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# Barclay Cottage Bed and Breakfast – Cozy B&B in Virginia Beach, Gourmet Breakfasts, Welcoming Atmosphere

Barclay Cottage Bed and Breakfast, located at 400 16th St, Virginia Beach, VA, is a charming retreat known for its warm hospitality and gourmet breakfast offerings. Established with a vision to provide a home-like atmosphere, it has become a beloved destination for travelers seeking comfort and relaxation. The cottage features beautifully decorated rooms and is just a short walk from the beach, making it an ideal spot for beachgoers. Guests frequently highlight the welcoming nature of the owners, Rich and Sharon, and rave about the delicious breakfasts that set the tone for a delightful stay. With a focus on community and comfort, Barclay Cottage has earned a reputation as a hidden gem in Virginia Beach.

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Great place to stay! Rich and Sharon are welcoming and food is delicious! breakfast room service this morning was excellent! My husband and I both enjoyed the scalloped potatoes Benedict and the Paradise dessert!

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My wife and I have stayed here several times. We love staying at Barclay Cottage. The owners, Rich and Sharon are so kind and welcoming. The gourmet breakfasts are excellent. The bedrooms are so very nice and peaceful. Setback from the beach, with only a short 2 block walk to the beach, Barclay Cottage is ideally located. We highly recommend staying here.

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The Innkeepers, Rich and Sharon were great! If you love amazing breakfasts to start your day, you must stay here! Rich is a great cook! The place was very clean, they recommended some great local places to enjoy, and overall it's a good location to all the things we wanted to experience this trip.

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We arrived from out of State to attend a friend's funeral only to find another guest had taken our reserved room, The Lighthouse, now called the John Henry. No apology, no explanation. She just repeated, "Well, someone else is in that room, now." When I reserve a specific room I expect my reservation to be held, not disregarded and given away because someone else (without a reservation for that room) decided they wanted it. If you don't mind a TINY room, the Delmar is okay. $199 for a 12 by 12 room. I do not recommend this Bed and Breakfast! We stayed oceanfront for less.

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We absolutely loved our weekend away at Barclay Cottage!!! The cottage keepers, Sharon and Richard, are incredible people. You truly feel at home. All the extra amenities (bikes, umbrellas, chairs, bottled water, fresh brewed coffee early) were fantastic. The cottage itself is just lovely with two wrap around porches, one on level 1 and one on level 2. We sat outside with coffee on rockers and later with wine. Quiet part of the neighborhood. We will absolutely be staying here again!! EDIT: I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO SAY... the food is absolutely stunning and DELICIOUS.

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What a find!! Stayed a few nights in the Delmar Room. Queen size bed and new TV available in this room and full bath with all that you need for rest. Rick and Sharon are wonderful hosts. Barclay cottage is a historic, comfortable house with exquisite decorating offering areas for relaxation, both inside and out. Amenities for the beach are available such as towels, bikes, umbrellas. Hotels do not offer these. Good off street parking too. Location is walkable to the boardwalk for restaurants, shopping and entertainment. B&B's offer a different experience than hotels. If you want a balcony with an ocean view, pool and family noise than the boardwalk hotels are for you. For me, the gourmet breakfast, coffee bar/cookies/water/juice tables, excellent warm friendly service, quiet and private offerings at the Barclay are a welcome addition to my beach get away. I hope to return soon.

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Stayed at this B&B Valentine's Day 2015. Everything in NJ was booked up. We took the long drive to Va Beach and it was worth it. My wife had flowers in her room champagne and chocolates. The owners made me look like a great husband LMAO. They saved my butt on Valentine's Day. The breakfast was great also. Almost forgot we had the couples massage , it was awesome. I highly recommend this place. The owners are great.

