| The Hotel Hershey | |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Address: | 100 Hotel Rd |
| Location City: | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40.2998°N -76.6596°W |
| Opened Date: | 1933 |
| Owner: | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company |
| Number Of Rooms: | 276 |
| Number Of Restaurants: | 3 |
| Number Of Bars: | 1 |
| Unit Count: | --> |
| Website: | https://www.thehotelhershey.com/ |
The Hotel Hershey is a resort hotel in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Established in 1933, it is a historical landmark and five-star hotel located on a hilltop overlooking Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. It was inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 1991.[1] It has 276 guest rooms and 23500square feet of event space.
The hotel's architectural style is Spanish Colonial revival, including mosaic tiles and archways, and a villa-style balcony overlooking Hershey and Hershey Gardens. Historic photographs and original artwork line the halls and decorate guest room walls, as well as the Iberian Lounge, which is designed to resemble dim, fireplace-lit cigar lounges of the past.
During the Great Depression, Milton S. Hershey, founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company, planned for the hotel to be a recreation of the famous Heliopolis Palace Hotel, construction plans changed and were delayed due to costs and the death of Hershey's wife, Catherine.[2] When construction began, the new plans drew on Mediterranean and Spanish influences.
Construction began in 1931 and the hotel was completed on May 23, 1932. The effort employed as many as 800 workers. The bill for the hotel was around $2 million. The Hotel officially opened on May 26, 1933. Generating income by then was not the main goal of the project. Being the height of the Great Depression, Hershey was attempting to help the people of the city by creating jobs.[3]