This week's post is a Valentine's Day themed post. When I think of Valentine's Day, I think of the traditional trappings of the holiday...flowers and chocolate. And when I think of chocolate, I think of Hershey, Pennsylvania, specificially the Hershey Hotel and Spa.
As you would hope, all of the Hershey attractions are filled with chocolate. Free candies as far as the eye can see. Decedant desserts at every restaurant. And even people dressed up like chocolate. You have not lived until you have had your picture taken with a giant Hershey's Kiss!
There is Hershey's Chocolate World, an adorable amusement park called Hersheypark and smaller hotels all with a chocolate theme. But the main attraction for the adults is the very posh Hershey Hotel and Spa.
The Hershey Hotel is a four star hotel created in 1933. It is a large hotel decorated in a very old-fashioned way. This is not a place you will find stark surroundings or hip techno music. It is very elegant, though you will notice the little Hershey touches throughout, like a chocolate Disneyworld. It undertook an expansion in 2009 to update the Hotel. Besides the main Hotel, it now features woodside multi-bedroom cottages. In the Hotel, the main restaurant is the Circular Dining Room, which an extremely nice restaurant of the type where men have to wear jackets to even walk through the door. It is surrounded in glass and looks out onto the gardens. It is truly lovely and the food is top quality. There is also an Italian restaurant, an American restaurant and a coffee shop. There is also a poolside restaurant and a bar/lounge.
The Spa is also very posh and is well-known for its chocolate treatments. I soaked in a chocolate bath, but you can also get a chocolate massage, a chocolate facial, a Chocolate Bean Polish or a Chocolate Fondue Wrap. It is all extremely decadant. The Hershey Hotel also offers many recreational acitivities, including golf, a pool, basketball, volleyball, ice-skating, tennis, hiking trails, and a fitness center.
TIP: The Hershey Hotel can be quite expensive, so check out the Hershey Lodge. It is also owned by the Hershey company, but is more reasonably priced. You can still eat at the restaurants at the Hershey Hotel and partake in the Spa.
If you are looking for a get-away with a decadent touch, I would highly recommend travelling to Hershey and immersing yourself in the world of chocolate.
