Hotel near downtown

I am doing a girls weekend away to Hershey in October and was hoping someone can recommend a hotel in a central location.

We are planning on a doing a whole spa day at Hershey Spa, doing some outlet shopping and exploring downtown Hershey.

We thought about Hotel Hershey but we dont want to spend $400 per night and we also thought about Hershey Lodge but I have heard the place can be over ran with kids andis overpriced. Is that true?

We are looking for a nice hotel within a 15 minute drive to the spa and outlets and we dont want to spend more then $260 per night per room. Any suggestions?

Hotel near downtown

Here are a few places we were considering what would be our best bet.

1. Hershey Lodge

2. Springhill Suites

3. Suites at Hershey

Hotel near downtown

All three are within 15 minutes. In the ratings on this forum they come in as Hershey Lodge #7 out of 20, Springhill Suites #2 out of 20 and Suites at Hershey gets the #1 out of 20 rating. Scroll up to Hershey Hotels in the left column of this forum (light green on your left) click on it and you can read comments from people who stayed at each.

Yes, the Hershey Lodge can have many children visiting but it is a large property. Depending when you are going, Hershey Park in the Dark might mean lots of families.

Springhill Suites is a couple of miles out of town on Rt 39 beside the Antique Auto Museum.

The Suites at Hershey is a timeshare property owned by BlueGreen. They rent excess rooms. I haven%26#39;t heard anyone say anything about them strong arming people into going to a timeshare presentation so that shouldn%26#39;t be a problem. You can literally walk to the outlets because they are right across the road. Hotel Hershey is less than a mile away and you can see it from the Suites (the trees around it anyway). The suites are right in back of downtown though few people realize it and you are also about a mile away (because of the streets you need to take to get under the railroad tracks). There is a railroad track not far from the property with a few trains that take materials to and from the real chocolate factories. Mostly weekdays.

Another option would be the Hilton Gardens in Hershey which puts you about 3 miles away from the Hotel Hershey and the Outlets.

I am planning a girls weekend in late September. I made reservations at Hershey Lodge, but after reading reviews and the price, I have cancelled the Hershey Lodge.

We are opting to stay at the Hampton Inn %26amp; Suites, we stayed there last year in May 2007 (see my review from then). Rooms are spacious and they had a mini-refrig and microwave. Quite part of downtown Hershey, the parking lots borders some golf course, Houlihan%26#39;s restaurant (chain restaurant) just down the street. Front desk helpful in suggesting places to eat.

Just a short dirve over to the outlet shops, and Hershey Spa.

This time we are looking to find a piece of Reese%26#39;s Peanut Butter pie. We plan on eating at Houlihan%26#39;s and possibly The Fountain Cafe at the Hotel Hershey. And we plan on enjoying our SPA treatments.

I would also recommend taking a look at the Residence Inn off of Rt 322. We stayed there when we first moved to the area and it is very nice and gives you some extra space, bathrooms and bedrooms. There is also a Comfort Inn and Suites in Grantville that would offer similar space. I%26#39;ve not been there myself.

Otherwise, any of the hotels mentioned are a good choice.

Whichever person who mentioned the Peanut Butter Pie at the Hotel Hershey is right on the money. Absolutely delicious!!!