Interstate 95 is the main north-south route on the Eastern Seaboard, but it is not the only way for you to get to your destination. Older highways, including Route 17, travel through towns the interstates bypass, including in Virginia. Route 17 Virginia hotels feature overnight stays for the north, central and southern parts of the Old Dominion State.
This three-story, 63-guestroom Holiday Inn Express is on U.S. 17 in Tappahannock, two hours south of Washington, D.C. Tappahannock is home to the Essex County Museum and Historical Society, an organization that traces the area's rich history dating to the Revolutionary War. Hotel amenities include a free hot breakfast, an extra-large indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center and business center. Each room includes two double or queen beds, a refrigerator, a microwave and wireless Internet. Restaurants, shopping and fishing are nearby. As of September 2010, room rates start at $87 per night.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites-Tappahannock
1648 Tappahannock Blvd.
Tappahannock, VA 22560-9346
804-445-1200
hiexpress.com
Just 40 miles south of Tappahannock in Gloucester is this three-story, 84-guestroom Hampton Inn. This hotel is in a community sitting on the banks of the York River near the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia's Middle Peninsula region. Hotel amenities include a complimentary hot breakfast, beverage service area, fitness room, seasonal outdoor swimming pool, Internet access and business center. Each room includes one king or two queen beds, a coffeemaker and a lap desk. Gloucester is home to Beaverdam Park, offering visitors fishing, canoeing, trails and picnic grounds. As of September 2010, room rates start at $88 per night.
Hampton Inn Gloucester
6638 Forest Hill Ave.
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-9393
hamptoninn.hilton.com
About 46 miles beyond Gloucester near the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Suffolk, Virginia, is this five-story, 116-guestroom Comfort Suites. Local points of interest include the Battleship Wisconsin at the Nauticus museum and Harbor Park Stadium, home of the minor league baseball Norfolk Tides. Hotel amenities include an indoor heated pool, whirlpool, fitness room, coffee service, free breakfast and a business center. Each room includes one king or two double or queen beds, a microwave, a refrigerator, a coffeemaker and a sitting area. As of September 2010, room rates start at $89 per night.
Comfort Suites Near Joint Forces
5409 Plummer Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23435
757-215-0700
comfortsuites.com
