Originally Posted by
ejong
Planning a two-day trip to Gettysburg in May (avoiding Gettysburg College graduation and Memorial Day Weekend) and having a tough time deciding where to stay. It looks like The James Gettys Hotel and The Gettysburg Hotel may be the best of not very good options. Any insights in this regard?
Also planning to engage the services of one of the guides who will provide a personalized battlefield tour. Is this the right way to go?
What should we not miss? What is not worth seeing?
We will be driving from NYC. I have heard that it's a pretty drive. Anyplace we should stop along the way? It is probably my one and only trip to this area so I want to make the most of it.
Thanks!
For hotels, there are a lot of options just outside of the town center area which are within a short/easy drive to everything (I've stayed at the Hampton Inn for example) that you can consider too. In town I've only stayed at the 1863 Inn which was passable & the Farnsworth House which was nice so long as you like B&B type places.
Park Service guides are top notch & a great way to see the park. Definitely hit up the visitors center, skip most of the tourist traps in the town itself- there is a store to definitely check out though, the 'Horse Soldier' as it's practically a museum in itself.
The Dobbin House is a nice dining experience in town.
Don't think it's on the way from NYC but Lancaster, PA is relatively close by & nice (great steam railroad & accompanying museum there @ Strasburg is thats of any interest to you).