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1106 West Main Street, Charlottesville, 22903, United States

#10 of 55 hotels in Charlottesville

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 76 hotel reviews

8.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.8

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free Wifi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: August 31, 2025

    9.0
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean. Newly furnished. Helpful staff. Good food. Excellent location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: February 19, 2025

    10
    Loved staying here
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The design and layout of the room! Very clean

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 21, 2024

    10
    Always enjoy my stays here
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The only thing was I didn’t think there was enough staff in the restaurant attached on a UVA game day. There was only 2 waitstaff and 1 host and it was super busy.

    They were wonderful when we had friends visiting. They let them park at the hotel while we went to the UVA game.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: May 27, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Little pricey

    Location and restaueant

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: December 12, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Everything!!

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: November 25, 2023

    9.0
    Enjoyed our short stay. Nice hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Parking fee was high

    Room was great and comfortable

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The pillows were very uncomfortable. I’ve stayed at this hotel before and I’ve always felt the bed and pillows were nice. But this time, not so much

    Location is ideal.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: August 30, 2023

    9.0
    wonderful, would love to come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with City View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The pillows, but I am weird about pillows :)

    great breakfast....wonderful staff and employees who respond right away. thank you! would love to come again!

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: May 5, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the smell of the cleaning products. very industrial and unpleasant.

    location, Restaurant and comfort of the bed

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2023

    10
    great hotel, bar restaurante and the staff is excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    everything

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2023

    10
    Whatca pleasant surprise in Charlottesville
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Liked everything

    So many things to love! Great location, no need to rent a car, walked everywhere. The Restaurant in the hotel!!!! We ate there 5 times in 3 days. Southern cuisine done right!!!! The bar knows what they’re doing too. Our room was very clean, well purposed and best of all…..quiet! Definitely will stay here Everytime we come to Charlottesville! Can’t speak highly enough and I’m a pickle to please

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: December 19, 2022

    10
    perfect stay for a couple seeking great location with close proximity to UVA, food and other attractions.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    great location, clean and well appointed rooms, welcoming atmosphere with lovely restaurant attached.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 9, 2022

    9.0
    Lovely staff, great location, very comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with 2 Queen Beds
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The doors are heavy and noisy and bang all hours of day and night. Awful if trying to nap and rooms are being cleaned

    Very central. Nice rooms. very nice staff.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: November 26, 2022

    10
    great choice for visiting the uva campus. beautiful hotel with full service restaurant and bar
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    very centrally located. beautiful decor and excellent staff interaction

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: October 16, 2022

    8.0
    Overall not worth the price we paid.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hotel was sold out for the weekend, but not enough staff were working. There were long lines for check-in and valet parking. Also the rooms were nice, but very small.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: October 11, 2022

    10
    excellent atmosphere and service
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with 2 Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    only valet parking was nice and very pleasant staff

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2025

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    It was certainly adequate but nothing more. Just frustrating to pay an outrageous fee for what was a very average hotel experience. The parking situation is a disaster.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: July 2, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pillows were unbearable. Both guests agreed. Too flat for one, and two was even more uncomfortable. Beds weren’t firm enough. Lobby coffee was cold at 10:00am. No water refill stations as a courtesy. Also the minimal tip for valet was $5. This is not appropriate given the mandatory $25 valet fee. Each in and out adds $10. That’s price gouging.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 14, 2023

    4.0
    The staff was nice, location was great. Room was beyond below my expectations and dirty.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with City View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Trip started off to a bad start with us waiting an hour after check-in for our room when only being told it would take 25 minutes. If we were staying for multiple days, it wouldn't be an issue, but we were only there for a day and had a lot to do in a short period of time. And on top of that we were given an Accessible King Suite instead of the standard King Suite. We reserved the room on May 22nd, and they still managed to overbook all the rooms we were meant to receive. The bathroom was different and worse than what we wanted due to it being accessible. The view from this room was horrible and not as advertised. We had a view of the tops of buildings and power lines out of all of the windows. This suite being on the lowest floor possible (Suites start on the 5th floor and go all the way up to the 10th floor) only makes me wonder if we would've gotten a better view if they didn't overbook and we received the standard king suite we paid for. There was a very large dark red/brown stain on the sheets and blankets upon arrival. The staff did call to get the entire bedding replaced in a timely manner. All the tables and the bed frame were very dusty. I also took a peek into the AC unit, and it was BEYOND dusty. A thick layer of dust covered the inside of the unit. For $550 for a 1-night stay, I expected a lot more from this hotel room. In hindsight, I should've just booked a standard king room and saved some money since we didn't receive any positives of having a suite. I will probably never book with this hotel again.

    The location was perfect with this hotel. It was right in between The Corner/UVA and Downtown Charlottesville. The staff was nice and helpful. They answered any questions we had and they always seemed happy when speaking with you.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: June 24, 2023

    3.0
    Wonderful property but management needs improvement. Also restaurant needs a more intimate atmosphe.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with 2 Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No bellman. No reason my wife and I should have to unload our car. After expressing myself the front desk person did offer the services of the valet but by that time already unloaded. Upon checking out no bell service was available. Valet did assist in loading car. The food in the restaurant is pure garbage. Deviled eggs were good, martini was minuscule, French chicken was dried out and tasteless, Turkey club was described as freshly oven roasted-not so-just some cheap deli turkey roll. Also thought it was tacky trying to sell upgraded internet for 10 dollars per day. Free internet was fine as was my cellular speed. Overall you have a very good -property with amateur management. Currently staying at Courtyard in Lancaster which is another nice property but was informed upon checkin that they don’t have housekeeping service.

    Location, room size, cleanliness, design of room and furniture.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: February 15, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room with 2 Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Front desk was in a shambles. Couldn't check in at 2 pm, which was okay, but when I came back later they said my queen room (2 queen beds) was gone and that I would have to take a king. But couldn't do that bc of travel with my business colleague. The front desk was very cagey but as I started to note that this was unacceptable for anyone (and esp a Bonvoy level like mine), the person went to the front desk manager and got us 2 king rooms--at first they tried to charge me for 2 rooms but eventually made it right and split my 1 room cost across two king rooms. BUT next morning at check out more rigmarole about how that billing arrangement cannot be done without a manager etc until I had to note a manger must have approved the night before. In any event, a real mess at front desk.

    Breakfast was good but service slow. Great locatuion. Clean comfy rooms.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: November 26, 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We were unaware that we had to pay a valet charge to park the car and my husband tried to give the valet service a five dollar tip and he was highly offended that the system charged him $1.50 extra for the convenience of providing the tip electronically. In this day of Covid very few people travel with lots of cash, and I always appreciate the ability to use my card as does he but charging a service charge on something such as a tip for a needy employee who works hard, for the business was highly offensive to both of us. When we drove away, we said we would never come back

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: September 11, 2022

    7.0
    overpriced for what hotel offered
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the Restaurant was really subpar, very limited unappetizing menu, basics not available such as dairy alternative for coffee. wait staff not very professional.

    location. all general staff were great and room was nice.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: January 4, 2024

    10
    We loved our stay and would definitely stay again
    • Couple
    • King Guest Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beds were a little hard for my preference

    Beautiful place! Great location

    Stayed in January 2024

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