I like the Choice Quality Inn at 871 York Rd. in Gettysburg. Nice rooms. Call and check for price, etc.  Several places to eat and right off 30.

I went thru travelocity and got room here for like $53 a night 

Days Inn New Cumberland/Harrisburg South, New Cumberland

Why don't you stay in York?? Anywhere else is tooooo far away. Try the Wyndham.

I stay at the el cheapo Rodeway Inn in downtown York because it is less than 2 miles to the fairgrounds. I've stayed there 6 times.

Joe Hohmann posted:

I stay at the el cheapo Rodeway Inn in downtown York because it is less than 2 miles to the fairgrounds. I've stayed there 6 times.

I would like to be closer. Is this place fairly clean and safe?

Are there places to eat close by?

Thanks!

I agree with Eddie....Gettysburg (and Lancaster) are too far away, unless you're just staying one night and then driving on.  If you get there by Turnpike, you can stay up at the I-83 exit off the TP, south of Harrisburg, where there are several motels, but I consider that too far, but closer than GB or L.   Of course, if you do not have reservations, these cities may be your only option.  Motel 6 is no bargain at $100, for sure, (or even at its standard price), but it is close to 30, and handy to restaurants.

Then closer you get to the fair grounds the more the price will go up. I know that for sure. If you don't mind a little drive you can save some money. But being close has it advantages also. Myself doesn't bother as I'm kinda from that area and know the area somewhat.  

Marriott has Spring Hill Suites less than 3 miles away/

My Bad, this is the one

TownePlace Suites York

2789 Concord Road  York, Pennsylvania 17402 USA

717-840-1180

All depends on priorities.  The The TownPlace Suites listed above by PSU1980 looks like $189/night for York week if you take Wed thru Fri nights.  When I removed Wed, it didn't show up at all.  (I just used the Marriott site - didn't try other travel sites in my brief experiment.)  Compared to the Days Inn listed above, that's $136-138 higher for each night.  Even with gas at 20 mpg for my car and my time to drive maybe 1/2 hour each way, it's worth the savings (to me) to be farther away.

When Joe mentioned his hotel 2 miles away, you stated you wanted to be closer(?).  There are a comparably small # of hotels within 2 miles of the fairgrounds, and they definitely will cost you (if even available about 5 weeks out).

For me personally, I'd agree Gettysburg and Lancaster are way too far and too much traffic to deal with each day.  I83 from Route 30 up to the outskirts of Harrisburg is not too terrible, even on Friday morning when we are close to rush hour coming down to York.  While 30 is busy for rush hour, it's not terribly far from I83 to Carlisle Ave.

It also depends on what you consider acceptable for accommodations.  If you are looking for true Hotel accommodations (spas, nice pool, all that type of stuff), that will be a pricier hotel as well.  If you are just looking for a clean safe place to lay your head down at night, a cheaper (and possibly farther away) motel may fit the bill.  (such as the Days Inn rtraincollector mentions, which I just reserved with AAA discount for ~ $51 per night for Wed-Fri.  It's not a palace, but it's acceptable enough to me that I've stayed there exclusively since I started doing this 19 years ago).

Another variable I can think of is your plans for what you will do for meals.  If you are going to go out with friends for dinner, you may not end up right near your hotel anyway, so you will probably have at least some drive after dinner.  If you are going light on your own, then the close proximity of diners, or fast food can be a benefit.

I guess the most important variable is what you are comfortable with for driving.  If you are concerned for safety of driving at night after dinner, or worried you will be too tired after a day of York, then by all means it's worth the money to try to stay closer to be safer in that regard.

Everyone has different limits.  When I mention to some people that I live only 2 hours away just outside of Philly, some have asked me if I drive back and forth each day!  For me, that would be crazy and not worth any minuscule savings I might see (if any), especially with the relatively lower cost hotel I use.  To some people I guess that would be something to consider.

-Dave

I'm sorry for the confusion!

When I said I prefer to be closer I meant that I did not want to stay at Gettysburg.

So far I cannot find anything less than $100 near the fairgrounds. Just like Dave45681 stated its all about priorities.  After careful consideration I am now thinking about the Days Inn in New Cumberland. I can get a nice No Smoking room for around $50. The $100 in savings then can be used to buy more at the show. I really only need a clean safe place to sleep. No pools or spas etc.

Dave

dpg posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

I stay at the el cheapo Rodeway Inn in downtown York because it is less than 2 miles to the fairgrounds. I've stayed there 6 times.

I would like to be closer. Is this place fairly clean and safe?

Are there places to eat close by?

Thanks!

The rooms are large, clean, and fine to spend the night for less than $100. However, your "view" is their midtown parking lot. I would not want to walk the streets at night looking for a place to eat, so I stop at Lyndon Diner on Rt. 30 for dinner, and Bob Evans near the fairgrounds for breakfast. In the morning, you make a right out of the parking lot, then your first right, go to the end of that street, make a right, and you are at the fairgrounds (without the rt.30 morning traffic).

I made my reservation for one day Thursday at the Marriott in York, and I made it just this week. I had to call their customer service as it was blacked out online, but being in the Marriott Rewards Program I got a room at the regular price not the inflated York week price. Sometimes the old fashioned way of picking up a phone and conversing with someone gets better results.

I also stay up near Harrisburg. The drive is not all that bad, plus I don't have to fight the crowds when I go to a restaurant. All personal preference.