Bob Baumgarten Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I secured a room at the Ramada inn Harrisburg Hershey has anyone stayed there andis it ok ? just would like to knowthanksBob B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Just be happy you got a room this late. I remember one year about 10 years ago the place we always stay at was under renovation & we didn't find out until the week before Hershey. We ended up staying at 3 different motels for the week as no single place had rooms available Tuesday through Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 You were very fortunate to even get a room this late. It will be just fine, not the Hilton but as good as the Holiday Inn. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 If you're doing Hershey right, you're not going to do anything but sleep there anyway. It'll be fine. There are still plenty of guys going to Hershey who sleep in tents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Does anyone remember the days before cell phones and the line of guys calling home from the pay phones in the diner at the Hummelstown Plaza? I took those pictures in 2011 while passing through on a job. Pay phones abandoned and no trail of mud. I stood in those phone lines a lot. One year my son and I stayed in the Fleetwood Motel at that plaza; a '69, Brougham. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Does anyone remember the days before cell phones and the line of guys calling home from the pay phones in the diner at the Hummelstown Plaza? 012a.jpg013a.jpg I took those pictures in 2011 while passing through on a job. Pay phones abandoned and no trail of mud. I stood in those phone lines a lot. One year my son and I stayed in the Fleetwood Motel at that plaza; a '69, Brougham. Bernie Oh God, I'd totally forgotten about the pay phone lines. Thanks for the memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uh6077 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Still lots of rooms in Harrisburg on airbnb. Here is a link to a few https://www.airbnb.com/s/Hershey--PA--United-States?guests=&checkin=10%2F06%2F2015&checkout=10%2F10%2F2015&ss_id=9e1u9366&source=bb Edited September 26, 2015 by uh6077 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 We used Airbnb.com and got a great place to stay for 1/4 the price of a motel. Just got it yesterday, as this year's trip to Hershey was a last minute decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uh6077 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Yep, I have had nothing but good experiences with airbnb. Way cheaper than hotels anywhere I have stayed. It is to hotels what Uber is to taxis and the hotel industry has been fighting to get them put out of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I am unfamiliar with Airbnb, what is it ? Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62BillT Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I am unfamiliar with Airbnb, what is it ? WayneCheck out the link above that uh6077 provided. It's private rooms, basements, etc rented out by homeowners. I've never stayed in one, but in a quick research on page 1, that basement in Lancaster sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 A private individual renting out part of their home, correct? Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Still lots of rooms in Harrisburg on airbnb. Here is a link to a few https://www.airbnb.com/s/Hershey--PA--United-States?guests=&checkin=10%2F06%2F2015&checkout=10%2F10%2F2015&ss_id=9e1u9366&source=bb Harrisburg is a cash-strapped city that has good parts and bad (i.e. crime-ridden) parts. In contrast, Hershey, Hummelstown, Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, etc. are nice towns. There are some nice parts of Harrisburg, however, and the motels and "hotels" there are probably fine. Edited September 27, 2015 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I remember a standoff with a big black spider in the bathroom and one of my last minute Harrisburg motels. It was about 2 AM and I was glad I turned the light on. I didn't want to hurt him because I think they eat bed bugs. My work gets me into lots of economically depressed towns and their living quarters. We just take it in stride. A couple of years ago I had a team in the southern tier of New York and thousands of spiders made a midnight migration across a lighted parking lot. Light and spiders came in under the door. The guys spent the night folding blankets and sheets in the cracks. In the morning the desk clerk said "Yeah, they do that sometimes." and knocked $15 off each room. Some call it adventure. I was in Baltimore once and turned a corner in my truck at night. I immediately recognized a location that had been in a recurring bad dream I had been having. Now, that will really scare the hell out of you! I'm staying at the Hollywood Motel with a great view overlooking the cemetery. Somewhere I have a picture of the cemetery, my son, my '77 Sedan DeVille, the motel, and fresh snow. Adventure is in the eye of the beholder.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichill Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Thanks for the tip on Airbnb. I just booked a room for $50 a night. Cancelling my hotel reservation next. $150 more I can spend on parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uh6077 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Mine is $37 per night and I have access to the whole house and kitchen. Kind of like staying in a hotel where you have your room but have access to the rest of what the hotel offers. When I go somewhere with the family I prefer to rent a whole house so I don't worry about the kids bothering the owners. There are some really neat rentals if you look around the country. Airstream trailers, tiny house trailers, tree houses. There is even one of those converted 747s that is mounted on a pole that spins in the wind. Edited September 28, 2015 by uh6077 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 People keep using the term "hotel," as if all those highway chains really aren't motels! Actually, there are very few HOTELS in the area-- downtown premium lodging with doormen, concierges, bellboys, and the like. No one can convince me that a Holiday Inn Express or Hampton Inn, with just one or two low-paid clerks on duty, isn't just a 3-story motel. Do they think that by calling themselves "hotels," people will be more willing to pay $120 a night? Airbnb and other rental sites are great alternatives to higher-priced lodging, and may put downward pressure on their prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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