Gerry K.
Yelp
Feb 16, 2019
Absolutely ridiculous that this hotel has a 4 star rating. If this hotel isn't a 5 star experience, I'm not sure what is. Yes, it isn't in the midst of a big city, but if it were, it would still be at the top. You are greeted by name whenever you enter or leave the hotel. Valet parking, but adjacent to the hotel, so easy to pop over and pick up extras in the car (one of the great reasons to drive). The outdoor patio was large, beautiful and faces a PGA golf course. Lunch, dinner, and an easy place to make new friends and enjoy yourself. The pools are terrific, and golf awaits if you chose. The property is rolling green hills and trees. The room was large, beautifully decorated, had a fireplace, and turn down service included classical music on the Bose stereo and after dinner drinks in the room, Room service, which were had several times was absolutely first-class !! Try finding all that in a large city hotel ! And none of this even covers the reason you are there in the first place, Colonial Williamsburg. The Historic area is wonderful, interesting and has the best taverns anywhere, and it's literally outside the front door. The staff is incredibly welcoming, and you leave as you entered, feeling gratified to have stayed in such a grand place. BTW, multiple dignitaries have stayed here as well, several Presidents, and the Queen.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2025
We have been to the Williamsburg Inn 3 times. The first two trips in 2007 & 2017, the Inn was absolutely first class. The check-in was elegant, a glass of wine while we sat with the clerk in an office, the room was clean and the room service was fast and first rate. The door man knew us by name, and opened the door each time we came or went. The woman in charge of the outside patio was very kind to us and always found us a great table in spite of the crowd some times. Can you think of another hotel anywhere with such elegance ?
When we returned in 2024, after the inn was taken over by an outside hotel chain, the check in was standard, and we had to wait 20 minutes just to find someone who could be bothered checking us in. The room, the exact same one we had in 2017, was beat up, and looked worn out compared to 2017, and the faucet dripped annoyingly the entire 5 day stay. When we asked for it to be fixed, they promised 3x, but no one ever came. So one day we went down to the concierge, and waited in line for another 20 minutes for a lady who promised, but didn't seem to care. The doorman never knew us, and never opened the door EVER (what exactly is a doorman for otherwise). The patio no longer had any one in charge, and it showed. Even breakfast was a clogged line instead of straight to our table as before. This is a gloried Motel 6 now, and the staff shows no signs of the courtesy and care it did the last two times. This could be any standard hotel anywhere, except the prices have gone up and you get FAR less in every regard. Shameful loss of a truly great hotel and experience. Once regarded as a famous 5-star hotel it is but a bleak shadow of that now. I can only imagine a year later (2025), it is showing its worn out seams even more. What's worse ? We have lost the excitement for our many stays and quick trips there and we probably will not go back or continue to contribute to Williamsburg because the grandeur and the pleasure of supporting such a classy place is now over. Sad days. Certainly reflects the Nation will live in as a whole doesn't it?