Shawnee Park Tours

Having stayed at the Nittany Lion Inn many times over the years, this stay was disappointing. The first room had a soaking wet carpet next to the bed, which the staff must have known about as there was a dehumidifier in the room. We were promptly moved to another room which was much better, but there was a problem with the toilet. When we told the front desk about it, they said that they would send maintenance to look into it, but they never did. Luckily, we were able to fix the problem ourselves, so it did not require a second room move. We purchased two rooms for the weekend, and the second room's air conditioning was not working properly. One again, we told the front desk, but the issue was never resolved. We also saw a needle and syringe in the hallway. I would not recommend this hotel anymore.

We were caught off guard as we thought this was a typical hotel. It was run more like an air b&b. You get a code to the main entrance and your room. Our room was a bit difficult to find as we had to go down, then past a bar and the gym before entering another locked door to access our room. Our room was nicely decorated and clean, but we surprised by the waterbed. And the barn door that covers either the bathroom or the shower - and the glass shower didn’t have a door. We also didn’t expect the room to be half basement and at street level where we could hear people walking by. Noise wasn’t a big problem as it was pretty quiet after the bar restaurant closed. I wouldn’t say it was necessarily bad. Just not what we expected, and really not for us.

The price was not even worth half of what the room was worth. The air did not work in the portion of the suite and it had a smell. It felt unsafe behind those motels with people hanging around and smoking out front. The bathroom had no where to put anything and had bugs on the floor. There was also someone hanging around the front with an ankle monitoring bracelet and it felt very u safe bringing my kids in there. I will not ever stay there again or recommend it. I will be filing a complaint for the poor way it was portrayed on the website vs how it was.