First keep in mind that the Hampton Inn chain is a limited service, budget minded, generally compact brand, and in this context, this is an easy 5 stars. Fantastic price. Spotless. Nicely decorated and lit. Very well equipped. Great location. This location has far better amenities than most Hampton Inns I've stayed at. Unusual to see a bar at a Hampton Inn, and this location also has a covered sidewalk patio area with a massive outdoor flat screen. The fitness center is also the best I’ve seen at a Hampton Inn with 7 cardio machines, a pulley system, and dumbbells with a bench. Indoor pool is smaller, but adequate, and has an adjoining hot tub.

The breakfast is mediocre, but it is unfortunately the standard for Hampton Inn, which in my opinion should be universally improved, and I have seen some individual Hampton Inn’s step above protocol and provide something a little better. But it’s included, and you have plenty of alternatives in walking distance.

Parking isn’t ideal, but it works. It’s in a lot across the street and the attendant was very sensitive to the fact that you are a hotel guest and treated you as such. $25 per day is extremely fair for downtown Philly parking with unlimited in and out privileges.

I saw a review that complained about the location because it is near a Greyhound terminal two blocks away that helps homeless people. Boo hoo. Like any hotel in a major city if you go a couple blocks in the wrong direction you’ll stumble across a murky corner. So don’t flaunt your jewelry, go the other direction instead, and you are one block from Reading terminal, China town, 3 blocks from avenue of the arts, and endless other sites and landmarks and museums. I saw another comment about it not being great for families. Sure it is, if you want to keep your family budget intact. The rooms are, again, compact, but fine for a family of four in a double bed room, so if you want to be downtown with a family of four and don’t want to pay a fortune, this works. I saw yet another reviewer get frightened at the signs that point out that they wash the sheets. The points of the signs is that they wash everything that comes into contact with your body, including the use of replaceable comforter covers. I hate to inform the reviewer that most hotels don’t use washable comforter covers so you are snuggling up to a comforter that usually doubles as a bed spread and hasn’t been washed in who knows how long.

I stayed in this hotel for 3 nights on a business trip. This hotel is literally right next to the Convention Center and very short (2 block) walking distance to the Chinatown. I love their coffee and it is provided 24-hour. The hotel always has staff available at the door greeting everyone. Great service. Free breakfast is no doubt a plus, but wish they provide more meat. Wifi is free but takes too long to log in but after that you are good to go. Overall, I am pleased.

Good location if your going to the convention centre. I was not. Here for a week I found the area quite and uncomfortable: near he greyhound terminal and a church that takes in drug addicts it doesn't exactly paint a great picture of Philly.
Breakfast is free, but to be honest I wouldn't pay for that slop (my colleagues and I ended up going to Reading Terminal for breakfast). The bar is quite depressing at night.
The rooms are big, however and they are clean (although I found it disturbing that the hotel mad a point of advertising the fact they washed the sheets for new guests - I would hope this was standard practice and nothing to feel the need to advertise so much).
May be coming back to the city on business next year, but definitely won't be staying here again.

This hotel was well priced for its location. The rooms are small probably because the building is older? However, the rooms were quiet. Breakfast included which is a plus! The location was within walking distance to a lit if sites. The pool was clean and so was the gym. My only suggestion to the hotel staff is to periodically check the gym as many children were playing on the equipment. Not the hotel's fault.