Nice place to stay at Ft. Eustis. Check in was quick and there is small snack shop in the lobby that has coffee. Nice and quite.

Lots of parking and it's because no one wants to stay here. After your two hour hike into the check-in, you go back to your room find out It's a throwback to 1960. The bed was OK but the pillows go flat immediately when you lay on them. The refrigerator is small and almost holds one bottle of water. i'm not sure how they do it but they find the most abrasive covering for the furniture .. just like the bath towel. There is a desk with electrical outlets, but there are zero USB ports in the room. The electric clock was the same one I had as a kid in 1970! And last, but certainly not least the toilet is the smallest toilet I have ever seen in my entire life. Unless of course, you compare to the bathroom in the kids Barbie house. I don't know who General smalls is, but I'm sure he doesn't want his name on this building. read more

Great family room. Kitchenette with full size fridge, dishwasher, sink, stove top, and some dishes and pots and pans. Dining table, couch, tv, dvd player (ours was not hooked up), separate bed room and bathroom with sink outside door. Loved the locks on the doors, many hotels do not have locks on bathroom doors which we hate. Very quiet. Has a laundry room but I'm pretty sure it damaged one of my clothes. I had holes and grease stains on one set of pajamas that wasn't there before. Overall a positive stay. read more

This is by far the worst hotel I've stayed in to date. My husband and I stayed there for two months waiting on his orders. During our stay not a single time were the prices consistent, on top of that we were over charged for some days and undercharged for others. The staff has absolutely no communication with each other, we were told different prices each week by different people. There was also "breakfast" which for the price point you'd think would at the very least be a hot breakfast but it's just packaged muffins and bottled milk and juice. Most of the staff was decent to deal with, minus alice. She never seemed interested in helping answer questions at all and seemed burdened by extending our stay or getting us towels if we asked, etc... read more

Abundant parking with a small walk. Clean room. Ample food and alcohol available for purchase. No breakfast. The fitness center is SMALL. read more

General Smalls Inn - Coffee maker. Safe. Fridge. Microwave. - Hotels Near Me - Fort Eustis, Virginia

The hotel is quiet and well staffed, with comfortable and clean rooms. Walking distance to commissary and PX.

Enjoy being close to our soldier when visiting. This is our second time to stay here and it is so convenient and the staff is friendly! Thank you! read more

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No breakfast.... Slow internet... internet ports don't work.... Outdated appearance... leaking water in lobby.... Poor communication by hotel (no receipt provided... no conformation)... read more

If you are traveling TDY to Fort Eustis - congratulations you will more than likely be forced to stay at General Smalls. -Comparable to low to mid grade hotel -Rooms have small fridges microwave and stovetop BUT not all rooms equipped with cookware dishes or utensils -General condition is worn and dated -Beds have zero give and are extremely firm no padded comfort here +Free coffee +Self service snacks +Centrally located Normally Air Force Inns are better than other lodging - but in this case it's time to turn this place to IHG and up the game. read more

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Congrats to ILPP. The rooms are average as compared to any chain hotel in the area, but the TV is too small to use as a monitor and the room furniture is not properly configured for it either. In terms of after hours productivity and dining options, stay off post if you can. read more

With all due respect to the Marine who wrote that this is a shit hole, we'll just have to agree to disagree. I too have stayed in hotel rooms across the globe, and this by far outshines a shitload of the shit holes I've stayed in. Maybe it's been refurbished since he stayed here? IDK, but I do know this is a nice place. A lot of people staying here are on military orders and think it should resemble the Taj Mahal, or something. Does it? Of course not! However, it's nice! It's a full suite with a separate lounging area than the bedroom area. A nice, comfy clean bed. Plenty of channels on both telis, plenty of clean fluffy towels and a mini kitchen. Seriously! It's set up as an extended stay type place, so how anyone could complain is beyond me. It's nice! I'd definitely stay here again. Cheers! read more

