Historic Powhatan Resort Review – Williamsburg, VA (2025)
Want to know what it’s like to stay in the Historic Powhatan Resort one bedroom unit?
As part of our Ultimate US Road Trip, we spent 3 nights in Williamsburg, Virginia at the Historic Powhatan Resort in their one bedroom upstairs unit!
The Historic Powhatan Resort is part of the Diamond Resorts timeshares.
Diamond Resorts was recently purchased by Hilton Grand Vacations, but so far the resorts have only changed in name, branding, and management.
Everything else is still the same!
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to be a timeshare owner to stay at most timeshare properties.
You can book your stay here directly through the resort or through your preferred 3rd party platform just like you would any other hotel or resort.
You can see a full walk-through of our room at the Historic Powhatan Resort in this video on our YouTube Channel.
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Historic Powhatan Resort Review
Since this visit was in April, our timeshare had most destinations heavily discounted.
So that is mainly how we decided that this is where we were going to stay while we were in the Williamsburg area.
Some other deciding factors were that we needed at least a one bedroom unit wherever we stayed because JP works remotely and it’s ideal to have a separate work space.
A mini kitchen or more was also ideal since we were cooking meals in the evening or eating leftovers while working.
With JP’s work schedule we weren’t able to go out for dinners and needed to be able to eat in the room.
Luckily this place had a full kitchen.
Entrance To The Historic Powhatan Resort
The drive up to the resort is really nice.
This building below is where they host various activities and events for guests.
One Bedroom Upstairs Unit
When you arrive at your building, you’ll have a designated parking space for your unit number right in front of the door.
Once you open the front door, the green door, you’ll see units A and B.
One is the downstairs unit and the other is the upstairs unit.
You’ll know which one is yours when you check in.
Both the outer door and the door that leads to you actual unit will require room keys, so you won’t have to worry about random people being able to get in.
Should You Book The Upstairs Unit Or The Downstairs Unit?
When you book this resort, you have the choice of an upstairs or downstairs unit.
In our experience, we prefer to be on the highest floor possible because there is less noise.
In a place like this where there are only two floors, the benefit is that you’re not hearing people stomping around above you while you’re on work calls.
Obviously if you can’t physically go up the stairs, then the downstairs unit would be best for you or if you have small children that could hurt themselves on the stairs.
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Pros For Staying At The Historic Powhatan Resort
This place was really unique and I’m surprised that it is always one of the cheapest timeshare options.
So for starters, this was an upstairs unit.
When you first walk in the door you go up a flight of stairs.
On that floor is everything but the living room.
The living room is in a loft space up another flight of stairs.
JP used that area as his work area and I used the bedroom.
Another cool feature is that even though this was just a one bedroom unit, it had 2 full bathrooms!
One was part of the bedroom and the other was just off the dining room.
We actually had this layout a handful of times at timeshares, which was a pleasant surprise.
The most used amenity though was the washer and dryer in the kitchen.
Since we were staying in a combination of hotels and timeshares, we didn’t always have laundry readily available to us.
So when we did that these amenities, we took full advantage, because this stay was part of a 52 day road trip.
This unit also had assigned parking, so we were guaranteed a parking spot right in front.
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Things To Do When You’re Visiting Williamsburg
This Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown weekend getaway itinerary has all the best things to do when you’re staying at the Historic Powhatan Resort.
Those destinations are referred to as America’s Historic Triangle.
They are representative of the early days of America, recreating Colonial life, Pilgrim life, and the Revolutionary War days.
Conclusion: Historic Powhatan Resort Review
Overall, this was a great place to stay while visiting the Williamsburg area.
We were close to everywhere we wanted to go, it was one of the cheaper places we stayed during our whole trip, and it had a unique layout.
It was also quiet when we visited since many people still weren’t traveling.
If we ever find ourselves back on the East Coast, we would definitely stay here again.
There’s another Hilton Vacation Club resort in Williamsburg called Greensprings Resort that we also love and recommend.
Not too far away, there are also a couple resorts in Virginia Beach that we love including Beach Quarters Resort and Ocean Beach Club.
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