Oglebay Park is a more than 100-year-old, 1,700-acre resort in Wheeling, West Virginia, with a multitude of recreational opportunities. These include a spa, golf courses, 30-acre zoo, museums, specialty shops, large outdoor pool, tennis courts, horse stables, fishing and miles of jogging trails. Within the park there is a 271-room lodge and 54 cottages for larger groups or families. For those wishing to stay outside the park or nearer to other Wheeling attractions, there are a number of hotels nearby, many of them nationally known.
The Hampton Inn Wheeling is located near the intersection of Route 88 and Route 40, approximately a mile from the center of Wheeling and 2.6 miles from Oglebay Park. It is close to Eckhart House and Capitol Music Hall. Choices from the 102 rooms include smoking and non-smoking, single or double beds, king or queen beds and rooms with sofa. All rooms have TV with satellite and cable, microwave and refrigerator, bathroom with tubs and iron with ironing boards. No pets are allowed. The airport of preference for this hotel is Pittsburgh, PA, about 37.2 miles away.
Hampton Inn Wheeling
795 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-233-0440
hamptoninn.hilton.com
Originally built in 1852 and renovated in 1998, this hotel is a block from the Victoria Vaudeville Theater, a mile from the Children's Museum and four miles from Oglebay. It offers 170 guestrooms on eight floors, with satellite TV, complimentary wireless Internet access, free local calls, bathroom with complimentary toiletries, coffee and tea maker and other amenities on request. The hotel has a coffee shop with complimentary breakfast, meeting rooms, business services, ballroom and conference rooms and on-site fitness and laundry facilities. Pets are allowed.
Mclure House Hotel
1200 Market St.
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-232-0300
Located off Interstate 70, this 106-room two-floor Comfort Inn hotel is less than a mile from Cabela's --a fishing, hunting and outdoor gear superstore -- minutes from Wheeling Jesuit University and 5.3 miles from Oglebay. All rooms have TV with cable, complimentary local calls and newspapers, refrigerator and microwave, coffee and tea maker, iron with ironing boards. Hotel amenities include a restaurant and bar with lounge, high-speed Internet access, laundry and fitness facilities, business services and complimentary breakfast each morning. The inn also has a spa tub and a pool table, and does allow pets.
Comfort Inn Triadelphia
675 Fort Henry Road
Triadelphia, WV
304-547-0610
comfortinn.com
