January 2017 - Williamsburg, Kingsgate, is one of our home resorts and we'd never visited. We booked a last minute trip to go to the Presidential Inauguration in DC, for 3 days. Yes, it is a long drive to DC, but it is doable, more on that at the end. The resort itself was really wonderful for families. My children loved the Activities Center, and the staff was quite helpful. They have a room dedicated to video games, another with billiards and arcade-style games. Very spacious,too, so it didn't feel like you were infringing on others' people space. Of course, we did not go swimming in the outdoor pools but they looked wonderful. The grounds looked very well kept as well, even in the dead of winter
We were in a 3 BR lockoff and since we were on the road often, it was great to come back to comfortable bedding and plenty of bathrooms for quick showers then straight to bed. We drove to the southernmost Metro station, Springfield, off of I-95, which took a little over 2 hours and from there hopped on the Metro for a 40 minute ride to the Smithsonian Metro stop. That Metro ride is nice to relax and not have to battle traffic in DC
plus gives the family opportunity to talk about where we're going and where we've been. Staying at Kingsgate during the low season was much better price than staying closer to DC and have to pay the Inauguration Day spiked hotel prices so we thought it worth the drive and the kids were really good, especially since the resort was so much better than a hotel. We'd love to go back when we have more time to hang around Williamsburg and Richmond.
Resort Rating: 9 (because we couldn't check everything out)
Unit: 3 BR lockoff, one full kitchen and a mini-kitchen. 2 Queen sofas, 3 King beds, 3 full baths
