Dutch Motel Palmyra

United States , Harrisburg - PA
PALMYRA, 500 East Main Street
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75 reviews shown

4/10

Poor

16 Oct 2025

Melissa

Not clean, disappointing

2/10

Poor

09 Oct 2025

Richard

I was quoted $46.00 paid expida and then charged additional 109.00 place is worth $25.00 a night. Women running place will not listen and is unhospitable as could be. Place is in bad shape decore and presentation is old decrepit
Would recommend sleep in car not here

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 Oct 2025

Debbie

N/a

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2025

Cas

Avoid this hotel

Hole in the floor, stunk of cigarette smoke, the filters in the AC unit were black, our room had a pool view - except the pool had no water

Partner

2/10

Poor

30 May 2025

Norma

We got there with my printed information and after half an hour looking for our reservation which didn't find, the lady said I have to fill a reservation form again and the price might be different. That wasn't the problem was her actitude. When my husband asked about her way of talking she said we can go some place else if don't like it, which we did. Near by was Knights Inn , thanks God we did. The person very friendly and caring. We go to PA often because of family, that were be staying from now on. Please don't go to the Dutch Inn in Palmyra, PA, even doesn't looks to nice from rhe outside.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2025

Douglas

The staff very welcoming what I didnt like was the company I kept. It jst ist my thing

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2024

Walter

Average for an old and dated motel. Floors were bouncy. Bathroom was poorly setup. Door and frame were gapped too big. Light from outside was visible when closed. Toilet was running till I turned water off.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2024

Scott

Everything was wonderful

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2024

Linda

Price very reasonable and had a pool , staff very nice , area good for choices to eat and close to Hershey Park and other things to do and see .
One thing is you need to bring hair dryer , none in room

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2024

shawn

Not bad for the price

Decent place to lay your head for a night ac worked so that’s a big plus not terrible but didn’t pay 300 a night either

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Jonathan

Everything was great

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2024

Joseph

the only thing i liked about this rat hole it has free off-street parking, the room i had smelt like someone just got done smoking a cigar there were bugs the door not only didn't lock but had about a 1-inch gap at the top, just a horrible experience

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

23 Jul 2024

KERRI

Staff was hard to understand. While checking in police show up to evict someone, though the officers were polite, the situation made us feel uncomfortable from the start. The rooms were dark, dirty and needed to be exterminated. So not stay here and this property should not be on any third parties website promoting!!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Jun 2024

Marty

DO NOT STAY HERE. DO NOT STAY HERE
FLYS When you furst walk in the office. Sheets were not changed. When i took the sheets to the front desk they basically threw them at me. No apology. Found blood when i took the pillow cases off. Non smoking room smelled like smoke. Cigarette burns on the sink. Found a roach on the floor when i got up in the muddle of the night. Worst motel I've ever stayed in, the Better Business Bureau should ve called.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2024

Annette

Comfortable

It's a room with a bed in a nice part of town for a decent price. Can't complain.

Self

2/10

Poor

20 Apr 2024

Douglas

Our non-smoking room smells like a dirty ashtray. Outside there is a table with ashtray and two chairs in-between three non-smoking rooms !!!? Really! I would not recommend. The price was the only plus.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2024

Martha

This hotel is not fancy, but very clean, and has the usual amenities such as fridge and microwave.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Jan 2024

Philippe

No do recommend. The front counter lady was rude. And woulsnt give me the room i paid for over charged me and then refused to give a refund

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

18 Jan 2024

Chris

They refused to honor our reservation. Said we did not pay enough.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2023

Nicole

Property is dated , sadly property also has an issues with roaches

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2023

Candice

The property is all tore up the room we had was dirty all the towels and wash cloths had hair on them one of the pillows were nasty, surprisingly there were no bed bugs, looks like they never actually clean under the beds and not to mention we had a couple of parole officers knock on our door looking for someone😡 Also for a nonsmoking room it smelled like nasty stinking cigarettes. Definitely will never return

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2023

Bruce

Perfect for what we needed. Clean and friendly staff.

