Days Inn Williamsburg Colonial Area

This motel is just another cheap place to sleep when you don’t want to spend a million dollars on a slightly better low-​quality place to stay. However, for a motel with this level of low-​quality, the price should be dropped down significantly. I’ve stayed at many crappy motels that were way better and cheaper, as this one had, for $ 75 a night for one adult, no working Internet, a broken top lock on the door, somebody else’s hair in the shower that hadn’t been cleaned, no microwave or fridge, and a hole in the wall from where it looked like somebody punched it. It has a pool and is in a convenient location, so I expected a lot more. Don’t waste your money here– find a nicer place for this price.

Overall all, this motel is a solid B. I’ll start with the staff — extremely pleasant, nice and friendly! The location is absolutely PERFECT if you are visiting William & Mary for any reason… it’s about an 8 minute walk down the street and it’s a nice stroll. Additionally, you can also walk the opposite direction of the college and find a shopping plaza about 3 minutes away, so you honestly don’t have to drive anywhere after you park at the hotel. That plaza has a grocery store, pizza place, etc… if you need essentials, head there, it’ll work in a pinch.
Now, on to the actual room. I stayed in a room with a queen bed and it was accommodating. While the décor isn’t the newest, the room at least had a flatscreen TV and I brought my HDMI cable to watch movies from my laptop on the TV. The motel does have cable, but the picture quality likes to be a little buggy because of the cable boxes they use… it’s watchable, but not perfect.
The motel does have WIFI but it’s not the best. You can definitely tell the connection takes a toll in the evening when there’s a ton of other people checked in because my iPhone had a hard time staying connected. However, this always seems to be an issue in any hotel/​motel, so to me, it’s just the reality of things.
One thing I did notice about my room in particular is that it didn’t have a mini fridge or microwave. It wasn’t a huge deal because they do have an ice machine but it was a slight inconvenience because I couldn’t keep things cold. Also, the bathroom was kind of tiny to my liking but it worked.
The free continental breakfast was a little disappointing but when you look at the price you’re paying, it’s a fair trade. They had a waffle maker, some cereal and bread for toast. You won’t find stuff like bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs or pastries here. However, they did have omelettes in a bin in a fridge that you’d need to warm up in the microwave.
I’d stay here again for the price and location but there are probably better options out there. I would give the Days Inn five stars if they improved the breakfast choices and updated the rooms to be more modern (and include a fridge and microwave).

The rooms are ok. Only nice thing is its proximity to bush gardens and its friendly staff.

I am surprised others had dirty rooms. My room was clean. Yes, the décor is from the 80s and the TV is old. But in winter you can get a room for 40 – 50 bucks a night so who cares? I don’t know how summer rates are.
If you’re not too fancy and just need a place to sleep, recommended.

Other than the old TVs and the tight parking everything was fine for the price. Convenient to all attractions and shopping.

Looked decent from the outside. Once in it is welcoming but needs a tv over the fireplace. After that the rooms are okay but kinda crammed. The wifi is really slow and I couldn’t even reach
for a good 10 seconds. Not to mention there are five wifi networks that pop up for this hotel. It would be faster to load dial up and then turn your computer off and do this a thousands times. The wifi sucked.

3 stars is about the extent I can give on this Days Inn (2.5 is right on the money)!
Rooms were adequate at best and the décor is less than desirable. TV is an old tube TV so no high detention viewing and some of the information bars (ie. ESPN ticker) got cut off.
Skip the continental breakfast, waffles and toast were the choices.
Parking is SUPER TIGHT! Anyone with a large vehicle should reconsider parking in the lot. There were only a couple of spots that would accommodate my super crew pickup truck – SUVs and vans exceeded the length of the parking spots and getting through reminded me of the gauntlet drill in my lacrosse days.
I personally would not stay there again and would rather check out the other hotels.

Quality-​wise, this was a 3-​star. But the price was fantastic, so we’re going with 4.
What was great: the price, as mentioned. Our room was clean (I know there are lots of complaints about cleanliness here, but we had no problem). The beds were comfy, with lots of firm pillows – better than usual. The bathroom was all good. The front-​desk staff were friendly and welcoming, the ladies who oversaw the breakfast worked their buns off and were also friendly. Location! Really close to Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary, easy access to the road to Jamestown.
What was just ok: the breakfast – could use some muffins, bagels, English muffins, rather than just bread. Definitely could use a third waffle-​maker; the line got really long late in the breakfast time. The cold «omelettes» you could zap in the microwave were disgusting.
Some issues: although the ventilation/a.c. in our room was acceptable, it seemed to have two speeds: HIGH COOL and OFF. Also, it was noisy. Some white noise is ok in a motel, but this was a bit much.
Not acceptable: the free wifi. Not worth trying to connect to it most of the time; when I could connect it was slooooooowwww. It certainly would not have been acceptable if I were on a business trip; since it was mostly for pleasure it just ticked the kids off because their devices weren’t connecting.

