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Jan 08 2010

AACA Museum, Behind the Scenes Barbecue!

Category: SpringHill Suites Hershey — Steven @ 1:39 pm
AACA Behind The Scenes Barbeque

Saturday: Antique Automotive Club of America Museum, South Hanover Township

The Antique Automotive Club of America Museum will host a summer-style barbecue in its detail shop.

Join the museum for a Behind the Scenes Barbecue on Saturday, January 9th from 12 noon – 5 PM.

The AACA Museum will be hosting a summertime barbecue in the Museum’s detail shop!   For a fee of $15.00 per person, guests can enjoy entrance into the Museum, and a behind the scenes barbecue in the detail shop — our ultimate garage!

Choose from a Pulled Pork sandwich, or a Beef Brisket Sandwich or a Smoked Chicken along with a side item, iced tea or lemonade.  Additional food items and $2 draft beer will also be available for purchase.  Visitors not on this package will not be permitted into the detail shop area.

This is the perfect time to visit the Museum as there are lots of special vehicles on display right now:  Seven significant vehicles from the JWR Museum Collection, GM Futurliner #10, Pittsburgh’s Famous Stainless Steel Cars, 1953 Cadillac LeMans Dream Car #3 and more than 20 Camaros & Firebirds from 1967-2010!

So break away from the winter doldrums and visit the AACA Museum for A World Class Automotive Experience and a fun Behind the Scenes Barbecue!


The event’s hours are noon-5 p.m.  Pay admittance at the door.

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Jan 05 2010

Harlem Globetrotters Are Coming to Hershey

Category: Homewood Suites Lancaster — Steven @ 11:37 am
Harlem Globetrotters Are Coming to Hershey

Enjoy a warm, comfortable stay at the Homewood Suites in Lancaster, PA and see the world’s most famous team” bring their all-new spectacular show to Giant Center on February 19, 2010.

Coming off the most successful year in the franchise’s illustrious history, with a record-breaking 62 box office record and more than two million smiling fans. The iconic Harlem Globetrotters are primed to showcase their eye-popping 2010 World Tour in Hershey with the wholesome family entertainment known worldwide for thrilling fans young and old and making cherished family memories.

Now in their 84th consecutive season of touring the world, the Globetrotters’ high-flying show features some of the most extraordinary athletes and entertainers on the planet – including Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang, who are starring in the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality hit, “The Amazing Race;” the always hilarious Special K Daley; dribbling magician Scooter Christensen; and ball handling wizards Handles Franklin and Ant Atkinson.

“The Harlem Globetrotters are the epitome of world-class family excitement,” says Michael Kenney, the Globetrotters’ senior vice president, live event marketing. “You’ll want to get your tickets now for an experience the whole family will be talking about for years to come.”

The Original Harlem Globetrotters have played in 120 countries on six continents, entertaining over 130 million fans and crossing barriers between cultures, societies and people from all walks of life. The Globetrotters are one of only six teams to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

For more information visit the Globetrotters at harlemglobetrotters.com. Tickets for this show are available at Giant Center Box Office. They can be charged by phone at 717-534-3911 or 1-800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster locations, and online at Ticketmaster.com

Nov 18 2009

Chocolate Scented Town

Category: SpringHill Suites Hershey — Steven @ 10:11 am

Want another reason to travel to Hershey, PA?  Hershey is known as the “Sweetest place on earth”!  After all, where else can you find a town that smells like chocolate at least twice a day.  This is due to the way Hershey’s factory produces their chocolate.  Milton Hershey decided that  he did not want air conditioning installed in the rooms that stirred the chocolate.  He was afraid the air conditioning would taint the smell and taste of his chocolate.  So instead, Mr. Hershey installed air vents in these rooms which are opened twice a day to let out all of the heat, and the smell of chocolate, into the town.

Step right outside the door to SpringHill Suites Hershey and get a whiff of what the town truly has to offer.

Nov 10 2009

An Interesting Fact About Hershey…

Category: SpringHill Suites Hershey — Steven @ 1:54 pm

Hershey is a town full of rich history.  For example, did you know that during WWII Milton Hershey was approached by the government to prduce a ration bar with enough vitamins and calories to sustain a soldier during the way?  The goverment asked for such a bar that would not melt inextreme heat, weighed only about four ounces and contained 600 calories, and was not delicious enough for the solidiers to want to eat during an emergency.  Mr. Hershey agreed and did just that.  In fact, he halted all production of his chocolate bars and turned over his factory entirely to the production of the Hershey Field Ration-D bar.  These bars were so successful, about 24 million were sold by the end of 1945.

Visit the Hershey Archives for more information.


Oct 30 2009

ZooAmerica

Category: SpringHill Suites Hershey — Steven @ 8:47 am

My parents came to visit this weekend and stayed at SpringHill Suites, one of several hotels in Hershey.  I was looking for something to do with them for a few hours and I knew they hadn’t been to a zoo since I was a kid, so we took them to ZooAmerica.  I would have to say that my parents, who are in their late 60’s, enjoyed it as much as my 8 year old son.