Business Family

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2023

Jeffrey

The floors were not vacuumed, there was a cigarette butt in the sink and no drain plug. It smelled bad. The sheets had blood spots on them. The staff was rude when confronted with these facts and made no effort to offer another room, or address my concerns. not even an apology was offered. I wouldn't stay in this place EVER!! It is a dump. i wish I could rate it less than a zero.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2023

Dustin

Worst hotel ever

Worst hotel I have ever stayed at. Beds like sleeping on bricks. Front desk would argue any request, including asking a blanket for the bed that didnt have one. If your choice is sleep in your car and a chance to freeze to death, or stay at the Dutch Motel, choose your car!
Felt like I needed some antibiotics after staying there. But honestly, as awful as the rooms and beds are, the customer service there tops that in awfulness by a mile!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

02 Jun 2023

Kevin

Got charged by Expedia for the room the again by the establishment so ended up paying twice for the room and never manage to get anything back from the establishment or Expedias app, if wasn't for the fact it was a family vacation planned almost a year in advance we would have just left on the spot and cut our loses there but you live and you learn will not be making the same mistake again in the future.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

29 May 2023

Kiersten

I booked a room back in February. $80 for 2 people, one night. Our stay was booked for May (there was a concert in town). We arrived on site and saw that the people in front of us were already arguing with the lady at the desk. When it was our turn, she tried telling me my room was now $250 for the night if I wanted it. Told this story about how “management has changed since I booked my room” and “her rate is $250 or no room.” Was very rude about it, too. She tried telling me it was a good deal by showing me all the surrounding hotels whose prices were $400 and up and saying “it’s a busy day.” The whole reason I booked this place was because it was cheap. After arguing for a while with her she offered me a room that was smaller than the one I originally booked and said she would give it to us for $129. We checked it out, there was no room to even walk and it REAKED of cigarette smoke. We ended up leaving and not having any place to stay. Totally screwed us over, do not stay here!!!

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

27 May 2023

Andrew

Invoice was for 179 dollars. I got billed for $300 when I arrived.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2023

Shawnee

It was nice and clean. Staff were nice.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2023

Sonia

Facilities were not taken care of. Maintenance needed. Clean enough to sleep. Shower needs to be fixed and mouse poop in the bathroom overnight. Service ok but not welcoming.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

19 Sep 2022

Russell

Stay elsewhere…..

Beds were like sleeping on plywood. Check in and breakfast area stunk of body odor and the women who checked me in was too busy on a personal call to deal with me. Carpets in the room made our feet black. Also the AC had a motion sensor so it kept getting hot in the room. Stay far away from this place!!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2022

Tiffany

Motel was convenient for my Hersheypark trip, only 10 minutes away and easy to find. Maybe a bit pricey for what you get. The rooms could use an update but provided necessities. Most of the room was clean enough but could probably use a good deep clean. Mattress wasn't particularly comfortable and one of the beds was missing a cover sheet. Towels were clean and fluffy but the shower really needs a mat or something on the bottom, it was very slippery. Staff was friendly and fast. Overall it's a decent place if you're going to Hershey for more than a day and don't want to spend much.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2022

Christopher

Stay was ok for an overnight trip to Hershey

Stay was ok for an overnight trip to Hershey, no hair dryer, and not enough towels. I don't think that it it was worth what I paid for the night

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

09 Aug 2022

Linda

Unfriendly staff, worst shower ever, over priced, as far as continental breakfast, all there was was banana 2 sugar filled cereals, gross coffee and crackers. Will never stay at this Motel again. What little furniture that was in the room was gross. No dresser for clothing.Tried to tell us our reservations were For 2 nights when it was 3 nights, they had their dates wrong. Just a waste of money and time. Will never stay at this Motel again.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2022

Donna

Room was fairly clean. Bathroom was awful. Shower faucet was loose, shower curtain was moldy, bath towels were stained, door didn't close, and toilet seat was ready to come off. No hair dryer. Free breakfast is false advertising. Consisted of a banana and crackers. Never again!!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Jun 2022

Kevin

The stay was so disappointing. The room was old and outdated. The sheets and pillow cases were stained - Gross!!! It was non smoking but it was not followed. I had to stay and I went to the store and bought my own blankets.. I am so disappointed.. this to me was a room by the hour kind of place…

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

The owner was great. I had a problem with a staff member and she quickly fixed the problem. She went beyond on what I was expecting on the outcome too. I booked two rooms & both rooms were very clean and roomy for what we needed. Great location as it is close to gas stations, convenience stores and restaurants. The location is very close to Hershey Park too.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

25 Apr 2021

Tiffany

Bed bugs

Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Dirty room

Room was dirty. It smelled like musty smoke. There was hair in the bed sheets.