My room smelled what I believe a dead person smells like who has been murdered with a wet dog. The front desk staff was a nightmare as I asked them for a different room and was given a blank stare. The parking situation is tight. The stairs to the second floor is steep, slick and to dangerous for anyone to use. I would advise not staying on the second floor. The breakfast was crowded with people in the morning and set up incorrectly. The coffee and pool was ok.

Great location, but what jackass scheduled the contractors to start their work at 8 am. It’s a hotel. You’re there for 1 fucking reason: to REST. I would think one of the highest items on the «Do-​Not-​Do-​If-​You-​Run-​A-​Hotel» list would be to schedule early morning banging and hammering for your guests.

Never again. floor was not vacuumed… mold in shower along with bug.unacceptable.greasy fingerprints on table had to clean the room along with wax off the phone. Housekeeper stole my $ 150.00 bathing suit, admitted she found it and put it on a cart then it was mysteriously lost again. HOW CAN SOMETHING BE LOST THEN FOUD THEN LOST AGAIN? To make matters worse general manager Dwayne was nasty, rude, and walked out ignoring us leaving the FD clerk Jeff to handle it. Jeff was so helpful and patient. He was the one who called the houekeeper and tried getting to the bottom of it.
I called the cops and filed a report. I also called corporate and they informed me that the hotel is independently owned and could not assist me, but that the owner would contact me. To make matters worse, I never heard back from him and now have to replace my bathing suit I just bought. Needless to say, I will not be staying here again and I come to Williamsburg all the time.

Is this hotel sketch? yes. Would I stay there again? probably. But ONLY because it’s super freakin’ cheap and the location is within walking distance to W&M, CW and the delis. And ONLY if all I needed was a place to lay my head at night.
So I’ve actually stayed at this Days Inn once in the past and don’t remember it being that bad (although there was a snowstorm and the power did go out, making it just a tad scary). However, I knew not to expect too much when two friends and I booked it for a recent weekend. All we needed was a home base and two beds, since our weekend was pretty much planned and packed with ‘burg things outside of the hotel. Sadly, our non-​smoking room had clearly been a smoking room at some point. Either that, or the previous guests ignored the no smoking rule. It was gross. We tried to air it out when we first arrived by propping open the door, but that did little to erase the smell. Sure, we could have asked for a new room, but we figured we weren’t really going to be there much — and honestly, I’m not sure the other rooms would have been any better. Our bad move was hanging up our clothes to eliminate any wrinkles — but in exchange, the clothes picked up the stale stench.
Smell aside, the room is your standard barebones cheap hotel room. Gross floral comforters that probably never get washed (and which we promptly stripped from the beds and relegated to the corner), an empty mini fridge, and an outdated bathroom. I should note that I was actually impressed by the condition of the bathroom minus the shower. The sink looked newer, as did the shelf lining the mirror. Perhaps there was an update at some point? The towels weren’t as white or stain-​free as I would have preferred, but for $ 52.49/night for two double beds (we had a coupon, I think) I wasn’t expecting the Ritz. And seeing as how we split that three ways, well, I really can’t complain.
*I almost forgot to add that they offer free wifi. Just be sure to ask for a code. As the bf would say, «why do all the cheap hotels have free wifi, while the upscale ones charge for internet?”*

Great location if you’re headed for colonial Williamsburg or Bush Gardens since its within a mile away.
Standard rooms with standard floral linens. TV and side desk available. Send bath towels and small bathroom with limited counter space.
Pet friendly!
Overall it’s okay but me being neat freak and germ-​a-​phob so it’s not preferred but it is doable if you’re on a budget.

When husband and I stay in Williamsburg, we usually go with The Hospitality House. But this past visit I had scored a web coupon for Days Inn Richmond Road through one of the 4,767 coupon sites I subscribe to. It’s a bit further out from Colonial Williamsburg, but still highly walkable, and the deal — basically half price — made it a no-​brainer.
It’s a fine Days Inn. The price is right. The rooms are clean. There’s complimentary breakfast (tho I couldn’t tell you how it is, because when I’m on vacation I want something gut-​busting for breakfast, not yogurt and mini boxes of Post cereal). Pets are welcome for a nominal fee. Non-​smoking rooms are available and don’t smell like they’ve merely been Febrezed. And the front desk staff is *super* nice.
But the bathrooms are outdated, and the shower tiles need a deep scrubbing. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: any hotel worth its beans needs to dispose of those old CRTs and invest in some nice, updated flat screen televisions; Days Inn RR included. The bed is so-​so comfortable. Also, someone needs to rethink letting the lady with the magenta, linered-​in eyebrows and matching bouffant peddle timeshares in the lobby. She’s really gracious, but no one wants to be subjected to a 10 minute spiel while shouldering luggage. And she looks like she belongs in Panem’s Capital («Hunger Games», anyone? Effie Trinket?).
All in all, Days Inn RR is a huge value for Williamsburg and a decent hotel. Firmly middle of the road.