Below is the story of Major General Robert Smalls (1839-1916) taken from The (Fort Eustis, Virginia, USA) United States Army Transoprtion Museum. https://transportation.army.mil/museum/index.html Robert Smalls was born a slave on Ashdale Plantation at Beaufort, SC on April 5, 1839. His mother was Lydia, a house slave, and his father an unknown white man. At age 12, Smalls' owner sent him to Charleston to hire himself out. He worked as a waiter, lamplighter and dock-worker, and was allowed to retain $1.00 per month of his pay. He taught himself to read and write. At age 18, he negotiated with his owner and thereafter retained all but $15.00 per month of his pay. He was hired as a deckhand on the rebel steamer PLANTER in 1861 and later became its pilot. On Christmas Eve of 1858, he married Hannah Jones (pictured left), a hotel slave maid, and had three children. He mastered the seafaring art, and as the de facto pilot of the PLANTER, he transported guns and ammunition for the Confederate cause. On the morning of May 13, 1862, long before sunrise and while the ship's white officers still slept in Charleston, the 23-year old slave pilot Robert Smalls smuggled his wife and three children aboard the PLANTER (pictured right, circa 1861 loaded with cotton) and took command. With his crew of 12 slaves, Smalls donned the clothing of the PLANTER's confederate captain, hoisted the Confederate flag and with great daring sailed the PLANTER past the other Confederate ships and out to sea. Once beyond the range of Confederate guns, he hoisted a flag of truce and delivered the PLANTER to the commanding officer of the Union fleet. Smalls explained that he intended the PLANTER as a contribution by black Americans for the cause of freedom. The ship was received as contraband, and Smalls and his black crew were welcomed as heroes. Later President Lincoln received Smalls in Washington and rewarded him and his crew $1500 for their valor. THE PLANTER Built for commercial use at Charleston in 1860, the PLANTER (pictured right) was a 300-ton side-wheel steamship. She was armed with a 24-pound howitzer, a 32-pound pivot gun, a 7-inch rifle and 4 smooth-bore cannons. The PLANTER had served as headquarters ship for General Ripley. She was a valuable ship because she could carry as many as 1,000 troops, and her shallow draft gave her freedom throughout the coastal waters. Robert Smalls was transferred to the ironclad KEOKUK (pictured left) for an ill-fated attack at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 7, 1863. KEOKUK suffered almost 100 shell hits at or below the water and sunk to the bottom. Smalls survived the KEOKUK attack and was transferred back to the PLANTER. He was given official command of the PLANTER and made a captain in the US Navy. He served in this position throughout the war. Above, a line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", January-June 1863, pages 264-65, depicting the Federal fleet off the harbor mouth at the time of the ironclads' attack on Fort Sumter, 7 April 1863. U.S. Navy ships specifically identified include NEW IRONSIDES (second from left in the ironclad formation) and KEOKUK (ironclad furthest to the right). After the war, Smalls (pictured right, circ 1871) returned to South Carolina to enter politics. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1868 to 1870. In 1875 he was elected to the US Congress for the first of five terms. Smalls' record as a congressman was progressive. He fought for equal travel accommodations for black Americans and for the civil and legal protection of children of mixed parentage. He was one of six black members of the South Carolina constitutional convention of 1895. After leaving Congress, Smalls served as U.S. Collector of Customs 1889-1911 in Beaufort, SC. He lived in Beaufort as owner in the house in which he had been a slave. He retained his interest in the military and became a major general in the South Carolina militia. In 1879 he was restored to Navy pension rolls by a private congressional relief bill signed by President Harrison. In 1900, he was awarded an additional $5,000 in prize money for PLANTER because the ship had been undervalued during the war. Robert Smalls died of smallpox on Feb 22, 1916, and is buried in the churchyard of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaufort, SC. There is a memorial bust of him in front of the African Baptist Church in Beaufort. read more

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Forced to stay here on orders. Been here for months. Livable, has kitchenette. However, three things that make this place very difficult: 1. The "high speed" internet is laughable, can't stream, can't talk to family and cellphone reception is somehow magically blocked in the building. 2. Laundry is hit or miss, if you don't get the one brand new washer and dryer then you will be forced to dry your clothes for 3-4 hours. 3. No points to be had, in 2023, you should at least get points for IHG or something, nothing here. Lastly, this place costs more than local hotels that are much nicer, seems almost like a racket, to force soldiers to stay here, zero benefit. Costs more and is definitely inferior. If your command lets you stay somewhere else, do it. read more

Serves its purpose but parking seems a lil far from building but safety first . Rooms were clean and prices reasonable

