Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster

My family spent 2 nights, 3 days in adjoining rooms. The rooms were nasty dirty. In fact we refused to allow our 6 month old on the floors and didn't want our toddlers to walk on them w/o their shoes. The carpets had more spill areas than nonspill areas, the fictures were so old they couldn't be made to look clean, there were spider webs w/ spiders in the corners of the bathroom, and the hallways didn't look much better. Additionally, the place was so hot. Granted, we stayed during a heat wave, but I don't believe the hotel itself has AC, only the rooms. Sadly, the check-in and hotel restaurant area were the nicest looking thing about the place. We did have hot water, though, for showers. We were there on a scholarship for a conference. The conference rooms: some were so hot you could barely stay awake to learn anything. Others were comfortable. The food provided for the conference was decent and the staff (those that could and could not speak English) were friendly and helpful.

I've been going to the Host for 35 yeras, and while it's an old facility, the amentities and location more than make up for that. The rooms are big, the staff is friendly, the brunch is outstanding, the shopping is awesome, the Comedy Club is fun, and the golf is spectacular. The greens are among the best in Pa, the course itself is beautifully maintained, and the Pro Shop staff is friendly, personable, service oriented, and professional. Their PGA Golf Pro, Ira kramer, is talented and always does everything he can to make sure your visit is memorable. For kids, there's a great Miniature golf course near-by and Dutch wonderland remains a wonderful place to visit. I'll for sure be returning again, as soon as the weather warms up~!!!

I liked the bar in the lobby it helped me forget about the conditions of the dive I was in.

We used to live in Lancaster and we always heard wonderful things about the Host we even were opposed to Lancaster City building the convention center because it would take away from existing resorts like the Host but I must say instead of hiring a lawyer to fight the convention center the money would have been well spent on updating their facility. Every building reeked of ciggerate smoke, the carpets were old, and the 1970's decor left me wondering if I would wake up wanting to wear polyester and go-go boots. The clientle was even worse after spending the nite hearing doors slam and yelling and walking down the hallway the next morning littered with pizza boxes we found out that the Host had rented to several high school wrestiling teams and construction workers on a contract basis. The bathroom needed updated and so did our room. The owners need to stop running their facility into the ground and open their wallet to save their hotel

We used to go here twice a year. Had been away for 2 years and decided to go back. NEVER AGAIN. It seems that they are trying to cut corners - even at the expense of the guest (but not in the room rates). I remember when the guest comforts came first. We received the same amenities that you get at a knotty pine for a quarter of the money they charged. If you want a full dinner - you have to go out to a restaurant. We were there for six days and on day 5 we gave up checking if the restaurant was serving full dinners - and just went elsewhere to eat. We had to call the desk to get hbo even though there was a booklet for it in the room. It seems you have to call and demand even the most mundane things (like an ashtray in a smoking room) (dah - don't smoking rooms normally have ashtrays). If this is new management - give me the old ones back. On second thought - give me another hotel that cares.

After seeing all the other reviews’ I had to check this place out just to see for myself. We go to Lancaster 2-3 times a year, and we've had our share of bad experiences with the typical name brand lodges and inns, so we've been looking for that diamond in the ruff. Everything about the experience was great. We only saw a couple of cleanliness items, but they were such that it didn’t appear as though it was from continual neglect. To be perfectly honest we found ourselves continually looking for something wrong. We walked around the whole place looking at all the amenities’ and we were very pleased with all we saw. We also noticed that all the other guests seemed to be as happy as we were. I don’t know what may have happened to the other folks who have written the negative reviews’ of this place, but as for us, we've found our new go-to place.

Indoor pool was supposed to be 80 degrees, more like 60. Wood at the mini golf was rotted, hair in the drain of the tub and the door was impossible to open and management said they were packed with 4 cars in the lot

I had visited Lancaster Host many times in the past, all the way back to when it was American Host Farms Resort. Back then, it was the premier vacation resort in Lancaster. Now, it is like the deserted version of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. We walked into the desolate yet clean lobby with hesitation since there was not a car in sight in the parking lot. I had to question whether they were even open for business. I never thought to check reviews on this property before we booked it. I hadn't been there in several years but never had a bad experience there, except for the fact it has been showing its age lately. Well, it now looks like it is on life support, and losing life quickly. The carpet is embarrassingly filthy, the bathroom sink was cracked and patched. Our television did not get good reception, and the air conditioner either blew 60 degrees or 90 degrees. The lock on the entry door was also broken. Upon inspecting the property, I noticed several other alarming things. The indoor pool, if you can even call it that, it is more like a stagnant pond of cloudy water, was disgusting. There was standing water all around the pool, and when I went back the next morning, the same standing water was still puddled on the filthy concrete floor. I would not let my family trudge through that slop. The "fitness center" had equipment probably donated from the old Jack LaLanne show. It did not have any means of cleaning the equipment after use, so you can pretty much tell why it smelled so bad. Also, a hamper with sweaty towels was left from the previous day. We had only booked 2 nights, so we were going to ride it out for the second day until we went to breakfast (which was a buffet included with our $105.00 rate) and found moldy food on the buffet. That was enough for us. I took a mold covered bagel up to the front desk, asked for the manager, handed it to him, and checked out. It was really sad, that a place that enjoyed such a wonderful reputation in the past, and rightfully so, has deteriorated so dramatically.

The place is awesome. When you walk into the door the staff greats you with a warm welcoming smile. You are treated like royallty from the moment you walk into the door and check in until you check out. Every morning when you wake up you are greeted to a complimentary newspaper outside your door to your room when you wake up. The food is just scruptious and is prepared fresh every morning. All of the food at the breakfast buffet is delcicious except sometimes the eggs are runny or dry and cold. When you check in if you need extra pillows I suguest you call early because usually you have to call multiple times for the staff to bring them to your room. The pool is beautiful. The indoor pool has been out of service for a couple of years and they havent renovated the hottub as they had promised to do in the past. The hotel is on a main drag so there are lots of things to do for entertainment. There are also lots of restauraunts for you eating pleasure including two on the premisis of the hotel not including the hut by the pool which has great food. If you are going down to the pool for a long period of time I suguest you put your maid service sign out early because somtimes they don't come and clean it until 4:00 pm. I also suguest that you check your coffee pot after the maids have cleaned your room because once they left our coffee pot on when they bumped into it. Lucikly no damage was done to the room or our belongings. My family and I can't wait to go back and we look forward to returning in August of 2009. My family has been staying and the Lancaster Host Hotel for many years and we look forward to staying there for many more years to come!!!!!!!!!!

My woman's group and I had our yearly retreat there and it was horrible. The hotel staff were not helpful or courteous at all. We had a hard time getting past the worn out carpeting, peeling wall paper and the cracks in the sinks. The tv's didn't work properly and 2 rooms had dirty coffee makers(with stuff still in them). The rooms we had were supposed to be non-smoking yet they smelled for smoke. We had 5 rooms on the 3rd floor. They also have no elevators which make dragging bags up three floors a major headache for all 20 of us. And we had elderly women with us. Our rooms were at the back of the hotel and the staff didn't tell us that we could drive around the back and use that entrance to make it easer for us to get to our rooms. The breakfast buffet was $10 US and could have done better at home in my own kitchen. The lobby was nice but it is like they forgot to fix-up/renovate the rest of the hotel. We had problems with our rooms and the managment so much so they we left 3am in the morning 8hours before check-out. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone not even for one night stay. No one likes to be ripped off. I definitely felt like we were. And the reason why I submit this is b/c this is still going on even now. You've been warned everybody.