Guest Tips

The key to optimizing a stay in such a budget property is by managing expectations, together with the choice of rooms. Choose a room on the second floor. The building is constructed using wood framing and, therefore, this perennial complaint from ground-floor tenants about hearing every single footstep of the people above them will be true in your case if you occupy any other room except one on the topmost floor where this kind of noise gets significantly reduced. Also try getting a setback-from-Washington-Street room to reduce traffic noise.

Get ready to stay comfortable. Pack flip-flops or slippers you will use within the room and in the shower, a typical practice among experienced travelers who frequent low-cost motels. Conduct an entry inspection into the room—ensure that air conditioning is cooling properly, check whether the fridge has been plugged in. Most front desks would not have any problem switching your room immediately as long as you report this before unpacking, but technically this should be reported before you start using the facilities.

Do not expect to find good food nearby. Drive the short distance to Old Towne. Places like Demolition Coffee serve great breakfast and even better espresso inside a restored industrial building, filled with atmosphere. Saucy's BBQ, across the street, is a local legend when it comes to Virginia-style barbecue. Using Flagship Inn purely as a sleeping pad while spending your dining budget in the historic district is the best way to enjoy Petersburg.