Has anyone stayed at the new National Harbor TS. WE are planning on staying in mid April and would like any advice, as to parking and the Metro. I also wanted to know if there is a shuttle from National Harbor to Old Town.
TIA
Don
I had a fantastic stayed at Wyndham National Harbor from March 14-18. I had a beautiful and spacious one bedroom deluxe. I was travelling with my 8 year old son, so one bedroom and sofa bed was adequate. There is a laundry room with washers and dryers on every floor.
The only vending machines I notice were in front of the laundry areas. I only saw soda machines not snack machines. There will be a CVS store opening soon. How soon I do not know. However, you can drive the 6.5 miles to a Target store for groceries. There is also a Walmart that is 7 miles away. The Gaylor Hotel across the street has a small store.
Upon checking in you will receive a parking validation ticket for entry into the parking garage that is across the street from the resort entrance. You pay nothing ahead of time. At the end of your stay is when you pay for your parking tab at the front desk during checkout time.
As far as transportation is concerned, there is a tour bus($60.00) that leaves from in front of the resort daily at 9am that will take you to the National Mall and many other sites too numerous to name. This particular tour bus has a tour guide and you can get off the bus and see the monuments up close while listening to your tour guide. In this tour, everyone on the bus stays together as a group.
There are different tour buses($20.00) that leave from the Wyndham resort every hour on the hour that will take you to the National Mall and places beyond. It operates from 8:00am to 8:00pm, everyday. Buses run in a loop, and stop at each attraction every 30 minutes. You can exit and reboard these buses as many times as you wish. You will not tour as a group because people can get off at any stop that they want and then reboard at any stop you want. You will have to show your ticket when reboarding. You will not have a tour guide with this option. This bus will pick you up from Wyndam National Harbor and take you back to Wyndham National Harbor.
There is a Metro bus($1.45) stop across the street from Wyndham National Harbor. It is called - NH1. Take the NH1 bus to the Branch Ave Metro subway train station($2.50).
At the Metro subway stop take the green line train to L’Enfant Plaza. Get off at the L’Enfant stop. Get on the orange line going towards Vienna. Get off at the Smithsonian stop.
There is a Water Taxi that leaves from the National Harbor Dock then goes to Alexandria, VA back across the Potomac River to the Gaylord Hotel Dock and finally stopping again at the National Harbor. From March 1 to April 30, the water taxi leaves every 70 minutes. After April 30 the departure and arrival times will change. Internet service is free. I think most of us are familiar with Wayport_ Access.
There is a wii room, an arcade room with at the most 6 games. The games are NOT NOT free. Game prices range from .50 to $1.00. There is a change machine in the game room. There is a kid’s room with small toys, crayons, puzzles, small books, legos and TV. It looks to be geared for 1-5 year olds. There is a board game room. The computer room has three computers. The indoor pool is small.
Belfry