Hotels in Pennsylvania in general

THE DAY BEGINS - Background ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DATELINE - August, last year. . For a couple of weeks last August, my husband my daughter and myself had been on holiday in the Philadelphia area of the USA. Looking on the map for something to do, we spotted Hershey Park - a chocolate themed...well...theme park. It looked to be about two hours away by car. Three hours later (ever present roadworks on the Pennsylvania Turnpike), we arrive at the park, and spend an enjoyable few hours on coasters (OK, I just watched that bit), on water rides, and in queues. Stupidly, we left the water rides until last. Soaking wet, we do the little 'ridette' ...  Read the complete review

RED CARPET INN : HERSHEY 210 Hockersville Road, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States To spend a decent length of time travelling in the USA you either need to be loaded or be willing to stay in cheap, potentially grotty little motels on occasion. When I went to Hershey I stayed in one such place, a motel in the Red Carpet Inn chain. Hershey has a mix of posh theme park hotels a la Disney, and cheaper, tattier chains such as Days Inn. They are all pretty much the same price, so I chose the one I did because I'd not encountered the chain before, and thought I'd try my luck. I arrived around 10pm having ...  Read the complete review