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Residence Inn Downtown is the one hotel near the ship that feeds you for free. Every room is a suite with a kitchen, breakfast is hot and included, and there's an indoor pool — about 0.6 road miles from the terminal by our routing.
Parking is $18 a day on site. Visit Norfolk listed "Book your room for one night and receive 7 nights free parking!" in April 2024, but we couldn't find it on Marriott's pages, so we don't score it — that's why it sits sixth, behind hotels with an offer in print today.
You must be 21 to check in, and there's no restaurant — breakfast runs until 9 on weekdays, 9:30 at weekends, plenty for a noon check-in.
Call and ask for the cruise-parking deal by name before you book — then take the short cab, or walk if the bags roll.
Book it if
- Families who want a kitchen and breakfast
- Pet owners
- Anyone who'd rather cook than eat out the night before
Look elsewhere if
- You're under 21.
- You want a bar or restaurant downstairs.
- You need the cruise-parking deal in writing before you book.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Residence Inn Downtown publishes.
An indoor pool and whirlpool, a fitness center and a kitchen in every suite; there's no restaurant, but Marriott says you're blocks from downtown's places to eat.
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott — the terminal is about 0.6 road miles off, so it's a short cab, or a walk if your bags roll.
"Free Full American and Hot Breakfast", 6:30 to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 to 9:30 AM at weekends, per Marriott.
Marriott lists the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center as a nearby landmark without a distance, and Harbor Park 0.4 miles away. Our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 miles by road. From Residence Inn Downtown it’s about 0.6 road miles by our routing — a walk if your bags roll, and Visit Norfolk asks you not to arrive before your check-in time.
Self-parking is $18 a day on site, and Marriott names the York Street city garage 0.1 miles away. A 2024 offer read "Book your room for one night and receive 7 nights free parking!" Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site. We don't score a two-year-old tourism listing the hotel doesn't repeat, so ask before you count on it.
Night-Before Score: 46 of 100
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Getting here, and on to the ship
From ORF it’s about 6.9 road miles to Residence Inn Downtown, and from the hotel about 0.6 to the terminal — our routing, with no traffic. Question marks are rides you arrange.
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott, which puts ORF 6.6 miles away and PHF 30.
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott — the terminal is about 0.6 road miles off, so it's a short cab, or a walk if your bags roll.
Marriott lists the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center as a nearby landmark without a distance, and Harbor Park 0.4 miles away. Our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 miles by road.
From ORF without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, ORF to Residence Inn Downtown is about 6.9 road miles — roughly 13 minutes with no traffic, not counting the wait at the curb. CruiseHive puts an airport cab at about $25; rideshares pick up outside Arrivals near Door 3. More: the airport page.
Self-parking is $18 a day on site, and Marriott names the York Street city garage 0.1 miles away. A 2024 offer read "Book your room for one night and receive 7 nights free parking!" Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site. We don't score a two-year-old tourism listing the hotel doesn't repeat, so ask before you count on it.
Parking for your stay: $18 a day on site; York Street city garage 0.1 miles.
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott — the terminal is about 0.6 road miles off, so it's a short cab, or a walk if your bags roll.
Marriott lists the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center as a nearby landmark without a distance, and Harbor Park 0.4 miles away. Our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 miles by road.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Residence Inn Downtown and ride straight from ORF to Half Moone — the airport page covers it.
Which terminal
Half Moone Cruise CenterNorfolk sails from one building, the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center at 1 Waterside Drive — about 0.6 road miles from Residence Inn Downtown by our routing, a road distance, not a straight line. More in the terminal, explained.
Source: visitnorfolk.comDistance
No mileage statedMarriott lists the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center as a nearby landmark without a distance, and Harbor Park 0.4 miles away. Our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 miles by road.
Source: marriott.comShuttle departures
No shuttleNo shuttle to time from Residence Inn Downtown — the terminal is about 0.6 road miles away by our routing, so walk or take a short cab at your check-in time, not before it.
Source: marriott.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedSelf-parking is $18 a day on site, and Marriott names the York Street city garage 0.1 miles away. A 2024 offer read "Book your room for one night and receive 7 nights free parking!" Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site. We don't score a two-year-old tourism listing the hotel doesn't repeat, so ask before you count on it.
Source: visitnorfolk.comThe city cruise lot
$15 a day, per the cityThe city’s Cedar Grove lot at 1000 Monticello Avenue is about 0.6 road miles from Residence Inn Downtown by our routing: $15 a day, cash or card on entry, no reservations, with a free shuttle to the terminal and bags checked at the lot — a city rate, not a hotel deal, against $18 a day on site, or the 2024 seven-nights-free listing if it still runs here.
Where the car goes while you sail · Norfolk cruise parking, compared.
Source: norfolk.govThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · KitchenAn indoor pool and whirlpool, a fitness center and a kitchen in every suite; there's no restaurant, but Marriott says you're blocks from downtown's places to eat.
Breakfast
Free"Free Full American and Hot Breakfast", 6:30 to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 to 9:30 AM at weekends, per Marriott.
Address
Brambleton Avenue, by Freemason227 West Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Residence Inn Downtown publishes it. The gaps here are whether the 2024 parking offer still runs and whether you can leave the car while you sail — a call to Residence Inn Downtown settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
To check in, per the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Complimentary for Marriott Bonvoy members booking direct
Parking for your stay
$18 a day on site; York Street city garage 0.1 miles
Breakfast
Free hot breakfast, 6:30–9 AM weekdays, 7–9:30 AM weekends
Pool
Indoor pool and whirlpool
Pets
Two pets at most: $100 a stay, non-refundable, plus $5 a day, per Marriott.
Rooms
All suites, each with an in-room kitchen.
Accessibility
Roll-in showers and accessible parking are listed.
On site
- EV chargingNo
- Guest laundryYes
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Harbor Park0.4 miles
- York Street garage0.1 miles
Distances as Residence Inn Downtown or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Two pets at most: $100 a stay plus $5 a day
- Visit Norfolk, April 2024: one night with 7 nights of free parking — not on the hotel’s own site
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out 11 AM. Minimum check-in age 21.
- Self-parking $18 a day on site.
- The free-parking offer is Visit Norfolk's 2024 listing, not Marriott's current page.
- No EV charging, per Marriott.
- No shuttle; Marriott puts ORF 6.6 miles away and PHF 30.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the 2024 parking offer still runs
- Whether you can leave the car while you sail
Every hotel fact here comes from Residence Inn Downtown’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the seven-night parking offer from 2024 still runs.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Residence Inn Downtown: the Norfolk cruise guide, Norfolk cruise parking and the splurge list.
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Residence Inn Downtown FAQ
Does Residence Inn Norfolk Downtown have free breakfast?
Yes: a "Free Full American and Hot Breakfast", 6:30 to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 to 9:30 AM at weekends, per Marriott.
Can I park at Residence Inn Norfolk Downtown while I cruise?
Maybe. Visit Norfolk listed one night with 7 nights of free parking in April 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site. The printed rate is $18 a day on site, so call before you plan on leaving the car.
How far is Residence Inn Norfolk Downtown from the Half Moone terminal?
About 0.6 miles by road, by our routing — Marriott lists the terminal as nearby but gives no figure. Harbor Park is 0.4 miles away by Marriott's count.
Do the rooms at Residence Inn Norfolk Downtown have kitchens?
Yes — it's all suites, each with an in-room kitchen, which suits a family that wants to eat in before the ship's buffets take over.
What is the pet fee at Residence Inn Norfolk Downtown?
$100 a stay, non-refundable, plus $5 a day, with two pets at most, per Marriott.
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