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Colonial Williamsburg hotels
The not-for-profit educational Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has a Disney-ish monopoly on lodging near the historic area. The five official hotels offer various packages with reduced-price tickets, plus perks like first dibs on tavern tables and other facilities—notably the 45-hole Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, with its Gold (Robert Trent Jones) and Green (Rees Jones) courses. Four of the five lodgings (Governor's Inn, Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge, and Woodlands Hotel & Suites) lie just outside the historic area, while the fifth—the Colonial Houses—is part of that living history. Off campus, pickings are slim: B&Bs; the full house of Days Inn, Comfort Inn, Ramada, and their ilk; and one upscale option, Hospitality House, which is popular with parents of William & Mary students. But hey: Go Colonial. Why else are you here?
The best way to get the full immersion experience is to rent one of the 26 best-selling Colonial Houses. Are they authentic? Not so much. Though the shells are...more
Located on the west side of North Henry Street, and a little closer to the historic action than Woodlands, Governor's Inn is the bargain hotel of the bunch....more
A couple of blocks west of Merchants Square and across the street from the William & Mary campus, this ersatz 18th-century brick building is the de facto...more
Opened in 1937, the self-proclaimed "crown jewel" of Colonial Williamsburg hotels looks like a Southern mansion from the outside but is outfitted in full...more
Along with the premium Williamsburg Inn, this big—323 rooms—faux-Colonial complex was part of the original plan of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Now that...more
This 300-room modern hotel next to the Visitor Center on the northern edge of the historic area is the newest of the five foundation-run options and the best...more
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