Free Wi-Fi and an outdoor pool are nice but the location less than a block from the boardwalk and beach is the real draw at the Royal Clipper Inn and Suites. Two mid-rise buildings offer 87 exterior-entry rooms at the Royal Clipper Inn. Guests settle into the non-smoking rooms with free Wi-Fi and flat-panel TVs and convenient pluses include DVD players microwaves and mini-fridges. Some layouts include fully equipped kitchens and sofa beds. After basking on the beach guests can lounge by the seasonal outdoor pool and other amenities include laundry facilities free parking and vending machines. Half a block from the Virginia Beach Boardwalk the Royal Clipper Inn is two miles from I-264. The shops and many restaurants of downtown Virginia Beach are a mile away and there are several eateries within a few blocks. Guests can drive two miles to attend events at the Virginia Beach Convention Center or choose from five golf courses within 15 minutes. Other stops might include Ocean Breeze Waterpark and the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center each four miles south. Guests drive 17 miles to reach Norfolk International Airport.