City: Richmond, VA

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (804) 344-7000

Address: 100 S. 12th St.

Description: Connected to the James Center in Shockoe Slip by a light-filled atrium, this hotel is popular with business folk for its convenience and amenities, including microfiber robes, minibars, and the heated indoor pool and outdoor sundeck. Its 361 guest rooms and suites have either two double beds or one king, though a few wraparound rooms have one queen bed. Smoking is allowed in third-floor rooms only, and pets under 25 pounds are allowed with a pet deposit. Call ahead to discuss the fee. Guests may take advantage of the 30,000-square-foot James Center YMCA for free. In-room Wi-Fi is $9.95 a day, but if visitors enroll in Omni’s free Select Guest program, Internet access, a daily newspaper, and two items pressed per day are all complimentary. A Starbucks just off the lobby offers sandwiches and salads in addition to the caffeine, and the Omni’s restaurant, Trevi, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with next door’s Trevi’s Market supplying fast bites for takeout. With recycling and other programs in place, the Omni is a Virginia State Certified Green Hotel.