Just booked our summer vacation!

[marcyinPA]

Not to Disney, but to Williamsburg VA. I was able to get the hotel on Orbitz for $40 a night! (they are having a half price sale when you book three nights). So excited!!!

 

[marcyinPA]

Forgot to ask: Does anyone know anything about the Williamsburg/Busch Gardens bounce pass? I can't seem to find anything on-line about it for 2010...

 

[soonerfan2008]

Busch Gardens normally has info on their website- did you check there? I've never used the bounce pass, but I think it gives you 7 day access to the parks, Yorktown, Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg? It is a great deal if you plan to do all of that stuff!

 

[Minnie M6]

Thanks for posting....we want to go to Williamsburg this summer too! Do you mind sharing what hotel it is, I may have to go ahead and book! We plan to stay 1 night at GWL but 3 nights at $40 per night would be fantastic!

 

[marcyinPA]

It's the Best Western Historic Area. On their website, it says that kids 17 and under stay free with a paying adult, so when you go on Orbitz, only put in two guests. For some reason, if you put in four, it will raise the price (I guess they are counting all four as adults). It gets mixed reviews on Tripadvisor, but mostly for things like the pool being cold or dirty. The rooms themselves get high marks for cleanliness, and that's all that matters to us. The pool would be nice, but since we plan on going to Water Country, it's not really a biggie. They also offer a free breakfast every day, which some people complained about (not varied enough). I figure if it's free, it's good enough. I can supplement with stuff I bring from home.

 

[englishteacha]

We did the 2 park, 7 day pass for BG this past summer. We only went to BG, though. It was such fun. We stayed at the Super 8 Historic Area, and it was very nice. Rooms clean, pool clean, and the room was under $40.

A tip for you: The McD's near BG is crazy, crazy busy in the mornings.

Also, if they offer the meal deal that they offered last year at BG ($20 includes 2 meals and 4 drinks), it's a great deal. We shared both meals, one for lunch, one for dinner, and were full, and happily sipped our drinks throughout the day (you get vouchers for meals and drinks that you turn in when you pay) The meals included dessert, too. The Festhaus (sp?) in the Germany section has great food and it's air conditioned.

 

[marcyinPA]

Busch Gardens normally has info on their website- did you check there? I've never used the bounce pass, but I think it gives you 7 day access to the parks, Yorktown, Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg? It is a great deal if you plan to do all of that stuff!

Thanks...I was looking on the Williamsburg site and couldn't find anything. Found exactly what I was looking for on the Busch Gardens site. Looks like a great deal, even if we're only going for 4 nights. It's a seven day pass, and includes BG, CW, and WC, plus parking is included. $98.80 for adults and $82.00 for kids 17 and under. We can bounce back and forth, and even enter BG on our first evening. I think it's going to work out well!