Great book selection. Cafe upstairs is a great spot to relax and read a good book while sipping on some coffee

We visited this bookstore yesterday, as we have regularly for years. We have lived in Yorktown for 3 0 years and have always enjoyed taking out of town visitors to Williamsburg and always made a stop at the am and Mary bookstore. Yesterday was a total embarrassment because of the rude treatment our guests received. Since masks are no longer required for people who have been vaccinated, according to the president and governor, we weren’t wearing masks. When we entered without masks, the sales person asked if we had masks and we said “no”.The young lady said abruptly, Then you will have to leave”She then pointed to the door and escorted us out. We told her she didn’t need to escort us and she indicated she DID .We was MOST INHOSPITABLE! We will not return!.

We found this shop located in Colonial Williamsburg. The store is big and filled with William and Mary appearl and souvenirs. Too be honest I would say that some of the clothing line was a little high priced, but on the other hand if you were able to attend this college you can afford the gear. Future alumni, students and grads should all feel at home here.

Out or business!! We always loved going there when were we visited Williamsburg

Closing soon, like june 2021.College bookstore moving to small location not far away, not sure if Barnes and Noble will remain, but no more Cafe! Ch ch ch changes........

The place to go for W&M merch and local interest books and souvenirs. The coffee shop at the second floor is cozy. Service is friendly and helpful.

Good to como Williamsburg’s

B&N at its best best history, college, and a friendly staff. Books and memorabilia.

Standard Barnes & Noble campus bookstore, with a decent sampling of Colonial Williamsburg items.

I went in expecting one of those bookstore with textbooks and college apparel but the whole time I was pleased to find that it had tons of other texts, books, and items in addition to the apparel and textbooks.

A family tradition to stop here when in Williamsburg, have been coming here for 20 yrs since it was a B & N bookstore. Nice selection of books and W &M gear, a bit overpriced and clearance items way over priced but great selection. My boys were a little fearful of the employee in the full respirator and face shield, thought he was auditioning for a job in a Level 4 lab. A little ridiculous for a county with a less than 2% prevalence rate. But over all a great little place to pick up a book or W & M gear.

Decided to try the Frozen white chocolate whats Cinnamon toast crunch...save your money people it just tastes like frozen milk and it was $6 for a 12 oz

Nice place to buy William and Mary gear, and a coffee shop (Starbucks?) that now carries cold brew Chameleon Coffee too. Pre-Covid it had a nice magazine selection and seating with WiFi.

Very good coffee. Yum

Its ok if its your alma mater. The bookstore is liberal leaning. If youre a conservative, I doubt youll find much to suit your fancy.

Great bookstore. Great selection of books and the best selection of Legos and toys. Nice two story store with a cafe upstairs too.

A bit pricey, but keeps with the quaint vibe of Colonial Williamsburg.

Great place to grab some lunch or breakfast at the cafe... And a great place to have Santa pictures done

This place was massive had alot of verity surprisingly considering its a school bookstore but the staff was super nice and it was a nice place to hang at

Missing a bunch of drinks from their menu, store is a bit of a mess right now.

So pleasant to visit and good parking. Love their historical selection. Their art supplies could be better in my opinion, of course. Last week they were out of ice for a few days in their cafe. What gives with that? You cant run out and buy some bags? It just puzzled me greatly.

Best wide ranging actually literate book selections, great tee shirts, surprising cosmetic dept...and go to Blackbird Bake Shop across the street for perfection

Super cute, didnt eat there, so I cant speak on that, but its a nice bookstore and im sure youd appreciate it a hell of a lot more if you were a university student who could actually buy something from there.

It was very cozy, great deals and extremely wide variety!

Great bookstore but the merch is seriously pricey...

So much to choose from. So much more than just books and stuff for the college kids.

Lots of W&M merchandise. Well organized.

Its a college bookstore, though it has a great number of hard-to-find current selections, such as The New Jim Crow. If youre visiting Williamsburg, love books, and want to shop, this is a good location.

Quaint book store with a starbucks coffee shop up stairs, to sit, sip and read.

Great place to read newspaper,have a unique bite to eat or meet with friends to catch up. Our granddaughter loves the escalator and the childrens section of books and games and of course toys.

This location has a great selection of books, all genres. If youre a student of William & Mary College youll find all you need here, even technology.

Great place to buy books and W&M clothing

So much to choose from, plus a cafe on the upper floor.

