Virginia hotels and motels abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your clients or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you book motels in Virginia:

1. Look for a cheap hotel in Virginia for your quick business stays.

2. Choose Virginia hotels and motels with kitchens and separate bedroom when you need to stay longer.

3. Add Virginia Beach, Virginia motels to your itinerary for that working and getaway business trip.

Action Steps
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Find motels in VA for short term stays

If you are going to Virginia for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight. Then you can catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: Ramada offers locations statewide in Virginia. All include high-speed Internet access, and many have free breakfast and business centers. Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel & Waterfront Conference Center by Marriott offers Internet access and refrigerators in all rooms. They also provide alarm clocks in the room and coffee makers for that needed morning cup of java.

Pick extended stay Virginia hotels and motels for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, an extended stay hotel in Virginia is your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites; they provide full kitchens, business centers, high-speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: La Quinta Inns & Suites offers suites with high-speed Internet access, free breakfast, microwaves and refrigerators. The rates are affordable for your longer term stays. Embassy Suites Hotel offers in-suite high-speed Internet access, complimentary self-parking, free weekday newspapers, and free shuttle service within a 5-mile radius.

Make your Virginia Beach motel reservation near the resorts for business and pleasure

If you are planning a business trip to Virginia, make time to play after you do your work. Get a hotel in Virginia Beach for sun and fun, or make this a retreat to the Blue Ridge Mountains located in western Virginia.

I recommend: Wintergreen Resort, located in the mountains, offers furnished studios or rustic mountain villas. Play golf, use the Aquatics and Fitness Center, or relax in the spa. Of course, there is skiing in the winter months. Virginia Crossings Resort by Benchmark Hospitality offers golf, swimming, a fitness center, squash court and a sports lounge with billiards for plenty of fun after you complete your work.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Book cheap motels in Virginia with a discount service like Hotels.com and save on your reservation. These sites offer discounts up to 50% off the regular room rates.