Does The Tides Inn have a pool?

Yes, this property has a seasonal outdoor pool.

Is The Tides Inn pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 75 lbs per pet. There's a fee of USD 150 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

What time is check-in at The Tides Inn?

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability). Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Tides Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Where is The Tides Inn located?

Located in Irvington, this beachfront hotel is next to a golf course and within 3 mi (5 km) of Steamboat Era Museum, Historic Christ Church, and Compass Entertainment Complex. Golden Eagle Golf Club and Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library are also within 12 mi (20 km).

The Tides Inn Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the neighborhood

Located in Irvington, The Tides Inn is next to a golf course and on a private beach. Steamboat Era Museum and Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Compass Entertainment Complex and Golden Eagle Golf Club. Historic Christ Church and Deltaville Maritime Museum are two other places to visit that come recommended. Swimming offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby.

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10/10 Excellent

Neal

30 October 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A lovely stay

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

18 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic find & experience

Gorgeous setting, friendly staff, beautifully decorated rooms, as spotless and comfortable. We’ll, absolutely be returning.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Noelle

21 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stunning property and the staff could not have been better. We had a lovely stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

John

17 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Wonderful location. Quiet and relaxing.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

19 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I can’t wait to visit again when the renovations are completed.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Romona

28 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best stay ever

This was the best stay i have ever experienced. The staff made you feel like I'm home. Can't wait to go back.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

13 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The renovations to the original building are well done- the staff is very friendly and a joy to work with and the setting is beautiful. We loved our stay - for our 61st anniversay.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sean

4 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very easy to relax yet stay active!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

E D

5 August 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic!

Fantastic anniversary trip! The property, river views, food and staff were amazing!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jerry and Gayle

6 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The boardwalk on Carter’s Creek was lovely! The food and service superb! Our room was great.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

13 April 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Tides Inn is a special place. Tucked in on a quiet creek, beautiful property, great amenities, great food and the property is fully renovated. Service and staff are exceptional. This is an annual visit for us!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caryl

4 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Wonderful

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

kelly

4 May 2024

Adequate but very over rated and over priced

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

23 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Staff was amazing.

Absolutely amazing. Staff was so nice. We were there for our anniversary. They brought champagne and strawberries to our room. Food and drinks were amazing. Pool & beach were nice too. Being able to come to the property via boat is pretty cool. It’s a little pricey, but you kind of expect that for the type of accommodations and the area.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paulette

11 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is a beautiful facility on Carter's Creek. We had a great time walking around the property, drinks at the pool bar, champagne on the lawn and dinner at The Chesapeake restaurant. The beds/pillows were superb resulting in a good night's sleep.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

John

30 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely peaceful setting on water, room and balcony were excellent, food was good in general but the arugula lettuce was awful, limp/old and very tired on 3 occasions, detracted from rest of meal and could be easily fixed.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

John

17 June 2023

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Family getaway

Wonderful little getaway with the family. Carpet in the room appeared dingy, but overall the room was great. The kids split a meal at the Chesapeake restaurant and we were charged a $7 fee for splitting, which seemed outrageous given how much we were spending there. Staff by the pool and Fish Hawk were very attentive and friendly. Cove cruise was wonderful.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Art

22 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

You do have a golf cart available in the front of the hotel. You really should have someone drive people to & from the parking lots. A few times coming in to the hotel at night there is insufficient lighting and no-one ever to ride you back from the parking lots.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teri

26 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The Tides Inn was the perfect getaway for R&R which I needed. It is fairly remote but once you are there it is a slice of heaven. Lots to do if desired. Only comment is Chesapeake Restaurant should have a nightly dinner special as the menu never changes. When you are there all week it’s difficult. It forced us to go off premise a night which was fine. It is not inexpensive. Staff is incredible- top to bottom! This will be an annual visit for us!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Carolina

13 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The view and the boardwalk are beautiful. Our room was very nice, with the Carter’s Creek view and the balcony. We will love to come back! The food was excellent in the main restaurant. Superb staff at the Inn, like Alysa, Dawn, and James Eaton. For improving: Fish Hawk kitchen and service capacities, really insufficient and understaffed. After 70 minutes waiting, we had to leave without lunch. Poor management of the situation in the restaurant. Although, James helped to manage the situation and helped us to get something to eat, before our Cove Cruise. That is also a must: the Cove Cruise. Mike is a great guide. The Tides Inn is a spectacular place for relaxing, enjoy the view, and celebrate a special occasion. We will definitely recommend it!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

