I just completed a 2 night stay here over NYE weekend. Overall, very nice place! Great location to Colonial Williamsburg. The Christmas decorations were a nice addition. I had lunch at the restaurant and thought it was very good, with prices about the same as everywhere else. My friends also had lunch at the bar and said the food was very good. Drinks are reasonably priced and as someone else pointed out, there is live music on weekends. I was upgraded to a larger (superior?) room with a balcony (not very useful in 5 degree weather but I appreciate the sentiment). I would def recommend the place and I plan to stay here again.

Some notes - when I checked in I was told that free breakfast was my PAG. I tried to correct the FDC but she was insistent. So I just went back later to another person who apologized for the mix up and gave me my $10 credit. Apparently the first FDC was new. For the holiday week (Dec 23-Jan 1) they sectioned off part of the bar for an Elite breakfast buffet. It was your standard Marriott eggs, bacon, pastries, oatmeal, etc. Nothing special. Free breakfast is usually in the restaurant but they are "trying this out to see how it works." I think I'd prefer the buffet in the restaurant, even though I didn't try it.

Also, this hotel is undergoing renovations as of yesterday. They closed off my entire building yesterday and will start there. Each building will take about 4 months to renovate. The rooms did look like they could use a little TLC. I really hope that the reno will keep the colonial aspects of the hotel, as I think that's where it gets its charm from.