I stayed at a cartoon-themed hotel in Pennsylvania for $150 a night. It was 1 minute away from an amusement park and had great food.

My husband and I took our son to the Cartoon Network Hotel during our trip through the Northeast.

Our family vacation was mostly educational, so I wanted to mix in some fun as well.

Amanda Adler

Traveling with a tween can be hard. My once-predictable 9-year-old is suddenly harder to gauge and labels many activities as “cringe.” 

When I planned a family vacation to the Philadelphia area, I wanted to find something exciting to distract my son from the otherwise educational aspects of our trip. 

So, I booked a room at the Cartoon Network Hotel, a family-friendly resort managed by Palace Entertainment, for $150 per night.