[dispatch] colonial williamsburg's colonial houses

12.30.2008 | Isaac is spending three days and two nights at Colonial Williamsburg with his father. They're staying in the Richard Crump House, one of the Colonial Houses in the historic village. They're in the second floor room, which has twin beds and a bathroom.

Isaac reports that the beds are comfortable and that there's a TV. I didn't ask if it was high definition; me thinks not. He notes that the ceiling is slanted, because the roof's not flat. He adds he was scared going to the bathroom in the middle of the night, because the guides have been telling guests ghosts stories. This was after he told me last evening that he did not believe in spirits. Boo! He also said the economy was affecting Colonial Williamsburg, and that they were closing down some of the shops. He mentioned the cooper. Could this be so?

Here's more from my exclusive interview.

BB: Is the room comfortable?
IG: It’s pretty comfortable. I learned some new words. 'Punky' means hot and sunny. It's a punky day. They called shoes 'pits.' I like your pits.
BB: Would you stay there again?
IG: Yes. I would rather stay at the Williamsburg Inn but it’s so fancy. We ate dinner there. I overheard a woman ordering caviar.

You can tell from the above exchange that the experience is meeting my educational expectations. Reviews on TripAdvisor are mixed, in part because of elevated expectations. The Colonial Williamsburg website doesn't have photos of each house. The accompanying photo is The Moody Kitchen Bedroom. You can download an online brochure, a PDF file, HERE.

Isaac's father and I stayed at The Williamsburg Inn once upon a time. I'd been covering a conference of CEO's. Two amusing moments: 1.) Overhearing Jack Welch, then head of GE, complaining that the limousines he'd taken from the airport looked like "pimp mobiles." 2.) Meeting the ambassador from Malta, who was there with his paramour. Years later, this gentleman moved into my building. We are still neighbors. At our Christmas party this year, he told Isaac, who's studying Latin, what they used to say about studying Latin in college: "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be; first it killed the Romans, now it's killing me."

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