Best Western Garden Inn

• The Best Western Garden Inn is right off Interstate 70 in northern Bentleyville; the hotel is approximately 15 minutes from Monongahela. This hotel greets guests with a large cowboy statue at the Best Western's entrance. Other hotel features include an indoor pool area and fitness room. Some suites have whirlpool tubs; pets under 80 pounds may stay for an additional fee. Downtown Bentleyville restaurants, such as the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant and Fox's Pizza Den, are within five minutes of the hotel. Gaming and horse racing events are at the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington, less than 20 minutes from Best Western.
  
  

Comfort Inn

• Monongahela is a 15-minute drive east of the Comfort Inn in Belle Vernon. This hotel is right the State Route 51 exit on I-70. Cedar Creek Park is a five-minute drive from the hotel and offers access to the Youghiogheny River Trail, a 71-mile trail for hiking and bicycling. Local Belle Vernon dining options, including Sweeney's Cafe and Murph's Pub, are within 10 minutes of Comfort Inn. The hotel has an outdoor pool and RV parking spaces; the pool is open from May through September. All rooms are nonsmoking.
  
  

Hampton Inn Pittsburgh/West Mifflin

• Located in southern Pittsburgh, the Hampton Inn is a 25-minute drive from Monongahela and less than 10 minutes from Allegheny County Airport. The hotel has a breakfast area in the lobby and outdoor heated pool. The 70 rooms include king rooms with kitchenettes and/or sleeper sofas. Off-site dining and shopping options are available at the Century III Mall, within five minutes of the hotel. One of the largest parks in the greater Pittsburgh area, South Park, is a 10-minute drive from Hampton Inn; this park features a wave pool -- open during the summer -- the Oliver Miller Homestead -- an 18th century home open to tour -- and two golf courses -- an 18-hole and nine-hole.
  
  

Crowne Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh South

• South Pittsburgh's Crowne Plaza Hotel is in the city's Bethel Park neighborhood, a 30-minute drive from Monongahela. Business travelers have access to the hotel's conference center, which has more than 14,000 square-feet of meeting space. Extended-stay suites with kitchenettes and living rooms are available. The hotel's restaurant, PJ's Grille and Bar, serves American cuisine in an upscale setting; the restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Off-site dining options are at the Galleria Mall, less than a mile from the hotel. The Civil War Artillery Museum in Venetia is a 10-minute drive from the Crowne Plaza.