Given the challenges C-19 brought, my text book rental + return was satisfactory.

Awful costumer service and they never answer the phone. They charge you full price for textbooks when they come in late and youve paid for the rental already. Completely inappropriate.

Very classy, both student supplies and tourist friendly items.

I have been to the William & Mary Bookstore many times since living in Williamsburg. I also recall going by it many times in my travels. It is a very nice bookstore. It has a great variety of books to look at, and to choose from. I am sure that I will be back to the William & Mary Bookstore, I just dont know when.

Great coffee and people

Enjoyed my experience! Good selection of products! Nice cafe upstairs...loved the 80s music! Management person was a bit rude though! He attempted to scold people for holding the door open longer than he liked...give me a break!

This has everything you need. Souvenirs, books, apparel, but no one walking around to assist if you had questions or needed. We got what we came for so thats a plus. A little pricier than I expected!

Its a bookstore, kinda. Its really a place for W&M to sell their apparel.As an aside, W&M has very strict logo rules, and the only place you can buy things with their logo on it is here and around the corner at the Campus Shop. So if you want school apparel, you need to come to these two places.Its clear the primary drive of this place is to move W&M logo-stamped stuff. If you are looking for a real bookstore, go to mermaid books around the corner. And if you are looking for apparel, go to the campus shop around the same corner (its cheaper, by a lot).Everything in here is a little over-priced, and it just feels like the gift-shop arm of W&M. Pros: It has a nice coffee/cafe area upstairs which is offers a respite from hot VA summer days, or wintery walks around Colonial Williamsburg.Youll probably end up in this place eventually, but if you never walked in here, you wouldnt be missing much.

Starbucks coffee fare with a great selection of treats.

Its a Barnes and Noble, but still very enjoyable. If I lived here, the W & M bookstore is where Id come! The blueberry scone was appetizing and they also have good cookies.Be aware that just because they sell Starbucks products does not mean they can accept Starbucks cards. As a gold member, I was rather disappointed.

Very nice store with great variety ☺️

Looks small from the outside, but is huge inside. Lots of great reading, ports for pcs, and good choice of foods in the cafe.

Very nice store. Lots of college attire to choose from. Prices from good to fair. Everything you want to get for your child or yourself.

This is a nicely-stocked B&N in a great location. Upon entering, the William and Mary branded items are front and center. The rest of the store functions as a regular bookstore. The books are well laid out, and theres a coffee shop upstairs. We happened to visit on the night when some musicians were holding an Irish seisun, which made for a lovely vibe.

Beautiful store, surrounded by a safe environment for all ages. Went here on my 2018 DC/VA school trip! The employees were very patient with us 8th graders & 9th graders who were on used to taxes. I was a little shocked when my Starbucks was more $$$ than advertised. Thankfully, they were patient as I fumbled out the extra $1.05. I loved the sweatshirts and caps, kicking myself for not bringing my purse off the tour bus with me!

A very expansive college bookstore just chock full of general interest books of all genres, Apple products, writing materials, W&M logo wear, etc. An upstairs coffee shop makes for a good place to eddy out of the hubbub of Colonial Williamsburg especially since the store is located right at the gateway of the historic area at Duke of Gloucester St and No Henry St. Parking is tight but chances are good you can snare a spot at the public parking garage just a short walk away.

Ok but not stocked the best.

Clean, big, helpful employee

Love to go in here. Love the atmosphere & to just look around. Theres something nostalgic about it for me.

Great bookstore, wonderful selection. Just wish theyd have registers open at both ends of the building. Seems they only keep the register open at the furthest away location from where this old fart is shopping. They have two people sitting at that register but at the end of the bldg. Im at the register is closed. After wandering around Williamsburg in 90+ weather thats a tough sell to walk all the way down there! 😅

Its a Barnes and Noble with the label of a college. I had no idea that this college even existed, but apparently it got its charter at approximately the same time as Harvard.

Fairly good selection and friendly atmosphere. Its fine to stop in just for a coffee in the upstairs or to browse over magazines and fun tech gadgets. For better selection and better parking, stop in the Barnes and Noble in new town.

Quaint store but more college oriented than book store. Love the building and location. Still has a decent selection and lots of books on local history.

Great books there

Kids enjoyed the game arcade.

Awesome little place. So much more than a book store. The clothes selection is amazing if you are a fan of the local college. I am not even from here but I still got a hoodie because they had very nice fabric and were aesthetically pleasing. They also have food and snacks, school supplies, and cool knick knacks if youre into them. A must visit if you come by this area!

