Reviews: Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Oct 28, 2024
LOA: 45'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Marina staff is limited, and bath house is very tight and not well maintained. But the outdoor bar and dining area are fun, and this year's Halloween golf cart parade was a blast.

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Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Oct 28, 2024
LOA: 46'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Well maintained convenient floating docks.

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Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Oct 7, 2024
LOA: 20'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 4

Good experience. Lots of friendly and helpful people.

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Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Sep 16, 2024
LOA: 26'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Everything was good

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Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Sep 16, 2024
LOA: 38'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Personnel and facilities top notch.

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Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Sep 9, 2024
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Friendly staff great restaurant lots to do in town!!!

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Review for Colonial Beach Yacht Center

Reviewed by: A Snag-A-Slip User on Sep 3, 2024
LOA: 30'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Excellent customer service. Wonderful stay at Colonial Beach.

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Reviewed by: Oscar del Alcazar on Jul 8, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 31'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 1

Stay away. This marina is horrible. We got overcharged and when I called them about it they hung up on me. There bathrooms are terrible. Dirty and claustrophobic. The gas docks had such a strong current that it is better not to use them. We stayed at the Boathouse Marina on the way back from DC and that was a wonderful experience.

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Reviewed by: Thomas Schlehuber , Hey Schlu!, on Jun 28, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 47'
Draft: 0.0'

Rating: 3

This is a convenient marina for a one night stay. Have added a floating dock area for transients which works well. Staff was very accommodating as we had to extend stay due to weather. Tiki bar is a fun little place with live music on weekends - decent food. Gas docks have a precarious set up — not for us! And their website said $3 per gal when it was actually $6. Bathroom facilities not very good. Know what to expect and you'll be fine. We stayed again on our way out of Potomac from DC visit.

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Reviewed by: Mark Ross on Aug 5, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 34'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 3

Great location, easy access, restaurant onsite with outside seating so good for dogs. Bathhouse facilities not that great.

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Reviewed by: Thomas Whitehead on Mar 17, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 31'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 3

Marina is in a great location. The restaurant and tiki bar located there is a big plus, although the marina and restaurant are outdated and a little rundown. This seems to be how things are in Colonial Beach, so it fits for the area. The gas dock is in a terrible location at the entrance to the Colonial Beach inlet with a fair amount of boat traffic and a fairly strong current that changes direction with the tide. We hailed the marina on VHF with no answer and we’re not able to get our slip assignment in advance. I walked to the office from the fuel dock to check in and the slip assignment I received had a boat already in it. When I let the dock manager know, he had to come down to the dock to find us a new slip and was helpful through the whole process, although very disorganized. I still give the marina three stars for location, onsite restaurant and tiki bar, beautiful views of the water, and accessibility to the area. We called ahead and rented a golf cart to explore the town. The golf cart was waiting in the marina upon our arrival and provided us access to this great beach town. The pace of life in Colonial Beach is just slower than it is further up the Potomac River, be ready for that and enjoy it.

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Reviewed by: Paul Cianciolo on Jul 14, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 37'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 4

Loved the tiki bar. The transient area is a dock versus a slip. Friendly people. The bathrooms were out of order. There is a strong current that is a bit tricky.

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Reviewed by: Maggie on Sep 19, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Great dockhand. Easy to access and nice floating docks. I'll stay here again when I visit the area.

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Reviewed by: Pier Pressure , Pier Pressure, on Sep 19, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 1

Came here June 15,2018 with 5 other boats. 2 boats could not get into slips because slips didn’t have enough water. One boat got physically stuck trying to back in while the dock hand insisted there was enough water. This boat draws 5 feet. They then asked if the other boat could wait 3 hours for the tide to come up. Management was indifferent went we tried to talk to them. They went to The Boathouse and were treated very well. We went to the Boathouse the next night also. I highly recommend Boathouse but doubt I will return to Colonial Beach Yacht Center. Boathouse is closer to town and would shuttle us when requested.

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Reviewed by: Eric on Aug 14, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 3

Did not answer VHF. do not answer phone. no signage from water to identify marina.

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Reviewed by: Jeffery on Aug 14, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 19'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 4

All staff pleasant and helpful

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Reviewed by: Barbara on Aug 14, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 34'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 4

Slip was marked and ready for us upon arrival, even on a rainy day!

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Reviewed by: Ken Chute on Jul 8, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 2

Ease of docking - o.k. There was a fellow waiting on the dock.
My primary complaint is the difference between their listing on Waterway Guide versus reality. They advertise $1.50 per foot and then charge $2.00, saying it is more on Sundays. They say they have cable tv, but I couldn't get any. They have WIFI, but it was very slow. The showers are a very long walk from our dock. The floating dock is nice and the people were nice.

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Reviewed by: Larry Goven on Oct 9, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 2

Little or no wi fi on outer docks, strong currents on tide change. No captains lounge and shore bathrooms are filthy.

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