Cheap Hotels in Harrisburg

The city of Harrisburg may not be a cosmopolitan capital city like some others, but this pretty Pennsylvania city is well worth a visit – and if you have to go for business travel, then it is well worth a look around when you are not stuck in a seminar. It is fairly centrally located in the state, so can also be a good home base for day trips to nearby attractions like Hershey and the Amish Country. And as an added bonus, there are plenty of cheap hotels in Harrisburg to choose from.

Because this isn’t a major metropolitan area or big tourist draw, there are actually more cheap hotels in Harrisburg than there are big, high-end, luxury hotels. In fact, the more expensive hotels tend to be outside the city in the more popular places mentioned above. Whereas you will find lots of upscale hotels in cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and several in Hershey and Baltimore, Harrisburg tends to be just off the beaten track enough that the majority of the hotels are on the budget end of things – which is a good thing for budget travelers.

Visitors to Harrisburg will enjoy the city’s position right on the Susquehanna River – and, if you are interested – a ride on an authentic paddlewheel riverboat. Back on dry land, the city has a nice Civil War museum, and the capitol building itself was modeled after St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. You can tour the capitol as well, and it is absolutely free. For more outdoorsy types, there are trails along the river which you can hike or bike in good weather, and the Appalachian Trail comes within two miles of the city as well.

A few of the cheap hotels in Harrisburg which you may want to look into before you go are Comfort Inn Riverfront (near City Island, on the river, 114 rooms, on-site restaurant, internet access available, laundry facilities, free breakfast, outdoor pool), Crowne Plaza Hotel Harrisburg-Hershey (located downtown, 261 rooms, on-site restaurant, walking distance to river, 4 blocks from the capitol, outdoor pool), Hilton Harrisburg (341 rooms, located downtown, 3 blocks from capitol, 4 on-site restaurants, indoor pool, fitness center, free WiFi), Wyndham Garden Hotel – Harrisburg/Hershey (167 rooms, heated outdoor pool, fitness center & sauna, kids stay free, internet access available, free airport shuttle), and Wingate by Wyndham Harrisburg (85 rooms, free breakfast, free high speed internet & WiFi, free business center, fitness center).