Just back from Colonial Williamsburg and a three night stay at the Lodge. Don't let the word "construction" scare you off, this property has a great location and nice rooms. Stayed in Tazwell with a AAA rate of $179 per night for 2 adults, one child. Room was large, 2 queen beds and balcony. It is above average in the sense that the Lodge's location puts you within walking distance of the living history of Colonial Williamsburg and the 'modern' side of things in Merchants Square (wonderful restaurants and shopping), with Busch Gardens 10 minutes down the road. Time was a factor for us this time, so no Jamestown or Yorktown this trip, but know from previous trips that these are a short drive away as well. Trying to talk our youngest into William and Mary so we'll have an excuse to visit often! Williamsburg is as lovely and moving today as it was the first time we visited 24 years ago. The Lodge is a solid choice here.

The Williamsburg Lodge is lovely; however, right now they are undergoing a major renovation and the place is a construction site. There is no lobby or lounge or gift shop right now. You check in at the old Craft House by the Williamsburg Inn which is not so bad but you have to park twice and we did not have anyone offer to help with luggage. The hot water heater broke while we were there and we could not take showers. They did offer to let us take a shower off site at one of the Colonial Houses but they were pretty relaxed about the whole thing which sort of bothered me since we were paying $300 a night. After we complained, they did take $75 off of the room. If I was going to stay in Colonial Williamsburg right now and didn't want to pay the prices at the Williamsburg Inn, a Colonial House is the way to go. They are always charming and fun and less expensive.

We recently stayed in Colonial Williamsburg for our Thankgsgiving vacation, 11/19 - 11/24/05. Upon our arrival in the late afternoon, we ate at Chowning's Tavern and met a couple staying in one of the colonial houses. We decided to see if we could change our existing reservations at the Embassy Suites to the Colonial resort. We were assisted by Lesley at the Williamsburg Lodge and she was able to set us up in a double queen room for the following three nights ($47 less per night). She also called the Embassy Suites to cancel our existing reservations. We checked in the following morning and were pleasantly surprised with the room size. (We were expecting a much smaller room.) We had an inside courtyard room in Tazewell Hall. The room was extremely clean, colorful, included two sinks and a nice balcony with rocking chairs. The only drawback to this hotel is the lack of a central lobby. The buildings seem to be set up like dorm halls. The only nearby restaurant/lounge is across the street at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club. The other drawback is the elevator (or lack of during busy times). Other than that, no complaints! The bell staff (J.R. in particular) were wonderful and accommodating. J.R. provided us with transportation to and from dinner -- a great service especially when cold and rainy! We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at The King's Arms Tavern. We cannot say enough about the professionalism and courtesy by all employees at Colonial Williamsburg. We travel a lot, but rarely come across this many dedicated employees. This vacation was made wonderful by all the great people we met.

We stayed at the Williamsburg Lodge from August 6th through the 14th with our 15 and 12 year old and were very happy. We booked the Revolution package through Colonial Williamsburg and got a rate substantially less than was quoted on the Busch site for the same type of package (two week tix good for unlimited visits, parking, etc. to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Busch Gardens and Water Country). We had a brand new room in the Curtis Wing and while we missed having a restaurant, etc. in our own hotel, we felt like the location of the Lodge, newness of the room, etc. made up for it. Most of our days were split between Colonial Williamsburg which we loved walking out our door to, and the amusement parks. The construction was a complete nonissue for us and didn't bother us at all -- it all took place behind plywood walls away from us. We did go into the Tazwell Wing to get coffee, etc. in the morning and the hallways and rooms there did not seem as nice as the new ones -- no surprise given that ours was just a few weeks old. Overall we loved everything and are planning a trip back -- and we would definitely stay at the Lodge again!