(May 2011) Don’t even think about it. Recently I got stuck late in the day on Route #13 on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and decided to stay over at The Kiptopeke Inn. I’m more willing than most to suffer through a bad hotel room if the price is right -- but this one was EXPENSIVE. It was a weekday and there were very few guests, not much activity, and it felt much like the Bates Hotel. The quality of the room was poor. No telephone, no coffee, no hair dryer, nowhere to hang clothing, not even a washcloth. The tiny bar of soap on the sink was so old it crumbled in my hand when I unwrapped it. And … more! Stained carpeting, broken lampshades, smeared TV screen, no cable, fuzzy local channels, dirty shower curtain and a bathroom with bugs. The ice machine was locked up inside the lobby …. where a number of Kiptopeke employees were having a festive drinking party! If I had not been so tired and checked in after dark ….. I would have left with or without a refund. Believe me, when the sun came up, I was gone ………
- Kiptopeke Hotel Cape Charles
- Kiptopeke Motel Cape Charles
