I was greeted with a deadpan "I can help you over ...

I was greeted with a deadpan "I can help you over here" when I arrived. They did allow me to check in early. I asked if they could keep an eye on my laptop/hanging bag for a moment while I continued to unload items from my vehicle and I was told to "Leave it anywhere here or around the corner (out of eyesight of the front desk staff?) You are the only person in the lobby, I'm sure it will be fine." Not the helpful happy welcome I typically received upon arrival in a hotel.

There is not coffee/tea available in the lobby and there is no coffee/tea bar in the hotel. In all fairness, I was told that I could go to the sit down restaurant to purchase an overpriced cup of tea if I had the desire...but that was not the portable option I had in mind. I could use the Keurig in the room (complete with shrink wrapped powdered creamer/sweet & low/red stirrer) but there are no disposable cups available so again, not the portable option I was hoping for.

The room numbers are not always consecutive...it can be an adventure finding your room. Might want to ask for a map.

The rooms are consistent with any dated lodging facility. Brass fixtures, dark lampshades, faded landscape art, mini refrigerator randomly shoved against a wall (nothing around it...just a refrigerator shoved against the wall), a dark, scratched armoire angled across a corner...it reminded me of a Country Inn and Suites. The overall atmosphere is heavy, dark and dated.

There are vending machines available; there is a gift shop with PSU memorabilia and standard snack fair (pretzels, Nature Valley Granola bars, etc.) in the lobby.

The bathroom is clean (even the white grout between the tiles was clean) and there was a supersized bathtub...this was an unexpected treat. Towels are average hotel towels (consistent with Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, etc); no robe, no disposable slippers, average toiletries.

The fact that it is used for so many Penn State-related functions makes the location convenient. I will stay here again if I have to attend another event in the facility...I can't imagine returning outside of that circumstance.