Yorktown Beach Hotel

Yorktown Beach Hotel helps make the experience of Yorktown so special. The moment you pull on the property, you begin to feel like you're home. It's only confirmed when you meet the staff, and then stay in beautiful renovated rooms, with beautiful views. The blood, sweat, and tears that have gone into this not just by the owner, but by its staff can be felt. It's a breath of fresh air, and strives to make each and every time you stay a memorable time. Yes it's not a national chain that has unlimited money to poor into each thing you may think is wrong. What it does have is an owner, and staff that will go to great lengths to make your stay first class. We will always spend our anniversary and any other special occasion right here at Yorktown Beach Hotel.

I would give them six stars if I could. The place is just a few feet from the beach, the rooms are being renovated but are still very comfortable. Management is fun to talk with because they're very friendly, the entire staff! There's a lot to see and do and walk to within 10 minutes. Park and explore. We will definitely be coming back here.

Sentimental area, made reservations for one night for our 33rd anniversary. Weather erupted with storms and tornado warnings. Called at 1pm and asked to move reservation to following week-there was availability due to weather. Hotel says Nope. Will charge us the full price despite not being able to arrive AND will allow us to pay another full price for the same room next week.Um...no.Pretty lousy customer service. Will not do business there again.

Definitely as advertised. Rooms older but they are clean and beds comfortable enough. Staff very friendly. They are updating the hotel and what they've done so far is great. Breakfast was perfect, not fake cereal, etc. Would stay here again.

Peaceful, relaxing overlooking the bay. Taking in the Local luxurious colonial gardens on the way to Morning coffee or browsing local art. Grab the trolley to the victory center, lay on the beach or by the pool. Or just people watch. Thursday in the summer has live music on the green, farmers market on Saturday mornings...Close enough to Williamsburg if you want more shops.We really enjoy watching the storms come in in the late afternoons,dolphins swim by at tea time.Duke of York has the best vantage point .

Only if you have no objection to dropping $200 or more a night to stay where investors are merely putting lipstick on a poor old pig is this place worth considering. Formerly the Duke of York Hotel since the mid-60's, its greatest remaining value is that the river and a beach are still across the road. You won't see it on the website but the sign out front warns "Pardon Our Mess"...and that's exactly what guests at the "new" Yorktown Beach Hotel are still doing nearly a year since investors commenced work but kept selling rooms. As of early Summer 2022, renovations have left the first floor gutted. Every soda machine and all but one ice maker are gone. The "new" room furnishings are a mix of the cheapest motel pieces, carpet and drapes that are available. Worn-out lighting fixtures remain, as do the well-used 60's style bath fixtures including old, poorly flushing toilets in tiny bathrooms that still lack any vent fan. I couldn't simply call the front desk for housekeeping that never came because the room phones have all been ripped out. When I went walking to find the new owner, he didn't seem shocked about electric sockets so old that you plugs simply fall out, or the hazard of missing wall plug covers that left bare wires exposed. He did offer this "consideration:" I could get out immediately and go find somewhere else to stay for my three-day vacation if I wanted. (In all fairness, he did ultimately have a wallplate cover installed and allow the TV to show more than just one channel.) There may come a day when proper, quality renovations might be made and more guest-friendly management is in place. Until then, I say avoid the view from the K-Mart plastic chairs on the balcony of this Bates Motel and find a nearby charming inn or B&B to enjoy this wonderful part of America.

We arrived to discover that the beds were so uncomfortable, the springs poked through, and the hardest mattress. We asked to speak with the owner/manager to find a solution. We were greeted by a nasty, rude owner who walked up to us with a defensive attitude. We offered to buy mattress toppers or have them change our room, but neither suggestion was met with any compromise. He stated all the hotel's mattresses were the same. Right from the start, he told us to leave because it was apparent we would not be happy. I've never encountered such rude behavior from a person who owns a business. He has no business being in business, and I'm pretty sure this hotel will fail under his management. The only positive thing is that he refunded our money. But now we have no hotel reservation.

Let me just start by saying I would NEVER consider staying at this hotel ever again. My husband and I attended a family event in Yorktown and decided to get a room and spend the weekend in Yorktown. We got a pet friendly room. The room was absolutely disgusting. Needing a renovation is an understatement. This hotel needs to be gutted. The room was dirty, trash behind the nightstands, wallpaper tearing off of the walls, stained furniture, stains on the ceiling, floors, bathtub and ceiling. Carpet is very old and disgusting. Cobwebs in the corners and the room smelled musty. Then to top it off, as we are sitting and watching television we see a HUGE COCKROACH CLIMBING ON THE WALL!! I just pray we didn't bring anything home with us (bedbugs, roaches, etc). They didn't clean the room while we were out or refresh the towels. Nothing. This hotel isn't cheap either. When I pay $240 a night for a hotel room I would expect it to be clean and sanitary at the very least. I wouldn't recommend staying here. Nor will I ever return

The hotel is about the location and the view. Older hotel under new mansgement. They have suites but we opt for the balcony view of the York River and the lovely town. Other than suites, the rooms are basic with standard bathroom with combination tub and shower. Evening staff was pleasant and helpful. Note there is a residential apartment you don't want to be next to, cooking odors spill over to rooms adjacent. Decent price and love the location.

Booked it for the location but didn't check the reviews first -- big no no! We were in room #400. The room's view was gorgeous, but the room itself was... lacking. There were several bugs, sporadic stains on the comforter, a moldy smell, and no ventilation. The coffee maker had muck inside of it, so I had to clean it out before heating up water, which I ended up tossing since it came out with chunks anyways.I was preparing to go to my friend's wedding and needed to dry my hair, but the hair dryer didn't work (despite trying it in several plugs and resetting the circuit). I went to call the front desk... and realized that there was no phone in the room! Instead, I called via my cell phone using their website's number, but it was busy. So I walked downstairs, received another (wall??) unit from the front desk, and then walked upstairs... only to find out that the replacement ALSO didn't work. So, I just attended my friend's wedding that night with wet hair. Wouldn't recommend it for nearly $250/night, even for the location.