Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center

Stayed here for one night in lieu of driving an hour back home after a beer festival at the All Star Complex. Reading the reviews of this place beforehand, I was not expecting much, but it was one night and it was only $ 80.
We checked in right after the festival ended at 5pm. Check in and check out was quick and easy. We were given a room in the main building. From what I understand, the Aspire Inn is the newer building and the Eisenhower is… not. Upon checking in our room, we were relatively impressed by the size of it. We had a king bed with lots of empty space next to it. It looks like they had recently moved a couch out of our room and while the rest of the room was pretty clean, it looked like they moved the couch and did not vacuum the area (see the pics). Bathroom was a nice size with 2 sinks — one outside the toilet/​shower and one inside. The décor and room itself was functional and clean (outside of the couch area), but really outdated. The mattress seemed worn, there was a CRT standard TV with a remote that worked intermittently, urine yellow tiled bathroom with a slot for razor blades in the wall! I’ve heard of that before but never actually seen it. The heating/​AC unit worked well and relatively quiet but seemed to come on too strong or not at all. Left the room terribly dry if we turned it up. We had a lovely view of a courtyard that looked like it lacked upkeep that we thought it could have been a game map in Call of Duty. The shower did have good water pressure despite the showerhead not being changed since the last time someone disposed of a razor blade in the wall.
A few of our friends were staying in the hotel so upon booking and reading about the hotel, we thought it would be a fine idea to hang out in the indoor pool area for the afternoon/​evening. We wandered into the atrium where the pool was and felt the temperature drop about 10 degrees. There was not much lighting in there, as the sun was pretty much down at that point, and apparently no heat either. My wife felt the pool with her hands and it was warmer than the air. I get the pool not being swimmable in the middle of January. Maybe at least have the hot tub open? I think the part that was most disappointing was that it seems like the Eisenhower actively does not want you to hang out in the pool area. There was tons of open area and not one lounger, chair, table or anything in sight to invite you to stay. There was a bar area that was not manned with some high bar chairs, but nothing that you’d be able to sit down in and hang around the pool. I felt sorry for the folks that booked the poolside rooms because it was it basically like having a sliding door that opened to the outside. We ended up sitting the lobby, ordering Papa John’s (not recommended) and hanging out. The chairs and couches there were comfortable and inviting. Although we did not use them except to buy a bottle of soda/​water, it was convenient having a little deli, lounge and restaurant right on the ground floor.
Overall for $ 80 for one night, it was alright. The Eisenhower’s rooms are old and are desperately in need of a makeover. I think we had bad luck with the couch thing as it seemed elsewhere in the room and hotel was clean. The common areas are ok, however I feel that they are not taking advantage of the indoor pool area. When we walked in the area, there were about 10 other guests that were checking it out but ultimately went elsewhere due to the lack of seating and temp control. So overall, if there is another beer fest at All Star, I’d consider staying again if the price is right. Would I recommend this place for multiple nights as part of a trip to Gettysburg? Probably not. I’m sure there are plenty of places that are better value.

We stayed at this hotel based on a recommendation from someone who had been here for a couple of conferences. It sits down the road a little ways from the center of town, but not far enough to be a deterrent.
The hotel lobby was warm and nicely decorated for the holidays.
We were traveling with our adult son so we got two adjoining rooms, each with two queen beds. My son definitely got the better of the two rooms. His room had a mini fridge and a microwave, each of his beds was plumped up with four pillows, and he immediately plopped down and turned on the tv to catch the end of the Army/​Navy game.
Our room on the other hand had no fridge or microwave, luckily we were able to keep all of our drinks in his fridge. Immediately my husband noticed that each of our beds only had two pillows (of course he had to go borrow a couple from my son’s room), and when he sat down to turn on the t.v. All he got was «no signal». We called the front desk and they sent someone up to fix it. Turns out the cable was never connected (they had just gotten new tvs). When we finally got it working, there were like 5 channel choices on the whole tv!
The bathroom was old and the soaps they provided were the size of chicklets!
Definitely would NOT stay here again, but for $ 70 a night, what did we expect?

Stayed here all of one night and wouldn’t do a second. Checking in the lady was very nice and they provided an old cot. The room had a musty smell with iron burn markings on the floor. One lamp was missing a light and the phone had blood on it. Speaking of blood, a pillow and comforter were blotched with blood. We don’t like to be those people — just giving the facts. Also, the tv would only act as a radio and the clicker didn’t work. Save yourself the aggravation.

