Wow that was neat. This Travel plaza is a cool, relaxing rest plaza amidst the many rest stops to make in the PA Turnpike. The eating area looks very relaxing with the contemporary furniture — nice comfortable arm chairs, warm décor and colors. It almost feels like a large hotel lounge. They have Starbucks, Roy Rogers and PZA concessions, and the usual convenience store. I was impressed.
Brian D.
Place rating: 5 Lancaster, PA
Awesome historical turnpike pencil murals inside, clean, beautiful new exterior. The off ramp is on the short side but everything else about this plaza is awesome.
Katie H.
Place rating: 4 Manhattan, NY
Clean! This may be one of the cleanest service stations. Bathrooms were spotless. Starbucks, pza and a plus are some of the food options. There’s a Sunoco gas station. Gas was fairly priced. Staff at the A plus were friendly and helpful. I overheard them offering a traveler some road trip advice. Recommend as the service station to stop at while traveling.
Gerald S.
Place rating: 3 Newtown, PA
The Peter J. Camiel Travel Plaza is a smaller scale rest stop along the Pa turnpike. While all the plazas are being redesigned and modernized for the new century, this one, while clean and efficient, and provisioned with the expected vendors from Starbucks to Roy Rogers and the ever-present Wawa like shop, this one lacks the comfort of the others on a busy day. The lines tend to knot with each other. Still, it generally does what is supposed to do; provide plumbing and victuals for the road weary traveler, and help them on their way to their ultimate destinations. It is functional and an improvement over its predecessor. Who was Peter J. Camiel? A Philly politician of the Rizzo era who was prosecuted for corruption in office, convicted, and ultimately vindicated on appeal to the higher courts. As his legacy he had this rest stop named after him.
Tricia F.
Place rating: 4 Sacramento, CA
Small, but nice travel stop. Clean bathrooms. Nice sitting area to relax, or sip down a cup of coffee and enjoy a quick bite to eat vs having to eat in the car. Decorated for the holidays ~ but seriously… I think they can buy a table covering instead of cutting a towel and velcroing it together, lol
Meg T.
Place rating: 4 Philadelphia, PA
I’m used to the New Jersey tpke service stations but this one is much much better than those! I just used their bathroom and Starbucks and I was pleasantly surprised. Very nice and the service was very good. The outside aesthetics was nicer too than the typical service station.
Adam K.
Place rating: 5 Philadelphia, PA
Nice choice of food options including a new pizza place called PZA. PZA replaced the Sbarros and looks to have better options. Bathrooms are always clean. Everything you need at a rest stop.
Dee M.
Place rating: 5 Media, PA
Always clean. Bathrooms included. Good fast food options. Gas pumps well placed. Inexpensive gift items. Easy on and off the pike. Tip: skip the $ 5 coffee and get a cup for $ 1.89 in the sundries shop.
Dave H.
Place rating: 2 Morton, PA
They just reopened after being closed for renovation. They need to try again. Three of the four restroom stalls I attempted to use had water leaking from the commodes, and as has been the norm, they installed the paper dispensers down too low. And the cubicles are so small you have to sit sideways to use them. The plaza in King Of Prussia is much more well designed.
Louis B.
Place rating: 4 New London, NH
This travel plaza is a godsend. First, either you’ve braved the traffic on the Skyukill from Philly, OR you’ve been on the Blue Route avoiding suburbanites exercising their God-given right to road rage. Then you get on the PA Turnpike. You blow past the King of Prussia as it has a line of cars a mile long. With a full bladder, hungry, tired and wondering just why you didn’t take Amtrak. Then, all of a sudden, this rest stop appears… Yeeepppeeeeee!!! With a Brioche Dorée, a Starbucks, a Roy Rogers, Sbarros and a Dolce Gelati. The rest rooms are up-to-date and large, and the Sunoco gas station has relatively good prices for a captive audience. A good place to take a much needed rest…
Jamie M.
Place rating: 5 Conshohocken, PA
This rest stop is heaven for the weary… or at least people with ants in the pants who happen to be on a trip! It contains food, coffee(offering a choice between starbucks or another shop), as well as a convenience store as well as the restrooms. My sister and grandmother appeared to have fairly decent service at Sbarro’s and the other place they went to. I went to Starbucks. Determined to try something new, I asked the barista what the best new item was: hot chocolate or pumpkin spice latte? She very enthusiastically yelled«Pumpkin Spice!» in a voice that almost frightened me. But I figured it must be good, if she was that excited about it, so I ordered it. To me, it didn’t seem to taste of pumpkin, but the barista’s enthusiasm for the drink was enough to win me over!
Brian S.
Place rating: 5 Chicago, IL
This is the happiest place on Earth!
Neal E.
Place rating: 5 Haymarket, VA
The Peter J. Camiel Travel Plaza is an oasis for travelers westbound on Interstate 76(I-76)/Pennsylvania Turnpike. All of the modern conveniences the traveler could need: restrooms, coffee, food, maps and travel information, convenience store goodness, and more! What we all should be asking is?: «Just who the heck is Peter J. Camiel?»
