Cedars Bed & Breakfast, The, 616 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg. 10 guest rooms and suites, some w/fireplaces and canopy or poster beds in a brick Georgian-Colonial style home built c.1930 and decorated in a Colonial style. Cottage with firepalce also available. Location: Across from William and Mary College, about ½ mile to Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Porch & sun porch. Year-round. Romance Packages. 800.296.3591. email the Cedars partial

Colonial Houses, The, 136 E. Francis St, Colonial Williamsburg. 80 rooms & suites, some romantic w/fireplaces and canopy beds in 28 Colonial houses, shops, taverns and cottages all with Colonial décor. Location: In Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Adjacent restaurant, tavern, pools, sauna, whirlpool, golf course, tennis, courtyard, gardens, ponds & concierge service at Williamsburg Inn. Packages.

Edgewood Plantation Inn, 4800 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Charles City. 6 guest rooms and 2 suites, some w/canopy beds and fireplaces in a Gothic-Revival plantation manor home built in 1849 with Victorian antiques and 2 suites in a historic cottage. Location: On the James River. Amenities: Veranda, patio, lounge, antique/gift shop, mill house, swimming pool, 2 gazebos, gardens with fountain, terrace & pond. 804.829.2962 or 800.296.3343. email

Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, 16920 Southall Plantation Ln., Charles City. 6 guest rooms & suites, featuring antiques and artifacts that chronicle the history of the plantation in an 1857 Ladysmith house. Location: On 7 landscaped acres among working farms. Amenities: Candlelight breakfast is served in the 1790 Log Room. Historic plantation buildings, gardens, pool & nature trail. Year-round. 804.829.2480 or 2196. email

Comfort Inn Historic Area, 706 Bypass Rd, Williamsburg. 157 guestrooms & suites including six featuring whirlpools and king beds in a four-story, contemporary hotel furnished in a Colonial style. Location: ¾ mile from Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Glass enclosed restaurant/garden café, cocktail lounge, heated indoor and outdoor pools, Jacuzzi spa, exercise room & sauna.

Country Inn & Suites, 400 Bypass Rd, Williamsburg. 66 guest rooms and suites w/coffee makers and some w/refrigerators & microwaves in a modern, full-service hotel built in 2000 and furnished with antique reproductions, oriental rugs & fabrics in a country B&B style. Location: One mile to Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Indoor heated pool, whirlpool & exercise facilities.

Days Inn Historic Area, 331 Bypass Rd., Williamsburg. 120 guestrooms & suites, some w/kitchens and nine w/whirlpools in a modern motel decorated in a southern country Inn style. Location: About a mile to Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Wrap-around porch with wicker and rockers, lobby with fireplace, heated outdoor pool, whirlpool & picnic area. 24 hour coffee/tea & snacks.

Kingsmill Resort, 1010 Kingsmill Rd., Williamsburg. 407 villa-style guest rooms and suites, all with terraces and some w/fireplaces or kitchens in a Four Diamond resort hotel. Location: 2,900 acres on the banks of the James River 3 miles from Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Restaurants, café, lounges, gift shop, spa, 54 hole golf, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, health club, sports center & pond.

Patrick Henry Inn, 249 York St., Williamsburg. 301 guestrooms & suites, all w/coffee makers, some w/king beds, whirlpools and some w/refrigerators and microwaves in a four-story, full-service modern hotel furnished in a Colonial-style. Location: On the highway ½ block from Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Colonial-style restaurant, lounge, outdoor heated pool & game room. Packages.

Powhatan Plantation, 3601 Ironbound Rd., Williamsburg. 400 spacious 1 and 2 bedroom Colonial-style villas built in 1980, some w/poster beds and all w/full kitchens & private balconies. Furnished in Queen Anne decor. Location: 256 acres 4 miles from the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center. Amenities: Restaurant, 4 pools, fitness center, hot tubs, lighted tennis courts & 18-hole mini golf.

Ramada Inn 1776, 725 Bypass Rd., Williamsburg. 202 guestrooms in a full-service Colonial-style hotel furnished in Colonial period antiques and 18th century décor. Location: On 42 landscaped acres about one mile to Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, outdoor pool, lighted tennis courts, outdoor pavilion, fountain, duck ponds, landscaped grounds & gardens. Special events.

Westgate Historic Williamsburg, 1324 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg. 53 guest rooms w/four poster beds in a small Colonial-style motel decorated with Colonial antique reproductions and historical prints. Location: 1½ miles to Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Plantation-style restaurant, outdoor pool, hot tub, sundeck, exercise room, landscaped patio, tree shaded terrace & lawns.

Williamsburg Hospitality House, The, 415 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg. 284 guest rooms and 11 suites, some decorated w/canopy or poster beds in a full-service classic hotel with American Heritage reproductions. Location: 2 blocks from Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: 2 restaurants, tavern, gift shop, outdoor pool, exercise room, shaded flagstone courtyard with fountain. Concierge.

Williamsburg Inn, The, 136 E. Francis St., Colonial Williamsburg. 138 rooms & suites, some w/fireplaces or terraces in a five-star resort hotel built in 1936 and modern annex furnished in the Regency style. Location: Bordering Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Continental restaurant, tavern, entertainment, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, fitness center, whirlpool & golf courses. Concierge, room service.

Williamsburg Lodge, 310 S. England St., Colonial Williamsburg. 315 guestrooms & suites, some w/fireplaces, private terraces, patios or whirlpools in a resort hotel with early American décor & folk art. Location: On three acres bordering Colonial Williamsburg. Amenities: Two restaurants, tavern, entertainment, verandas, 3 pools, fitness center, spa, whirlpool, golf course, walks & gardens.