The books are pretty over-priced, seems like you should just order everything online instead of going to the store. The upstairs cafe also served me a quiche which looked like it was under-cooked. Would not recommend. Nice place to study, but dont get food there.

Great place on a hot day. Good place to chill out. Perfect for tourists or locals.

Great service and exelent attention

Its owned by a big name book store. Borders maybe, I forget. Nothing quaint inside as the outside implies there should be.

Mecca for W&M merchandise and other assorted items.

Very helpful staff. This store is also the College of William and Mary Bookstore. They have souvenirs, t-shirts and a Starbucks. At the time of our visit we were not able to use our Starbucks app to pay for our coffees which was a little disappointing. But everything else was great!

Nice to see a real bookstore still. In the center of the old town. Great place to do a little work, and talk with folks.

Wow what a difference 20 years makes! Great cafe with many options, plenty of seating, charging stations and even a mini apple store. Textbooks are still insanely expensive of course, but at least you buy them in style.

Experience was ok. Staff not so helpful nor did they honor the Barnes and Noble membership card. They should not be allowed to advertise ss B&N if they cant honor the membership

Great prices on books. Quaint setting in Williamsburg.

They are full service with a heavy emphasis on W&M clothing and gear and digital devices and accessories. Worth while hoing in for a look.

Large selection of books and clean environment with helpful staff.

Awesome bookstore. Has a lot of William & Mary apparel available. The location next to colonial Williamsburg suits it well.

Quaint, nice snacks. Oh and books/souvenirs.

Great bookstore and all your William and Mary stuff in one place. Convenient location. Hoodies, polos, tees and shorts upstairs and down. Staff was helpful and there is an ATM on the 1st floor. Also a place to grab coffee. Need a W&M souvenir this place has them too. Hope this helps.

Great selection of books. Bought some shirts on sale for a really good price.

Found everything I needed and the help was really friendly.

Neat bookstore with a cafe and a rather large seating area. I ended up just relaxing for a while on one of the upstairs seats watching the people go by. A lovely break in the day!

Two floors of books and Williamsburg attire. Coffee and snacks upstairs by escalator. Very well organized and staff was very friendly and helpful.

Good drinks and next time Im there Ill get some food

Great store and hangout for students, locals, and tourists alike. The cafe is good, but yesterday there was only one barista on duty, causing a line at times.

Great location, coffee shop upstairs over looks Duke of Gloucester street in Colonial Williamsburg.

The quintessential college bookstore, William and Marys college bookstore is great not only as a resource for students but also as a watering hole for tourists to the historic Williamsburg area. There is free parking in the back for 2 hours and a coffee shop inside for a quick bite, plus all the brand gear you can want!

I found R. Kellys autobiography for a very low price in the clearance section.

This is a great place to find books on Williamsburg and Virginia history. Plus they have all of the regular stock that a Barnes and Noble would carry. This is a must stop when in Merchants Square!

Very nice bookstore. Nice coffee shop upstairs. Excellent selection of books, and very nice William and Mary gift shop.

Beautiful store and extensive selection! A nice cafe, and lots of options for every reader. Even carries school spirit items!

If I never looked at the name on the stores front Id thought I went to a Barnes and Noble so I just pretended grabbed a couple items then enjoyed a cup of joe. A great stop whilst visiting Old rebuilt Williamsburg City.

Its what I do. I vacation and visit college bookstores.

Lots of College of William and Mary sweatshirts and team t-shirts, and oh yes, books. Popular books on the first floor, textbooks in the basement. Starbucks Cafe and newspapers on second floor.

2nd amendment history told.

Super place for shopping of lots of different types of things. Fun coffee and pastry . Books you cant find any where else! !!

Fun place upstairs to read books to your kids. Good place to escape the heat of youre doing colonial williamsburg.

Starbucks coffee upstairs, mini convenience store there too. W&M gear is second best in the area.

Great book selection and 2 levels of old colonial feel

Bought some great books about local history, also was able to find the book my son wanted which is a new young reader book.

Typical college book store, they did keep the store refreshingly cool. Decent prices for much of their souvenirs.

Its a Barnes and Noble, but in a cool historic building, located in an even cooler historical town.

I love this store. Beautiful inside and loads of great books to choose from.

Lots of great grad and w&m alumni gifts here.

Great bookstore and smoothies😁