Hotel Pennsylvania

I drove about four-and-a-half hours on Saturday and stopped overnight near Hazelton, PA. Part of the reason I left later in the day was to have brunch with some of my best girlfriends in the morning, and to have extra time to finish packing and loading my car later in the day. Additionally, I thought it'd be a little easier on Harley if we split the trip up instead of driving the whole way all at once.

In the spirit of being generally spontaneous on this whole adventure, I didn't really pick out a hotel ahead of time; it was more or less a "stop when I'm tired" situation, as I saw it. So at a certain point in the evening, I started paying attention to hotels when passing exits, and decided to stop at a Motel 6 right off I-80, knowing they were pet-friendly places.

Well let me tell you, it ended up being the pet-friendliest place, and I am so glad we ended up staying here. In addition to the kind owner, the hotel was recently remodeled, really clean and most importantly, kitty-approved.

Harley checked things out pretty thoroughly once he was inside to make sure the room met his expectations... I like to think of it as him looking out for his mother...

One thing mom did forget about was closing the bathroom door when she went to bed, because someone got into the toilet paper and ended up puking all night. At home, I have to keep the TP in a spot where he can't reach it, and in my tired state that night, I didn't even think of it being so easily accessible to ornery kitties...

I felt bad when we were getting ready to leave the next morning because in his exploring, he tracked litter basically all over every possible surface... so I went down the hall to apologize to the housekeeper, and she said, "Oh please don't worry! I'd much rather clean up after animals than people!" And I laughed and said, "Well you're right about that!"

I took Harley down to say goodbye to her, and she loved up on him a bit, telling me some cat stories of her own. I was most appreciative that they were so welcoming to both me and my kitty. They told me they were going to start a "pet page" section of their hotel website, and to please send photos of Harley to include with their other furry guests.

It was really a great start to my whole trip... certainly one of those places I will remember as I continue along on my journey.