NATIONAL HARBOR RESORTS
Wyndham Vacation Resorts at National Harbor
- 150 shops, 30 restaurants in complex
- Complimentary shuttle to metro station in Alexandria (once an hour 8 AM to 8 PM) (20 – 30 minutes)
- Game room
- Large public pool is great
- Movie room
- No washer and dryer in regular units (only 2 washers on each floor)
- Presidential suites do have washer and dryer in the unit
- Small amusement area on site
- Unit 1001 is a 2-bedroom unit with a nice view of the Potomac
- Unit 1111 a 4-bedroom Presidential Reserve looks nice
- Units are nice
NATIONAL HARBOR RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Brabo
- Brother Jimmy’s BBQ
- Bub & Pop’s (DC) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Cadillac Ranch Restaurant (huge portions, great food, reasonable prices) (right around corner from resort)
- Carving Room (DC) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- Davis’ Pub (Annapolis, MD) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives) (45-minute drive)
- Gaylord (expensive)
- Grace Mandarin
- Granite City Food & Brewery (one block from resort)
- Great Gadsby
- Jackson 20
- Joe Theisman’s Restaurant
- Laporta’s Restaurant & Jazz Lounge (on Diagonal) (not expensive) (very good food)
- Martin’s Café (Georgetown) (where JFK proposed to Jackie)
- McCormick & Schmick’s (Landry’s Select Club)
- Nando’s Peri Peri
- Old Ebbitt Grill (on 15th Street near White House)
- Potomial Market (real good breakfast)
- Redstone American Grill
- Rock It Grill (Alexandria, VA)
- Rosa Mexicana
- Sequoia Restaurant (DC) (great views)
- Silver Diner
- Southside 815
- Succotash
- The Crab Cake Café (great Maryland style crab cakes)
- The Grille (at Morrison House)
- The Pier
- Tune Inn Restaurant (DC) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- www.nationalharbor.com/dine/ (National Harbor dining directory)
NATIONAL HARBOR BARS
- Bobby McKey's
NATIONAL HARBOR ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Air & Space Museum (at Dulles Airport)
- All the monuments
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Barns of wolf trap (go with guided ranger tour to understand symbolism)
- Bicycle trails all around bike along the Delaware River
- Boat ride to Georgetown
- Bus tour of Mall from National Harbor
- Busch Gardens
- Capitol Building (do special tour)
- Congressional & White House Tours (can do both by contacting your congressman in advance)
- DC at night
- Explore National Mall
- Explore Old Town Alexandria
- Gaylord Resort
- Gravelly Point (good place for a picnic)
- Great Falls (Maryland side has a bridge for viewing falls) (spectacular) (on C & O Canal) (has an information museum)
- Great Falls National Park (McLean, VA) (40-minute drive)
- Guided tour of the Archives
- Heritage Tour
- Historic tour of Alexandria
- Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour
- Kennedy Center
- Korean War Memorial
- Maryland State House (Annapolis, MD) (oldest state house in use) (45-minute drive)
- MGM Casino (near resort)
- Monument Night Tour
- Mount Vernon (George Washington’s Estate) (20-minute drive) (take ferry ride or water taxi there) (great view when it first comes into view when on water taxi) (plan a full day to tour it)
- National Geographic Museum
- Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD) (45-minute drive)
- Navy Memorial
- Night tour of the monuments
- Old Town Alexandria Historic Area (do walking tour from visitor center)
- Potomac River Cruise
- Six Flags
- Smithsonian Museums (20 different museums in the DC area)
- Smithsonian National Zoo
- Supreme Court
- Torpedo Factory (Old Town Trolley is very good)
- Trolley Tour (free second day) (picks up a half a block from the resort)
- Vietnam War Memorial
- Virginia Beach (nice shops & restaurants
- Walking path along the river
- Washington Zoo
- White House Tour (contact your congressman for tickets)
NATIONAL HARBOR GROCERY STORES
- Wegmans
- Whole foods
NATIONAL HARBOR OTHER INFO
- See our Alexandria, Virginia page (10-minute drive)
- DC is a 10 to 30-minute drive
- Get WMATA Smart Trip Card (purchase online before going & can be refilled) (wmata.com)
- Parking fee per night
- Parking Panda & Spot Hero (apps for parking in DC)
- Purchase senior card (if 65 & older) for reduced rates on transportation
NATIONAL HARBOR ADDRESSES
Wyndham Vacation Resorts at National Harbor
205 Mariner Passage
National Harbor, MD 20745
Phone: 301-265-4200
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.