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I'd rate this hotel at about an 8 out of 10 (with 10 being the best).
Welcome to the View Inn & Suites located in Bethlehem, PA, right off Route 22. Located on the outskirts, our location provides proximity to local highlights like Wind Creek Casino, Steel Stacks, Historic District, Musikfest, and more. Escape the city's hustle and bustle and experience a quiet setting for a restful night's sleep.
Take advantage of complimentary amenities like FREE Hot Continental Breakfast, FREE WI-FI, and FREE Parking (we are accommodating RVs, trucks, and buses). Furthermore, the Mini Market adds convenience to your stay, no need to drive out. Experience affordability and comfort at View Inn & Suites, your quiet retreat on the outskirts of Bethlehem, PA.
00:00For this video, I'm going to take you for a full hotel tour of the View Inn & Suites located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
00:07And holy cow, their breakfast is pretty amazing.
00:30I'm going to take you for a full hotel tour.
01:00I recently went on a road trip to Pennsylvania.
01:10And let's face it, I'm a budget traveler.
01:13I'm always trying to spend as little as possible on the hotel accommodations so I can take as many vacations as humanly possible.
01:20Now, when I'm shopping for hotels, I don't always go for the lowest rate in the area.
01:25And because you can get burned very easily staying at like some seedy motels.
01:30I try to find a nice balance, you know, spend maybe $5, $10 more per night.
01:35I have found that the user ratings on like Google and Hotels.com are fairly reliable.
01:40And as a result, I do try to stay to the hotels that are rated like at least a 6.5 or 7 out of 10.
01:47It's led to me staying at some pretty respectable hotels.
01:52The View Inn & Suites was rated pretty high in the user ratings for Hotels.com.
01:57It was about a 7 out of 10 when I made the reservation.
02:01And I can completely understand why this hotel is rated fairly highly.
02:04The rooms are pretty clean.
02:06You know, obviously the hotel architecture is a little dated.
02:10But, you know, if it's well maintained, I really don't care.
02:13I'm going to actually give this hotel an extra point for the amazing complimentary breakfast they have.
02:19I mean, I can't rave about this breakfast enough.
02:23I haven't had a free breakfast at a hotel this good in probably over a decade.
02:29They had an amazingly comprehensive breakfast buffet.
02:32You know, they had the scrambled eggs, the bacon, the sausages, bagels, danishes.
02:37They had, like, the batter for those fresh waffle makers.
02:41There was fruits and vegetables and cereal.
02:44And for me, I usually skip the breakfast that's included in most of these hotels because most of the times it's a couple stale bagels and, you know, some cornflakes.
02:54And that's about it.
02:55This was a really good breakfast.
02:57I was thoroughly impressed with what they were putting together, especially at the reasonable room rates.
03:01I mean, I spent about $70 a night.
03:04I mean, I am a platinum member on Hotels.com because I travel so much.
03:09I think the normal room rates are more like $85 a night.
03:11But even at $85, it's still really good compared to a lot of the hotels nearby.
03:16This hotel does have a lot of nice accommodations.
03:20You know, they had, like, a little convenience store by the front where you could buy snacks.
03:26There was an exercise room, and they were very proud that they had just bought all new equipment for that room.
03:33They had brand new, like, Stairmasters and exercise bikes and that kind of stuff.
03:38They just freshly renovated their meeting rooms.
03:41So they're definitely trying to get some more business travelers and maybe, you know, some organizations, you know, set up small conferences here at the hotel.
03:51They didn't have a swimming pool, but most hotels up here don't have swimming pools.
03:56You have to go to, like, a full resort in Pennsylvania to get that.
03:59So that's not really a big oversight in my opinion.
04:03Another great thing about this hotel is its location.
04:07You know, it's close to the airport.
04:08I think it's about six miles away.
04:10It's right next to the Bethlehem Pike, and you can basically just jump on that highway and get pretty much anywhere in the nearby area very quickly.
04:21They had a bunch of restaurants nearby.
04:24There was a really good pizza place, an Applebee's, and a Perkins within walking distance.
04:30And speaking of walking distance, that Perkins was maybe within 50 feet of the lobby.
04:35There's this little walkway that comes down a staircase off the lobby.
04:39All you do is just walk past the exercise room and then exit, like, the back door.
04:45And then there's a second staircase off the parking lot, and then you're basically at the Perkins.
04:49I mean, it is, like, maybe 50 feet.
04:52It's so convenient.
04:53And if you are not familiar with Perkins, they're very similar to, like, IHOP or Denny's.
04:59I mean, I love eating there.
05:00I actually ate the fish and chips while I was staying here at the hotel, and I used the app to order it.
05:07And I just walked down there and picked it up within, like, 20 minutes.
05:10It was so convenient.
05:11So there's a lot of great opportunities.
05:13And I don't think they have room for service at this hotel, but they don't need it.
05:17You know, they've got so many restaurants that are so close that it's kind of a – it would be a moot point to add something like that.
05:25And this hotel probably is thriving because there's so many nearby attractions.
05:30Like, if you're going to visit Dorney Park, which is a great little theme park, it's like a 10-minute drive from here.
05:38I also went to see the MAC Museum while I was vacationing here, and, you know, that's about a 15-minute drive from here.
05:46All that stuff is really close.
05:48So there's plenty of attractions and things to do in this area, and this is just a great hotel.
05:53So for my hotel score, I would normally score a hotel like this at about a 7 out of 10, which would be much better than average.
06:01However, I'm giving them an extra point for that amazing complimentary breakfast.
06:04So this is actually going to be earning an 8 out of 10.
06:08So that would move the view in and suites into my highly recommended category, 8 out of 10.
06:13It's just a nice hotel.
06:14You know, if you're looking for budget accommodations in the Bethlehem area, planning to go to, like, Dorney Park or something and looking for just a nice place to stay, this is definitely your hotel.
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