Harrisburg

HOTEL
* It's an older Residence Inn, with a bunch of separate buildings. All buildings are two stories, without exterior entrances (ie, no elevators). But the rooms are nice.
* There is NOT a fitness room. I think the front desk told me they could send you to a near-by gym. Exercising in your room will require furniture rearranging. Courtney says there's a greenbelt trail a short drive away, but I didn't have an opportunity to explore.
* They're doing construction next to the hotel. I was in a building next to it, and I didn't notice noise until I'm already awake in the morning (and usually just the beep-beep of trucks backing up).
* Restaurants, Wal-Mart and Target aren't too far away. Turn right onto Penhar, then right on Chambers Hill Road then left by the Target sign. This takes you through a strip mall with Target and a bunch of other stores and up to some roads that contain gas stations, restaurants, etc.
* For you outdoor lovers, there's a Bass Pro Shop along the highway as you're heading into Harrisburg (in the same area as Macy's ... apparently a his-and-hers shopping experience?).

GETTING AROUND
* Traffic on I-86 into/out of downtown was bad during rush hour. I think my max speed was 40 mph.
* During off hours, it took about 15 minutes to get from the Residence Inn to the newspaper.
* Directions from the hotel to the newspaper: Turn left out of the hotel parking lot. At the stop sign, turn left and get into the right lane. Turn right at the stop sign and get into the left lane. Access to Highway 322 West and I-86 South requires a left turn onto the ramp, which spits you onto Highway 322 heading into Harrisburg. Go straight but get into the middle or left lane, which automatically puts you onto I-86 South toward Harrisburg. Take the 2nd Street exit (watch out: the exit lane is used as an entrance lane, too, so people are trying to merge into traffic as you're trying to exit); as you come off the ramp, be in the middle lane as the road curves to the right. DO NOT turn right at the stop light: go straight, which is 2nd Street. Get into the right lane. Turn right on Market Street (between the outdoor bus plaza and the Hilton). Go past the bus/train station and under the viaduct. The newspaper's parking lot is the first left turn after the viaduct (as Courtney's workflow audit says: turn left at the cow reading the newspaper).
* You need a badge to get up/down the elevator. Courtney has one that we shared this week. Don't know what you'll need to do if he's not there, as the guard at the front desk wasn't very helpful when I got there Wednesday. I just called Courtney and he came downstairs to get me.
* Getting back to the hotel: Turn right out of the paper's parking lot onto Market Street. Market becomes 1-way after the viaduct, so you're forced to turn right. Get into the left lane so you can make the next left turn. Go all the way down to Front Street, where you're forced to turn left because of a bridge. Be in the middle lane. Take I-86 North toward Hershey; the interstate kind of blends into Highway 322, so just watch the signs. The Penhar exit for the hotel is shortly after you get on 322.
* Do NOT follow the Mapquest instructions of using 13th Street to get in/out of downtown. The folks at the newspaper say 13th Street is the "hood" and told me that if I take that street, don't get out of the car.
* Airport is about 15-20 minutes from the hotel. The route back to the airport requires a lot of sign reading to get on the right exits.