Virginia Beach, Norfolk Hotel Rooms at the Independent

We got to stay at this lovely old hotel for the final weekend. She is now closed and will be torn down. Many years of great memories made here.

I selected this hotel because I had to go to a funeral in the area and needed a place which would also allow pets. The description of being pet friendly was very appealing, including the dog park, etc. There is a building which is seperate and allows pets, while there are other buildings that may not. The guests however are put in either building. As I have a puppy, during the time I went to the funeral she was apparently barking as it was a strange enivornment in which we were leaving her and someone complained. The management called and were understanding about it, but if it happened again they would have to "take action", whatever that means. After driving 5 hours, and attending a funeral the last thing I needed was for them to say I had to leave. So, I did not leave the dog alone for the remainder of the stay except to get breakfast. While this is not the hotels fault - the whole "pet friendly" thing, just caused me stress in the end. There were clearly other dogs in the building barking -and whining. I feel that there should be some explanation to guests upon taking a room in the pet friendly building that "pet friendly" means that dogs bark sometimes. They could have offered the compainer a room in the non- pet building. All that to say, I would not go back with my pet. On the positive side, the rooms are very clean, nice and the beds comfortable.

Enjoyed our stay at this hotel that's right on the beach/boardwalk. Very family friendly with lots of amenities. Hot/cold breakfast, kitchenette, pool, attentive staff. We went in September when its quiet and calm. No lines, plenty of room to explore the beach.

Very comfortable room with a great balcony to the beach! Only complaints were a too small fridge and lack of a microwave. Really should have a microwave. Other than that, GREAT staff! Any time you passed 1 they asked if you need anything. I also need to add a thumbs up to the hotel and Travelocity, who we booked through. A tropical storm hit a day before our vacation was over. We decided it would be better to just head home than be stuck in a hotel all day with pouring rain outside. We left a day early. I expected nothing. The front desk clerk told me, "You went through a 3rd party to book here. Make sure you contact them." I thought maybe they would give a discount on our next vacation. Called Travelocity when we got home. They called the hotel to make sure we checked out and immediately refunded a full day! No early check out fee... no attempt to get us to use them next time by giving us credit... just gave us the full day, including tax, back! Nothing but good things to say about Travelocity and Oceanfront Inn! P.S. Microvaves.... they need microwaves! lol

We booked the Schooner Inn easily on line with Travelocity for late August. The pictures were exactly what we got. We were treated to a balcony on the second floor overlooking the boardwalk and the ocean. The hotel was the first on the Boardwalk and there was much activity to watch, like walkers, joggers, skaters and bicyclists. We would probably not have picked this week since it was Virginia Beach's annual east coast surfing, extreme skating , boxing and volley ball competitions on the beach. However it was a great vacation.

Nice place to stay for the week. The location was great for all of the entertainment and activities. Excellent staff.

Great location, helpful friendly staff and clean room. A/C worked great being it was 100+ degrees outside!

Hotel was nice and clean. Enjoyed having a microwave and refrigerator in room. Beds were comfortable. Nice to have a separate living room with a desk. Pool was nice, but a little small.