A girls’ getaway, Lancaster, PA-style, hits different in December. The city is lit up, Lancaster Central Market is packed with holiday vendors, and the Fulton Theatre is running shows your group has been meaning to see for years. All of it within walking distance. Why wait to experience it when you can escape the hectic holiday season at home and enjoy a few peaceful days away?
Why Is Lancaster the Right Call for a Holiday Girls Trip?
Because it is sized exactly right. Downtown Lancaster City is compact and walkable in a way that bigger cities simply are not, which means your group moves from a morning at the market to an afternoon in the boutique shops to a show that night without a single rideshare negotiation. Lancaster County has plenty to explore beyond the city too, from Kitchen Kettle Village to the Amish countryside, but the city carries a full girls’ getaway Lancaster, PA on its own without breaking a sweat.
What Are the Two Things Your Group Cannot Skip?
The first thing you cannot miss is the Lancaster Market. It’s the oldest publicly owned farmers market in the country and has been running since 1730. During the holiday season, especially in December, it is something else. Holiday vendors join the regular stalls, and suddenly you are looking at handmade wreaths alongside Lancaster County cheeses, specialty baked goods, local jewelry, and roasted nut vendors filling the room with a smell that is basically the holidays bottled. Even if you show up early, you’ll stay longer than you planned, and leave with bags full of things nobody else will have under their tree.
The Demuth Museum is another non-negotiable stop for a perfect trip with your girls. Lancaster-born modernist painter Charles Demuth grew up in a house a short walk from the hotel, and that house is now a free, intimate museum with a beautiful historic garden. Your group walks through the childhood home of an artist whose work hangs in the Met, then comes back to sleep in the suite that carries his name. That is the kind of specific, layered experience only Lancaster can give you, and it is completely free.
Does Lancaster Arts Hotel Include Breakfast, Parking, and Turndown Service?
Yes to all three! Every guest at our boutique hotel starts the day the right way with a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, yogurt, fresh fruit, and coffee are just some of the things you’ll find to enjoy. The whole group can get together before a single shop opens and plan how to spend the day over a meal.
Free covered parking means you arrive, park once, and forget about the car for the entire weekend. Enjoy how walkable Lancaster really is! And with first-night turndown service, one of the only hotels in Lancaster that still offers it, you come back after the Fulton show to a freshened room and gourmet local chocolate waiting. Every room also comes stocked with plush complimentary robes, because nothing beats a great day out followed by a slow, unhurried evening back at the hotel.
Are There Suites Available for Your Group?
We have three suites, and they all suit group trips extremely well. The Loft, Arts, and Presidential Suites all come with king-sized beds and whirlpool jet spa tubs, making them the right upgrade for a girls’ getaway in Lancaster, PA that calls for a little extra. Reserve your stay and check suite availability before the holiday weekends fill up. You can also explore our package options to find the right combination for your group to add some extra pizzaz to the trip.
Is Holiday Shopping in Downtown Lancaster Worth the Trip?
Locals and visitors alike can assure you, it’s more than worth it. The boutique shops along Queen Street and Prince Street are independently owned and locally curated, which means the inventory is genuinely interesting. Local jewelers, clothing boutiques, specialty food shops, home goods that actually make for real gifts. After a morning at Central Market and an afternoon through the shops, if your group wants even more retail, Tanger Outlets Lancaster is an easy drive out and back. But downtown alone can fill a full day without any trouble.
Book Your Holiday Girls’ Getaway at Lancaster Arts Hotel
This is the trip your group has been circling for months. Lancaster Arts Hotel is a beautifully restored 1881 tobacco warehouse full of original art from 36 local artists, and it comes with complimentary breakfast every morning, free covered parking, and a team that still turns down your room at night. Few hotels in Lancaster come close.
Check availability and book your holiday girls’ getaway before the best weekends are gone. You can also explore things to do in downtown Lancaster City to start building the itinerary before you arrive. What are you waiting for? Grab your girls and enjoy the holiday season together in Lancaster, PA!