Over charged me by $ 90 but «no one» was available to fix it… 3 days later and I’m still fighting to get my money back. Front desk was extremely rude and unsympathetic. This place is a sham.

We have reservations for the Basenji Club Of America Nationals Dog Show at the end of October 2015 for a week. I tried calling to speak with the general manager about the condition of the hotel after seeing many, many disturbing photos on Trip Advisor and other sites. The desk clerk refused to let me speak to him or give me a time I could call back. I did call back as did other of my colleagues with the same result. After reading so many horrible, lengthy and detailed accounts of individual’s visits I’m not only afraid to stay in this establishment and pulling my reservation but I’m also fearful of the conditions in the convention center where our event is to take place. I’m also advising my fellow BCOA members of my findings. I’m not about to drop over $ 1,200 for a week long convention stay after reading so many genuinely horrible reviews.
Thank you Unilocal!Thank you TripAdvisor! Thank you The Internet!
This could’ve been good money poorly spent.
Shame on you Eisenhower Hotel. Shame on you.
PS. I’ve tried to reach management to no avail. Any negative pictures posted on their Facebook page is promptly deleted. They are definitely trying to hide. Call them for yourself. Ask for the general manager.
Cc: Facebook, Twitter

Room was very comfortable and staff was extremely accommodating. Landscaping needs a bit tending to and it was sad for me to see how so much has been left without repair.
Rooms have been updated and there aren’t as many tragic stains, burnt lampshades or negatives as was posted in the past.

The Eisenhower in its day was probably a nice place. In its current state it should be condemned. The food was mediocre at best, charged way to much. Key did not work in the back door. Never fixed. Room next to the pool… management has no clue how to keep people out after it closes. Both nights got kept awake. Ask to call desk if happens again oops front desk never answers. Drunk at the pool tried to get in the room… front desk doesn’t answer. We I spoke to Jim the general manager he accused me of trying to get a free stay. The place is a garbage dump the only option is to bulldoze it. They cannot afford even a mediocre upgrade. Best advice RUN ! !!!

I didn’t stay here, but visited everyday for the dog event I attended. The grounds were okay and some of the staff much nicer than others. Its not very handicap friendly either. My mom fell and then we got a large rock stuck under our car that we had to get removed.

The only reason we stay here is for our annual Greyhound event. The facility and grounds are terribly run down. Wifi is a joke and the staff don’t seem to understand customer service. It’s a true shame.

Oops. We did some internet research and regret listening to trip adviser and their 3.5 star review. We booked a block of rooms for our wedding (which we found out a «block» means anyone’s room could be anywhere in the hotel — not close to each other) and the feedback we got back from the guests who stayed there, detailed: sticky carpet, smelly rooms, unclean rooms, and un-​accommodating staff. I, the bride, even called in ahead of time to have little gifts in my guest’s rooms. When my bridesmaid went to drop them off at the front desk, she was asked to put them in the rooms herself, and other guests told me they weren’t in the rooms, but handed to them as they came in. In spite of amazing looking photos, our experience was less than stellar.

I was here for an event. and this place is a dump. The expo rugs are behind dirty. The men’s bathroom in expo has green maybe mold all over it. I don’t think this place would pass inspection in my state. I lucky choice not to stay at the hotel but everyone told me how much of a dump the room where and how the ice machine were broken… The one thing that got plus was the staff were very nice and friendly.

No maid service until 3:45 pm, then just threw towels in the door saying they got off at 4:00. No hot water both mornings. Staff said a boiler was giving them problems. Part of our problem was the shower control needed replaced because it didn’t turn to hot! Avoid this place if possible!

Stayed at this hotel for a conference. Would rather have driven 10 miles each way each day and stayed at a real hotel. This place is disgusting. Old, dated, dirty, smelly, noisy. Decrepit balcony overlooks indoor pool area with loud noise.
To top it off, they didn’t have the refrigerator they promised me and which I needed to store medication. Okay, so my backup plan was to use ice in my cooler. Not one of the four ice machines in the hotel worked. Had to drive 5 miles into town to BUY ice.
NEVER, EVER stay in this place!

Stayed for three days over Memorial Day weekend while attending training nearby. I had no problems, all staff were friendly and professional and I would stay again if I ever visit Gettysburg again. Is it a 5 star hotel? No. But it gets the job done.

