I am considering buying PNC Diamond Seats for a game in July. Can anyone give me a quick rundown of the benefits of those seats? Also in reading about those seats it seems there are some new restrictions on what access you get with them. Is that true? Looking forward to my first visit to Nationals Park. Thanks for any help.
I noticed they have made some new distinctions with the PNC Diamond Club seating this year:
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/was/ticketing/group_sales.jsp?loc=suitesIt seems there is now a distinction regarding access to the PNC Diamond Club being only for PNC Diamond Club Season Plan Holders while single game holders only have access to the tented lounge area located adjacent to the home plate gate.
This should help answer your questions about the benefits of the seats:
http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=22304.0FWIW I have sat in the Diamond Club on three occasions. The experience was good, but nowhere near what I would expect for $180 per seat. You undoubtedly have the best view in the Ballpark besides the Presidents' Club. The only other perk was access to the plush PNC Diamond Club bar but that certainly wasn't worth the high price, and from my reading of the Nats' website it seems that you would no longer have access to that area and be relegated to a tent where you can't even see the game from.
If this is going to be your first trip to Nats Park, don't waste our cash on the Diamond Club (unless you have cash to burn). Get the $75 seats right behind the home or visitors' dugout and you will have just as good an experience (IMHO better) as you would get in the Diamond Club. Use that extra $200 to treat yourself to a nice dinner before the game and some Dogfish drafts inside.