The Avalon Hotel in Erie, Pennsylvania is the perfect place to stay for people either on the road for work or families in town for vacation. With 193 spacious guest rooms and 12 executive suites, our well-appointed guest rooms and suites feature a pleasing view of the city life below as well as all the amenities you deserve to make your stay a thoroughly pleasant experience.

About The Avalon Hotel

At the Avalon, our staff is thoroughly dedicated to your complete satisfaction, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at everything our hotel has to offer. In addition to beautiful views, some of our suites include mini-microwaves and refrigerators, and all of rooms include high-speed wireless Internet and room service.

Keeping It Green

Not only do we provide excellent service to our guests, we're also dedicated to treating our planet with the same respect. To this end, The Avalon is proud to call itself an environmentally minded hotel dedicated to ensuring our carbon footprint is as small as possible. We use environmentally friendly products—including the Planet Spa in our suites—as well as biodegradable cleaning products. We also practice water conservation and do our best to continually improve our eco-friendly practices.

Convenient Amenities Customized for Your Comfort

Relax in our gorgeous garden and courtyard complete with the tranquil sounds of a cooling and soothing fountains repetitive rush of water. Work out your stress in our fully appointed Nautilus Fitness Center. Worry no more about airport transportation. The Avalon provides complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport.

Hold Your Meetings & Events at Avalon Hotel

We offer two semi-formal banquet ballrooms as well as 12 breakout meeting rooms for our event and meeting hosting guests. This space accommodates 10 to 1,000 guests and is an absolutely ideal space to hold conventions. These spaces include:

Presque Isle Ballroom

Measuring a whopping 7,564 of total square footage, this magnificent space boasts inspiringly high 18-foot ceilings, an in-house sound system, wireless Internet, phone hook-ups and convenient access for servicing vendors. What else? Our acoustics are incredible and provide the perfect sonic architecture for DJs and bands to perform to their optimal potential. This impressive space accommodates up to 800 guests for an elegant dinner and up to 1,200 guests for a conference.

Niagara Ballroom

This contemporary ballroom measures 4,560 square feet and is accented at its center with a brilliant brass chandelier. The Niagara has the capacity to seat up to 250 for a sit-down dinner and can accommodate up to 500 conference guests. Warm tones accent the ballroom and the light-welcoming floor-to-ceiling glass windows open the room to our gorgeous garden courtyard.  

Meeting Suites

The hotel features 12 meeting suites ideal for board meetings that can accommodate as few as two and as many as 75 guests per room. You'll enjoy state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and wireless Internet to ensure a seamless and impressive meeting. These open and airy rooms include balcony access and floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing for a pleasant and light-filled meeting experience.

Private Courtyard

This space is nature's getaway from the city life. A 14 -foot cascading fountain and tropical plants lend a tranquil atmosphere for outdoor seating and buffet displays to make your event even more special. This gorgeous setting makes for a beautiful dining alternative for your event guests and can seat up to 100 people for a full-service dinner.

Dining and Nightlife

When it's time to dine and unwind, treat your taste buds to palate pleasing dishes at our onsite restaurant, Benjamin's Restaurant and Lounge. Looking for some more after-dark diversions? Stay right on the hotel premises and stroll over to our onsite nightclub known as Billies, where libations, music and camaraderie await.

Benjamin's Restaurant and Lounge 

The Avalon Hotel's restaurant features a variety of dinner options and a hot breakfast buffet on the weekend. With its bright airy and casual dining atmosphere, friendly staff and bar area, Benjamin's makes for an ideal meeting space and also offers room service.

Billie's Night Club

The Avalon is proud to make a piece of Erie's past a part of the present by reintroducing the historic Billie's Night Club to Erie. Billie's features a DJ and live entertainment. The cultured atmosphere makes it the perfect place to hold a private event for up to 150 guests.

At The Avalon Hotel, we specialize in complete customer satisfaction coupled with unmatched personalized service. For this reason, many of our customers are long-term and repeat clients. We look forward to welcoming you into the fold of satisfied guests! When you stay with us, you can expect the high-end service you deserve—without the high-end prices.