Ok — I am currently staying here and can I tell you, it is creeptastic. Our bed is about 2 feet off the ground (we’re thinking it might have taken part in some sort of low rider show). Also, the bed is incredibly soft and rolls into the middle — the mattress is clearly old. The bed linens are extremely thin, scratchy, and don’t keep you warm even though the heat is on. The room is filled with dust — you could see giant clouds of it courtesy of the giant picture window to the room as we put our stuff on the bed. The bathroom is tiny and completely outdated — think 1940’s tile chic. My grandmother’s bathroom looked just like this. The shower is temperamental — the hot/​cold water ratio is messed up, and the shower is tiny and cramped just like the rest of the bathroom. The nice touch to the bathroom was the obvious urine residue on the outside of the toilet near the tank which made it obvious the room hadn’t been cleaned thoroughly. There is literally no one here besides us, my friends in the room next door to us, and a couple of other occupants — I can’t for the life of me figure out why they had to put us on the second floor when there were plenty of downstairs rooms that would’ve sufficed. My friends in the room next doors have the exact same issue with their room.
Within 10 seconds of our checking in, this lady in the lobby was trying to get us to go on some tour to a winery and give us $ 100 for doing so. She was very persistent. I kept waiting for her to say «CarolAnne…CarolAnne…don’t be afraid of the light CarolAnne…» — she looked just like the woman from Poltergeist but with Ronald McDonald red orange hair that is not a natural shade. The gentleman at the front desk was nice but hard to understand and he made some sort of comment to us to the extent of «I could say something but I don’t want to get in trouble.» Very bizarre. He sounded a little bit like Herbert the Pervert from Family Guy.
Needless to say, this is probably the first place I have ever used all of the locks on the door. My husband and I made the joke that the lady and the front desk guy were probably plotting something for when we went to bed.
At $ 132 for the weekend through a LivingSocial deal we got (including a visit to a winery and a coupon for $ 10 off at the winery plus a free wine glass), this was about $ 50 too much for the price for the whole weekend. And this is in February no less, when there is no one here.
Easily one of the worst hotels I’ve ever stayed in.

We booked at the Days Inn in Williamsburg at 902 Richmond Road. I gave it five stars based on the fact that we paid $ 38.00 per night and stayed 12/​30/​2011 — 01/​01/​2012. We were allowed to bring our dog and appreciated the pet-​friendly accommodations. We were concerned that a hotel for this price would be a «shoes-​on environment» and were a little worried. I found our room clean and pleasant. We were very close to Historic Williamsburg. I found the staff friendly, responsive and willing to bend over backwards to answer questions about the happenings in town for the holiday. The place was filled up and the other visitors seemed friendly. The view of the fireworks from William & Mary on New Years Eve was spectacular from the balcony. We think the cost was reasonable and we far made out in friendly service, a nice continental breakfast included and a clean room! Yes there are more luxurious accommodations, but for the price we would jump on the stay again. I also felt it was bug free and that was a concern to me.

My husband and I thought the hotel looked nice enough and booked two nights there. I woke up at 3AM on the first night because I felt sick. and when I turned on the light cockroaches scattered everywhere. They were on the bathroom and bedroom walls and bedroom floor. When we called the office to check out early because of all the roaches, the manager said «What do you expect, it’s a motel!». We had to fight to get our money back, but eventually did. We checked out and moved to a Holiday Inn, which was great.
Maybe there are rooms at this motel that aren’t infested with roaches, but I don’t think it’s worth taking that risk.

Williamsburg is a nice little colonial like town with lots of different businesses and things to see and do. The Days Inn in Williamsburg is a decent looking place that allows pets to stay with you. Its not that expensive to stay here either. They have a pool and a continental breakfast and local places to shop and eat at. The service here is ok, the people are nice, but don’t expect the type of almost celebrity like treatment you might get at other places. I only stayed for one night but i would recommend this place to stay because its affordable and clean and in a good location.

For all you pet people out there — Williamsburg is not exactly a pet-​friendly place in terms of accommodation. There arent that many places that will take your pets but Days Inn Downtown is one of them and I am grateful for that.
It is your usual no-​frills motel type place. The room is not spotlessly clean and if I were to stay for a few days, I would probably pick a better place but for a night’s rest, it’d do.
My only problem is that because I had to take the «pets allowed» room with my doggy– I suffered terribly from allergies from pet hair left by other pets! So that wasnt too comfortable. And yes — I did find animal hair in the bed — which made me wonder whether they actually changed the sheets (er, the pillowcases smelled «unfresh» as well).
The plus point is that they had decent grassy spots for your pet so you did not have to scout for spots in the carpark.

This hotel is pretty much what you expect from a better Days Inn. Fabulous luxury does not await you here, but you’ll find a nice place to rest and really excellent service. On our visit, everything was really clean and the manager was exceedingly friendly. The location was really convenient for us — and if you’re visiting William & Mary, historic Williamsburg or Busch Gardens, it would be for you, too.