There are approximately 75 different types of animals living in natural habitats at the Zoo.  The animals all come from North America and range from snakes to buffalo.  The plants growing at the Zoo also come from across North America and have signs letting you know what types they are as well.

Overall it was a great couple of hours with my family.  I would recomend this to anyone who has a an hour or two to walk around.  You can also take a picnic lunch along with you if you would like to spend more time outdoors!!




Oct 30 2009

Halloween in Hershey

Category: SpringHill Suites Hershey — Steven @ 8:24 am

If you’re staying at the SpringHill Suites hotel in Hershey this October, you better beware!!  There have been several sightings of ghosts, goblins, monsters, and even a princess or two haunting the halls and roaming through the lobby.  Don’t worry though, they are only visiting for a short time while the Halloween fun is going on in the area!

Some of the things our visitors will be doing over the next couple of weekends will be: Hershey’s Trick-or-Treat Adventure starting at Hershey’s Chocolate World and continuing into HersheyPark, Trick-or-Treat Time Machine at The Hershey Story, and The Pumpkin Glow, Trick-or-Treat and Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree at the Hershey Gardens.  Along with Hersheypark being open, guests can visit Creatures Of The Night at ZooAmerica all for one low price.  When visiting the Zoo, remember to bring your flashlights along to better see the animals in their natural habitats.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Hershey is an all studio suite hotel.  It is located 1.5 miles from HersheyPark and other major attractions.  The hotel offers a complimentary hot continental breakfast, indoor pool and fitness room.  Each of the suites offers 25 % more space than standard guest rooms and comes with a microwave, refrigerator and a.  For more details on the SpringHill Suites in Hershey, visit us at www.springhillsuiteshershey.com.

Oct 20 2009

October Days of Terror!

Category: Hilton Garden Inn Lancaster — Steven @ 8:26 am

The long shadows stretch through the now empty corn fields, like finger tips from the coming hand of night searching through Lancaster country for those daring enough venture out. The longer nights mean haunted hayrides, ghost tours, and all those scary and fun things that go bump in the night. No matter the level of terror you are in search of Lancaster, and the surrounding areas, have just the right amount or scare to make you scream and jump. Here are a listing of places you can visit to get the best BOO for you buck!

1. Jason’s Woods

2. Fields of Screams

3. Strasburg Ghost Tours

4. Gettysburg Ghost Tours

5. Lancaster Ghost Tours

6. Hersheypark in the Dark

7. Happy Haunting at Dutch Wonderland

8. Halloween Dayz and Spooky Knights at the Pennsylvania Renassiance Faire

9.  Poe Evermore

10. The Haunted Mill

There are many places to visit while in Lancaster during the Month of October and many places you could stay give us a call today to hear about all of our great rates and packages.

Oct 02 2009

2009 AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet In Hershey

Category: SpringHill Suites Hershey — Steven @ 12:05 pm

The 2009 AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet is almost upon us!  The entire town of Hershey is preparing for crowds that will be arriving next week.   As you drive down HersheyPark Drive you see all the extra fencing going up for parking and soon the vendors trailers will be pulling in.

For those of you who are not familiar with what the AACA is, it is the Antique Automobile Club of America.  Every fall they hold a meet here in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  It consists of over 9,000 flea market spaces, over 1,000 car corral spaces and over 1,000 show cars.  Visitors from all over the United States and many countries come to Hershey to see this event.  Some of the most unique cars and hard to find parts can be found here in Hershey!

The 2009 Meet will start Wednesday October 7th and runs through Saturday October 10th.  The hours are daily from 7:00 AM till dusk.  Some of the special events going on during this time is the Night At The Museum Gala & Auction being held at the AACA Museum on Wednesday evening, Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey featuring over 100 vintage motor cars and lots of memorabilia items will be auctioned at the Hershey Lodge on Thursday, Race Car Condition Run on Friday, and Vehicle Judging on Saturday.  For more details and information visit www.aacamuseum.org or www.aaca.org/hershey.

If you would like to attend and need a place to stay, contact the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Hershey.  It is the closest hotel in Hershey to the AACA Museum, and the  AACA Regional Office.  It is also located just 1 mile from the Meet.

Sep 06 2009

Welcome to the Fairfield Inn Blog!

Category: Fairfield Inn & Suites Lancaster — Steven @ 6:44 pm

Our summer packages are ready and we are able to offer you the best vacation packages possible for your Summer trip to Pennsylvania Dutch & Amish Country. HERSHEYPARK, DUTCH WONDERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA RENAISSANCE FAIRE, LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM, the STRASBURG RAILROAD, the EMERALD SPRINGS SPA and the LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS will be some of our partners creating a most enjoyable and value added experience for you and your family. Also, Shop til you drop at one of our many outlets and antique shops or hand-craft stores such as KITCHEN KETTLE for gifts that represent our area craftsmen. Lancaster City artist community is making an impact on visitors with their, FIRST FRIDAY, event each month. For more information about area attractions & events use one of our links or visit padutchountry.com. To browse all of our vacation packages while checking availability, enter PKG in the promotion code field. Enjoy your vacation!