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If you're looking for something between a Cape Cod boarding house, and a Mackinac Island Victorian B&B, you should definitely book a room at the Barclay Cottage Bed and Breakfast. From the time my husband and I walked through the door, we were totally at home. The Innkeepers (who were super accommodating when we called to say we were running late) Rich and Sharon have made this wonderful place a welcoming and restful little oasis, just a few blocks off the beach. The rooms were clean and comfortable and thoughtfully decorated with beachy art. The beds have what might possibly be the softest sheets known to man. There are sound machines in the rooms, with waves that slacken any stress you might have gained while traveling. There wasn't anything they hadn't thought of, from coffee in the hall, perfect rocking chairs on their expansive porches (and the porches are accessible to both floors!), to a pantry full of everything from cold water to cork screws. There are bikes and beach chairs to borrow, books to read, people to chat with (if you so choose) and areas all around the property to sit with coffee or wine for a card game or conversation. The breakfast they hand make on site was DELICIOUS! My husband (who lived in the Virginia Beach area for a decade) never relaxes in a day or two, and within hours, had fell in love with the quiet and relaxing front porch. We stayed on the first floor in Cape Henry (the rooms are all named) and loved the fact that we had porch access right outside our door. In short, we frequent the Virginia Beach area, and either grab a house in Sandbridge (so we can fit all the friends and family) or snag a hotel room for just us. We are SO, SO glad that this beautiful little gem popped up and we gave it a whirl. We plan on so many more weekend trips now, with this little secret in our back pocket. If you're looking for a serene and private bubble that is close to everything at the beach, look NO further. Thank you so much for such a wonderful time!!!

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I know I now live in LA and I stayed here a few months back but I had to Yelp this place. on to my review... I came to Barclay because it was a part of a 'package' through www.beachweddingsvirigina.com which included a wedding ceremony, flowers, pictures, a DVD and a two night stay at the cottage. My husband I decided to elope and this seemed like the perfect deal. We lived in NY so it was a nice drive to get down to Virginia Beach. This place was amazing! It was my first time to a B&B so I didn't really know what I was in for. When we arrived we had our own parking spot. The cottage is a big Victorian house with a wrap around porch on the top floor and bottom floor. It sits on the corner of a street, three blocks from the Atlantic ocean. The place was beautiful, a living room with a TV and DVD's to choose from. A large dining room table. Fine china set in an antique hutch. tons of books and games. restaurant menus. old photographs lining the walls...everything just oozed comfort and nostalgia, like I was visiting with a relative. The innkeepers were so helpful, warm and inviting. they gave us tips about where to go and even drove us down to the beach for our wedding. There was coffee brewed every morning waiting for us downstairs. We spent each morning sitting on the porch right outside our room sipping coffee and sitting in comfy rocking chairs to watch the day break and the dark become light. Then it was off to the most amazing breakfasts made by the innkeepers. I didn't even mind sitting every morning with my fellow B&B'ers to share a meal and some conversation. During the day there was a lot to do-a quick walk to the beach, miniature golf, a museum, a restaurant... Overall, it was a wonderful experience and if I ever get back to the east coast for an anniversary or a vacation I would definitely book a room at the Barclay Cottage.

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A wonderful B&B! The innkeepers are extremely knowledgeable about the area and events going on, and what they don't know they will find out for you. They made visiting the Virginia Beach and Norfolk area easy--even answering questions about directions while we drove or coming to pick us up when we had walked quite a way off the beaten path looking for a restaurant. The breakfasts were delightful! A light first course of a pastry or danish and fruit was then followed by an amazing succulent second course that filled you up. Always delicious. The conversation each morning with fellow B&B-ers was pleasant, not forced, and supplemented (without being overwhelmed) by the innkeepers. Best house feature is the porch--rocking chairs and side tables perfect for playing games, sharing wine, and dozing... all within blocks of the ocean (but not ruined by the masses shouting, playing, talking on the boardwalk). We stayed in Lillian's Room. The bed and linens were extremely comfortable, though the room was a bit smaller than I had imagined, so accordingly the bed was a bit smaller, and attached restroom was more than sufficient but not very large. The advertised air jet tub for this room is just a standard sized bathtub, with jets along the bottom few inches. The little extras of the B&B make it worth it--the afternoon cookies, the bottle of sherry for a night cap, the brewed coffee every morning, and stocked pantry of snacks and sodas make for a comfortable, relaxing stay.

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