The hotel staff was very friendly and hospitable. My girlfriend and I were in town for a weekend getaway, and I took the opportunity to surprise her with a proposal. The hotel staff was aware of my plan, and they went the extra mile to help make our weekend memorable. The location was excellent and it was within walking distance to museums, restaurants, and my favorite coffee shop, La Colombe. We would definitely return for another stay.

Stayed in the Sofitel Philadelphia for one night on business. The location is excellent. Service staff was efficient, friendly and unobtrusive. Check-in was a breeze. Having to card-in for any floor in the elevator was annoying, but I'm sure they had a good reason from a security perspective.

The room itself was in very good shape. Smart modern with a European feel, furnishings were in good shape. Wifi connectivity was speedy and easy to configure. The cable package was not good; all channels appeared to be standard def stretched to 16:9 aspect ratio. Bed was comfortable, though the pillows were not, as I recall.

The bathroom was very clean and in generally good shape. Checking behind the door (a hallmark of thorough cleaning) revealed: nothing! All clean. The shower area had a caulking issue or two, but nothing major.

All in all, a great hotel and a simple, excellent stay.

I stayed at the hotel for almost one week. The hotel has a nice lobby area and offers expresso coffee in the morning, which was really good to start the day if you do not have much time for breakfast. I attended a conference, so I needed to be a the convention center really early and usually did not have much time in the morning.
The room was large and quiet. I slept very well. Even though I did not order room service as I usually do when traveling on business. I would stay again if I go back to Philadelphia.
The hotel is located walking distance from a restaurant area. The food at most of the places I went for dinner was really high quality, either for fish or read meat. I recommend to explore the area. There are also many shops located walking distance from the hotel, and they cover almost all specialties, so it is not needed to go to a shopping mall.