Virginia State University is a public, historically black college located in Petersburg, Virginia. The university is the first fully supported, four year institution for African Americans in the United States and is one of two land-grant colleges in the State of Virginia.

The university was founded on March 6, 1882 as the Virginia Normal and College Institute after the state legislature passed a bill sponsored by Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a black attorney, which chartered the university. The state established the university to serve the needs of a population that was at the time excluded from other public institutions in Virginia. Virginia Normal and College Institute opened as a teacher training college for both male and female black students but it also included a modest liberal arts curriculum. @ Virginia State University

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Lobby lounge

"The hotel was very clean and spacious "

AED 267 total

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11 May - 12 May

Lobby lounge

"Nice staff, clean-besides someone’s clothes being left in the dresser before we rented the room. "

AED 334 total

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11 May - 12 May

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

"Staff was wonderful, I would stay again "

AED 254 total

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1 Jun - 2 Jun

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

"It was a nice hotel and it was quiet"

AED 259 total

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11 May - 12 May

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"In town for a concert. This lovely hotel was close by. Great staff at front desk. Lovely suite with view of the capital buildings "

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