Paula Wolf//September 21, 2022
Six hotels in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley have been chosen as finalists in Historic Hotels of America’s 2022 Awards of Excellence, which recognize and celebrate the finest historic hotels and hoteliers from across the U.S.
The awards ceremony and gala will take place Nov. 17 at Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama.
Finalists were selected from nominations received from historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America.
· The Inn at Leola Village (1867) earned nominations in the both the Sustainability Champion and Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms) category.
· The Sayre Mansion (1858) in Bethlehem also received a nomination in the Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms) category.
· Skytop Lodge (1922) was nominated in the Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel category.
· The Cork Factory Hotel (1865) in Lancaster and Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) garnered nominations in the America Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms) category.
· Historic Hotel Bethlehem also was nominated in the Best City Center Historic Hotel category.
· The Hotel Hershey (1933) earned a nomination in the Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201 – 400 Guestrooms) category.
Historic Hotels of America is an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Paula Wolf is a freelance writer