We usually stay at Marriott hotels so we chose the Fairfield. All rooms are ocean front with balconies and have awesome views of the beach and boardwalk. We took advantage of the free breakfast every morning. Some small things were wrong with our room; cracked bathroom tile, blanket on bed instead of a comforter, closet door broken/unable to close. Overall the room was clean and modern, it was just obvious that it wasn't new and that it was frequently used. We compared the price with other hotels and found that the fairfield 's rate was the same or cheaper since we wanted an oceanfront room. The hotel was busy for the 1st part of our stay, but they never ran out of breakfast and we were the only people down at the pool/hot tub each day we used it. This was the quietest hotel I've ever stayed in. We were not woken up once from noise of other people or housekeeping. We would definitely stay here again. *there's also a restaurant/bar right next door with a great 2 story deck to eat at and people watch.

Walking into the lobby smells like a bad case of body odor. I initially thought it was the person behind the desk. Figured it was the lobby because for 4 days the smell didn't leave after walking through the doors. Can't tell you last time the AC in the room had been cleaned. Just one big mat of brown dust. The bathroom toilet seat was half broken and the grout in the shower between the wall tiles was missing in many places. Basically the hotel is way over due for an update with the faded carpets and wall paper peeling in the rooms. LEts not even talk about the bed coverings. Seemed more like a Mom & Pop run motel stuck in the 80's. Not worth the $239 per night we paid for a king size room with no amenities in August.

We usually stay at the Hilton on 31st, but since we were going to a concert at 5th street with 4 kids, we decided to stay somewhere closer. As the Fairfield was comparably priced (a little more than the Hilton for the same night, actually) we gave it a go. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't great. On the plus side- you can't beat the location, everyone was very nice and helpful, the room was pretty spacious, they didn't hassle us for having 2 big & 4 little people in 1 room.
On the negative side- hair that was not ours all over the bathroom, the blanket for the pull-out bed had obviously been folded up without being washed (YUK!!!), 2 of our towels were literally shredded in spots, but neatly folded and hung on the rack (what?!), the included breakfast was very weak.
It served our purposes by cutting 16 blocks off of our walk, but the price was WAY out of line for the quality of the property. There's a brand new looking Country Inn & Suites right next door. Might try that if we find ourselves in a similar situation, otherwise we'll stick with the Hilton.

If you are lucky enough to be in VaBeach during Beach Street USA the Fairfield is at the south end of the Beach Street entertainment and within walking distance of the rest of the stages. Nice lobby with beautiful ocean views, friendly and helpful staff, rooms good (bedding could be upgraded), balcony you can actually sit on and enjoy boardwalk and ocean view. Parking is on site but a little tight for SUVs unless you go to rooftop. Within walking distance of Tautog's one of VB best local restaurants. Breakfast a little hectic, staff had trouble keeping food replenished so a lot of waiting on items, hours should be changed to 10am for summer season, would keep a mad rush of people from showing up last minute - time is too short to accommodate a full hotel in season.