Fulton Steamboat Inn

Just spent 5 days at the Fulton Steamboat Inn! What a nice time we had. The rooms on the third floor were lovely. It really feels like you’re on a Steamboat trip. Rooms are very clean and have really nice furniture (see pictures). The staff is very attentive and welcoming. The lemonade and fresh chocolate chip cookies put out for guests each afternoon in the lobby are wonderful. This is a fun hotel. We are going back again at the end of July! Can’t wait. Special thanks to the following staff for making our stay wonderful: Maria and Angelina (housekeeping), Sheila (emporium and tavern), Ashley and Dominique in the restaurant!

Just came home after visiting for 2 days; I stay at this inn every time I go to Lancaster, which is about twice a year. We just love this place; the rooms are so super clean and spotless… bathrooms are sparkling, the carpets and linens are crisp and clean, and the towels are so white they appear brand new. The staff are very nice and polite and helpful. The restaurant and bar have great food and drinks. The pool and jacuzzi are so clean and relaxing, you can’t beat it. They have the cutest gift shop, and the location is perfectly convenient. The only drawback is their computer system in the gift shop is often down, and/​or slow-​moving, and often unsupervised so you need to wait to front desk staff to come and wait on you, but it’s a rather minor complaint. Overall, a great place to stay in Amish country and the only place we will every stay when we visit.

Stayed here as a kid. Happened upon this place on the way home from dc. Definitely coming back to stay this fall!!! I loved this place 24 years ago. I still love it today!

I have no complaints about a little weekend getaway for my 6yr old grandson, my hubby and myself at the Fulton Steamboat Inn. Our goal was to spend quality time together, and they made it easy! The indoor pool, which my grandson was most interested in, was clean and open from early in the morning until 10 at night. (After 10 is adults-​only pool time till midnight).
After going to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum and The Strasburg Railroad, which is literally 10 minutes from the Steamboat, we spent the afternoon in the pool. We had a great dinner in the very nicely decorated restaurant at the hotel, and my grandson loved wearing the «sailor hat» given at check-​in, which entitled him to a free ice cream sundae for dessert. We also received a 10% discount off of our meal because we were guests of the hotel. There’s also a cozy «ship’s» bar with cool mermaid mastheads.
After dinner, back in the pool for cannonballs in the deep end till 9:30pm!
This place is super cute, Victorian themed, with the atmosphere of being on a Steamboat! Well maintained, with pleasant employees all around, from the front desk to the restaurant staff, to the pool guy. Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and lemonade in the lobby, too. This place is for everyone, relaxing for a couples getaway, and fun for kids, too.
We have not been here in probably 20 years, and it’s better than ever. Great place, and the nightly rate was good too.

Very nice weekend at the boat… Always a pleasure to go to a place where they remember you and you haven’t been there in a while. Nicole and Steve were great at the bar. …The bar manager wasn’t the most pleasant person but I guess he is just doing his job… The grandkids enjoyed the piano player and Scott at front desk is always an ace… We did have a very nice dinner and wait staff were polite as always. We have been staying there for many years and will continue to do so. Keep up the good work… The manager needs a class on people skills.

Fulton Steamboat Inn is one of my favorite places to stay because it’s so out the ordinary, rather campy and fun. The rooms aren’t all that great, but clean, spacious enough, and more than adequate. They also have a rather decent restaurant, nothing exemplary in food offerings but better than most in the Lancaster area, an area more known for its Amish subsistence type foods than for fine dining.
When I stay here, the thing I really like are the ducks. They have a whole troop that often venture right up to the front door of the inn or waddle around the parking lot. They are more than friendly, fun to feed, usually have some young with them that when they get somewhat disoriented will end up following you around as if they think you might be their mother. LOL!

