The main purpose of this trip was to look at venues for the reception. We also talked to a possible photographer and scoped out the on campus chapel. We looked at The Penn Stater, The Nittany Lion Inn, and Toftrees.
- The Penn Stater - This is a sister property to the Nittany Lion Inn. It's quite a bit newer, but it's not on campus. It's located a couple of miles past Beaver Stadium basically in the middle of nowhere. The space here was nice, but you can tell it's mostly used for conferences. And it shows. Gina really didn't like this. She wants more of a hotel feel. The hotel rooms here are supposed to be nice (but we didn't actually look at any of them).
- Toftrees - Toftrees is a golf resort. It's basically a country club that also has hotel rooms. I honestly didn't expect much from this, but I was pleasantly surprised. The space we looked at (it has a nice fancy French name "Le Papillon" which Google tells me means "The Butterfly") was actually very nice. A very open space with an impressive view of the golf course. During nice weather the view is probably pretty awesome. The downside is Le Papillon is right next to the hotel bar. I can see that being kind of annoying. I've also heard the hotel rooms are a bit dated. But we didn't look at them.
- The Nittany Lion Inn - This is more or less the nicest hotel in State College. It's located right on campus. Just walking into the lobby we were both really impressed. You can tell right away it's a step up from The Penn Stater and Toftrees. I think we were both pretty much sold as soon as we walked in. The spaces used for cocktail hours and receptions are very nice. The rooms are supposed to be nice too (we didn't see any). Plus you can walk from the NLI to the chapel where the ceremony will be held. You can also walk from the hotel into town or anywhere on campus.
It was a balmy 6 degrees when we got into town. Not the nicest weather to be walking around in, but we managed...
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