We recently returned from a trip to Pennsylvania and stayed at this hotel located just 3/4 mile away from Hersheypark. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. Bathroom was quite spacious. We encountered several small problems when we initially checked in (e.g., phone didn't work, key didn't work, door squeaked), but all issues were taken care of right away by the hotel staff. Breakfast was basic but tasty. All in all, a nice hotel for the whole family.
We stayed at this Hampton Inn for 2 nights as we toured Hershey. It was clean and nice, with ample breakfast and an opportunity to eat indoors or out, which was nice. Don't expect much of a view from any rooms, although the ones in back face the golf course. This hotel is very close to the Hershey factory, park, and Chocolate World. Our room had a pull-out couch as well as the two beds, which suited us well with 2 children. We were near the elevator as we arrived late, but were not bothered at all by hallway sounds. It is an easy walk to restaurants and even the factory if you don't mind hills and want some excercise. I did not check out the suites, but they seem all to be out the outside and have the outer views. Regular rooms seem to have the inside courtyard view. It would be great to be able to open the window and breathe in some of that chocolate air. YUM!
I went to Hershey Park with a Brownie Troop on June 2-3, 2007, and stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Hershey . The hotel staff seemed actually glad to see us! The staff allowed us to check in before check in time to reserve a block of rooms together even though the rooms were not ready yet. The rooms were adequate and clean. Nice size bathroom and even a couch and chair. The breakfast was a nice touch, a decent variety of breakfast food and television in the eating area so we could catch up on the morning news. The Brownies enjoyed the swimming pool. It's a little on the small side...but adequate for children. The staff even provided the Brownies with a room to change after their swim because it was past check-out time. I do not usually stay in Hampton Inns, but this one was nice, the staff was great and it is a five-minute drive to Hershey Park. I would not hesitate to stay there again!
Hotel a little hard to find, but that is what the cell phone is for.
Plenty of parking in rear of hotel, which borders a golf course.
Beautiful lobby, check-in went smoothly. Our first room was a little smokey although it was labeled as a NON-SMOKING. We thought some spray would help as we were going out to shop. Although when we got back to the room the strong smoke smell was still there. We called front desk and was graciously given another room, which did not have the least bit of smoke smell. We were grateful for the smoke free room.
Both rooms seemed to be dimly lit but clean rooms. Refrigerator was in room as well as nice work area. Both of the rooms had small love seats and coffee tables, although they only had 2 queen beds.
Bathroom was nice with curved shower curtain. Coffee maker located on
bathroom counter.
Room was clean and spacious.
TV nice but limited channels, and no In-room movies.
I stayed here for 1 night before an interview at Penn State Med Center in Hershey.
The hotel is very clean and the staff were great. However, the layout of the hotel is very unusual and different from any other Hampton that I've stayed in. There is a very large open lobby area with a nice fountain (that I used to drown out the noise from the typical morning news on 2 TVs). The hotel is built around a central enclosed courtyard, with the upstairs hallways arrayed in a large C-pattern (i.e., the hallway doesn't loop all the way around the courtyard). However, the single elevator is in the back corner of the hotel, leaving visitors in rooms at the front of the hotel to walk a long hallway across the back of the hotel, a shorter hallway toward the front of the hotel, then down another long hallway across the front of the hotel. There are multiple handicapped-accessible rooms, which have roomy bathrooms but essentially no counter space (there are just sinks with room to roll a wheelchair underneath). The rooms are very dated; my tiny work table was so flimsy that it moved even when I typed on the computer and the work chair was a low-seating upholstered chair with no wheels. The fiberboard wardrobe (the only closet space) was packed full of all the room's equipment (extra pillows, blanket, ironing board, and suitcase stand) so that I had to unload it before I could hang anything up. The walls are so thin that I could clearly hear the phone conversations of my next door neighbor. And, while the pool is a nice size for lap swimming, the water was almost bathtub warm which was great for soaking but uncomfortable to swim in.
All in all, I think it would be a nice hotel if it was $70 or $80 per night, but is not up to the design standards for its listed prices. I got a med center rate for $79 and would have felt overcharged if I had paid any more, though again, the staff and cleanliness were up to Hampton standards. It is just in sore need of a major design overhaul.