Business

2/10

Poor

17 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

It was a place to sleep for the night. Other than that, nothing else.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

03 Feb 2020

The beds are hard as cement, the pillows were the size of throw pillows and the bathroom was ridiculously small. The soda machine didn't work, they also rent efficiencies and there were people yelling and swearing in the middle of the night.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2019

Edgardo

5 STAR.

The olace was quiet and cleans
Easy to het around .
Freindly people
The most importantly clean, super clean and safe.

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

It was convenient location to Hershey Park.
No late check out and room needs to be updated

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2019

Booked through Expedia, but upon arrival the owner tried to raise the price for the Friday and Saturday part of our stay. We canceled the four nights and went elsewhere

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Nice, old school motel. Unfortunately we had to pay grossly overpriced rates because it’s car show week🙁

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2019

Kristie

pro- quiet, tv, small fridge and microwave.
cons- bathroom is sooo small and dirty. staff was kinda rude, beds were overly firm (no movement whatsoever)

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2019

Jan

This is an amazing place for their reasonable prices!! Within 10 minutes from Hersheypark, it has free parking and provides free coffee, OJ, cereal, muffins, and bananas for breakfast! There is also a Wendy's, CVS, and Rita's water ice, 2 blocks away, a quick walk! Totally recommend that you check out this place!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2019

Anissa

It’s an edge of town motel, you shouldn’t expect a 5 star hotel coming here. I saw all these bad reviews and wondered “what the heck is so bad about that place?”
The price was decent so I decided, heck I’d check it out. I don’t need a place to be perfect, just somewhere to stay.

Anyways, the woman at the front desk was very friendly and courteous and I could tell this was a family business so I’m happy to be here to support them. It’s not fair to give bad reviews to places that are just trying to make a living. I had absolutely no issues here, and even if I did, it would have to be HORRENDOUS for me to want to leave a bad review.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2019

mikkishah

Customer service was awful, disappointing experience

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Clean room and friendly staff. Verry reasonable rates too!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Black hairs a few places,like bathroom, didn't change the sheets from one night to the next, bath towels where small as heck and the next night the one towel was different and had dark stain marks all over it.. they charge 1$ for extra towel. Room turn over kept knocking at 8am till 9am. And we wanted to sleep in a bit..

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2016

Linda

Convenient to Hershey Park

The motel room was very clean though very outdated. Bathroom had been renovated (was very nice) and plenty of hot water. Though a flat screen tv, the picture was grainy. For the cost of the room it was worth it. We booked as we were running the Hershey half-marathon the next day. It was nice and quiet and we got a good night's rest. Complimentary breakfast was not available until 7a.m. so were not able to participate in that. We asked for a late checkout but they wanted to charge $ 25 for an additional hour so we checked out at 6:30 a.m. when we left. It was good value for what we paid and for our needs (i.e. access to Hershey Park).

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2016

Robert

Just ok. Good location.

The hotel is within 15 minutes to the Hershey museum and Chocolate world. The only issue I had was the TV didn't work. I was only there for a short stay so it was not worth complaining about. The room looked rundown but it was comfortable.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2016

Just what we need. A place to sleep.

We are in town just overnight and just need a.place to sleep. It serves it's purpose. But a burn hole in the bed spread, and numerous holes in the bed sheets, was a little surprising.

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2016

Daniel

Non guest service

Overall the worst experience.

Family

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2016

Travel mom

Very stripped down. Few comforts.

The room was very small and antiquated. It reeked of cigarettes even though it was listed as nonsmoking. There were multiple dead bugs noted in the air conditioner, the room corners, and the bathroom. One perk is that it was cheap compared to the others in the area. It close to Hershey Park and the outlets. A small breakfast of cereal, fruit, and donuts was offered.

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2016

Business in Her

Great for price

On main street but lots of stores and restaurants close

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2016

Richard L.

