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King Bed Guestroom Every guestroom in the Penn Wells Hotel is unique in some way, but the rooms are notable for their period architectural features, such as high ceilings and mahogany woodwork. Additionally, guestrooms and bathrooms tend to be smaller as was the norm in 1869.

Traditional Two Doubles Guestroom Traditional Two Doubles Guestrooms boast high ceilings and mahogany woodwork, high-speed wi-fi, a TV, and complimentary breakfast in the dining room each morning.

Penn Wells Lounge The newly restored Penn Wells Lounge serves burgers, sandwiches, appetizers, and snacks to share. A selection of eight drafts, as are a variety of cocktails, wine, and beer.

Mary Wells Dining Room The Mary Wells Room celebrates one of Wellsboro’s founding citizens and offers a diverse menu of delicious appetizers and popular entrees.

Front Entrance From the flower boxes that hang along Main Street outside the front lobby windows to the neon red PENN WELLS sign on the roof, the Penn Wells Hotel is an iconic marker of downtown Wellsboro.

Street View Built in 1869 and renovated in the 1920s, the Penn Wells Hotel graces Wellsboro’s quaint, gas-lit Main Street. The Philadelphia Inquirer in the 1920s called the Hotel “the Gem of the Roosevelt Highway,” recognizing its location on the Historic Route 6 corridor between New York and Chicago.

Lounge Area In The Lobby The interior of the Penn Wells Hotel portrays an elegance of earlier times, with mahogany woodwork, deep colors, and a large wood-burning fireplace in the Lobby.

Lobby With The American Flag The Penn Wells Hotel is noted for its mahogany woodwork, high ceilings, wood-burning lobby fireplaces, and for hosting famous guests like Groucho Marx and Joan Crawford.

Historical Postcard Of The Penn Wells Hotel The Penn Wells Hotel sits on the site of Wellsboro's first tavern, the “United States House,” which opened in 1816.

Arcadia Theatre The Arcadia Theatre is a unique space for a meeting, with fixed theater-style seating for 88 in the front theatre and fixed theater-style seating for 205 in the main theatre.

Ballroom The Penn Wells Hotel offers meeting and event spaces for banquets for up to 200 guests or theater-style seating for up to 300 attendees.