Bargain hotel. This 4-star rating takes into consideration that this is not a resort area and is really meant for members of the military and their families to stay while working on post or visiting the hospital. It ranks a solid 4 for value based on its location and purpose. If you have to be here, why spend more on a fancier, less conveniently located hotel? The room was cozy. Tiled floor entryway and bathroom with carpeted lounging/sleeping area, comfy sofa chair and ottoman with a matching upholstered bench in the entryway to sit and remove your shoes, microwave, coffee maker, mini refrigerator, armoire with full-size standing ironing board and iron, wall-mounted hair dryer (probably useful if you don't have much hair but if you have a lot then you better bring your own otherwise it will feel like a personal fan), some complimentary toiletries including mouthwash, face & body bar soaps, and shampoo (use your own if you don't enjoy the scent of Irish Spring) but no conditioner, and body lotion (a bit watery and stinky). The room was clean and relatively modern. The shower was nice and hot with good water pressure but unfortunately the shower head wasn't adjustable. European style bathroom with toilet and shower in one room and the sink located outside the door. Full-size mirror to check your outfit before you head out the door. Close to Starbucks, Burger King, the commissary and exchange. As a bargain hunter, I would stay here again. If you need pampering with fluffy towels and bath robes, luxurious lotions and shampoos, then either bring your own or stay somewhere else. You're not going to find breathtaking views, marble-tiled bathrooms or a full kitchen at this price. If you want a clean, comfortable room, a good night's sleep on post, and a hot shower, this is it. read more

I am a little confused about my fellow Elite review giving this place a solid 4 stars?!?! This is a hotel and hence I review it like a hotel. I have stayed at many hotels across the world and many hotels on military bases (Hawaii, Delaware, Germany, Spain, Italy, and many more). This location is a dump...that about sums it up in a word...dump. The elevator is still broken on one of the wings, the wall paper is bubbling heavily, and my comforter is older than me! Okay, for the price, it is a good deal, and I can't see any mildew anywhere, but that's it. For $60 while I am on TDY/TAD, I have to stay here, but I would rather Hampton Inn it for another $25 out in town. If I don't ever stay here again, I will be okay. read more

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Went to make reservations, but after dealing with the terrible customer service I chose to take my business elsewhere. Guy on the phone was rude and and short with me, gave me the feeling that he felt he had something better to do than his job at the moment. Left me very upset and not willing to give GSI a second try. read more

As military billeting goes, it's not bad. However, if you are comparing it to hotels out in town at a comparable price it's last in every category. No breakfast, no servicing of rooms (maids can't enter the room until you've been gone 24hrs), and terrible WiFi. I had to hit spot off my phone multiple times as the signal would drop. Additionally, when I checked in the room hadn't even been cleaned properly. The last occupant had clipped their toenails/ fingernails and left them all over the carpet. When I complained to the front desk staff I was told I could borrow a vacuum cleaner and clean it up myself! Do everything you can to stay in town if able as your command will get much more for the money they are spending. read more

The price should be $10 less until they upgrade & repair some things, the room is basic, TV...old tube style; not understanding that one but okay, it's good for lying down & resting but not really sleeping, and a luke~warm shower, otherwise as another reviewer noted, head to the nearest Hampton Inn or DoubleTree in my case, it's a lot more warm & fuzzy with an updated television, comfy beds & good water pressure, a few things that's missing here. To be fair, the desk agents are very friendly and customer service oriented, no issues whatsoever there. I had to edit this review to drop a star rating due to the noise level the housekeeping staff make in the early morning hours (yelling down the hall/slamming doors) as well as the viciously noisy HVAC system, smh...white noise it's not, I had to turn it off completely in order to get some decent rest and nearly froze, unless there is an upgrade in the future I won't be in their future, it's bordering on becoming a dump, the television situation alone is enough to make you flee the place even if you're not an avid watcher, two words UP GRADE! read more

We have to stay here as we just pcs in. So far so good. We have a one bedroom suite. Our water pressure next to the bathroom sucks. Our weekday cleaning lady is very nice. Kitchen is nicely stocked. Room overall is clean. We wouldn't mind camping out here a bit till we get housing if this is available. The gym had a few treadmills. Overlooks the base. As the reviewer above stated, the fire alarm went off twice on our first night. Otherwise, it has yet set off again. read more

They have absolutely no idea why the fire alarm continously goes off in the middle of the night. This has happened 6 times since I arrived in late February. read more

Not so good if you plan on staying for a long time like most training here is done. The kitchenette does not have any plateware, silverware, utensils. Nothing. Not even soap, towel and sponges to wash dishes. Hallways are hot. I personally checked the filter on the ac unit out side my room and it was clogged. Looks like it hasn't been looked at in over a year. read more