Cafe Place - Smithfield

Our room in the old station building had a wonderful huge balcony giving onto the water, so the best part of our stay was enjoying the view! That said, the room was comfortable, the staff were really friendly and helpful and we enjoyed a delicious seafood dinner in the restaurant.

I first want to say that we got the best rate by calling the hotel directly. Next, the staff went above and beyond exceptional standards. Yes, I paid more than if I had stayed 25 miles away , but this is Historic Smithfield VA, on the water and two blocks from everything! Memories made! My granddaughter had a wonderful day. We had several excellent meals and made in our short stay made some wonderful friends. We are definitely staying at Smithfield Station again for our next visit with our grandkids.

I was there on business for a few weeks, the staff at the hotel was very accommodating ensuring that I had everything I needed, The food in the restaurant was top notch everything cooked to perfection. The bartenders are fantastic they'd see me, prepare my beverage of choise and all I had to do is smile. Great location to visit the downtown area. Smithfield Station is a place I'll definitely go back to and highly recommend.

Staff The staff was very helpful and pleasant. Lighthouse I rented the top floor. They had just renovated it. They selected excellent materials and hadn 't taken new pictures yet. I was pleasantly surprised. I tend to evaluate a place based on many things and one is the bathroom. The shower was a great size and perfect if you shared it with someone. I didn 't use the tub because I have one at home like it but also it was perfect for a romantic stay. It was a beautiful place with a king size bed which worked nicely for two single ladies celebrating their birthdays. Clean The place was VERY clean and maintained. Beautiful! Newly renovated. Quiet The lighthouse is just far enough away from other people to make it very quiet and tranquil. Remember to pick up tea supplies and creamer from the check in lobby so you don 't need to make a run in the morning. Also ice, if needed for a cold drink after those hot baths or during. Bed and Linens The linens were fine, not cheep and very comfortable. Pillows were too. The mattress was a little hard for my taste. I think a pillow top or padding should be added. Easy fix. Location You could walk the distance to the central shopping and eating area but we drove and easily found parking since we went early for breakfast on a weekday. Breakfast Do to Covid, we found breakfast in our room in the refrigerator. It was ok and good enough to get you over the I 've got to eat something feeling but my girlfriend did not touch it because the pastries were something you could get at 7/11. There was a small yogurt and an orange, breakfast food bars and very small ham snacks/sandwiches. I would have preferred they offered muffins from a shop in town where they had EXCELLENT muffins. So after two cups of tea, we headed into town for breakfast. View The view was very pleasant at night and during the day. You could see all around the lighthouse and I even got to watch a egret fishing. Light The lighthouse light comes on at night but it was definitely not to bright in the room. Maybe if you thought about it, it was as bright as a low dimmed night light. Recommendation I would stay there again and recommend it. If you love lighthouses, this is a definite place to stay.

My husband and I stayed here while visiting family. We stayed 3 nights. I’ll start with the pros. The breakfast buffet was wonderful! Shout out to the omelette lady! My omelette was fantastic. I felt very comfortable at the “buffet” (Covid speaking) the bartender/waitress was pleasant and friendly. The view was very nice. Parking was ok. The room was nice, However could use a few upgrades. Bathroom was nice, shower pressure fantastic! Ok.... housekeeping could use some re-training. My bed and bathroom appeared clean. However, there were pretzels nuggets under the chair (we didn’t have any pretzels) and what appeared to be “toothpaste spit” on the container the bathroom toiletries were in. (I washed it off easily, housekeeping should have noticed) also, I had to wash something sticky on the top of the fridge. (Also should have been noticed by housekeeping) I’m hoping that this was a fluke and not “typical” overall of would stay again but please re-train housekeeping, I hate to have to clean on vacation. The deck was lovely, except for neighbors, ugh! I like privacy. A inexpensive partition between decks would have been awesome. Again, I would recommend but please pay attention to housekeeping.