13 Best Hotels in Richmond, Fredericksburg and the Northern Neck, Virginia

The only hotel in the city's historic district, the Courtyard is conveniently located near the Amtrak station, with many local attractions within walking distance. Modern amenities include a 24-hour gym and business center, an indoor pool, and complimentary Wi-Fi, as well as a GoBoard that gives guests current information on weather and airport conditions. The hotel has a full-service restaurant called the Bistro and a lounge, and some packages include breakfast.

On Menokin Bay, this campground has panoramic views overlooking the Rappahannock River and scenic wildlife settings. The rustic wooden two-bedroom cottages are heated and air-conditioned so they can be rented year-round. Each has a living room with navy plaid chairs and sofa, a dining room, and a fully equipped kitchen. With its banquet facilities, which can accommodate 300, the resort is a good place for picnics, receptions, and family reunions. There are also 78 campsites, some of which have full hookups or partial hookups. Tours and tastings at the winery on the premises are available Wednesday through Sunday from mid-March to mid-December. This is a part of the Northern Neck Wine Trail.

Located in the beloved historic Miller and Rhoads Department Store building (the original sign is still intact), this hotel is truly in the heart of downtown. The lobby, painted a sunny yellow with complementary earth tones, is warm and welcoming, with comfy lounge seating, a bar, and a restaurant. The hotel is directly across the street from the Convention Center and has top amenities for business travelers, as well as a 24-hour on-site convenience store.

This 1920s motel with moss-green siding and forest-green awnings has a beautifully decorated central staircase in the lobby. Each of the 30 rooms is furnished with antiques and appointments from the Civil War period, and the lobby has an old-time upright piano, as well as many historic photographs of Fredericksburg. Efficiency suites for extended stays feature more modern decor and all rooms have high-speed wireless Internet. Breakfast includes beverages, cereal, and coffee cake. The inn is situated just at the edge of the historic district and has private, off-street parking.

A 70-foot-high ceiling with a stained-glass skylight and 10 of the original Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass windows make this the most elegant hotel in Richmond. The Palm Court Lobby is home to Edward Valentine's full-size statue of the president, and to a sweeping Gone With the Wind-style staircase. One of the most notable rooms is the 1,550 square foot Jefferson Suite, which comes with its own private balcony. The renovation in 2016 expanded the guest rooms, adding marble baths with soaking tubs, double vanities, dressing rooms, and new period furnishings

This 18th-century historic home is easily recognizable by its magnificent and inviting front porch. There are two types of rooms: luxury rooms in the original part of the house, which have working fireplaces and canopy beds, and slightly smaller deluxe rooms featuring Colonial furnishings. The English pub, with its mahogany horseshoe bar, serves lighter dishes and imported draft beer; it's open Tuesday to Sunday evenings.

Part of the historic Shockoe Slip area, this hotel has an elegant lobby that connects to the adjacent James Center, filled with restaurants and shops. Guests also get free access to the YMCA there, and can take advantage of the heated indoor pool or reserve one of the hotel's Get Fit rooms with their own portable treadmill. The rooms on the club level come with private concierge service and access to the club lounge.

This elegant B&B was constructed in 1793 and served as the home of Richard Johnston, mayor of Fredericksburg from March 1809 to March 1810. Guest rooms are decorated with period antiques and reproductions, and have working fireplaces, along with high-speed wireless internet and the purely Southern amenity of complimentary cream sherry. The aroma of freshly baked breads and muffins entices you to breakfast in the large Federal-style dining room, where the table is set with fine china, silver, and linens. The inn is just across from the visitor center and two blocks from the train station. Ample private parking is available behind the inn.

The hotel's lobby is one huge contemporary lounge, with flat-screens, workspaces, and an open lobby bar and lounge. T-Miller's Sports Bar & Grill in the lobby broadcasts games in high definition; the Liberty Bar as well as Starbucks offer beverages aplenty. The hotel is connected via skywalk to the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Rooms are modern and well-appointed.

This 1890 schoolhouse is now a pale honey-color Victorian B&B. The first-floor classrooms have been opened into an expansive, columned lobby with a painted checkerboard floor. The upstairs bedrooms and six small cottages behind the inn are decorated romantically chic, with pastel painted floors and decorative window treatments. In the garden, surrounded by a tall wooden fence, there's a completely open-air bathroom that can be booked by adventurous couples. In 2004 the inn built new cottages called "tents" in an allusion to turn-of-the-20th-century Methodist tent communities. On wooded bluffs overlooking the headwaters of Carter's Creek, the tents each have three bedrooms and a kitchen, and there's a pool and dock for canoes and kayaks, as well as the "Detention" wine bar.

Enjoy the beauty of this historic property when you stay at one of its two guesthouses. Cheek, the larger of the two, houses 15 rooms, and the Astor guesthouse, named after Lady Astor, was converted from a log cabin. Both have a fully equipped kitchen, a living room with a fireplace, and a deck. Wi-Fi is available throughout the grounds. There are also a few small and very rustic log cabins available for rental. Guests are given a complimentary tour of the property.

Surrounded by manicured grounds overlooking Carter Creek, the Tides Inn, here since 1947, is sandwiched between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. The resort offers all of the modern amenities travelers have come to expect, and features a wide variety of on-site recreational activities. Many of the rooms and suites, which are luxuriously decorated in a British Colonial style, have spectacular water views. The Golden Eagle Golf course is challenging; the par-3 course less so. Wildlife here is of note: ponds are well stocked with fish, and bird-watchers should take their binoculars. There's also a sailing school for all ages and experience levels; you can also jet ski on the Rappahannock River, or take in the Irvington scenery and wildlife on the Carter's Creek cruise.

This 1,300-acre, full-service park is one of Virginia's most beautiful campgrounds, with hiking trails winding through marshlands, woods, and meadows along the Potomac River. There are also places to fish, rent boats or kayaks, or simply picnic. The comfortable, climate-controlled cabins have complete kitchens with a microwave and toaster, dishes, silverware, and cooking utensils. Living rooms have a sofa, dining table, and working fireplace. The basic furnishings include linens for four beds. From Memorial Weekend to Labor Day Weekend there is a one-week minimum; at all other times the minimum is two nights. Westmoreland also has 133 campsites available and six camping cabins that provide a shelter but few other amenities.