Kingsmill Resort
Three golf courses, a spa and marina near Busch Gardens
About this hotel
Three golf courses and a marina put this resort in a different category from a standard hotel — this is a stay built around on-site activities as much as the nearby water park. Pools, a hot tub and an on-site spa give parents genuine downtime, while the restaurant, bar and room service mean evenings can stay entirely on property. It sits eight minutes by taxi from Busch Gardens Williamsburg, a manageable distance for families splitting the trip between resort amenities and theme-park slides. Breakfast and Wi-Fi are included, and the pet-friendly policy means the family dog doesn't miss out. It closes on scale: golf, spa, marina and event space together make this one of the most complete resorts in the area.
- Three golf courses
- Marina
- On-site spa
- Pet-friendly
Our take
Recommended for families who want a genuine resort experience — golf, spa, marina — layered onto their water-park trip, and don't mind paying a premium for it. The eight-minute taxi to Busch Gardens keeps the water-park side genuinely convenient too. Less suited to a fast, budget-focused visit where none of the extra amenities get used.
- ✓Book a golf tee time early for one parent while the other handles a water-park morning with the kids.
- ✓Reserve a spa treatment ahead of peak weeks — the on-site spa books up fast in summer.
- ✓Use the marina for a quiet activity on a rest day between water-park visits.
Why we love it
- Three golf courses on site
- Marina and event space
- On-site spa for parents
- Eight-minute taxi to Busch Gardens
Why guests love itThis felt like a genuine resort escape rather than a hotel stop for a water-park trip — my husband played two of the three golf courses, I booked a spa afternoon, and the kids still made it to Busch Gardens with time to spare thanks to the eight-minute taxi ride. The marina gave us a quiet, different activity on our rest day. It's pricier than the other hotels we looked at, but it delivered a genuinely complete trip.