Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hotel Indigo Virginia Beach Oceanfront
The oceanfront Ramada Plaza trades its Wyndham flag for IHG's upper-upscale Hotel Indigo after a $19M-plus renovation.
Announced · May 2027 (expected)
The oceanfront Ramada Plaza by Wyndham, between 28th and 29th Street in Virginia Beach, will close after summer 2026 for a renovation exceeding $19 million and reopen in 2027 as Hotel Indigo Virginia Beach Oceanfront, IHG's upper-upscale lifestyle flag. The Virginia Beach City Council backed the conversion with a $5 million tourism financing package.
The essentials
- Group
- IHG (Hotel Indigo); operator Commonwealth Lodging Management
- Opening
- May 2027 (expected)
- Rooms & suites
- 166 rooms in the current building; final post-renovation count not yet confirmed
- Segment
- Upper-upscale lifestyle
- Designer
- Design Poole, Inc.
- Entry rate
- NC
The place
Between 28th and 29th Street on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, currently the 8-story Ramada Plaza by Wyndham, closing after summer 2026 for the renovation.
The concept
A full brand-change conversion: the Ramada Plaza, a mid-market Wyndham property led locally by restaurateur Mike Standing and Commonwealth Lodging Management, will close after summer 2026 for a renovation exceeding $19 million and reopen as an IHG Hotel Indigo, a flag the developers describe as 'upper-upscale lifestyle.' Design Poole, Inc. is drawing on Virginia Beach's culture and character for the interiors, in keeping with Hotel Indigo's locally-inspired design formula. The Virginia Beach City Council approved a $5 million tourism development financing package for the project, funded through a share of local sales tax and a 1% tourism surcharge; the city projects the site's revenue roughly tripling, from about $5M to $15M a year.
Dining & wellness
The renovation is planned to include new dining options, but no restaurant concept, chef or name has been announced yet.
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