Barclay Cottage Inn
Barclay Cottage Inn is a boutique & luxury hotel in Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, located at 400 16th St. The oldest lodging in Virginia Beach still open to guests — an 1895 cottage with five rooms and wrap-around porches two blocks from the boardwalk.
An 1895 beach cottage two blocks from the oceanfront and boardwalk — the hotel's own site calls it the oldest lodging in Virginia Beach still receiving guests, after fifty years as a private school before its conversion to an inn. Five intimate guest rooms, a shared great room, and an on-site massage room sit inside the award-winning wrap-around porches. The inn does not accept pets or animals of any kind, a policy stated plainly on its own booking terms.
- Hidden Gem
Amenities
- Five guest rooms in an 1895 cottage
- Wrap-around porches
- On-site massage room
- Shared great room
- On-site parking
Visit
- Address: 400 16th St, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 422-1956
- Website: https://www.barclaycottage.com/
Last verified 2026-07-11.
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