I debated between a rating of 3 and 4 for this hotel. We were traveling between Michigan and Virginia, and needed a hotel for one night that had easy access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) yet was far enough away that we weren't kept awake by the traffic noise. We found a king room at this hotel on Hotels.com for under $100 ($93.24 to be exact, including taxes; Thursday night, June 2023) that included free breakfast and free parking.
There were many things to like about the hotel.
-- Check-in was a breeze, and staff (Andrew?) was highly responsive to our request to identify a room that would be quiet;
-- The actual room was well-appointed and clean. It included a tv, small fridge, microwave, Keurig machine with coffee and tea, and basic toiletries.
-- The bed and pillows were comfortable.
-- Importantly, the curtains darkened the room, and we were far enough from traffic noise to enjoy a good night's sleep.
-- The free breakfast was good (but more limited in selection than some other chain hotels we stayed in recently). It included two hot items (scrambled eggs and sausage), and many other options (cereals, oatmeal, yogurt, muffins/breads, oranges, and orange and apple juices (both seemed diluted). There was sufficient seating in the breakfast area, but the food serving area was in a tight quarters.
-- Free parking.
However,
-- The hotel is "hidden" off the road behind a restaurant. We missed the entrance at first pass, and ultimately our room and parking were behind the trash containers for that restaurant. The "curb appeal" of the hotel was lacking and was somewhat dingy, as were some of the dark hallways, but the actual rooms were much nicer and updated.
-- **. The two-story hotel also has an odd layout -- an L shape with multiple entrance doors and inter-connected hallways.
We were near the "C" hallway, and the security features of that external door were broken. In theory, we needed to use our room key to enter the building but that feature was broken -- meaning that anyone could enter through that door and gain access to the full hotel but of the interconnected hallways. Obviously, this is a security issue and is the main reason I decided upon a 3-star rather than 4-star rating for the hotel. read more