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All About the Extras
Babysitting services are available with advance notice. Cots, cribs and child-proofing kits are available at no cost, but request ahead of time.
For a nice afternoon interlude, show-up for the daily (4:15 to 5 p.m.) complimentary afternoon tea served with sweets and accompanied by a pianist. A trio plays in the ornate main lobby on Friday and Saturday evenings. Dancing with your kids and partner to the classic rock tunes and requests is fun and a nice way to meet other guests.
Along with a gym, the resort features an upscale and soothing 40,000-square foot spa. Treatments are available to ages 16 and older.
Greenbrier's chocolates are legendary. Watch them being made as well as buy these sweets from the shop in the north lobby. While most resorts offer a store or two, the Greenbrier's retail row includes an art gallery, children's clothing store, upscale women's and men's clothing stores and a Ralph Lauren shop.
The Art of Smart Timing
High season runs from April through October. March and November are shoulder seasons. At Christmas, rates go up again and then low season runs from January and February.
Getting There
Starting June 10, Delta Air Lines will offer daily, nonstop service to Greenbrier Valley Airport from Atlanta and New York's LaGuardia. Continental offers flights from Cleveland. Non-stop flights are planned from Washington, D.C.
If you are driving, I-64 comes within one mile of the resort, which is located 250 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. and 80 miles northeast of Roanoke. It's about a 5.5-hour train ride on Amtrak from Washington, D.C.
For Mom and Dad
Try your luck at the casino then celebrate or console yourselves with a treatment at the Greenbrier's noted spa.
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