I was visiting from Maryland to see my boyfriend and because of the price of the hotel I was lured to the Parker Spruce. Big Mistake. This place reminded me of a housing project in Philadelphia. The inside of the building was old and dirty. The halls and elevators reeked of a mixture of mothballs and urine. The people there... more

The absolute worse hotel I've ever stayed in...and I've been in some bad ones. Had the misfortune of my radiator break on the way through town and was driven over there because it was "cheap" only to find out I would have been better staying in my car. It would no doubt have been cleaner, and safety probably was a... more

Wow! Seedy would be kind....a hotel for the darker side of Philadelphia. Ten minutes was enough to assess the bargain and find another place to stay. more

The Parker Spruce hotel is a nice place tucked in the heart of Center City Philadelphia. The rates range from 37-115 dollars and is worth the money. The up side of this hotel is the rooms with cable and fresh air if you are lucky to get a room close to the street. The down side is sharing a bathroom... more

The rates are $45/night plus $5 per visitor. that policy shoud speak for itself. the sheets are stained, there are mirrors on the ceiling, and the furniture was probably used in 1978. Stay here only if you have to. It's a remnant of what was once a buslting red light district. I speak this as a native. more

I don't know where to even begin. This can NOT even be considered a hotel...The place is an absolute MESS. This is a place where people who have nowhere else to go must stay. The staff is rude and ignorant. The stinch when you walk into the place is palpable... In addition, the rooms are disastrous..I would use my own... more

hi i saw there rates int he newspaper yesterday so i called bc i was looking for more information about the hotel i live here in Philly and when i say rude the csr was so rude i asked a simple question, they yelled at me and then placed me on hold and never came back to the phone more

Don't be fooled by the weekly rates, there are none. The staff are rude and uncooperative. There are mice in the rooms. All in all, this place is a pigsty. more