Simmons Motel

I would definitely stay here every time I come to Hershey! Warm and friendly environment! This place is so beautiful and cozy! Really makes me feel as if I were at home! Very friendly staff and very clean rooms with large bathroom!

We had just rolled into Hershey after a long trip from New York. On Chocolate Avenue, we drove by two hotels, seeking a room for the night. We noticed that the Simmons had a vacancy posted, so we took our chances, and went in. It was late, and no one was in the office. However, after we buzzed for someone, the manager showed up within 10 minutes. He gave us what we needed at a very respectable price of $ 68 for the night– a very spacious room with 2 double beds. Some of the reviews of this place make me wonder what people want from their motels. The room was very clean, water for our showers was hot, the room was airy and bright. There’s a small flat screen TV in the room, and a microwave. The beds were very comfortable. We checked out the next morning, and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. Would I recommend this motel if you’re staying in Hershey? Definitely, YES! The rates are reasonable, there’s a pool, and parking. You are close to all of the Hershey attractions, and can walk to most of them. You’re located in the heart of the town, and can get whatever you need. A terrific bargain for families, or anyone else.

Ok, honest review time. Is this the nicest place I’ve stayed at? No, it is not. But i think some of these people are over exaggerating a little bit.
Staff. Its definitely a unique bunch. But everyone we encountered was so nice and willing to bend over backwards to help out. The handy man was giving people rides to the grocery store. He offered to pick us up Park tickets if we needed to. He was possibly a little unusual, but super friendly and super willing to help out.
Rooms. Décor is very dated. No doubt about that. Laughable for sure. But our room was more spacious than what we expect these days. It was super clean. Am I saying that there wont be any issues? Of course there will be. Its an old building. Can i see A/​C problems, plumbing problems etc? Sure, its an old building. But it seems to me that the staff there is willing to make things right and definitely take pride in the place.
Kids. I mean, I thought it was a great place for kids. We have a 2 yr old. She loved the grassy area she could run around in. Loved the pool area. It is an above ground job with a deck. Which is unusual, but it was really great for her to splash around in. Once we put her to bed around 8 each nite, there were nice areas outside that we could relax and enjoy. Most places we would be stuck going to bed because there is no real place in reach of the baby monitor to hang out. we ordered food, drank a few beers. had a great time!
Location. Doesn’t get much better. Easy walk that saves you 15 dollars parking. It gets a little treacherous by the under pass. Not much room to walk, but if you are careful, its easily doable. 15 min walk to park entrance max. CVS is right down the road, which we used for many things we needed along the way. And close to many food places. Good pizza place, Chipolte. Hershey Grille. Really nice.
Price. so, the Days Inn across the street was 100 bucks more basically. Would have been stuck in our room being quiet all night. Simmons was so nice to be able to hang out while the kid slept.
We stayed in the main Motel part. but it seems like they bought the surrounding houses and turned them into rooms. I cant speak for them too much. the ones i saw though had full kitchens which might be nice for some.
Yes, a train goes by. No, its not that bad. They had coffee and donuts in the «lobby» in the Am. we had a fridge that did well and a microwave. shower was hot. no issues.
a nice option. nicest place ive been to, no. not even close. but id go there again. unique little place. The one star reviews are a little harsh though.

The place is very close to the park which I like. The room was nice,. Clean and cozy. I love the bed. It was very comfortable, they’re so generous with the pillows. The only thing I didn’t like was the door that was connected to the other room. My friend saw a little boy came to the door from the other room. I hope they can do something about the lock or something. We all know that privacy is very important. That’s my only concern. Other than that, everything’s fine.

The location was the only good thing about this hotel
The rooms smelled of bleach and no ac was running so had to turn on ac and open doors and window to clear out the odor. The pool was collapsed and was not notified at check in. At check in we were told we could park at spot closest to stairs. When we came back after letting room air out for an hour they had begun filming the show «hotel impossible» and as we were unloading luggage we were told to move our car. No one offered to help with luggage. Then they posted signs stating that we were filmed then that gave them automatic permission to use it on the air. After we finally got luggage to room we were basically trapped in room because they were filming just outside of its location. The next morning we decided we had enough so we pulled car up to space at end of steps to load. While loading again told to move car with no offer to help load luggage. And I did after dropping off key to room

This was the worst hotel we have ever stayed in! We had a two bedroom unit for two families. One of the bedrooms didn’t have a door, the bathroom didn’t have a lock (and there was a four year old with us that really wanted to be in the bathroom). The medicine cabinet was broken, The kitchen’s equipment was two huge pans. Not very clean and had an open door to the attic that was filled with old furniture, bedpans, etc. We paid $ 310 for two nights, so it definitely was not economical for what you got.
Horrible, horrible, horrible!!!