This is my second review of this hotel. I can’t believe I had to stay here again but lack of planning for Commencement weekend found me here again. The room we had this time was worse than the last time. When we got to the room we couldn’t find the tv remote. A call to the front desk got someone up there right away. They couldn’t find it either and got us another. During the search we pointed out the badly broken window overlooking the courtyard. The man’s response «oh yeah that’s been broken for awhile» seriously? who rents a room for $ 140 a night with a broken window? There was a hole in the wall by the electric outlet, wallpaper falling off and generally old and tired.
Seriously, If you can’t afford to upgrade a room after 40 years it’s time to sell the hotel to someone who can.
Plan ahead people! don’t be forced to stay here.
The reason for the one star is the staff. They were very friendly and helpful.

I really wanted to like this place, because they allow pets and have a reasonable pet fee. For that alone I might give a place at least 4 stars. But unfortunately I can’t do that.
During the first night of our stay I found bedbugs in the bed. Luckily (and for which I’m giving them one extra star) they were able to immediately switch us into a different room for the remainder of our stay. However, we had multiple dog beds and comforters which we brought from home for our dogs. We asked them if they could launder them before we moved them to the new room, since we didn’t want to transfer any bugs into the next room. Clearly, this is advantageous to them. But instead they suggested we use the dinky coin op laundry room provided for guests. Since I wasn’t about to spend my vacation doing laundry, and I was planning already to wash everything before it even reentered our house, I didn’t take them up on their offer. I’d suggest that in the future, they offer to launder any linens the guests have brought from their homes before moving them into a new room in order to stay on top of this contagion. I didn’t see any bugs in the new room but of course I’m treating all of our clothes and luggage (and dog beds) as if they have been contaminated. I realize that bed bugs are a problem even in the nicest hotels nowadays, but some common sense might help with dealing with this issue.

This property should be torn down! ASAP. Dated is an understatement. Given the condition of the carpet and furniture in room 168, I would suggest this room and property are a personal health hazard. The staff so far have been helpful and relatively engaging. The pool area — sad, so very very sad. The work-​out room — ‘out of order’ — I’ll say! Save yourself, stay elsewhere!

This hotel hasn’t been updated in decades. I’ve stayed in plenty of Comfort and Holiday Inns that were not only equally cheap but were newer, cleaner, and more accommodating than the Eisenhower. The only saving grace from a 1 star is that they have a half-​way decent bar. The staff seems like they could give two sh*ts about us staying there, and after being a guest in the same dilapidated building I don’t blame them.

Our experience was completely horrendous: we’ve never stayed in a hotel this bad. The ceiling in the hallway was drop-​tile and one of the tiles were actually missing, with lots of damage to the surrounding tiles. In our actual room, there were also several discolored, water-​damaged tiles that had obviously been there a long time.
We could hear water leaking from upstairs and it was obvious why: when we took our showers, the shower curtain wasn’t water-​repellent and all the water came right through the curtain, forming a huge puddle of water that probably leaked through to the next floor down. There was also a leak in the roof over the pool, and other places: in general an extremely poorly-​maintained facility.
They get away with some good reviews because there’s a «new» building that’s not as bad, but it was full with a wedding when we visited. And we did check it out: it’s somewhat better but still far from acceptable. The place smelled musty and moldy (no wonder, from all the water issues).
The room itself seemed to be clean, saying something for the housekeeping staff’s efforts, as it can’t be easy to keep that place tidy.
The management’s only reaction to our complaints was to put a trash can under the leak in the hallway.
Two words: STAY AWAY.

Apparently if you want a clean toilet and phone that’s asking a bit much.
I stayed here as a part of a ski weekend getaway. This place looks like it hasn’t been renovated or cleaned since it was built. My room looked like a room in my Granny’s old house. Upon check in and inspecting our room we discovered that the toilet had this black ring around it. when we attempted to call the front desk we were stopped by the red sticky residue inside the receiver. Disgusted I went down to the front desk were I aired it all out… did I feel bad about letting them know they had a hott mess of a room… not at all.
I also found out there is also a second building you get to by a tunnel that’s a bit more updated but I was so turned off that it didn’t matter where I stayed i was ready to just leave.
The buffet was average however I was reluctant to eat off anything that wasn’t plastic since I know they don’t clean particularly well and the floor in the dining hall was sticky all weekend.
The free wifi only worked downstairs and on one side of the building… of course not my side… which just made it impossible to watch any streaming TV b/​c the channels they had weren’t the best.
It’s safe to say that i will not be staying here again.