Beautiful and clean hotel. When searching for a hotel in Lancaster for my toddler boyfriend and I — as well as my parents, I seemed to keep running into places that had completely conflicting reviews– or that seemed like dumps. At the steamboat inn we were so pleased with everything from check in to check out.
The hotel is very clean, that is the first thing I noticed. The beds were super comfortable. The direct TV cable is amazing compared to what you usually will get at a hotel (Disney junior for my two year old? YES!). The on site restaurant was pretty decent for breakfast and reasonably priced for breakfast. We did wish the bar in the place was opened passed 10 PM… but we walked in when the bartender was closing up and he sold us a few beers to go. The fitness center according to my BF had a couple pretty great treadmills. He was a little upset that there weren’t any weights. but no biggie. The pool is open until 10PM for everyone and 10 PM– midnight is open for adults only. The grounds are very nice, with a beautiful high quality play ground for the kids. The hotel itself is about a 5 minute drive from Dutch Wonderland, the reason for our visit. Tons of restaurants and shopping within minutes. My favorite part about our stay, was when we were in the gift shop and my daughter was amazed by the aquarium full of fish… we noticed a sign that said if any kids are interested in «adopting» a gold fish for the stay. We got or own little fish bowl, a container of fish food and got to keep a goldfish for our stay! My daughter named him «fishy taco» gotta love kids!

This is a great place to stay! The staff is friendly, the service is great and it is very clean!!! Our family started coming here in 2008 and we have been staying here every summer since. Great location to Dutch Wonderland, Strasburg Railroad, Choo Choo Barn, Sight & Sound Theater, as well as shopping, restaurants and road side farms. Our kids love the indoor pool and the large playground. If your planning to stay here for a «Day Out With Thomas» weekend just be sure to book in advance because this hotel fills up quick. Overall we love this place!

It is a very theme-​y hotel but in a very tasteful way. The woodwork in the main lobby is very nice and you feel like you are in high grade lodging.
There is a station when you check in with lemonade and chocolate chip cookies. So delicious and so obviously freshly baked. The lemonade had the right amount of sweet and tart and very refreshing after a 2.5 hour drive. Check in was fast and reception was friendly.
Our room was a good size with the 2 queen beds. It had a fridge and microwave. My only wish was that the fridge had a little freezer.
The beds were just a tad on the firm side but after a day at Dutch Wonderland — it felt just fine. The rooms were so clean that I wondered if they were recently renovated. I didn’t see any wear and tear in any part of the property. I am amazed at the upkeep of the facility.
They play music over the speakers throughout the hotel that my 3 year old called «old west music» as he danced down the corridor to our room.
The outside grounds are an added bonus. We dedicated a whole evening just hanging out at the playground and watching the ducks. They even leave a little rubber ducky in each room that my son kept as a souvenir. What a kid friendly hotel.
I chatted with 2 couples during my stay and each said they always stay here every year.
It’s all the added little extras and personal touches that make this place phenomenal. The prices are competitive with the chain hotels but the experience here is priceless.
One last tip — keep calling if the hotel is booked. I called two days before my trip in the morning and they didn’t have any rooms. A few hours later, they must have had a cancellation because there was one available for us.

My family loved this hotel!
It’s beautifully decorated inside, the rooms are spacious, pretty, and have updated appliances in the bathrooms. plus the best smelling rose lavender shampoo. Our room had 2 vanities, fridge and microwave. Everything was immaculate.
Check in was a breeze and they kept a huge plate of delicious chocolate chip cookies in the lobby.
We had fun swimming in the indoor pool, my 3 year old had a blast on the ship themed playground and walking around the giant koi pond. Unfortunately when we went they were working on the water filter system so the koi weren’t in it.
The Huckleberry restaurant was good food, although pricy and on the slow side. There appeared to be only one waitress working when we ate there. We probably would have eaten elsewhere had our package not included a voucher for the restaurant.
All staff were very friendly and quick to address any questions and meet our needs.
I highly recommend for a fun family stay and wish we had gotten to stay longer.

My family and I stayed here during our vacation and we LOVED it. Thought it might be a little hokey from the outside but now that I stayed there it adds a lot to its charm.
The hotel itself is gorgeous. Beautiful and classy décor. The front desk staff is extremely friendly too I must add. The restaurant inside which I also reviewed is very good and I highly reccomend. Theres also a gift shop with tons of goodies.
The only downside is we felt the beds werent that comfortable. Other then that we will absolutely come back here everytime we visit amish country!