Wilderness Presidential Resort

A good place to stay if you are interested in visiting the battlefields and historic homes. Not so good for DC area.

The cabin was a two bedroom. One room had two twin beds on the main floor, and the second bedroom was a queen bed on the second floor. I did not like that the main entrance into the cabin took you into the main floor bedroom. There were two bedrooms. One on the main floor and the upstairs bedroom had it's own ensuite bathroom. We loved that the cabin, number 5, was right on the lake. The cabins are very close to each other and when other families are that close there is a lot of noise from one cabin to another. The living room was comfortable and the eating area was spacious. The kitchen was small and difficult for more than one person to be there are one time. The cabinet door next to the microwave opened the wrong way which made it difficult to take dishes in and out. There was plenty of dishes and glasses but I was disappointed in the cookware. I always bring some from home that I know I will use and I am glad that I did. The knives are awful and again I always bring my own knives because I have learned to expect bad knives at timeshares. The provided all linens, which was appreciated and the bathrooms were spacious. We had a washer and dryer in the bedroom that had twin beds. Not ideal that having them was appreciated. There was a gas fireplace, and we appreciated not having to purchase wood. The best part about this timeshare was the location. It is very close to Fredericksburg and drivable to DC. There is a train in Fredericksburg that I assume would also take you into DC, which we might consider in the future. The cabin could use some updates but was comfortable. We did not use the facilities so I can't address that. At check-in everyone was very helpful and friendly. The house does not hide noise. You can definitely here people upstairs walking around.

I definitely would not recommend this property. It is extremely dated lacks outlined in RCI’s directory during winter months. You have to drive through acres of mobile homes and trailers before you get to the property which I did not expect. RCI only guarantees the unit size…nothing else. The lack of or non working amenities outlined in the RCI directory are not their responsibility. Issues with bugs…are of no concern to RCI.

My family enjoyed our stay at the Wilderness at Presidential Resort. However, we were highly disappointed with the appearance of the grounds. The view leading to our log cabin units at Wilderness at Presidential Resort is uninviting. There were many old and unkept RVs in the front part of the resort, and it wasn't very encouraging. Although we felt better once we got past that section, we still would like to see improvements in the appearance as its current look does not represent the Wilderness at Presidential Resort well. Overall, we enjoyed our stay for a winter vacation, and the staff were great. However, we would like to visit during the summer months for comparison. If we decide to visit again soon, we would appreciate improvements in the resort's appearance.

Overall out stay was just what we needed, very quiet, peaceful location. Stayed during an off season so most of the amenities were closed for the season and the campsites were empty with the exception of the year-round residents. Our cabin backed to the woods and set back from others so it was very nice and quiet. Staff is very friendly and respond to any issues promptly, cabin was updated compared to the pictures provided online, our 2 bedroom cabin had 2 queen size beds, it would be nice to have one room with a king size though. Love how our cabin had bedroom/bath on first floor and second bedroom/bath on second floor, this is nice for people who have trouble with stairs. Many of the cabins also have ADA ramps leading onto the porch, picnic tables and 2 nice size rocking chairs on porches with a gas grill. Resort is short drive to shopping centers, restaurants, downtown Fredericksburg, museums, state parks and civil war sites. We will definitely be returning.

Wonderful property with individual cabins. Resort has a lot of amenities. Visited in November, which is a slower time of year for this property. We visited a few national parks while in the area. Would recommend visiting Mount Vernon. We would visit this resort in the future.