Bethlehem
Historic Hotel Bethlehem
Opened in 1922 where Moravian settlers built Bethlehem's first house in 1741, beside the Moravian Church Settlements, a UNESCO site since 2024.
- Built
- 1922Built 1922 as Hotel Bethlehem on the site of Bethlehem's first house (1741) and the later Eagle Hotel (1794).
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Credentials
- Historic Hotels of America member; Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
Moravian settlers built Bethlehem’s first house on this site in 1741, and in 1794 the Moravians built what became the Eagle Hotel, whose guests included Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant. Hotel Bethlehem opened on the site in 1922. It held a banquet for Amelia Earhart and hosted Winston Churchill and President Eisenhower on visits to Bethlehem Steel. It stands beside the Moravian Church Settlements, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024, and USA Today readers voted it Best Historic Hotel/Resort for 2021–2026.
The ghost story
Historic Hotels of America says the hotel has about four ghosts, three of them identified, and that guests in room 932 reported waking to a man at the foot of the bed asking 'Why are you in my room?' before he vanished.
Source: www.historichotels.org
Good to know
- Address: 437 Main St, Bethlehem, PA 18018
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.