Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey Area, I-81, an IHG Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Individually furnished, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board
Exterior
Suite, 1 Bedroom | Individually furnished, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • Hot Tub
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Hershey Exit 80, I-81, Grantville, PA, 17028
  • Penn National Race Course
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Hollywood Casino
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT-Harrisburg Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room, Multiple Beds

  • 372 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Pool View

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 300 sq ft
  • Water view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 300 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Balcony, Pool View

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 372 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 744 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey Area, I-81, an IHG Hotel

3-star Grantville hotel with 2 restaurants
2 restaurants, a casino, and an indoor pool are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include an outdoor pool, a nightclub, and a bar/lounge.
Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey Area, I-81, an IHG Hotel offers 200 accommodations with video-game consoles and complimentary newspapers. Each accommodation is individually furnished. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Microwaves and refrigerators can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

In addition to an indoor pool, Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey Area, I-81, an IHG Hotel provides an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.

This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 20000 square feet (1800 square meters) include conference space. This family-friendly hotel also offers a casino, a nightclub, and a vending machine. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekdays.
Great American Grille - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Winners Circle Saloon - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekday buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 14.99 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Great American Grille
  • Winners Circle Saloon

Things to do

  • 2,389 slot machines
  • 56 gaming tables
  • Casino (451,758 square feet of space)
  • Indoor pool
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa tub
  • Sportsbook
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 20,000 square feet of conference space
  • 24-hour business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 6 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator (48 inch wide door)
  • Handrails in stairways (48 inches high)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels
  • Pay movies
  • Video game console

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.
Guests booked in dinner included rate plans receive dinner for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Dinner fees apply for additional guests.

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from October 3 2024 to December 31 2024 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Fitness facilities
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation (varies based on length of stay), plus a one-time cleaning fee of USD 150 and a deposit of USD 50 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 20 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 14.99 per person
  • Pet deposit: USD 50 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation (varies based on length of stay) plus USD 150 one-time cleaning fee
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • A late check-out fee will be charged
  • An in-room refrigerator is available for an additional fee
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey Area, I-81, an IHG Hotel Hotel

Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey Area, I-81, an IHG Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 266 out of 910 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 279 out of 910 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 170 out of 910 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 114 out of 910 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 81 out of 910 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mike

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not worth the price, but still okay
You can see they are working on remodeling the hotel, updated key entry for rooms and building, fresh paint, but the rooms still need work, shower/tub is dated and needs some major updates. I don't see how this place is on average a $120 plus a night hotel with the current state of the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mike

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Showered with no hot water. Light was out at sink. Shaving in the dark sucked. The hotel is old and needs work and attention to detail. Not worthy of Holiday Inn brand. This visit sucked. Never again. Lots of newer choices in the same area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Loved every thing about it!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was there only for a quick one night stay. I really only slept and showered, but my bed and pillows were very comfortable and the water pressure in the shower allowed somewhat of a shoulder and head massage that helped ease a headache!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michael Christopher

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Justina

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The family suite that I paid quite a bit extra for was not available when we showed up. This was after a 12 hour drive with 2 kids. They had given it to a wedding party and blamed it on me booking through Expedia instead of directly through them. They sent 3 adults and 2 kids to stay in a standard room. It hadn't even been cleaned since the last guest. Then I had to wait 30 minutes in line and they moved me to another room that wasn't a suite but they claimed it at least had a sofa bed. When we got to the room, it did not have a sofa bed. I then stood in line again for another 30 minutes and the assistant manager finally gave us a room with a sofa bed (but it was not a suite and did not have a separate bedroom, like was advertised and I had paid for). Then on the second night we got back to the hotel after midnight and our keys did not work to get in to our room. My children had to sit and wait for over 45 minutes while I stood in line to get the attendant to fix the the key. I feel as though I should at least receive a partial refund as I did not get the room I paid for and for all the stress this caused on our family trip. I have been using expedia for over 20 years now for my travels and am questioning whether or not I should use it again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jeffrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Holiday inn review
Door didn’t lock when you left your room wouldntt shut closed tight …No microwave in room , microwave in lobby didnt work . Balcony door got stuck with the dead bolt had tape around the door handle.No ice in the icemachine ..Service was extremely slow Stayed in room 252 on September 29,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Marcus

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Brittany

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Aneissa

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

angie

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were amazing .. no hot water for my shower though .. the gym had no working treadmills an the pool an jacuzzi were closed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
loved the country bar that was on the property!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst vacation ever
The place wasn’t that clean, inside pool was closed, hot tub was closed, gym had a nasty smell to it, NO ICE all the machines didn’t work, they made us wait 3 hours for our room and we just drove in a car for 7 hrs to get there, AC was broken had to switch rooms again, staff was rude.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kay

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property and amenities were great. The food in the restaurant was very good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennie

Traveled with family
Under renovation!
Was very disappointed that the pool and fitness were under renovation….
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicolle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Johanna

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here for 3 days, family of 4. Check in was easy and breakfast was absolutely delicious. So glad we added that to our package. Very close to Hershey park and Indian Echo Caverns. Our room was clean along with all the bathrooms and lobby. Only complaint was that we had a pull out bed and were not provided linens. When asked for was told to go to the front desk when we returned which ended up being late. Front desk gave us the wrong linens(2 flat sheets, a pillow and a tablecloth) and had to go back again to get the correct ones. There was also construction at the time of our stay which made parking challenging and there were no signs to find the outdoor pool. Overall worth the price and a comfortable stay for our short vacation.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Michael, Nashville

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Place is under construction and very dated. A staff member at 5:30pm while I was in my room keyed into my room with no knocking or warning. Everything just felt a little dirty and old and dilapidated.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Frederick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024