Our Promise to You

As we welcome you to The Penn Stater, we continue to hold the health and safety of our guests, team members, and community as our top priority. Be assured that throughout your stay with us, we remain committed to your health and safety as you enjoy all that the State College area has to offer. 

Following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Penn State leadership to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we have expanded and enhanced our already rigorous cleaning and sanitizing procedures. These enhanced health and safety protocols meet or exceed those established by the American Hotel & Lodging Association Safe Stay initiative.

Here are some measures we’ve taken as we prepare to welcome you:

• Increased the number of hand sanitation machines throughout our properties
• Implemented contactless check-in and check-out and payment processes
• Enhanced employee training on health and safety protocols for our team and guests
• Ensuring that physical distancing is maintained between guests and team members

Because this situation is ever-evolving, please check back often for updates to our safety enhancements and property amenities.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Happy Valley and delivering the exceptional guest experience you have come to expect from The Penn Stater.

Current Policies

Guest Experience

 

  • Follow signage throughout the property to direct foot traffic.
  • Contactless check-in is available through email and mobile text sent by the hotel on your day of arrival.  Contactless check-out is available through email and mobile text sent by the hotel on the day of your departure. You may also call the front desk and let them know you are departing.
  • Valet parking is currently available.
  • Service ext. 76614 or in our Lobby.  
  • Please contact Front Desk for Gift Shop hours – The Front Desk carries a few amenities.
  • The fitness center and lap pool are open at this time.
  • Coffee is available in the lobby. 

Recreation

The fitness center and lap pool are open at this time.

Dining

Carry Out Service Hours:  Daily from 7:00 am – 9:00 pm (menu’s available at the front desk)
Gardens a La Carte Breakfast daily from 7:00 am until 10:30 am, and Sunday Brunch is available from 10 am to 2 pm.
Legends Pub food service daily from 11:15 am to 10 pm.  
Reservations for Gardens Restaurant are recommended and can be made by calling 814-863-5090.
Guests can use any entrance in order to dine.

Employee Precautions

To ensure physical distancing: We continue educating our team members of the recommended precautionary steps from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to inhibit the spread of germs.
All employees are trained to conduct proper handwashing hourly.
Team members will self-check prior to shifts, including temperature checks, to identify the presence of symptoms and reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure. In addition, team members have been instructed and are regularly reminded to not report to work if they have COVID-19 symptoms or if they come into contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or has a COVID-19 test pending result.
The Penn State Hotels are proud to meet or exceed the standards established by the American Hotel & Lodging Association Safe Stay initiative, focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19.

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Guest Experience

Are you offering valet parking?

At this time, valet parking is available.

Will you assist with my luggage?

Luggage assistance is available.
Bell Staff will request the guest to open the car trunk and verify what pieces of luggage will be taken to the room.
The luggage will be taken to the room by a Bell Attendant who will use a different elevator than guests. Upon arrival at the room, the Bell Attendant will knock, announce arrival, and place a bell cart in front of the room for the guest to remove the luggage (the Bell Attendant will not enter the room). Bell carts will be disinfected after each use.

Are you offering contactless check-in/check-out?

Yes, on the day of arrival, you will receive a pre-check-in email which you may utilize to submit all payment and identification, your room key will then be waiting for you at the front desk in a carefully prepared packet. If a direct in-person check-in is required we will, as much as possible, provide a reduced contact registration process.  On the day of departure, you will again receive an email and/or text which you may utilize to check out.  Contactless check out may also be achieved by telephoning the front desk from your guest room then we will prepare and email you a copy of your guest room folio.

How are you keeping the property clean and safe?

Across the property, we maintain high cleaning, sanitization, and disinfection standards, which meet or exceed established industry guidelines. Our teams rigorously clean public spaces several times daily. We have increased the number of hand sanitation machines available.
We regularly remind guests and team members of health and hygiene.
We use digital and posted signs, floor markings, and other announcements to remind guests of physical distancing.
Penn State Hotels are proud to adhere to the American Hotel & Lodging Association Safe Stay initiative, focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19.
Team members are required to complete a COVID-19 screening to identify the presence of symptoms and reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure. In addition, team members have been instructed and are regularly reminded to not report to work if they have COVID-19 symptoms or if they come into contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or has a COVID-19 test pending result.

Is your gift shop open?

The gift shop will be open with reduced hours.

If a guest might have had Covid-19, can they still visit?

We are asking guests who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever of 100.4° Fahrenheit or greater, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell), or who have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of their visit, or who have been advised against traveling by a healthcare provider to please contact us and reschedule their visit.

Have adjustments been made to housekeeping protocols, and if so, what are they?

We have changed our main cleaner to an oxi cleaner and are using this solution in all guest rooms. Staff is wiping down all high-touch surfaces thoroughly using this cleaner. All guest rooms will include disposable cups for your convenience.  Housekeeping is servicing rooms daily; if you would prefer to not have your room serviced, please place your privacy sign in the door. 

Recreation

Will I be able to use the pool and fitness center?

The fitness center and lap loop are currently open.
 

Do you take reservations?

Reservations are available at The Gardens Restaurant by calling 814-863-5090.

Can I dine inside the restaurants?

Yes, inside seating is available at The Gardens Restaurant and Legends Pub.

Can I use the restroom?

Yes, guests are permitted to use the restroom.

Employee Precautions

Are you working with industry organizations and healthcare facilities?

Penn State’s Hotels are proud to meet or exceed the standards established by the American Hotel & Lodging Association Safe Stay initiative, focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19.

COVID-19 Warning

We have enhanced health and safety measures for our guests and team members. Guests must follow all posted instructions while visiting our hotels.

An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable.

By visiting our hotels, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.

Read more information about the steps Penn State is taking in response to this outbreak. 

For questions about current reservations, please call 800-233-7505 or email [email protected]psu. edu.

For the latest information about the presence of coronavirus in Pennsylvania, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Health.