Providence Hall Guesthouses
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Providence Hall Guesthouses-43 rooms adjacent to the main Williamsburg Inn building-offer guests serene privacy along with the the resort amenities of the Williamsburg Inn, including an on-site concierge, and nearby tennis courts, award-winning golf courses, and a luxury spa only a few steps from their door. A wooded area with pond and waterfowl creates a natural screen that invites guests to enjoy the breezes and the view from their patio or balcony. Forty-three spacious guest rooms appointed with king-size beds and queen-size sleep sofas feature a contemporary interior decor. With tennis, golf, swimming, a spa, and the Historic Area no more than a stroll away, it's no wonder many businesses take advantage of the Providence Hall Guesthouses for executive retreats. Their versatility, space, and location make them equally appealing to families.Top
Adjacent lodging:
- 62 guest rooms in the Williamsburg Inn
- 323 rooms at Williamsburg Lodge
- 75 rooms in 26 Colonial Houses
Dining
- Regency Room (in the Williamsburg Inn main building), featuring gourmet cuisine
- Bar/lounge and tea room (in the Williamsburg Inn main building)
- 24-hour room service
- 9 nearby restaurants, including 4 historic dining taverns
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Recreation
- Golf at the award-winning courses of the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones; 45 holes of golf, including golf instruction and driving ranges
- Easy walk to the Shops of Colonial Williamsburg and Merchants Square
- Two outdoor pools(one heated for year-round enjoyment)
- Eight tennis courts (six clay, two hard surface)
- Lawn croquet, lawn bowling
- The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg featuring a variety of relaxing and rejuvenating therapies, an indoor pool, and a fully equipped fitness center
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Location
- Directly adjacent to Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
- Easily accessible from I-64
- Within an hours drive of Richmond or Norfolk airport; 20 minutes from Newport News; minutes from Williamsburgs executive airstrip
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Shopping
- Merchants Square Shops
- Inspired by the rich architectural heritage of the 18th century, Merchants Square blends the atmosphere found in the adjacent Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg with 21st-century shopping and dining. With more than 40 unique shops and restaurants, a day in Merchants Square offers an experience unlike any other. We feature the best in personal service, high-quality merchandise, world-class food, and shop owners who really care.
- WILLIAMSBURG MARKETPLACE®
- The WILLIAMSBURG® Marketplace consists of 24 stores, all owned and operated by Colonial Williamsburg. At our quartet of shops in Merchants Square you'll encounter a full line of WILLIAMSBURG-licensed products. WILLIAMSBURG Craft House, WILLIAMSBURG At Home, WILLIAMSBURG Celebrations, and Everything WILLIAMSBURG offer home furnishings and tableware, classic collectibles and holiday decorations, china, ceramic giftware, jewelry, and a broad selection of exclusive logo products. In Colonial Williamsburg's Visitor Center, find great reading when you shop WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers. You'll also discover logo apparel, children's games, toys, and unique collectibles and gifts in the adjacent WILLIAMSBURG Revolutions and our hotel gift shops. Sales of WILLIAMSBURG® products support The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Gifts purchased at all Colonial Williamsburg-owned shops can be delivered to your Colonial Williamsburg hotel.
- Historic Area Shopping
- The Historic Area features numerous shops where youll find exquisite items recalling a time before mass production. Choose from beautifully reproduced pottery, jewelry, home accessories, clothes, toys, and of course, a handsome selection of three-cornered hats. Now you can also find handcrafted items from the Historic Trades artisans at Prentis Store. Gifts purchased at all Colonial Williamsburgowned shops can be delivered to your Colonial Williamsburg hotel.
- Golden Horseshoe Gold & Green Course Pro Shops
- A large selection of ladies' and men's apparel and gift ideas for avid golfers.
Historic Area
Everyday, youre invited to embark on a revolutionary adventure in Colonial Williamsburgs Historic Area. Travel back in time and discover what life was like in Virginias capital city in the years surrounding the American Revolution. Throughout the 301-acre Historic Area, youll find skilled craftspeople creating saddles, garments, and cart wheels for the use of other Colonial Williamsburg tradespeople and citizens. And, for two hours of each day, youre encouraged to become an active participant in Revolutionary City, our newest, interactive program. Each time, youll discover something new about the challenging decisions and troublesome times that faced a town at the heart of Americas quest for independence. The adventure continues when you explore the gardens, trade shops, homes, and government buildings throughout the Historic Area. Around every corner, youll find new experiences that offer insights into life in the early years of our nation.
TopMuseums
- The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
- The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is home to an extensive collection of American and British antiques, including furniture, textiles, tools, firearms, ceramics, silver, pewter, and clothing from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Enter through the reconstructed Public Hospital of 1773 where you can view an exhibition on the care of the mentally ill from 1773 when the building opened to 1885 when the original building burned. (On Francis Street between Nassau and South Henry streets. Admission is included in Colonial Williamsburg admission pass.)
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
- The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, newly re-opened in expanded quarters adjacent to the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, houses one of the finest collections of American folk art in the country. Since colonial times, untrained artists and craftspeople working outside the mainstream of academic art have recorded aspects of everyday life, making novel and effective use of whatever media were at hand. Bold colors, simplified shapes, imaginative surface patterns, and the artist's own originality can be seen in the variety of paintings, carvings, toys, needlework, and other treasures they created. The Folk Art Museum offers changing exhibitions of American folk art from its permanent holdings and also sponsors major loan shows. (Enter the museum through the Public Hospital of 1773 on Francis Street between Nassau and South Henry streets. Admission is included in Colonial Williamsburg admission pass.)
- Bassett Hall
- Bassett Hall is a two-story, 18th-century frame house located on 585 acres of gardens and rolling Williamsburg Woodlands and is a part of the story of the creation of Colonial Williamsburgs Historic Area. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller made their home in this house during the early restoration of the Historic Area. (Located near the Capitol, on the south side of Francis Street at the end of a long, tree-lined approach. Admission is included in Colonial Williamsburg admission pass.)
