Looking for off‑campus student lodging in State College? The Retreat at State College offers something unique: a home away from home.

Want to make a Penn State visit even better? Add in a Penn State stay. Make the University’s iconic Penn Stater Hotel your home base for your next Happy Valley getaway. Here’s four reasons why.

Lion Country Lodging is the preferred hotel partner of Penn State Athletics — a family of hotels with exceptional service, unparalleled amenities and convenient locations. Which is the right one for your next stay?

There’s a last turn before Mount Nittany Winery, where all you see are trees and a narrow lane, and you want to make sure your GPS isn’t leading you astray. But then you turn, and the mountain side opens like a gift, and there are vines all around you as you make your way to the Vintner’s Loft and Treehouse Wine Bar at Mount Nittany Winery.

Coming back to Penn State for the weekend? Make the easy choice and book a room at one of Happy Valley Hotels’ four hotels. You’ll find a comfortable, modern living space that’s close to everything.

The Comfort Suites is the area’s only all‑suite hotel, and one of the top in the nation, while the Sleep Inn also provides all the features, benefits and amenities for those on a budget for less! Here’s what you need to know about Happy Valley’s top ranking hotels.

After an extensive renovation and remodel, the Gamble Mill is thrilled to welcome guests back to the historic, yet updated location in Bellefonte, PA! The space has found new life with the addition of the newly established Inn at Gamble Mill.

Bear Lodges, three non‑traditional B&Bs located in Pennsylvania Grand Canyon country, offers a unique, remote, peaceful grownup getaway. “Bear Lodges are not just accommodations… they’re the destination,” says owner Jim Meade. “Anniversary couples, rail trail bicyclists, birders, dark skies and other outdoors enthusiasts wanting to access wilderness, enjoy this getaway.”

Greg Guise puts a new meaning on the term ‘active retirement.’ After graduating from Penn State and working as a videographer in Detroit and then in Washington, D.C. for 40 years, he’s back in Happy Valley. And when I call him, he’s climbing Rattlesnake Mountain to install communications gear for the amateur radio community. It’s “just a way of giving back,” he says just before he drives out of cell phone range. When he calls back, he tells me just why community is so, so important. Read on.