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Best Western Center City Hotel

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2.5 of 5 stars 62 reviews
62 Reviews
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#57 of 80 hotels in Philadelphia
Description: Downtown Motor Hotel located 1 block from Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
  • Address
    501 North 22nd Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19130
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Based on 61 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 3 based on 39 reviews Rooms
    • 3 based on 38 reviews Service
    • 3 based on 39 reviews Value
    • 3 based on 39 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 4 reviews Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 40% based on 46 reviews Families with young children
    • 40% based on 46 reviews Young singles
    • 30% based on 46 reviews Families with teenagers
    • 30% based on 46 reviews Older travelers
    • 30% based on 46 reviews Pet owners

Reviews of Best Western Center City Hotel

( 11-20 of 62 )
1 of 5 stars
Wasington
Jan 11, 2008

This hotel was selected by a reservation group that handled our conference. It is a real dump. NO HEAT. We tried turning the heater on and it sounded as if the entire building was on the verge of collapse. When we called customer service we were told they were "working on it". It's going on 8:00 and we are still... more

3 of 5 stars
Staten ISland, NY
Nov 26, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We were prepared for the absolute worst after reading the reviews on here and finding out that this was the only hotel with rooms available for the last weekend of "Terror Behind the Walls" at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Maybe since we were so prepared we actually found it to be OK. Not one staff member was rude, if anything,... more

3 of 5 stars
North East Pa.
Nov 18, 2007
1/2 found this review helpful

I saw no real problem with this place, we had the money to stay at an expensive place, but why waste the money, we were only going to sleep and clean up there.The staff treated us very nice and the room was clean and the beds were comfortable,the sheets were very clean, the lights, tv, coffee maker, hair blower, etc... more

2 of 5 stars
New Jersey
Nov 11, 2007

Two sentence summary - Definitely not a place to stay for a family vacation. At best, it would be adequate for a business traveler on a tight budget. There was a large convention in town the weekend we were travelling to Philly. Many of the nice hotels were fully booked, and the three nice hotels that had rooms available had... more

2 of 5 stars
Manchester, England
Nov 3, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Probably the worst welcome to a hotel I've ever had, from hilariously rude woman on reception. They finally found our booking - under the wrong name, for the wrong night, and wrong number of rooms. Despite having been through it all twice with someone else on the phone earlier that morning, because "the system crashed". Hmm. The rooms themselves were... more

Oct 12, 2007
0/1 found this review helpful

Unfortunately there was nothing else in the city available under $400/nt for my dates. First impressions: the exterior is dismal and crumbling, and it only gets worse from there. The interior overwhelms you with the smells of mold and mildew, likely coming from the ancient faded carpet and walls. I spent three unfortunate nights here, and the moldy/mildewy atmosphere has... more

3 of 5 stars
Parsippany , NJ
Sep 26, 2007

A good motel for the price...Around many attractions...Clean room alittle run down but for the money it was worth it.. more

Sep 22, 2007

The hotel exterior looked like a rundown housing complex ie blinds missing, buiding edges chip ,brownish dirty look. Window frames old and bent. Front desk help pleasant and honest. I asked if this was a historical site and the clerk responded no, just an old building. Getting right to the point. The fitness room carpet smelled of mold; the employee... more

4 of 5 stars
Morristown, New Jersey
Sep 18, 2007

Forewarned was fore-prepared. Having read the reviews of this hotel we took a flier and were pleasantly surprised. We saved almost $100 over comparables available in the same general area and wound up with a clean, quite room with a comfortable bed and a pretty convenient launching point to visit Philadelphia. Parking was easy and free. The only services/amenities we... more

1 of 5 stars
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Aug 31, 2007

OK - cut to the truth. Everything about this hotel stinks. We stayed here for 1 night on the way from Washington to Cape Cod. Dirty carpets in the lobby, rooms were OK ish. Glad it was for one night only. Plus side, we didn't come on holiday to stay in the room, so went out and got off for... more

Reviews of Best Western Center City Hotel

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Address: 501 North 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130