Spark by Hilton Mechanicsburg

The location of this hotel was excellent for my needs. Fast food and casual dining options within walking distance. So is a grocery store. Easy access to the highway. No traffic or highway noise in the room. A/C worked great. Clean and comfortable. Breakfast was good. Their coffee was really good. Bed was super comfortable. I stayed 3 nights, then moved to another hotel to be closer to family. I wished I hadn't. This hotel was better and would have been worth the extra driving.

Because of my dog, I did not eat breakfast. She is a chow hound and would have been restless at the sight of so much food. I have stayed at this hotel many times. I grew up in Mechanicsburg, and it is convenient to several of my nieces and nephews' homes and the town itself. A major food store and a small shopping center are next door, and fast-food restaurants ring the hotel. It abuts the Pennsylvania Turnpike upon arrival and departure for New England via 283. It is also the best value among the nearby hotel alternatives. Finally, there is a sentimental reason. There used to be another hotel on the site, back up the hill, and the Wingate by Windham sits on the old pitch-and-putt golf course. I was a groundsman and greenskeeper there while in high school! Good memories!

I went down a half hour after breakfast started and warm items weren’t there. Waited a while, staff was going back and forth but nothing was appearing. Coffee was empty in some containers and the one that wasn’t had a strange taste. Ended up going to a diner. This was the only thing that prevented a very good rating.

Our room was clean and comfortable and the rate we paid was very reasonable. The breakfast was great, with many choices including eggs, sausage, yogurt, cereal, waffles and many more.

Friendly staff easy access to the hwys ,clean room, quiet room, nice breakfast included