Say Goodbye to Summer with a Staycation at Sheraton Tysons

Does a weekend of discovering the wonders of Great Falls Park, playing a round of mini-golf with the kids, seeing a family friendly movie under the stars, exploring the sites of the nation's capital or just relaxing around the pool and taking in breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound like a vacation worth traveling many miles to experience? Well, the good news is that all of this is in your backyard if you live in Northern Virginia.

As our region says goodbye to summer and welcomes fall, the Tysons area offers a plethora of activities that are fun for the whole family. Sheraton Tysons Hotel is offering families two new specials, the Stay and Play Package and the Metrorail Exploration Package, both good through Labor Day weekend. The hotel’s location near many attractions, besides legendary shopping, gives guests plenty of activities to choose from when exploring the nation’s capital while also enjoying the best of what Fairfax County has to offer.

For families in search of an outdoor movie venue for kids, Outdoor Movies at Reston Station offers free Saturday movie viewings now through September 24, complete with food trucks and plenty of children’s activities. Grab the lawn chairs and blankets and head over to Reston to watch these kid friendly movies with the family. Additionally, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and Great Falls Park are just moments from Sheraton Tysons Hotel. Meadowlark offers admission $5.00 and under per person. Great Falls Park is a $10.00 entrance fee per vehicle. Both parks entice outdoor lovers with their congenial beauty.

In addition to enjoying outdoor movies and parks, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center allows families to view hundreds of aviation and space artifacts. Through the rest of the summer, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center offers a free alternate reality game called the Smithsonian TechQuest. Families can learn about the forces of flight to compose an aircraft design and even test it out.

All these activities are within twenty minutes of Sheraton Tysons Hotel. If you are driving, you don't have to owrry about exorbitant hotel parking fees, because overnight parking is included with an overnight stay, and for late night when the kids wnat to stream on thier tablets or parents need to catch up on emails and share thier fun day on social media, the guest rooms include high speed Internet access.

The Stay and Play package starts at $119, tax not included, and the Metrorail Exploration package starts at $139, plus tax. The packages include free and discounted activities detailed at www.sheratontysonscorner.com/seasonal-offers