Virginia Beach, Va., one-half mile from Regent University. The Naval Station Norfolk is 10 miles from the hotel. The Virginia Beach oceanfront is 14 miles away. The hotel is on 26 landscaped acres.

Hotel Features. The Founders Inn and Spa's restaurant, the Hunt Room, serves Colonial-style fare with ales and wines. The eatery includes two plasma-screen televisions. The Swan Terrace Restaurant serves American cuisine. The Muffin Pan serves light fare, including specialty sandwiches and pastries. This Virginia Beach hotel offers 25,000 square feet of exhibit space and 20 meeting rooms accommodating up to 1,400 people. Small meeting rooms are available. Complimentary high-speed Internet access is available. The hotel's Flowering Almond Spa offers an indoor pool, six treatment rooms and a meditation room with candles, music and lake views. The spa's fitness center includes cardiovascular and weight training equipment. The hotel includes a jetted tub overlooking a nearby lake and an outdoor pool. The pool includes fountains and a 25-foot enclosed slide.

Guestrooms. The 240 guestrooms at the Founders Inn and Spa feature Colonial-era architecture and separate living areas. Guestrooms are equipped with complimentary high-speed Internet access. Rooms include views of the lake lake and landscaped grounds. Select rooms include balconies or terraces. Select accommodation offer bathrobes.

Expert Tip. The Founders Inn and Spa's Swan Terrace Restaurant offers brunches on Sundays featuring fresh local seafood, desserts and cheese blintzes.

Effective June 1, 2009, pets up to 40 pounds are welcome at no extra charge. The pet must be pre-registered at check-in and the property holds the right to charge the guest up to $150 per pet as a damage deposit when the room is thoroughly inspected for damage and deep cleaning after the guest has checked out. Other restrictions apply and guests will receive further details upon arrival.