4 January 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Recent stay

Gorgeous views, service at the outside area was fine but the ‘fine dining’ service was inconsistent. The host didn’t even look up until I approached him and I had a reservation. The bartender tried to stop the excessive chatter among servers. They couldn’t figure out how to turn on the music in the dining room and had a lengthy discussion about it not working right. My waitress as very kind and knowledgeable but other support staff seemed to be on their first day at the inn. The food was wonderfully prepared and presented. The wine options were appropriate. The renovations are beautiful and they’ve maintained the original feel of the inn. The front desk was well run and I was happy to see the same woman there for the last five years. The entire staff appeared to respect covid protocols. The outside fire pits are our favorite and the view is amazing. We’ll be back.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

12 March 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Room comfort

Not what I expected

I’ve stayed at the Tides Inn before. This stay was extremely disappointing. The staff was wonderful. Shout out to Earl. The room had a nice view and upon first entering was very inviting. We were exhausted from our traveling and just wanted to get a good nights sleep however there was a rattling noise that went on all night. To top it off the bed just had a flat sheet and not a fitted sheet which only bothered me because it kept coming up and I found myself laying on the bare mattress. Gross. I got about 3 hours of sleep and fixed the sheet several times. I don’t mind paying for quality but unfortunately that’s not what I encountered. This made the resort fee very hard to swallow. I woke up, packed and left at 6:00 a.m. what a waste.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Carol

3 July 2024

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Tides Inn have very friendly & accommodating staff. They all are were very cordial & willing to help. We took the sunset cruise & had a fabulous & knowledgeable Captain. The cheese platter had only a few utensils & no napkins. The few crackers were stale & the rest of platter presentation looked like the cheese was thrown on the plate.It seems they are low of staff in the dining areas for we had to wait a long time for our food. The pool bar was exceptionally understaffed so much so that we had to cancel the appetizer order to make another appointment. The 2nd day, I had to go to the front desk twice to have our room cleaned. We found our patio door had been left open all day while we were gone.We had secured it before leaving. The door left open was abominable for anyone could have come into our room. We found they made the bed and then left the rest of the room uncleaned. I told the main desk and returned 2 hours later to find it still was not cleaned. I was told by the House Manager that housekeeping had gone home for the day which was a very very poor response to such BAD service. Eventually, the room was cleaned by the House Manager & available staff while we waited outside at 9:00pm. He did make an adjustment of $150.00 to our bill which was a "nice" gesture. However, for the price of the room, I would have expected better service. The environment is noisy for there are many families with children of all ages running about. Sadly a poor review for only a 3day stay!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

richard

21 January 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Great view, but don't arrive hungry.

The Tides Inn enjoys a beautiful location with scenic grounds and a lovely view of the creek. The property is tired but is undergoing some renovations. Our room was dated and the shower leaked terribly but it was clean with nice amenities. We ordered room service for breakfast and dinner and the food was a major disappointment. Our breakfast order arrived quickly but the tray was missing mugs and cream for the coffee, as requested. The orange juice was also missing and the food was not prepared in accordance with our request. I ordered oatmeal, plain, with no sugar or toppings. It arrived covered in brown sugar that had turned into syrup. But the dinner order was the worst. It was barely edible. I ordered pasted with pesto and shrimp. There was not one shrimp in the dish and the pesto sauce was extremely thick and heavy and looked like the Grinch vomited on a plate. There was more sauce than pasta and it tasted awful. It was disgraceful. We were also there at the hotel to attend funeral service in the Cove Room. The function room is so dated and should not be in service. In addition to being dark, dingy, and tired, the light bulbs (that worked) were blinking, the weather stripping on the door was gone and freezing cold air was coming in, and the banquet chairs were all stained. It was very sad. I will commend the staff though for being rapidly responsive when things were brought to their attention.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Malcolm

5 May 2025

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

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