61. Amish Country Motel
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (800) 665-8780
Address: 3013 Old Philadelphia Pike
Description: You can soak in the surrounding ambience of Amish farmland or splash in the indoor or outdoor pools located at its nearby sister property, Bird-in-Hand Family Inn. Guests also receive a complimentary 2-hour guided Amish back roads tour on a climate-controlled bus. Standard rooms have 2 double beds so couples might want to go for a king room. Family suites and 2-night packages including meals are available.
62. AmishView Inn & Suites
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (866) 735-1600
Address: 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike (Route 340)
Description: The location is particularly convenient because it’s part of the 9-acre Plain & Fancy Farm complex that includes Amish educational attractions, a family-style restaurant, and plenty of shopping. Every room and suite comes with a kitchenette, full breakfast, Disney Channels, and access to the indoor pool and whirlpool.
63. Holiday Inn Express at Rockvale
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (888) 465-4329, (717) 293-9500
Address: 24 S. Willowdale Dr.
Description: Situated right in the middle of Lancaster’s Rockvale Outlets, this place is a shopper’s paradise. It’s clean, it’s comfortable, and it offers a complimentary breakfast to fuel you for a full day of store-hopping.
64. Bird-in-Hand Village Inn & Suites
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (800) 914-2473
Address: 2695 Old Philadelphia Pike
Description: Four 18th- and 19th-century buildings house period-furnished rooms and suites, some with whirlpool tubs, fireplaces, and kitchenettes. A complimentary continental-plus breakfast and 2-hour Amish farm country bus tour are included.
65. Greystone Manor Bed & Breakfast
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (717) 393-4233
Address: 2658 Old Philadelphia Pike
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Description: Like Cinderella, this mid-1800s farmhouse blossomed into a graceful Victorian mansion when stained-glass windows, cut crystal and double-leaded glass doors, gleaming woodwork, and other regal accoutrements were added later in the century. There’s also a more rustic carriage house.
66. Secret Garden
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (717) 399-9229
Address: 445 W. Chestnut St.
Description: It’s just a 4-block-walk from this pretty, 1-guest-room, 3-suite Victorian to all of the downtown Lancaster City attractions. The Tropical Suite has a Jacuzzi; the Garden Suite a fireplace and fully equipped kitchen. Full breakfast is included.
67. The Cameron Estate Inn
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (717) 492-0111, (888) 4-CAMERO
Address: 1855 Mansion Ln.
Description: Two of the rooms in this 3-story, 17-room and suite 1805 mansion that was built by President McKinley’s great-grandfather are more expensive, but the rest fall within the indicated parameters. Some of the antiques-filled rooms have a fireplace and whirlpool. Full breakfast is included, and an upscale dinner-only local landmark restaurant is on the premises.
68. The Olde Square Inn
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (800) 742-3533
Address: 127 E. Main St.
Description: Located on Mount Joy’s historic square within steps of one of my favorite dining, social, and entertainment spots (Bube’s Brewery—see under the chapter heading, “Other Area Restaurants,”), this 5-guest-room, 1-guesthouse accommodation home is a place guests come back to again and again. Some rooms come with a fireplace and/or whirlpool; all come with full breakfast. Pets are welcome ($20 fee).
69. Country Log Farm House
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (717) 653-4477
Address: 1175 Flory Rd.
Description: Helping Jim and Mim Brubaker gather eggs and milk the goats is sure to work up a hearty appetite for your farm-style breakfast. The log house features 3 guest rooms and a suite, all well-equipped to accommodate families. No credit cards.
70. Rocky Acre Farm Bed & Breakfast
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (717) 653-4449
Address: 1020 Pinkerton Rd.
Description: Get a double dose of family-and-farm fun here when you stay at Galen and Eileen Benner’s 200-year-old working dairy farm and join their son Arlin and daughter-in-law Deborah for a hands-on tour of their even bigger Yippee Farms just down the road (880 Pinkerton Rd.; 717-653-2314; yippeefarms.com). Guest rooms in the Victorian-style farmhouse (said to have once been part of the Underground Railroad) are large; most accommodate between 4 and 5 people (nightly rates are based on 4 occupants rather than the usual 2). Full breakfast is included. Two-night minimums are required on all weekends, on weekdays during school breaks, and in June through August.
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City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Accommodations
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Description: Open from Apr through early Nov, this wooded 50-acre property offers accommodations: individual camp sites (primitive or with utilites), RV pull-throughs and back-ins, heated and air-conditioned cottages that sleep up to 6, and RV park models with bathrooms and kitchenettes. Facilities include a swimming pool and stocked catch-and-release fishing pond.