1.5 stars for price and location– hotel is a brief walk to hershey and has riteaid and pizza place right near it… but with a low cost hotel comes smelly rooms and what appeared to be a dried blood on one of the pillows. I think the smell comes from the window air units … I suspect their filters haven’t been cleaned in a decade. It would be wise of this motel to invest $ 3,000 in each room with new paint, new carpet, new linens, and updated décor… they’re on a downward spiral into the abyss

The Simmons Motel is a quick walk to Hershey Park and Hershey’s Chocolate World. It was great to skip the driving and parking fee. The room is fine. There’s no complimentary breakfast, but the coffee in the office was fresh and the Rite Aid next door worked for grabbing breakfast food. The fridge and microwave in the room were also a nice convenience. There are many restaurants in walking distance as well. We were too exhausted from the amusement park to check out the pool, but it looked nice. No complaints and would stay here again.

Im not really sure if I would recommend this place or not. There was the strong lingering odor of stale smoke all over the building, my room was around the outside going upstairs in what seemed to have been part of the old attic. A strong odor here. But aside from the intense heat, the extremely small bathroom and that «odor». not sure if it was garlic or just «old spooky attic». Anyway, good thing I am skinny and could make it up those narrow and steep stairs to the top. But, I must say, the silence was splendid up there.

Do not stay here! The rooms are circa 1978 and on the wall of the bathroom it states that inventory is done and you will be charged if anything is missing/​damaged. I accidentally left my toothbrush there and called to ask them to mail it to me. While I can see charging me for shipping Mr. Simmons wants me to pay an additional 10.00 because as the teenager who answered the phone «He has to go out of his way to where he does his mail». Um you mean the post office down the road? The only redeeming quality is that it is within walking distance to the park. Wished I had stayed at the Days inn across the street.

I would not recommend this place to anybody even though they were nice and were clean and that is mostly it. It is a walking distance from Attractions and decent price. Because I went to that motel I dialed 0 for assistance and they answered and said they would come down. It took a while and I smelled smoke, they came told me where to go I wish they showed me (but I got lost to get to the office I thought it would be in front.) anyway there was no remote (and only one channel unless you have that) and phone. I called and let them know but when I though was a staff member but it was a guest (who knows the owner, creepy) anyway who did not know too much about the electronics’s. So there was not free breakfast so I went to rite aid. I had a hard time finding the ice machine because there where not sign and I called the help desk they did not come they just did it on the phone (not right). Trying to look for anything is like a maze. When I told about a wake up call at 9:30 am but they did not call until 9:45 am, I am so glad I was already away. And when I got done and I called that the guy told me to put the key on the desk and they would email. If you see these signs 1. don’t do it on-​line (unless you would check the reviews) 2. if these happens to you go to the Days Inn next door he he.

This place was horrible! DO NOT STAY HERE! there was blood /​stains on our sheets. Lawn furniture for kitchen table and chairs. The tv stand was on a slant. My bf put his pen on it and it rolled right to the floor. We couldn’t wait to leave! Just pay the extra and go to the best western across the street!!!

This place makes the HoJo seem like the Ritz.
Checking in:
As soon as we walk into the office to check in, the smell of stale cigarette smoke and B.O. hit our noses. When we approached the front desk nobody was in sight. We waited, we said «helloooo?», and then we noticed the sign that said «Need help? Dial 0» with a phone right next to it. So we dialed 0 with no answer. We waited a few more minutes, looked around, nobody in sight. Then we dialed 0 again and a girl answered in a monotone voice: «Hello?» Us: «Um, hi is this the Simmons motel? Ah, we’re downstairs» girl: «Ok, I will be right down». So we are waiting for about 5 – 10 minutes until this sullen girl (probably early 20’s) walks in with sweat pants, sweat shirt and messy hair pulled back into a ponytail and said in the most unenthusiastic voice: «Hey». So she checks us in barely saying a word and takes us through the smoke and BO filled halls down to our room.
The Room: Your Grand mother’s bed room complete with doilies, old dusty cob webbed curtains, out-​of-​date pictures and just a very run-​down, old, and extremely small room. The bathroom had one bar of soap for your hands. There was no soap provided to wash, no shampoo-​nothing! The shower was in the tiniest little space where you had to squeeze to get in. I had to squeeze in and I’m only 120lbs. The lock to the room was unsafe, the heating situation was terrible (either a sauna or a freezer take your pick), the bed was hard, and there was a strange clicking noise coming from the vent that clicked all night long. Probably a ghost trying to tell us that this place sucks!
So I would skip this place and pony up the extra 30 bucks for the holiday Inn express across the street.