Staff was friendly. Service was good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

10 minutes from Hershey park

Hindu motel place to crash that's it cheap place to stay

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2015

Shawn

Good location

Served it's purpose clean nice size, nice fridge for the price range of the room, nice little bar half a block away, cvs within sight for that deodorant or whatever you know u will forget, and a $20 taxi ride to Hershey stadium for a safe responsible good night out

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Concerts in town, so no room at Days Inn .........

We were definitely gouged for this room, but I was bringing my mom to see her great-grand kids and Labor Day was the only time we could do it. Never will I be put in this position again. The hotel wasn't even worth half that !

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2014

Dave

Motel very old, dirty sticky carpet, no wifi !

No WiFi, dirty carpet, bathroom clean but old, room door handle needs repair, tight parking, thin walls

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Close to Hershey

The bed that I slept in had hair on the pillow and some in the bed so I slept on top. The rooms were clean but a bit run down and outdated. The staff were friendly. It was close to Hershey and restaurants and the price was good but I would not stay there again. Also there was a train a couple of blocks away that kept me awake because it blew the whistle every time it went through about every 20 minutes. This is not the owners fault but just FYI. I am not sure if any other hotel on the same highway would have been better because of this.

4/10

Poor

03 Jul 2014

Ken

Wasn't all that

I would NOT recommend this motel, nor will I rebook this motel in this future. The room did not have any bath towels when we arrived, the faucet of the stationary sink was next to impossible to turn on. The vanity door was broken and the internet connection station was pulled out from the wall. The pool furniture was very outdated and used. I seriously considered calling my credit card company to dispute the charge and get my money back.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2014

RCharles

Close to Hershey Park

Alright. The coffee was good.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2014

Progers1016

Bad night sleep

Beds were very uncomfortable.worst sleep ever. Room was clean staff was nice.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2014

Troy

Modest Motel, not too bad.

The room was clean, and the bathroom was very small, but remodeled. I was unable to detect wifi, but that really didn't matter. The bed was clean, but the covers were sparse, and the mattress was not comfortable. The breakfast was modest, but will do in a pinch.
Considering other similar places along the road, I am guessing that I could have found one offline and got a better price.

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2014

Verified traveler

place to crash

Stayed after a concert at Hershey stadium. Place to sleep and okay location.

2/10

Poor

18 May 2014

D O'Neill

Don't stay here

At check in, we were informed we were not getting a king bed as we reserved, but we're getting 2 double beds \"At No Extra Charge\". My companion and I burst out laughing. When asked about the 6 rooms with a King Size bed, and making a reservation in March, I inquired as to why we did not get one of those rooms, the question was beyond the comprehension of the front desk person. Horrible room, filthy dirty, sagging mattress, could not wait to leave and put this bad memory behind us!!!!

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2014

Roman

Enjoyed my stay

The front desk lady was very nice and even gave me an Ethernet cable when I couldn't connect to the wireless. She even showed me how to turn the water on, a task that had previously defeated me.

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2014

Syracuse family

Family getaway

We paid $47 a night. It was clean and we had soap , shampoo and toilet paper provided. It had a mini fridge . Donuts and coffee were provided in office. It was 9 min away from Hershey Park. And few min from places to eat . I would stay there again. It wasn't bad for price and we were in our room only to sleep.

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2014

CheapUncle

Old Motel Nicely Updated

This is a bargain motel, but our room was newly rennovated. Large flat screen TV, comfortable bed, mordernized bathroom. Everything was very clean. You might not like the old fashioned key locks, or the young men drinking beer in the parking lot--but that didn't bother me at all. Everyone was very pleasant. We had a great night's stay.

Partner

4/10

Poor

21 Oct 2013

coach

Expedia charged me 70% more than the receptionist

When I arrived a very kind older woman asked me for $45. I tried to explain I had prepaid and she got her grandson. She was sweet and honest but I couldn't believe the 'vig' I had paid.

Thank God for Direct TV- it kept my mind off the condition of the room.... but I was just looking for a nights sleep anyway.

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2013

Jeannette

Very Relaxing

My family stayed here for four nights. We had no complaints, loved the fact that we could swim until we were ready for bed. The woman at the counter (I assume she's the owner) is very nice and always had a on her face (this is important to me). We will stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Sep 2013

Melissa

Dutch

It was ok for a last minute place overnight. It was very old. The office said INTERNET does not work near the pool and back of the building. N

Family

2/10

Poor

10 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

RUDE